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Moscow Car Blast Kills Russian General

A senior Russian general was killed in southern Moscow on Monday after an explosive device placed under his car went off, investigators said in a statement. …

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shake hands after a joint news conference at Zinaida Morozova's Mansion in Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (Ramil Sitdikov/Pool Photo via AP)

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Iran Does Not Rule Out New Israeli Attacks against it

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said Tehran “does not rule out” the possibility of a new Israeli or US attack on its nuclear facilities, but…

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21 December 2025, Australia, Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) and his wife Jodie Haydon attend a National Day of Reflection vigil and commemoration for the victims and survivors of the Bondi Massacre at Bondi Beach in Sydney. (Dean Lewins/AAP/dpa)

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Alleged Bondi Shooters Conducted ‘Tactical’ Training in Countryside, Police Say

Two suspects in last week's deadly mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach trained for the attack in the countryside, police alleged in court documents Monday…

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Morocco's forward #20 Ayoub El Kaabi scores a goal during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) group A football match between Morocco and Comoros at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on December 21, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP)

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Morocco Opens 35th Africa Cup of Nations with 2-0 Win over Comoros

A spectacular bicycle kick earned royal approval for Ayoub El Kaabi as host Morocco opened the 35th Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Comoros on Sunday…

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Building Collapses Pose Another Threat to People in Gaza

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Palestinians walk along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed during Israeli air and ground operations in Gaza City, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP)

Building Collapses Pose Another Threat to People in Gaza

Residents of Gaza are taking the risk of living in damaged buildings despite their possibility of collapse, opting to live with a roof over their heads than…

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US Senator Accuses Hamas and Hezbollah of Rearming Sunday 21/12 - 16:27

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Smoke rises from the site of a series of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the outskirts of the southern Lebanese village of al-Katrani on December 18, 2025. (AFP)

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One Dead in Israeli Strikes on South Lebanon

Israeli strikes in south Lebanon on Sunday killed one person and wounded another, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel's military said it targeted…

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United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and French President Emmanuel Macron meet in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. (WAM)

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UAE, French Presidents Discuss Bilateral Ties

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received in Abu Dhabi on Sunday French President Emmanuel Macron who is on a working visit to…

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Iraq Top Judge Says Armed Factions to Cooperate on Weapons

Cars drive through central Baghdad as a thick fog blankets the Iraqi capital on December 11, 2025. (AFP)

Israeli Military Says Killed Two Palestinians in West Bank

A Palestinian flag flutters in front of Israeli soldiers standing near their military vehicle parked at the entrance of the Nur Shams Palestinian refugee camp, in the Israeli-occupied northern West Bank on December 15, 2025. (AFP)

North Korea Says Japan's Nuclear Ambitions Must Be Stopped 'at Any Cost'

This picture taken on December 12, 2025 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 13 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (at podium) attending a welcoming ceremony for the Korean People's Army's 528th Regiment of Engineers, which returned from an overseas deployment in Russia's Kursk region during Moscow's war with Ukraine, in front of the April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang. (KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)

Putin Ready to Talk to France’s Macron on Ukraine, Says Spokesman

French President Emmanuel Macron holds a press conference during a European Union leaders' summit, in Brussels, Belgium December 19, 2025. (Reuters)

Rubio Says Immediate US Goal on Sudan is Cessation of Hostilities into New Year

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio whispers in the ear of President Donald Trump during a roundtable about Antifa in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) / AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2025

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Israeli defenses intercept Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv on June 22. (AFP)

Israel Says it Is Facing an ‘Existential Threat’ as Iran Builds up its Military Capacities

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Saudi Finance Minister Says New Financial Control System Protects Public Funds

Containers are seen at the port in Shanghai, China, Oct. 13, 2025. (AFP)

Trump Shook up Global Trade This Year; Some Uncertainty May Persist in 2026

People walk along a street in Damascus, Syria, December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

UNHCR Official Expects One Million Syrian Refugees to Return in 2026

A Palestinian man carries the body of his 5-month-old brother, Ahmed Al-Nader, who was reportedly killed the previous day along with other family members in an Israeli shelling on a school-turned-shelter in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, ahead of his funeral on December 20, 2025. (AFP)

Foreign Press Group Welcomes Israel Court Deadline on Gaza Access

Construction is seen at a real estate project in Riyadh. (SPA)

