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World People sit near a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on September 20, 2026. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Seoul: NKorea Fires Ballistic Missile Into East Sea

North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea's military said, days after Pyongyang reaffirmed its status as a nuclear-armed…

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World Emergency services personnel stand around the body of a victim killed in what authorities described as a Ukrainian drone strike on a residential building, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Sofyino settlement in the Ramensky district of the Moscow region, Russia, September, 20, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

2 Dead in Mass Drone Barrage on Moscow Aiming to 'Disrupt' Russia's Elections

Hundreds of drones targeting Moscow and its surrounding region killed at least two people and damaged a major refinery on the final day of the country's…

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Gulf Coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Coalition Destroys Ballistic Missile Fired by Houthis at Riyadh

The Arab Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen announced that Saudi air defenses successfully intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the…

Arab World An American helicopter flies near the Harir Air Base in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan (Rudaw file photo)

US Withdrawal Fears Grip Baghdad

The Sept. 30 withdrawal of US forces will mark Iraq’s shift toward full security self-reliance and remove any justification for armed activity outside state…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)

Iran Says Strait of Hormuz will Remain Closed Until its Conditions Are Met

World FILE PHOTO: Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 31, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Iran Says Strait of Hormuz will Remain Closed Until its Conditions Are Met

Iran will not ​reopen the Strait of Hormuz until its conditions are ‌met ‌and ​US ‌commitments are ⁠implemented, ​parliament speaker ⁠Mohammad…

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Arab World Israeli heavy machinery bulldozes houses in Mansouri, as seen from Hinniyeh, Southern Lebanon, September 19, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Israel Links Southern Lebanon Withdrawal to Stronger Lebanese Army

From protecting northern Israeli communities to disarming Hezbollah and ensuring that the Lebanese army can assume responsibility for security, Israel has set…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Entertainment Ed Sheeran appears at the fifth annual Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on Oct. 18, 2025. (AP)

Singer Ed Sheeran Says Gaza Situation 'Unjustifiable' Following Controversy

Pop star Ed Sheeran said Saturday the situation in Gaza is "unjustifiable," following a wave of criticism that he had failed to back his opening act who was…

Germans Arrested for Louvre Stunt in Mona Lisa Hall

Culture  A person photographs Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa at the Louvre museum, Aug. 31, 2025, in Paris. (AP)

Germans Arrested for Louvre Stunt in Mona Lisa Hall

Two Germans were arrested Saturday after they stuck two paintings on a wall of the hall that hosts the Mona Lisa in Paris's Louvre museum, police sources said…


Culture The agreement focuses on organizing a specialized symposium to exchange expertise on safeguarding policies, methodologies, and practices. SPA

Saudi Culture Ministry, ALECSO Sign Executive Program for Intangible Cultural Heritage

The Ministry of Culture has signed an executive program with the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) to establish a…

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Visual Arts Commission Marks Saudi National Day with Cultural Campaign

The Visual Arts Commission has launched a cultural campaign for Saudi National Day, evoking national memory, culture, and shared lived experiences through…

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Culture A visitor takes a picture of the painting "Iris, 1924-1925" by French painter Claude Monet (1840-1926) during the presentation of 28 art works from the Schlumberger Collection ahead of the auction at Sotheby's auction house in Paris, France, September 17, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

Two Unseen Monet Paintings to be Sold in Paris

Two paintings by the Impressionist master Claude Monet that have never been shown in public are to be sold in Paris next month by the Schlumberger family of…

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Culture The two sides discussed expanding professional ties between Saudi and Chinese - SPA

Saudi Culinary Arts Commission, China Discuss Sector Cooperation

Culinary Arts Commission CEO Mayada Badr has met at the commission's headquarters in Riyadh with Counselor at the Chinese Embassy to Saudi Arabia Ma Jian to…

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Arsenal Crash to Defeat at Brighton, Tottenham Gloom Deepens

