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Authorities Investigate One of India’s Worst Aviation Disasters as Modi Visits the Site

Authorities are investigating one of India’s worst aviation disasters a day after an Air India plane crashed, killing all but one of the 242 passengers and…

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Firefighters and people clean up the scene of an explosion at a residence compound after Israeli attacks in Tehran, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)

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Saudi Arabia Slams Israel's 'Heinous' Attack on Iran

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Friday “Israel’s flagrant violations against Iran that violate its sovereignty and security.” In a statement, the Foreign…

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Representation photo: An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight from Los Angeles approaches for landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, US, March 13, 2019. (Reuters)

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After Israel Strikes Iran, Airlines Divert Flights, Airspace Closed

Airlines cleared out of the airspace over Israel, Iran and Iraq early on Friday after Israel launched attacks on targets in Iran, Flightradar24 data showed,…

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US President Donald Trump points a finger as he delivers remarks during a rally in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, US, June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

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Trump to Attend Security Meeting on Friday after Israeli Strikes on Iran

US President Donald Trump will attend a National Security Council meeting on Friday morning, the White House said late on Thursday after Israeli strikes on…

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Israel Attacks Iran, Kills Top Military Officials and Nuclear Scientists

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Rescue teams work outside a heavily damaged building, targeted by an Israeli strike in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 13, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

Israel Attacks Iran, Kills Top Military Officials and Nuclear Scientists

Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday in strikes that targeted the country's nuclear program and killed at least two top military officers, raising the…

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Officials oversee the destruction of narcotics seized during drug busts on the Yemeni-Saudi border. (Saba)

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Yemen Busts Attempt to Smuggle over 1.5 Million Narcotic Pills into Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s border authorities announced on Thursday that they busted an attempt to smuggle over 1.5 million narcotic pills from the Houthi-held capital Sanaa to…

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US Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) is among those criticizing Israel's attacks on Iran. Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File

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Senior US Democrat Condemns Israel's 'Reckless Escalation'

Democratic senators sharply criticized US ally Israel on Thursday for its strikes on Iran, as the White House distanced itself from the attack but Republican…

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Japan's Nikkei Falls, Australia and New Zealand Dollars Tumble amid Israel's Strike on Iran

Arrangement of various world currencies including Chinese Yuan, Japanese Yen, US Dollar, Euro, British Pound, Swiss Franc and Russian Rouble pictured in Warsaw, January 26, 2011. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Dollar and Other Safe Havens Rise as Israel Strikes Iran

US dollar banknotes are seen in this photo illustration taken February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/Illustration/File Photo

Oil Prices Jump More than 5% after Israel Strikes Iran

An oil pump is seen in Lagunillas, Ciudad Ojeda, in the state of Zulia, Venezuela, March 18, 2015. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia/File Photo

Boeing Shares Drop after Air India Crash

A tail of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed is seen stuck on a building after the incident in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Israel Says it Deported 6 More Activists Detained on Gaza Aid Boat

The Gaza-bound aid boat, Madleen, under escort of Israeli naval forces enters to Ashdod Port in southern Israel after being seized by Israeli forces on June 9, 2025. © Leo Correa, AP

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Fire fighters work outside a building that was hit by Israeli airstrikes north of Tehran, Iran, 13 June 2025. (EPA)

Iran and Israel's Open Warfare After Decades of Shadow War

Residents sit outside their house in the Beit Jin village, southern Syria, where Israeli troops made a pre-dawn raid, arresting several alleged members of Hamas, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP)

Damascus Says Israel Arrested Civilians During Beit Jin Raid

Saudi Bonds: A Safe Haven in Emerging Markets

Palestinians celebrate atop an Israeli tank on the separation barrier near Khan Younis on October 7, 2023 (AP).

Who Remains from the Symbols of October 7?

Archive image of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shaking hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Damascus (X)

Assad Intelligence Archive Sparks Controversy in Iraq

This picture, taken from a position on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, shows destroyed buildings in the besieged Palestinian territory on June 11, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

Hamas Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: Iran Has No Role in Gaza War Negotiations

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Saudi Arabia Slams Israel's 'Heinous' Attack on Iran

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Saudi King, Crown Prince Extend Condolences to India Over Plane Crash

Police stand guard at the site after Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad, on June 13, 2025. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

Saudi Arabia to Treat Palestinian Child's Injuries Sustained during Gaza War

The Hijazi family upon its arrival in Riyadh on Thursday. (KSrelief)

Saudi King, Crown Prince Congratulate Russian President on National Day

Joint photo of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud - File Photo

