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Israel Intensifies Assassinations of Hamas Police Officers in Gaza

The Israeli military intensified targeted killings over the weekend, with operations on Saturday and Sunday focusing primarily on security officers serving in…

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Arab World Yemeni army forces carried out painful strikes against the Houthis on multiple fronts (Local Media)

Yemeni Army Strikes Revive Hopes of Ending the Houthi Coup

Airstrikes carried out by the Yemeni armed forces against Houthi positions and gatherings in recent weeks have reshaped the military scene after nearly four…

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Arab World Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, right, welcomes United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP)

UN Chief Urges Immediate Removal of all Syria Sanctions

The UN chief at the end of a two-day visit to Syria on Sunday urged the removal of all sanctions imposed on the country during the era of now ousted ruler…

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World People react after a Russian drone attack hit a private house in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

Zelensky Says Russia Seeks 30,000 extra N.Korea Troops for Ukraine War

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia has sought an extra 30,000 troops and missile launchers from North Korea to fight his country. …

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Trump is Giving Iran Talks 'a Little Bit of Room,' US Ambassador to UN Says

World US and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Trump is Giving Iran Talks 'a Little Bit of Room,' US Ambassador to UN Says

US President Donald Trump has paused attacks on Iran to allow more room for diplomacy, the US ambassador to the United Nations told Fox News. "He's giving…

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Arab World A Palestinian man inspects the damage at a mosque, which Palestinians say was damaged by Israeli settlers, in Qusra near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 26, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Palestinians Say Israeli Settlers Torch 2 Mosques in West Bank

Palestinian officials said Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques in the occupied West Bank overnight Sunday, after this week's deadly clashes in the…

World A firefighter of Paris Fire Brigade douses the hotspots in Marcheprime west of Bordeaux on July 26, 2026 as a wildfire has been ravaging the forest north of the Arcachon Basin (Gironde) since July 22. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)

France Fire Situation 'Remains Very Unfavorable,' 250,000 People Driven from their Homes

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the wildfire situation in southwestern France was "very unfavorable” as 55,000 people were forced to evacuate…

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UNESCO Adds France's D-Day Landing Beaches, Greece's Mount Olympus to World Heritage List

Culture Visitors stand at the Prionia trailhead on Mount Olympus in northern Greece, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

UNESCO Adds France's D-Day Landing Beaches, Greece's Mount Olympus to World Heritage List

World War II’s D-Day landing beaches in northern France, the iconic Mount Olympus in Greece and the ancient Japanese capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara were among…

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Culture  Children jump in the ocean in the former dhow port of Kalaweni, opposite the Grand Mosque, in Moroni's historic Medina on July 17, 2026. (AFP)

Six Ancient Comoros Medinas Join UNESCO's Heritage List

UNESCO on Saturday added six centuries-old medinas in the Comoros -- once historic sultanates along Indian Ocean trading routes -- to its World Heritage List,…

Culture  In this picture made available by the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Friday, July 24, 2026, part of the restored ceiling of the Bakery House is displayed at the Pompeii Archaeological site. (Parco Archeologico di Pompei via AP)

Pompeii Archaeologists Reconstruct Frescoed Ceiling of a Banquet Hall

Archaeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, have unveiled the partially reconstructed frescoed ceiling vault…

Culture A Palestinian visitor takes a photo at the Roman historical site in the West Bank town of Sebastia, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP)

UNESCO Adds West Bank Site and Lebanese Castles to World Heritage List Despite Israeli Objections

A United Nations committee voted Friday to inscribe a major archaeological site in the West Bank and a set of castles in southern Lebanon as World Heritage…

Culture Saudi Visual Arts Commission Organizes Intermix Residency Open Studio Event for the Public

Saudi Visual Arts Commission Organizes Intermix Residency Open Studio Event for the Public

Saudi Arabia's Visual Arts Commission invited the public to the Open Studio of the Intermix Residency at Studio I08, JAX District, Diriyah, on July 28, 29, and…

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Saudi Sports for All Federation Launches '10 Billion Steps' Initiative

Sports The Saudi Sports for All Federation launched the '10 Billion Steps' initiative (SFA)

Saudi Sports for All Federation Launches '10 Billion Steps' Initiative

The Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA) has announced the launch of the "10 Billion Steps" initiative, which aims to encourage members of the community…

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Sports FILE - Mark van Bommel reacts during a Champions League group H soccer match between Porto and Antwerp at Estadio do Dragao in Porto, Portugal, Nov. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Miguel Pereira, File)

Courtois Welcomes Van Bommel's Appointment as Belgium Coach

Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has welcomed the appointment of Mark van Bommel as the country’s new coach and said he would talk to him about whether he…

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Sports McLaren's British driver Lando Norris celebrates with team members after winning the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod near Budapest, Hungary, on July 26, 2026. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP)

Motor Racing-Norris Wins Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren

Formula One champion Lando Norris won the Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren's first victory of the season on Sunday while Mercedes's Kimi Antonelli extended his…

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Sports (FILES) Santos' forward #10 Neymar celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Copa Sudamericana group stage football match between Paraguay's Deportivo Recoleta and Brazil's Santos at the Rio Parapiti stadium in Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay, on May 5, 2026. (Photo by DANIEL DUARTE / AFP)

Neymar Scores Twice and Mocks Critics on Santos Return

Neymar scored twice for Santos and responded to his critics with a tongue-in-cheek goal celebration on his return to action after Brazil's disappointing World…

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Sports Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

Japan Great 'King Kazu' Miura Scores 1st Competitive Goal after Four Years at 59

Japanese soccer icon Kazuyoshi Miura scored his first competitive goal in nearly four years on Saturday, finding the net at the age of 59 as Fukushima United…

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Sweltering Heat Wave Grips Central and Southern US for 2nd Straight Day

Varieties A man cools off at a misting station in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Sweltering Heat Wave Grips Central and Southern US for 2nd Straight Day

Tens of millions of people are under extreme heat warnings across central and southern parts of the United States on Sunday as high temperatures and severe…

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Varieties The carnival is the Kingdom's largest agricultural and commercial gathering of its kind - SPA

Buraidah Prepares to Launch 75-Day Dates Carnival

Buraidah is preparing to launch the Buraidah Dates Carnival on August 1. The event will run for 75 days through October 14. Considered the largest economic…

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Varieties Trent Park, a country home in North London, became part of an audacious strategy for extracting information from German officers during World War II (Sophie Stafford for The New York Times)

Trent Park… A House Full of Spies

London - Roslyn Sulcas The German generals were chatting freely, exchanging tidbits about the V-2 rocket, the world’s first long-range ballistic missile…

Varieties FILE - Humpback whales surface together in Bahia Solano, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)

Whale 'Supergroups' Show Numbers are Rebounding from Hunting. But Iran War Holds Dangers for them

A South African couple found themselves in a rare situation when they witnessed a humpback whale “supergroup” consisting of nearly 300 of the giant marine…

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Varieties  A child cools off in a public water playground at a park in Edogawa district of Tokyo on July 23, 2026. (AFP)

Japan Records Fifth ‘Cruelly Hot Day’

Japan recorded its fifth consecutive "cruelly hot day" on Saturday, a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40C, as…