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Saudi FM Expresses to Iranian Counterpart Condemnation of Israeli Attack

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held on Friday a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi. During the call,…

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World Vehicles move along a street in central Tehran on June 13, 2025. (AFP)

Russia Says Israel’s Attack on Iran Was Unprovoked and Illegal 

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Israeli strikes on Iran and its nuclear facilities were unprovoked and in breach of the United Nations Charter…

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Gulf Airlines Cancel Flights after Israel Strikes Iran

Airlines in the Gulf have cancelled flights to many Middle East destinations as some governments closed their airspace following Israeli strikes on Iran. …

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World Pedestrians walk past a monument destroyed by Russian bombing in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, on June 12, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Russia Says It Took Control of Three Settlements in Ukraine, State Media Reports 

Russian forces have taken control of three new Ukrainian villages, Yablonovka in the northeastern Sumy region, and Koptevo and Komar in the eastern Donetsk…

Israel Attacks Iran, Kills Top Military Officials and Nuclear Scientists

World 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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World Iranians hold posters of nuclear scientists Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi (L), Fereidun Abbasi (C) and, IRGC general Gholam Ali Rashid (R) who were killed in Israeli airstrikes during a protest in Tehran, Iran, 13 June 2025. (EPA)

China Expresses Deep Concern About Israel’s Attacks on Iran, Urges De-Escalation 

China was deeply concerned about the Israeli attacks on Iran and urged de-escalation for regional peace and stability, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson…

Gulf People walk past traffic in front of a building targeted by an Israeli strike in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 13, 2025. (AFP)

Gulf Countries Condemn Israel’s Attack on Iran 

The United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman strongly condemned on Friday Israel’s strikes against Iran. The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs “stressed the…

Picasso on a Plate: Unseen Ceramics Up for Auction

Culture Artworks by Pablo Picasso are pictured during the media preview of 'Picasso for Asia: A Conversation' at M+ in Hong Kong. May JAMES / AFP

Picasso on a Plate: Unseen Ceramics Up for Auction

A clutch of one-off and hitherto unseen ceramic plates and dishes by Pablo Picasso are going under the hammer in Geneva on June 19. Emblematic motifs from…

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Culture (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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Culture 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) 

‘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…

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

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…

Culture 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)

‘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,…

Brighton Signs Teenage Forward Kostoulas from Champions League-Bound Olympiakos 

Sports Olympiacos' Charalampos Kostoulas, right, in action during the Youth League Final against AC Milan at the Colovray Sports Center in Nyon, Switzerland, Monday, April 22, 2024. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP, file)

Brighton Signs Teenage Forward Kostoulas from Champions League-Bound Olympiakos 

Brighton has signed teenage forward Charalampos Kostoulas, who gave up a Champions League season with Olympiakos to play in the Premier League. The 18-year…


Sports 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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Sports 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)

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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Sports 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

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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Sports 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

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…

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From Homeless to Tour Guide: Londoners Lead the Way Round the Streets They Know Best 

Varieties Unseen Tours guide Stefan Gordon, leads a tour around Canary Wharf's West India Quay in London, Britain, June 10, 2025. (Reuters)

From Homeless to Tour Guide: Londoners Lead the Way Round the Streets They Know Best 

Stefan Gordon spent three years in a homeless shelter in London after a family rift left him without a roof over his head. Now he is using his past experience…


Varieties 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…

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Varieties (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)

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…

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

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…

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

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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