Saudi Leadership Offers Condolences to Austrian President over Graz School Shooting

Saudi FM Meets Egyptian, Iranian Counterparts in Oslo

The Saudi and Iranian delegations meet in Oslo on Wednesday. (SPA)

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Damascus Says Israel Arrested Civilians During Beit Jin Raid

Muwafaq Mohammed (Damascus) since 18 minutes

Sudan’s Paramilitaries Seize a Key Area along with the Border with Libya and Egypt

A Sudanese army soldier walks toward a truck-mounted gun left behind by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Salha, south of Omdurman, a day after recapturing it from the RSF, on May 21, 2025. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP)

Yemen Busts Attempt to Smuggle over 1.5 Million Narcotic Pills into Saudi Arabia

Shining Light on Austin Tice who Went Missing in Syria

A banner for journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012, hangs outside the National Press Club building in Washington, US, May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File phot

Palestinian Authority Says Internet Down in Gaza After Attack on Fibre Optic Cable

Palestinians charge their mobile phones from a point powered by solar panels provided by Adel Shaheen, an owner of an electric appliances shop, as electricity remains cut during the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed

Iraq Reports 19 Congo Fever Deaths Already This Year

A general view of Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters file photo)

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This screengrab of video footage taken and released by the Narendra Modi Youtube Channel on June 13, 2025 shows India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) meeting with Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, sole survivor of the Air India flight 171 crash, at a hospital in Ahmedabad. (Photo by NARENDRA MODI YOUTUBE CHANNEL / AFP)

Authorities Investigate One of India’s Worst Aviation Disasters as Modi Visits the Site

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What to Know about the Group of Seven Summit in Canada that Trump Will Attend

FILE - A Canada flag, left, and an Alberta flag flap in the breeze with Wedge Mountain in the background at the site of the G7 Leaders meeting in Kananaskis, Alberta, June 2, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, file)

ICAN: Nuclear States Spent $100 Billion on Weapons in 2024

(FILES) A worker dismantles loudspeakers that were set up for propaganda broadcasts near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju on May 1, 2018. (Photo by KIM HONG-JI / AFP)

UN Agencies Say a Violence-hit Part of South Sudan is on the Brink of Famine

FILE PHOTO: Sudanese women from community kitchens run by local volunteers prepare meals for people who are affected by conflict and extreme hunger and are out of reach of international aid efforts, in Omdurman, Sudan, June 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mazin Alrasheed/File Photo

After Israel Strikes Iran, Airlines Divert Flights, Airspace Closed

Senior US Democrat Condemns Israel's 'Reckless Escalation'

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Japan's Nikkei Falls, Australia and New Zealand Dollars Tumble amid Israel's Strike on Iran

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Oil Prices Jump More than 5% after Israel Strikes Iran

Dollar and Other Safe Havens Rise as Israel Strikes Iran

Boeing Shares Drop after Air India Crash

Israeli Assets Slide as Regional Tensions Escalate

New Israeli Shekel banknotes and coins are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021. REUTERS/Nir Elias/Illustration/File Photo

Oil Slips from Recent Highs as Market Assesses Middle East Tension

A pump jack operates near a gas turbine power plant in the Permian Basin oil field outside of Odessa, Texas, US February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman/File Photo

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Centuries-old Monasteries Damaged in Greece Quake

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(FILES) This general view shows the Russian St. Panteleimon Monastery in Mount Athos on May 28, 2016. (Photo by SAKIS MITROLIDIS / AFP)

Centuries-old Monasteries Damaged in Greece Quake

At least three centuries-old Greek monasteries in the religious enclave of Mount Athos were damaged in an earthquake over the weekend, the culture ministry…

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Miniatures of Princess Diana's Royal wedding gown and bridesmaid dresses designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel are seen on display next to sketches and sewing machine in the "Princess Diana's Style & A Royal Collection", the largest collection of the Princess of Wales' fashion ever to appear at auction in history, at a public exhibition in The Museum of Style Icons, in Newbridge, Ireland, June 9, 2025. (Reuters)

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‘Largest Princess Diana Auction’ Features Frocks, Hats and Bags

From colorful frocks and hats to handbags and shoes, items belonging to the late Princess Diana go under the hammer this month in what Julien's Auctions says…

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People enter Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin's mausoleum while visiting Red Square in Moscow on October 11, 2016. (Getty Images/AFP)

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Goodbye Lenin? Russians Flock to See Bolshevik Leader’s Tomb Before It Closes for Repairs

Russians are flocking to catch what some fear could be a final glimpse of the embalmed body of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin before his tomb on Moscow's Red…

