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Arab World Armored vehicles of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Forces are deployed outside the US embassy building in Baghdad's Green Zone on June 12, 2025. (AFP)
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US Warns of Missiles, Drones, Rockets over Iraq Airspace

The US State Department on Friday warned of missiles, drones or rockets flying over Iraq in a security warning that said Iraq has suspended air traffic at all…

Arab World Palestinians carry bags containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a US-backed organization, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP)
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Egypt Deports Dozens More Foreign Nationals Heading for March to Gaza

Egyptian authorities on Friday detained or deported more foreign nationals seeking to join a pro-Palestinian march to Gaza. Hundreds of international…

World The future USS Thomas Hudner, a US Navy destroyer named after Korean War veteran Thomas Hudner, during christening ceremony at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, April 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)
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US Shifts Military Resources in Middle East in Response to Israel Strikes and Possible Iran Attack

The United States is shifting military resources, including ships, in the Middle East in response to Israel’s strikes on Iran and a possible retaliatory attack…

World FILED - 27 October 2023, Iran, Chomein: A woman sorts flags of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in a factory. Photo: Arne Immanuel Bansch/dpa
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Hezbollah Official Says Group Will Not 'Initiate' Attack on Israel after Israeli Strikes on Iran

A Hezbollah official said on Friday the Lebanese armed group backed by Iran would not unilaterally launch its own attack on Israel in response to Israeli…

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Trump Tells Iran to Do Deal Now After Israel Blasts Nuclear and Military Targets

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)

Trump Tells Iran to Do Deal Now After Israel Blasts Nuclear and Military Targets

Israel launched a blistering attack on the heart of Iran’s nuclear and military structure Friday, deploying warplanes and drones smuggled into the country to…

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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 A man rides a bicycle along the empty promenade on Tel Aviv's beachfront, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
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EU Calls on All Parties to Exercise Restraint in Middle East 

European Union leaders called on Friday for restraint from all parties in the Middle East. "The reports emerging from the Middle East are deeply alarming,"…

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

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

Gulf Airlines Cancel Flights after Israel Strikes Iran

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

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

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

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)

Gulf Countries Condemn Israel’s Attack on Iran 

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

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Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri speaks during the International Conference on the Legal-International Claims of the Holy Defense in the capital Tehran on February 23, 2021. (AFP)

Top Iranian Generals Killed in the Israeli Attack

An Iranian holds a portrait of Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Mohammad Bagheri who was killed in an Israel airstrike, during a protest in Tehran, Iran, 13 June 2025. (EPA)

World Reacts to Israeli Strike on Iran over Nuclear Activity 

A customer inspects mangoes at a fruit stall in Damascus’s Al-Shaalan market, which now sells varieties that were unavailable during President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, such as kiwi, bananas, and pineapples. (AFP)

US Sanctions on Syria: From Hafez al-Assad to al-Sharaa 

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points to a red line he drew on the graphic of a bomb used to represent Iran's nuclear program as he addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York, September 27, 2012. (Reuters)

After Years of Waiting, Israel’s Netanyahu Finally Makes His Move on Iran

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

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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Saudi FM Holds Phone Talks with Egyptian, Jordanian Counterparts

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Saudi FM Expresses to Iranian Counterpart Condemnation of Israeli Attack

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan

Gulf Airlines Cancel Flights after Israel Strikes Iran

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Gulf Countries Condemn Israel’s Attack on Iran 

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

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

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

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)

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Armored vehicles of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Forces are deployed outside the US embassy building in Baghdad's Green Zone on June 12, 2025. (AFP)

US Warns of Missiles, Drones, Rockets over Iraq Airspace

Egypt Deports Dozens More Foreign Nationals Heading for March to Gaza

Palestinians carry bags containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a US-backed organization, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP)

Türkiye Says Over 273,000 Syrian Refugees Have Returned Home

FILE - Syrian refugee Ahmed al-Kassem and his family drive a truck loaded with their belongings from Türkiye, on the their way back to the family's home in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

Damascus Says Israel Arrested Civilians During Beit Jin Raid

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)

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

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

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The future USS Thomas Hudner, a US Navy destroyer named after Korean War veteran Thomas Hudner, during christening ceremony at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, April 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)

US Shifts Military Resources in Middle East in Response to Israel Strikes and Possible Iran Attack

Hezbollah Official Says Group Will Not 'Initiate' Attack on Israel after Israeli Strikes on Iran

FILED - 27 October 2023, Iran, Chomein: A woman sorts flags of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in a factory. Photo: Arne Immanuel Bansch/dpa

Report: Trump Says US Was Aware of Israel’s Plans to Attack Iran

President Donald Trump speaks during the congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

EU Calls on All Parties to Exercise Restraint in Middle East 

A man rides a bicycle along the empty promenade on Tel Aviv's beachfront, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)

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

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

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

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

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Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia speaks to the media during a press conference at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP) 

Indonesia, Singapore Sign Deals on Power Trade, Carbon Capture 

Gold Hits Nearly Two-month High as Middle East Tensions Spur Safe-haven Demand

FILE PHOTO: An employee places ingots of 99.99 percent pure gold in a workroom at the Novosibirsk precious metals refining and manufacturing plant in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia, September 15, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo

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

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

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

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

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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)
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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) 
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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…

Culture 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…

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)
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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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Liverpool Agree Club-record Deal to Sign Wirtz

Sports Germany's midfielder #17 Florian Wirtz celebrates scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Nations League semi-final football match between Germany and Portugal in Munich, southern Germany on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)

Liverpool Agree Club-record Deal to Sign Wirtz

Liverpool have agreed a club-record deal worth up to £116 million ($157 million) to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, it was widely reported on Friday…

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Filippo Inzaghi Leaves Pisa After Historic Serie A Promotion 

Filippo Inzaghi has left Pisa weeks after guiding them to a historic promotion to Serie A, the club announced on Friday. In a statement, Pisa said they had …

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)
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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)
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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)
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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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Japan’s Chief Meteorologist Calls Rumors of a July Earthquake a Hoax, Urges People Not to Worry

Varieties People watch a 3D video advertisement display with a giant cat's graphics installed in the famed Shinjuku shopping district Friday, June 13, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP)

Japan’s Chief Meteorologist Calls Rumors of a July Earthquake a Hoax, Urges People Not to Worry

The head of Japan's meteorological agency on Friday dismissed widespread rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this summer as unscientific and a “hoax," urging…

Varieties 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)
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Is Seat 11A the Safest on a Plane? Not Really, Experts Say

The survival of a passenger who escaped through an exit door seconds after his Air India flight crashed killing everyone else on board has prompted speculation…

Varieties A not for sale Labubu figure (L) and Labubu stickers are seen at a Pop Mart shop in Beijing on June 12, 2025. (AFP)
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Labubu-Maker Pop Mart Diversifies into Jewellery with New Concept Store 

"Blind box" toymaker Pop Mart, which has seen frenzied sales worldwide for products related to its ugly-cute Labubu character, opened its first jewellery store…

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