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World The wreckage of a bus is towed at the site of a crash in Guzara district of Herat province on August 20, 2025. (AFP)

Bus Crash in Afghanistan Kills More Than 70 Afghans Returning from Iran 

A bus crash in northwestern Afghanistan killed at least 79 people returning from Iran, including 19 children, an official said. Two people were also injured…

World This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on August 20, 2025, shows Ukrainian emergency workers in action following an air attack, in Okhtyrka, Sumy region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Handout / Ukrainian Emergency Service / AFP)

At Least 14 Wounded in Russian Attack on Ukraine’s Sumy Region, PM Says 

At least 14 people, including a family with three children, were wounded in an overnight Russian attack on Ukraine's northern region of Sumy, Ukraine's prime…

World People clear water from a building flooded by heavy rain in Karachi, Pakistan, 20 August 2025. EPA/REHAN KHAN

More than 20 Dead in Fresh Pakistan Monsoon Rains

More than 20 people have died on Wednesday in a torrential spell of monsoon rain in Pakistan, where downpours have swept away entire villages over the last…

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World A handout photo made available by the Armenian Prime Minister's office shows Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R) and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian shaking hands as they attend a press conference during their meeting in Yerevan, Armenia, 19 August 2025. (EPA/ Armenian Prime Minister Press Service / Handout)

Iran Warns of Foreign Interference in South Caucasus

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed on Tuesday that Iran supports peace in the Caucasus region between Azerbaijan and Armenia, criticizing foreign…

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Israeli Defense Minister Approves Plan to Seize Control of Gaza City

Arab World Palestinians, displaced by the Israeli military offensive, shelter in a tent camp, during sunset in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, August 19, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Israeli Defense Minister Approves Plan to Seize Control of Gaza City

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has approved the military's plan to seize control of Gaza City and authorized the call-up of around 60,000 reservists to…

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World Military vehicles are parked at US Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, on Aug. 18, 2025, as South Korea and the United States began a major joint exercise, the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, to strengthen their combined readiness posture. (YNA/dpa)

Kim’s Sister Says North Korea Will Never See the South as a Diplomatic Partner 

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said her country will never see South Korea as a partner for diplomacy, state media reported Wednesday…

Business An Iraqi man stands under an electricity transmission tower south of Hilla city on August 10, 2025, amidst rising temperatures, chronic water shortages and power cuts. (AFP)

Türkiye's Karpowership to Supply Iraq with up to 590 MW Electricity 

Floating power plant operator Karpowership has signed a deal to provide Iraq with up to 590 megawatts of electricity to stabilize its national grid, the…

Does Paris Have Too Many Tourists? A European Crisis Comes to Montmartre 

Culture Tourists walk near the Louvre in Paris, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP)

Does Paris Have Too Many Tourists? A European Crisis Comes to Montmartre 

When Olivier Baroin moved into an apartment in Montmartre about 15 years ago, it felt like he was living in a village in the heart of Paris. Not anymore. …


Culture Left to right: Maan Abu Taleb, May Makki, Kabelo Malatsie, Lantian Xie and Sammy Zarka. (Diriyah Biennale Foundation)

Diriyah Biennale Foundation Announces List of Expanded Curatorial Team

The Diriyah Biennale Foundation announced the appointment of an expanded curatorial team and the official opening date for the third edition of the…

Culture The “Marvels of Saudi Orchestra” concert will take place at the Versailles Palace in Paris on September 5. (SPA)

Music Commission to Hold 'Marvels of Saudi Orchestra' Concert at Versailles Palace

Under the patronage of Saudi Minister of Culture and Chairman of the Music Commission’s Board of Directors Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Farhan, the Music…

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Academy Boosts Arabic Language, Translation Skills

A new report from the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSGAAL) shows that it held 17 specialized training courses in July 2025 to improve Arabic…

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Culture Attended by various specialists and experts, the workshop explored ways to leverage intangible cultural heritage within nature reserves. SPA

Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Royal Reserve Development Authority, Saudi Heritage Commission Promote Cultural Heritage