How 2025 Decisions Redrew the Future of Riyadh’s Real Estate Market

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The ceremony took place in Riyadh on Sunday upon the directive of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA

Saudi Defense Minister Decorates Pakistan's Army Chief with King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellent Class

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Faisal bin Farhan, Safadi Discuss Latest Developments

The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs met in Riyadh on Sunday with the Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. SPA

OIC Condemns Israel’s Targeting of School for Displaced Persons in Gaza City

Members of the Palestinian Civil Defense remove the rubble of a destroyed home as they search for the bodies of Palestinians killed during the conflict in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 20 December 2025. (EPA)

UAE, French Presidents Discuss Bilateral Ties

Saudi Arabia Opens New Emergency Camp in Gaza for Families Displaced by Storms

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) established a new emergency camp in central Gaza Strip providing shelter for hundreds of recently displaced families. (SPA)

GCC Secretary-General Welcomes US Decision to Lift Sanctions on Syria

GCC Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi. SPA

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UNHCR Official Expects One Million Syrian Refugees to Return in 2026

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32% of Yemenis in Houthi-controlled Areas Live in Moderate to Severe Hunger

The sun sets over a residential neighborhood of Sanaa, Yemen, 20 December 2025. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

Building Collapses Pose Another Threat to People in Gaza

Sudan Drone Attack on Darfur Market Kills 10

Sudanese refugee girls carry water supplies near a polling station in the refugee camp of Zamzam, on the outskirts of el-Fasher, Darfur, Sudan, on April 13, 2010. (AP)

Foreign Press Group Welcomes Israel Court Deadline on Gaza Access

One Dead in Israeli Strikes on South Lebanon

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Israel Says it Is Facing an ‘Existential Threat’ as Iran Builds up its Military Capacities

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Moscow Car Blast Kills Russian General

An investigator works at the scene where Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Russian General Staff's army operational training directorate, was reportedly killed in a car bomb in Moscow, Russia, December 22, 2025. (Russia's Investigative Committee/Handout via Reuters)

Iran Does Not Rule Out New Israeli Attacks against it

Alleged Bondi Shooters Conducted ‘Tactical’ Training in Countryside, Police Say

Passenger Bus Crash in Indonesia Kills at Least 16 People, Official Says

A handout photo made available by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers carrying a survivor from the wreckage of a crashed bus in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, 22 December 2025. (EPA/BASARNAS/Handout)

Trump Set to Expand Immigration Crackdown in 2026 despite Brewing Backlash

A woman holds a poster as immigrants rights activists stage a traditional Mexican posada, reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter, to symbolize immigrants seeking refuge from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during the ongoing immigration operation "Catahoula Crunch", in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Seth Herald

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Shoppers fill the pavement on Regent Street in central London on December 21, 2025. (AFP)

UK Growth Revised Down in Second Quarter

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Saudi Finance Minister Says New Financial Control System Protects Public Funds

Trump Shook up Global Trade This Year; Some Uncertainty May Persist in 2026

German Auto Exports Hit Hard by Trump Tariffs, Study Shows

US President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled "Make America Wealthy Again" at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025. (AFP)

Greece Headed for ‘Record Year’ for Tourism, Says Minister

Tourists descent Propylaia, the ancient gate of the Acropolis archaeological site in Athens on June 21, 2023. (AFP)

Iraq Says International Firms in Kurdistan Obliged to Transfer Crude Under Deal

A handout picture released by Iraq's Prime Minister's Media Office on January 2, 2025, shows a partial view of the oil refinery of Baiji north of Baghdad, during the inauguration ceremony of the fourth and fifth units. (Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office / AFP)

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Malaysian Minister of Religious Affairs Visits Hira Cultural District in Makkah

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The Hira Cultural District is regarded as a prominent heritage landmark. SPA

Malaysian Minister of Religious Affairs Visits Hira Cultural District in Makkah

Malaysian Minister of Religious Affairs Dr. Muhammad Naeem bin Mukhtar visited on Sunday the Hira Cultural District in Saudi Arabia’s Makkah. During the…

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AlUla will celebrate the revival of the Tantora Ceremony on Monday in AlUla Old Town. (SPA)

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AlUla Revives Tantora Ceremony as Annual Cultural Tradition

AlUla will celebrate the revival of the Tantora Ceremony on Monday in AlUla Old Town, one of the region’s most distinctive heritage markers and a defining…

