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Trump Welcomes Makkah Agreement, Calls it ‘Big, Bold’ Step

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was pleased by the recent signing of a defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan. "Very happy to see…

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US President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks (Reuters)

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Trump Orders Pentagon to Cut Back Military Exercises with South Korea

US President Donald Trump on Sunday instructed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” 10 days of joint military exercises with South Korea as they were about…

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People in protective gear lower into a grave the coffin containing the remains of Jacques Lobo Dhena, who died of Ebola, during a burial service in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

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Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Now Deadliest in Country's History

The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak…

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Displaced Palestinian children carry food portions in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Aug 14, 2026. (AP)

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Eight Muslim Countries Condemn Israel’s Rejection of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The foreign ministers of eight Muslim countries on Sunday condemned Israel's rejection of a recently released roadmap for fully implementing US President…

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Iran Fires Back at Trump's Threat to Declare Hormuz a US Territory

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A ship near the Strait of Hormuz (Reuters)

Iran Fires Back at Trump's Threat to Declare Hormuz a US Territory

Iran on Saturday fired back at US President Donald Trump's claim that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory, saying the crucial…

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15 August 2026, Palestinian Territories, Gaza: Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians crowd the beach, as the coastline has become a refuge for thousands displaced from different parts of the Gaza Strip by the war. (dpa)

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Trump’s Envoys Meet Mediators, Israel Strikes Gaza

Donald Trump's envoys met with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday, a diplomatic source said, in a bid to advance the US president's Gaza…

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Military operations in the Taiz region. (Saba)

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Yemeni Army Says it Carried out 181 Operations against Houthis in 24 Hours

The Yemeni military announced Sunday that it carried out 181 military operations over the past 24 hours, targeting Houthi militia positions across various…

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Egypt’s Sisi Discusses Gaza with Trump Envoy Kushner

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. (dpa file)

Iran Offers $30,000 Bounty for Killing, Capturing US Soldiers

A man waves an Iranian flag before a political billboard at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on August 8, 2026. (AFP)

Pope Calls for an End to West Bank Israeli Settler Violence Against Palestinians

Israeli troops arrive during a military raid in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus, West Bank, 16 August 2026. (EPA)

Hamas Delegation in Cairo for Gaza Ceasefire Talks

Israel Vows to Go After Hezbollah as It Names Another Killed

15 August 2026, Lebanon, Nabatieh district: An Israeli warplane carried out an airstrike on a house in a tourist area of Ansar, southern Lebanon, before dawn, completely destroying the building and causing extensive damage to surrounding properties. (dpa)

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US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks at the Nassau County Police Academy Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City, New York, on August 14, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP)

Trump Wants More Economic Pressure on Iran. What Are his Options?

The Ethiopian national flag is seen at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia, Feb. 19, 2022. (AFP)

Egypt Warns Ethiopia against Plans to Control Nile River Flows

A Palestinian carries a child wounded in an Israeli strike that killed the child’s parents at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, July 15, 2026 (Reuters)

Gaza Health Sector Faces Mounting Crises, Risk of Total Collapse

Saudi Arabia continues its initiatives to promote security and peace in the region... The Saudi flag is seen at a site in the city of Jazan (SPA).

Saudi Arabia Moves to Strengthen Stability and Development in the Region

A photo of Lebanese-American Khaled Nazir Jaafar and his memorial. (Lockerbie Legacy Foundation website)

Passenger 53 on Flight 103: The Lebanese-American Haunted by Lockerbie in Life and Death

Syrian security forces at the entrance to al-Hol camp before its evacuation. (EPA file photo)

Syrian Detainees Held in Iraq Return to Spotlight After Zaidan’s Damascus Visit

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Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Afrah Abdulaziz Al-Zouba. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Receives Yemeni Counterpart

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MWL Condemns Israel’s Rejection of Gaza Peace Plan and Palestinian Statehood

Trump Welcomes Makkah Agreement, Calls it ‘Big, Bold’ Step

07 August 2026, Saudi Arabia, Makkah: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sign the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement. Photo: -/PPI via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Saudi Leadership Offers Condolences to Indonesian President over Earthquakes Victims

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister.

Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments with Qatari, Omani Counterparts

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (Reuters file)

Saudi Arabia’s KSrelief Signs Joint Executive Program to Support Vulnerable Farming Families in Gaza

Officials sign the agreement at KSrelief’s headquarters in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)

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Egypt Warns Ethiopia against Plans to Control Nile River Flows

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Eight Muslim Countries Condemn Israel’s Rejection of Trump’s Gaza Plan

Trump’s Envoys Meet Mediators, Israel Strikes Gaza

Yemeni Army Says it Carried out 181 Operations against Houthis in 24 Hours

Israel’s Ben-Gvir Advocates Killing ‘30 to 40’ People in Gaza Nightly While Speaking to Ex-Hostage

Thousands of makeshift tents of displaced Palestinian families are put up on the beach in western Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 14 August 2026. (EPA)

Pope Calls for an End to West Bank Israeli Settler Violence Against Palestinians

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Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Now Deadliest in Country's History

Asharq Al Awsat (Kinshasa) since 7 minutes

Trump Orders Pentagon to Cut Back Military Exercises with South Korea

Iran Offers $30,000 Bounty for Killing, Capturing US Soldiers

Iranian Parliament Advances Bill to Curb Foreign Influence

A woman is silhouetted against the sun as she checks her cellphone at Revolution square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP)

PM Tusk: Poland to Send Emergency Aircraft to Budapest after Coach Crash

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks during the Polish Armed Forces Day in Gdynia, northern Poland, 15 August 2026. EPA/Andrzej Jackowski POLAND OUT

Democrats Disagree over Abolishing or Reforming ICE at DNC Meeting

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin speaks during a Labor Council meeting as part of the DNC Summer Meeting, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)

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S&P Affirms IsDB’s 'AAA' Rating

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Chinese Ship Sets off for Europe Through Arctic, Halving Travel Time

This handout photo taken and released on August 15, 2026 by the Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group shows the Dubai Tower container ship, operated by Chinese shipowner Sea Legend, setting sail from the port of Ningbo headed to the port of Felixstow, England. (Handout / Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group / AFP)

Algeria Begins Exporting First Jet Fuel Shipments to Niger

Sonatrach stated that delivering the jet fuel shipment to Niger reflects its efforts to enhance direct cooperation with African oil and gas companies (X)

Saudi Arabia Reshapes the Future of the Digital Economy Through Advanced Digital Infrastructure, Global Partnerships

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Saudi Arabia Moves to Strengthen Stability and Development in the Region

Alphabet's Investment in SpaceX Multiplies 100-Fold to $94 Billion

The letters of the word "Alphabet" on a computer screen featuring a Google search page in an illustration (Reuters)

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Is this Cave in Türkiye Where Homer Wrote 'The Odyssey'?

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Access to the rock-strewn cave is not easy. Ahmet Ayberk Cimen / AFP

Is this Cave in Türkiye Where Homer Wrote 'The Odyssey'?

On a Turkish hillside overlooking the olive-covered slopes outside Izmir is a cave known to generations of locals as the place where Homer penned "The Odyssey"…

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The initiative is part of the commission’s efforts to promote international cultural dialogue and highlight the region’s exceptional cultural heritage. (SPA)

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AlUla Royal Commission, National Museum of Asian Art Strengthen Cooperation Through Residence Program

Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla has strengthened its cultural partnership with the National Museum of Asian Art, part of the Smithsonian Institution…

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A worker cleans the marble surfaces of the Panathenaic Stadium, also known as "Kallimarmaro," or beautiful marble, which hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, using a high-pressure water hose during renovation work in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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Athens Is Cleaning Its All-Marble Olympic Stadium for the First Time in More Than a Century

It has welcomed marathon runners, rock stars and the first modern Olympic athletes. Now it’s time for a monumental scrub. Athens’ U-shaped Panathenaic…

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Carabinieri officers pose with three paintings by Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir recovered after they were stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation in Mamiano, Italy, in this handout image released on August 14, 2026. Carabinieri/Handout via REUTERS

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Italian Police Recover Stolen Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse Worth 9 mn Euros

Paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse worth over nine million euros which were stolen from a museum in Italy in March have been recovered, Italian police…