Sports  Brighton's Charalampos Kostoulas, right and Kadioglu celebrate after scoring second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Arsenal in Brighton, England, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP)

Arsenal Crash to Defeat at Brighton, Tottenham Gloom Deepens

Brighton and Hove Albion brought Arsenal's perfect start to the season to an abrupt end with a stunning 3-0 demolition of the Premier League champions on the…


Sports Salah celebrates his second goal of the match. (Trabzonspor Club website)

Salah Hat-Trick Fires Trabzonspor to 4-0 Rout of Galatasaray

Mohamed Salah ‌scored a hat-trick and set up another goal as Trabzonspor thrashed defending champions Galatasaray 4-0 at home on Saturday, handing the…

Sports Football - Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Coventry City - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain - September 19, 2026 Coventry City's Jay Dasilva celebrates after the match. (Reuters)

Lampard’s Coventry Earn Landmark First Premier League Win in 25 Years

Jay Dasilva sealed Coventry City's ‌first Premier League win for 25 years on Saturday as Frank Lampard's side finally kick-started their season with a 1-0…

Sports  19 September 2026, Italy, Rome: Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the Italian Serie A match between AC Roma and FC Inter Milan at the Stadio Olimpico. (dpa)

Martinez Nets Double as Inter Come Back to Draw 2-2 with Roma

Lautaro Martinez scored twice in the second half as Inter Milan came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with AS Roma in their top-of-the-table Serie A clash…

Sports Barcelona's Brazilian forward #11 Raphinha (R) celebrates with teammate Spanish forward #10 Lamine Yamal after scoring his team's second goal during the Spanish league football match between Sevilla FC and FC Barcelona at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville on September 19, 2026. (AFP)

Raphinha Treble Fires Perfect Barca to Win at Sevilla

Raphinha scored a superb hat-trick to earn Barcelona a 3-1 win at Sevilla on Saturday in La Liga and preserve their 100 percent record. Hansi Flick's side…


Brigitte Bardot Widower Slams Sale of Star's Belongings

Varieties This photograph shows details of a preview exhibition of personal belongings once owned by late French actress Brigitte Bardot at Maison Drouot in Paris on September 15, 2026, ahead of an auction of her memorabilia and clothing. (Photo by Charlotte SIEMON / AFP)

Brigitte Bardot Widower Slams Sale of Star's Belongings

The widower of French screen icon Brigitte Bardot on Saturday slammed as a "joke" the planned auction of hundreds of the late star's personal belongings…

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Varieties A Leopardus tilcayo cat, a newly identified species through research led by National Geographic Explorer Paola Nogales Ascarrunz, walks at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region, Bolivia, September 1, 2026. (Fernando Faciole/National Geographic/Handout via Reuters)

Meet Earth’s Newest Wild Cat Species, the First Named in Over a Century

A previously unknown cat species has been identified in plain sight: at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia, where the small, spotted feline had been living for…

Varieties A Palestinian jockey rides during a local horse race in al-Majd, west of the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Hebron on September 18, 2026. (AFP)

Horse Race Returns to Palestinian Village After Wartime Halt

The thunder of hooves and clouds of dust returned to the hills west of Hebron as Palestinians raced Arabian horses through the village of Al-Majd to the cheers…

Varieties A Sotheby’s employee adjusts Princess Diana's "Revenge Dress" by Greek designer Christina Stambolian in London, Britain, September 18, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Princess Diana's Famous 'Revenge Dress' Goes on Show Ahead of Sotheby's Auction

Revenge has rarely been so stylish. A striking black dress worn by the late Princess Diana on the day her estranged husband publicly admitted adultery is…

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Varieties Mobile robotic trash bins are pictured during testing at the Shinjuku Station transport complex in Tokyo on September 18, 2026. (Photo by Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP)

Japan's Busiest Rail Station Tests Robot Bins

The world's busiest railway station, located at the heart of Tokyo in Japan, is testing whether mobile robotic rubbish bins can ease the workload of sanitation…

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