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A visitor takes a photo of Rome's Trevi Fountain, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, as the city municipality announced that, starting on Feb. 1, it will impose a 2 euro fee for tourists to visit the recessed fountain edge. (AP)

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Rome to Charge Tourists to Get Close to the Famed Trevi Fountain

Tourists who want to get close to Rome's Trevi Fountain will soon have to pay a two-euro ($2.34) fee, the city mayor said on Friday, as authorities look to…

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The interactive edition enables users to easily browse AI- and data-related terminology in Arabic, English, and French

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ICAIRE Launches Data, AI Glossary to Mark World Arabic Language Day

The International Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Ethics (ICAIRE) announced the launch of an interactive edition of the Data and Artificial…

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The event was held under the cultural program overseen by the Saudi Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission

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Jeddah Book Fair Highlights World Arabic Language Day with Discussion on Literature’s Global Reach

As part of its World Arabic Language Day celebration, the Jeddah Book Fair 2025 has organized a panel discussion on expanding Arabic literature’s global reach…

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Morocco Opens 35th Africa Cup of Nations with 2-0 Win over Comoros

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Morocco Opens 35th Africa Cup of Nations with 2-0 Win over Comoros

A spectacular bicycle kick earned royal approval for Ayoub El Kaabi as host Morocco opened the 35th Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Comoros on Sunday…

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Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Celtic v Aberdeen - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - December 21, 2025 Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy celebrates their third goal scored by Celtic's James Forrest REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

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First Win for Under-fire Celtic Coach Wilfried Nancy

Under-fire Celtic coach Wilfried Nancy has achieved his first win at the storied Scottish club to reduce some of the pressure on the Frenchman. Midfielder…

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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah sits on the bench before the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP)

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Salah Unaffected by Liverpool Turmoil Ahead of AFCON Opener, Says Egypt Coach

Mohamed Salah has shown no signs of being distracted by the uncertainty surrounding his future at Liverpool as he prepares to lead Egypt into the Africa Cup of…

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Morocco's head coach Walid Regragui speaks during a press conference at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, 20 December 2025. (EPA)

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Pressure on Morocco to Deliver as Africa Cup of Nations Kicks Off

Morocco carry a huge weight of expectation into their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday as the hosts, with star man Achraf Hakimi returning…

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Liverpool's Alexander Isak reacts after sustaining an injury during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham and Liverpool in London, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP)

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Isak Injury Leaves Slot Counting Cost of Liverpool Win at Spurs

Arne Slot was left to count the cost of Liverpool's chaotic 2-1 win at nine-man Tottenham after Alexander Isak's rare goal was followed by a potentially…

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Japan's New Flagship H3 Rocket Fails to Put Geolocation Satellite Into Orbit

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Japan's H3 rocket No.8 carrying carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, December 22, 2025, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS

Japan's New Flagship H3 Rocket Fails to Put Geolocation Satellite Into Orbit

Japan's space agency said its H3 rocket carrying a navigation satellite failed to put the payload into a planned orbit, a setback for the country's new…

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A man stands on a rooftop overlooking submerged homes after rising waters from Lake Naivasha flooded Kihoto Village, displacing hundreds, in Naivasha, Kenya's Rift Valley region, on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

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Scientists and Data Explain Why Kenya’s Lakes Are Rising as Thousands Face an Uncertain Future

When Dickson Ngome first leased his farm at Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Rift Valley in 2008, it was over 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from shore. The farm was on 1.5…

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Japanese footballer Kazuyoshi Miura is set to join a new team at the age of 58. STR / AFP

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Japan Footballer 'King Kazu' to Play on at the Age of 58

Evergreen 58-year-old striker Kazuyoshi Miura is set to join a Japanese third-division team to begin his 41th season as a professional footballer, local media…

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General view of the Elysee Palace, the French President's official residence, in Paris, France, February 21, 2024. (Reuters)

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Elysee Palace Silver Steward Arrested for Stealing Thousands of Euros’ Worth of Silverware

Three men will stand trial next year after a silver steward employed at the official residence of the French president was arrested this week for the theft of…

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FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales and Prince George join Second World War veterans at a tea party in Buckingham Palace, central London, following the military procession to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, May 5, 2025. Jordan Pettitt/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

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UK's Prince William and Son George Volunteer at Homelessness Charity

Britain's Prince William took his oldest son, Prince George, to a homelessness charity in London where the pair helped make Christmas lunch for people in need,…

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