Saudi Arabia’s Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Royal Reserve Development Authority, in collaboration with the Heritage Commission, organized a workshop on cultural…

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Brazilian Goalkeeper Fabio Claims World Record for Most Games

Sports Fabio of Fluminense celebrates a goal by Kevin Serna (not pictured) during a CONMEBOL Sudamericana round of 16 match between Fluminense and America de Cali in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19 August 2025. EPA/Antonio Lacerda

Brazilian Goalkeeper Fabio Claims World Record for Most Games

Fluminense goalkeeper Fabio on Tuesday claimed the record for most competitive appearances in men's football when the Brazilian played for a 1,391st time. …

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Sports Liverpool's Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah poses with the Men's PFA Players' Player of the Year award backstage during the 2024-2025 Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) awards, at the Opera House in Manchester, northern England, on August 19, 2025. (AFP)

Salah Wins PFA Player of the Year Award for Unprecedented Third Time 

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was named the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Player of the Year on Tuesday, with the Egyptian becoming the first…

Sports Soccer Football - Saudi Super Cup - Semi Final - Al Nassr v Al Ittihad - Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, China - August 19, 2025 Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with teammates after Joao Felix scores their second goal REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Al-Nassr Coach Praises Team after Advancing to Saudi Super Cup Final

Al-Nassr coach Jorge Jesus has praised his side’s resilience and tactical discipline following the club’s qualification for the final of the Saudi Super Cup…

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Sports FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Everton - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - May 25, 2025 Newcastle United's Alexander Isak reacts after missing a chance to score Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

Isak Accuses Newcastle of Breaking Promises amid Liverpool Interest

Alexander Isak accused Newcastle United of breaking promises and misleading supporters in a social media statement on Tuesday that confirmed he wanted to leave…

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Sports 19 August 2025, Spain, Madrid: Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the Spanish Primera Division soccer match between Real Madrid CF and CA Osasuna at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Photo: Alberto Gardin/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Mbappe Converts Penalty Kick as Real Madrid Beats Osasuna 1-0

Kylian Mbappe got off to a scoring start in his second season with Real Madrid, leading the team to a 1-0 victory over Osasuna in their Spanish league opener…

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Madrid’s Poor Neighborhoods Clamor for More Trees to Cool Streets in Deadly Heatwaves 

Varieties People protect themselves with an umbrella during a heatwave in Madrid, Spain, August 5, 2025. (Reuters)

Madrid’s Poor Neighborhoods Clamor for More Trees to Cool Streets in Deadly Heatwaves 

As Madrid sweltered at the peak of one of Spain's longest-ever heatwaves, the temperature on a street in one of its poorest neighborhoods - Puente de Vallecas …


Varieties Pedestrians and vehicles move through Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City on August 18, 2025. (AFP)

Sounds Serious: NYC Noise Pollution Takes a Toll 

Tim Mulligan moved to central Manhattan so he could be closer to work and avoid a daily ordeal on the rattling, screeching subway, just one part of the urban…

Varieties Go is a strategy game considered to be even more complex than chess. (AFP) 

Time to Go: Japan Pro Board Game Player Retires at 98 

Japan's oldest professional player of the board game Go retired on Wednesday aged 98, saying that she can no longer handle "six hours without a break". Go…

Varieties Kiruna's old wooden church is moved during a two-day relocation trip to a new site next to a cemetery, to save its wooden walls from ground subsidence and the expansion of the world's largest underground iron ore mine, in Kiruna, Sweden August 19, 2025. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

This Swedish Church is Moving 3 Miles Down the Road. It's Relocating before a Mine Swallows the Town

How do you move one of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches down the road? With a little bit of engineering, a lot of prayer — and some Eurovision for good…

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Varieties Gauges to measure water levels stand on dry terrain near the low waters of Naip Dam, as drought conditions continue to affect water levels, in Suleymanpasa, in the northwestern Tekirdag province, Türkiye, August 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Drought Depletes Türkiye's Tekirdag Reservoirs, Forcing Emergency Water Curbs 

A drought in Türkiye's northwestern province of Tekirdag has left the area's main dams without potable water, straining infrastructure and leaving some homes…