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Arab World FILE - Palestinians walk through the destruction in the wake of an Israeli air and ground offensive in Jebaliya, northern Gaza Strip, on May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Enas Rami, File)

Israeli Strikes on Southern Gaza Kill at Least 15 People

Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 15 people overnight, including six children and two women, Palestinian medical officials said…

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Business Steam rises from the chimneys of a thermal power plant and an oil refinery amid smog in Omsk, Russia October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko

Oil Falls as Demand Outlook Weakens, Iran Supply Disruption Concerns Ease

Oil prices slid as much as $3 to a near two-week low during Asian trade on Tuesday on the back of a weaker demand outlook and after a media report said Israel…

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Arab World UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban (R) visits a shelter for displaced people in Sidon, Lebanon, 12 October 2024. (EPA)

UN Says over 400,000 Children in Lebanon Have Been Displaced in 3 Weeks by War

More than 400,000 children in Lebanon have been displaced in the past three weeks, a top official with the UN children’s agency said Monday, warning of a “lost…

World Andrei Belousov, Russia's Defense Minister, attends a meeting with Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission, in Beijing, China, in this still image taken from video released on October 15, 2024. (Russian Defense Ministry/Handout via Reuters)

Russia, China Bolster Defense Ties at ‘Substantive’ Talks

Russia and China held "substantive" defense and military talks to bolster ties, Russia's defense minister said on Tuesday, as Moscow and Beijing cement a "no…

Security Council Voices 'Strong Concern' for UNIFIL after Israeli Attacks

Arab World 11 October 2024, Lebanon, Qliyaa: United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) peace keeping troops from the Spanish contingent conduct an early morning patrol in the southern Lebanese village of Qliyaa. Photo: Stringer/dpa

Security Council Voices 'Strong Concern' for UNIFIL after Israeli Attacks

The UN Security Council expressed “strong concern” Monday as Israel has fired on and wounded UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon during intensified fighting,…

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Arab World This handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace shows Jordan's King Abdullah II (C) and his son Crown Prince Hussein (R) receiving Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati (L) at Husseiniya Palace in Amman on October 14, 2024. (Jordanian Royal Hashemite Court / AFP)

King Abdullah II Receives Mikati: Jordan Doing its Utmost to Stop War on Lebanon

Jordan’s King Abdullah II stressed on Monday that his country was “doing its utmost, in coordination with Arab brothers and influential countries, to stop the…

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World  27 September 2024, US, New York: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaks at the 79th General Debate of the UN General Assembly. (dpa)

Israel Will Listen to US but Make Own Decisions, Netanyahu’s Office Says

Israel will listen to the United States but will decide its actions according to its own national interest, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in…

50 Well-preserved Viking Age Skeletons Unearthed in Denmark

Culture Skeletons and skulls sit in graves at an excavation site of a 10th century Viking burial ground in Aasum, Denmark, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/James Brooks)

50 Well-preserved Viking Age Skeletons Unearthed in Denmark

In a village in central Denmark, archeologists made a landmark discovery that could hold important clues to the Viking era: a burial ground, containing some 50…

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Culture  A basket of Mexican pastes sit on a patron's table before they are eaten for lunch at the 16th International Paste Festival in Mineral del Monte, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP)

A Pastry Brought to Mexico by British Miners Is Still Popular after 200 Years

Isabel Arriaga Lozano carefully fills a small pastry with a savory mix of meat, potatoes and chili pepper. She is crafting a "paste" (pronounced PAH-stay), a…

Culture Part of the Monastery of Saint Hilarion in Tel Um Amir, Gaza, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site (UNESCO)

Gaza’s Heritage Sites Struggle Against War to ‘Bury Memory’

The impact of the unprecedented Israeli war has left Gaza’s heritage severely damaged, mirroring the struggles of its people. Experts believe that the…

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Culture The inauguration was attended by Mauritanian Minister of Islamic Affairs and Original Education Sidi Yahya Ould Cheikhna Ould Lemrabet. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s Jusoor Exhibition Inaugurated in Mauritanian Capital