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Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara speaks during an interview at the largest European retrospective of his work at the Hayward Gallery in London, Britain, June 9, 2025. (Reuters)

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‘Anything Goes’: Yoshitomo Nara on His Creative Process as London Exhibition Opens

Artworks by Yoshitomo Nara go on display in London this week in what organizers say is the largest European retrospective of the Japanese artist. The show,…

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A boy walks out of a pit after exploring the tombs from a Byzantine underground complex, believed to be over 1,500 years old, uncovered by a contractor during the reconstruction of a war-damaged house in Maarat al-Numan, Idlib suburb, Syria, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP)

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Contractor in Syria Uncovers a Surprise Beneath the Rubble: An Ancient Tomb Complex

A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an…

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Tottenham Appoint Brentford's Frank as Manager

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FILE - Brentford's head coach Thomas Frank smiles ahead the English Premier League soccer match between Brentford and Leicester City at Brentford Community Stadium in Brentford, West London, Saturday, March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ian Walton, File)

Tottenham Appoint Brentford's Frank as Manager

Tottenham Hotspur named Thomas Frank as their fifth full-time manager in six years on Thursday with the Premier League club confirming they had hired the…

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Workers install sponsor logos and signage at Hard Rock Stadium two days ahead of the scheduled opening match of the Club World Cup soccer tournament Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Miami World Cup Officials Play Down Travel Concerns a Year from Kick-off

As a gleaming clock began ticking towards the 2026 World Cup, Miami officials launched the city's one-year countdown seeking to allay fears that America's…

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12 June 2025, United Kingdom, London: All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) Chair Deborah Jevans and Chief Executive Sally Bolton attend a press conference at the AELTC in Wimbledon ahead of the Wimbledon Championships, which begins on june 30th. Photo: Adam Davy/PA Wire/dpa

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Wimbledon Announces Record $73M Prize Fund, $4M for Singles Champions

Wimbledon’s prize money has risen to a record 53.5 million pounds (about $73 million) and the singles champions will each earn three million pounds ($4 million…

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12 June 2025, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: German tennis player Alexander Zverev in action against France's Corentin Moutet during their men's singles round of 16 tennis match of the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

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Zverev Overcomes Moutet to Reach Stuttgart Quarters

German top seed Alexander Zverev beat Frenchman Corentin Moutet 6-2 7-6(7) on Thursday to reach the Stuttgart Open quarter-finals, staying on course in his…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 12/06 - 16:54

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Italian Rally Driver Matteo Doretto Dies Aged 21 after Crash

Italian rally driver Matteo Doretto has died in an accident while testing his car in Poland, the European Rally Championship said. Doretto was conducting a…

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Disasters Loom over South Asia with Forecast of Hotter, Wetter Monsoon

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The Himalayan mountain range of Annapurna and Mount Machapuchare (top, C) are pictured from Nepal's Pokhara on June 7, 2025. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)

Disasters Loom over South Asia with Forecast of Hotter, Wetter Monsoon

Communities across Asia's Himalayan Hindu Kush region face heightened disaster risks this monsoon season with temperatures and rainfall expected to exceed…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 12/06 - 11:31

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(FILES) This file picture taken on January 16, 2018 shows Kimiko Nishimoto posing next to a picture of her on the sliding window of her house in the western Japanese city of Kumamoto. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP)

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Japan's 400,000-follower 'Insta-gran' Dies Aged 97

A Japanese great-grandmother with 400,000 Instagram followers who shot to fame for her goofy self-portraits after taking up photography aged 72 has died, her…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 12/06 - 11:17

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Lake Dembel's depth has halved since 1990 due to over-pumping. Marco Simoncelli / AFP

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Ethiopia's Vast Lake Being Pumped Dry

There is a constant hum around Ethiopia's enormous Lake Dembel -- the sound of its water steadily being sucked out by pumps. The pumps irrigate farms all…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 12/06 - 10:08

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The mystery of a North Sea message in a bottle found on a Swedish island after 47 years has been resolved. Photo: Getty images

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Mystery of North Sea Message in a Bottle Solved After 47 Years

The mystery of a North Sea message in a bottle found on a Swedish island after 47 years has been solved by BBC Scotland News. Friends Ellinor Rosen…

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Brazil's Supreme Court has already taken a strong stance on social media regulation. Evaristo Sa / AFP/File

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Brazil Court Majority Favors Tougher Social Media Rules

Brazil's Supreme Court reached a majority Wednesday in favor of toughening social media regulation, in a groundbreaking case for Latin America on the spread of…

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