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This handout picture released on August 13, 2026, by the Sao Paulo police press office shows eight recovered works by French artist Henri Matisse that had been stolen in December 2025 in Sao Paulo. (Photo by Handout / SAO PAULO'S POLICE PRESS OFFICE / AFP)

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Brazilian Police Recover Matisse Works Stolen in 2025

Police in Brazil have recovered eight engravings by French artist Henri Matisse that were stolen from a Sao Paulo library last year by an organized gang of…

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Sabalenka Squeezes Out Win on 6th Match Point in Cincinnati

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MASON, OHIO - AUGUST 16: Aryna Sabalenka serves to Talia Gibson of Australia during day six of the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 16, 2026 in Mason, Ohio. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images/AFP

Sabalenka Squeezes Out Win on 6th Match Point in Cincinnati

World number one Aryna Sabalenka needed six match points to subdue Talia Gibson on Sunday and join reigning Grand Slam champions Elena Rybakina and Mirra…

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Arsenal's Norwegian midfielder #08 Martin Odegaard lifts the trophy as Arsenal's players celebrate their victory after the English FA Community Shield football match between Arsenal and Manchester City at The Principality Stadium, in Cardiff, south Wales on August 16, 2026. (AFP)

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Odegaard Says Arsenal ‘Want to Win Everything’ After Community Shield Success

Martin Odegaard warned Arsenal's rivals that the Premier League champions want to "win everything" after starting their season by sweeping aside Manchester…

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Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid in action during the friendly soccer match between Schalke 04 and Real Madrid in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 16 August 2026. (EPA)

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Real Madrid Crush Schalke in Friendly as Diomande Debuts

Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid eased to a 3-0 win at Schalke on Sunday in their final friendly, with Kylian Mbappe on the scoresheet and record signing Yan…

Sunday 16/08 - 18:38

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Football - Pre-Season Friendly - Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - August 15, 2026 Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala before the match. (Reuters)

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Bayern Yet to Update on Jamal Musiala After Collapse During Friendly Match

Bayern Munich was yet to give an update Sunday about the condition of Jamal Musiala, who collapsed the day before during a friendly game against Leipzig. The…

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Trabzonspor's Mohamed Salah in action during the Turkish Super Lig football match between Kasimpasa and Trabzonspor in Istanbul, Türkiye, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP)

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Salah’s Trabzonspor Debut Ends in Draw After Kasimpasa Fight Back

Mohamed Salah made his competitive debut for Trabzonspor on Saturday, coming off the bench in their Turkish Super Lig opener as Kasimpasa rallied from a goal…

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Corgis Race, Bark and Sniff Their Way to Glory at a Growing International Race

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Corgis race during the Corgi Race Vilnius 2026 event in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP)

Corgis Race, Bark and Sniff Their Way to Glory at a Growing International Race

It's not all about short-legged speed when 150 corgis gather for an international race celebrating the little dogs. There's a costume parade, the "smartest…

Sunday 16/08 - 10:46

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This aerial photograph shows a wildfire burning in the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) nature reserve in Waimes on August 15, 2026. (AFP)

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Belgium’s Biggest Wildfire on Record Heads Towards Germany

Firefighters worked through the night to battle Belgium's biggest wildfire on record, which by Sunday morning had burned 3,000 hectares of land and was heading…

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A burnt vehicle after a fire that broke out in the summer resort of Siviri, Chalkidiki, northern Greece, 14 August 2026. (EPA)

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Firefighters Battle Second Day of Blaze on Greek Island

Firefighters battled for a second day on Sunday to contain a forest fire on the Greek Aegean island of Skyros, as the local mayor voiced hope it could soon be…

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Conservationists warn AI visuals of wild animals make it harder for people to discern what is real. Alex Ogle / AFP/File

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'People Could Get Hurt': Conservationists Decry AI Wildlife Visuals

The black-and-white image appears to show the unlikeliest of interactions: an orangutan cradling endangered leopard cubs deep in the jungles of Malaysia's…

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Passenger 53 on Flight 103: The Lebanese-American Haunted by Lockerbie in Life and Death

On Dec. 21, 1988, Lebanese-American Khaled Nazir Jafaar boarded Pan Am Flight 103, traveling from Frankfurt to New York via London. He could not have known…

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