Saudi Ambassador to Mauritania Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Raqabi inaugurated on Sunday the Jusoor Exhibition in Nouakchott. The inauguration was attended by…

Culture Art of the Kingdom Exhibition Highlights Saudi Contemporary Art on Global Stage

Art of the Kingdom Exhibition Highlights Saudi Contemporary Art on Global Stage

Saudi Arabia’s Museums Commission announced plans to launch a landmark exhibition on the art of the Kingdom, to bring Saudi contemporary art to the global…

France, Germany Beat Fierce Rivals in Nations League

Sports France's forward #12 Randal Kolo Muani controls the ball during the UEFA Nations League League A, Group A2 football match between Belgium and France, at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, on October 14, 2024. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)

France, Germany Beat Fierce Rivals in Nations League

France and Germany had stand-in forwards to thank for wins over fierce rivals in the Nations League on Monday. With Kylian Mbappé again absent, Randal Kolo…

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Sports Giovani Di Lorenzo of Italy celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Nations League A soccer match Italy vs Israel in Udine, Italy, 14 October 2024.  EPA/DAVIDE CASENTINI

Italy-Israel Football Match Held Without Incident Despite Security Concerns

There were snipers on the roof of the stadium and a heavy police presence throughout the city of Udine for Italy's home match against Israel on Monday. In the…

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Sports Real Madrid's French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe challenges Villarreal's Spanish goalkeeper #13 Diego Conde during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Villarreal CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on October 5, 2024. (AFP)

European Leagues, Players’ Union Lash out at FIFA's Calendar ‘Abuse’

A players' union, the European leagues' group and Spain's LaLiga accused FIFA of "abuse" on Monday as they filed a joint complaint about the governing body's…

Sports  Spain's Lamine Yamal, left, and Denmark's Victor Kristiansen battle for the ball during the UEFA Nations League group 4 soccer match between Spain and Denmark in Murcia, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP)

Tests Show No Major Injury to Yamal after Leaving Spain Squad with Muscle Problem

Tests have confirmed Lamine Yamal has only a strain in his left hamstring sustained on duty with Spain, Barcelona said Monday. The teenage star underwent the…

Sports Italy's Jannik Sinner (R) is greeted by Serbia's Novak Djokovic after Sinner won their men's singles final match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 13, 2024. (AFP)

Sinner Beats Djokovic to Take Shanghai Masters Title, Sabalenka Reigns in Wuhan

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, giving the Italian his tour-leading seventh title of the…


Russian Rescued after 67 Days Adrift in Waters Fringing Pacific

Varieties Russian authorities said on Tuesday they had rescued a man whose tiny boat drifted for 67 days since August in waters edging the northwestern Pacific. (AFP file)

Russian Rescued after 67 Days Adrift in Waters Fringing Pacific

Russian authorities said on Tuesday they had rescued a man whose tiny boat drifted for 67 days since August in waters edging the northwestern Pacific, but his…


Varieties Monkeys are pictured outside the Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple in Dambulla on October 14, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

New Mystery Death of Hong Kong Monkey Takes Zoo Toll to 9

Zoo authorities in Hong Kong are keeping close watch on a monkey that is behaving unusually a day after the ninth death this week of one of the animals, while…

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Varieties This picture taken on October 4, 2024 shows an orphaned koala joey named Ajooni clinging to a fluffy toy during feeding time in Sydney. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)

Cars, Chlamydia Threaten Australian Koalas

Clinging to a fluffy toy twice her size, orphaned koala joey Ajooni made a snuffling noise as she drank milk from a tiny syringe. Weighing about the same as a…

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Varieties Technician Oleg Ryabtsev performs maintenance work on a clock in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, March 29, 2008. (AP)

What is US Daylight Saving Time and When Do Clocks Change?

Daylight saving time, a practice affecting almost 400 million people across North America, is once again in the spotlight as debates over its necessity…

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Varieties  A screen shows the laureates (L-R) Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu and British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson of the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel during the announcement by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden on October 14, 2024. (TT news agency / AFP)

Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson Win 2024 Nobel Economics Prize

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson won the 2024 Nobel economics prize "for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity", the…