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Saudi Defense Minister Receives Phone Call from Iranian Chief of Armed Forces

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz received a phone call from Iranian Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Abdolrahim…

World Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, listens to the speech of President of the World Bank Group (WBG), Ajay Banga (not pictured), as they sign a partnership on new nuclear energy for development effort at the WBG headquarters in Paris, France, 26 June 2025. (EPA)

Iran Could Again Enrich Uranium 'in Matter of Months', Says IAEA Chief

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says Iran likely will be able to begin to produce enriched uranium "in a matter of months," despite damage to several…

Arab World France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot arrives at the European Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Belgium, 23 June 2025. (EPA)

France Offers to Help Make Gaza Food Distribution Safer

France "stands ready, Europe as well, to contribute to the safety of food distribution" in the Palestinian territory of Gaza, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot…

World This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian State Emergency Service on June 28, 2025 shows a fire in a multi-storey residential building following a Russian drones attack in Odesa, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Handout / Ukrainian State Emergency Service / AFP)

Top Ukrainian Commander Sees New Assault on Key Eastern City

Ukraine's top commander said on Saturday that his forces faced a new onslaught against a key city on the eastern front of its war against Russia, while Moscow…

Thousands Mourn Top Iranian Military Commanders, Scientists Killed in Israeli Strikes

World Mourners stand next to the coffin of Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein Salami (R), and other military commanders killed during Israeli strikes on the first day of the war, during their funeral procession at Enqelab Square in the capital Tehran on June 28, 2025. (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP)

Thousands Mourn Top Iranian Military Commanders, Scientists Killed in Israeli Strikes

Thousands of mourners lined the streets of downtown Tehran on Saturday for the funeral of the head of the Revolutionary Guard and other top commanders and…

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Sports Football - Saudi Pro League - Cristiano Ronaldo renews Al-Nassr Contract - Red Sea, Saudi Arabia - June 26, 2025 Cristiano Ronaldo poses with Al-Nassr Chairman, Abdullah Almajeed after signing a two-year contract extension with Al-Nassr. (Al-Nassr Football Club Media Office/Handout via Reuters)

Ronaldo Prefers Rest to Playing in Club World Cup After Renewing Al-Nassr Contract

Cristiano Ronaldo preferred to take a rest rather than play in the revamped Club World Cup, the Portuguese international said on Saturday after renewing his…

World People attend the funeral procession of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran Extends Access to Airspace for Overflights after Ceasefire

Iran has expanded access to its airspace for international overflights following a ceasefire with Israel, though flight restrictions remain in place across…

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Russian Culture Minister in North Korea Praises ‘Unprecedented’ Cooperation

Culture Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova attends a ceremony of awarding India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024. (Reuters)

Russian Culture Minister in North Korea Praises ‘Unprecedented’ Cooperation

Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova arrived in North Korea on Saturday with a 125-strong delegation of performers and praised cultural cooperation between…


Culture Young refugee children from the Acholi Dancers group rehearse their traditional dance at a Child-Friendly Space within the Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement in Turkana, Kenya, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Fusion Between Culture and Modernity as Children Dance in Kenyan Refugee Camp

Beads of sweat drip from the faces of young girls and boys as they dance to the rhythm of traditional drums and open calabashes, while their peers watch them…

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Culture 'Relooted' tasks players with taking from Western museums cultural artefacts that were stolen from Africa during the colonial era. EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP

Game 'Reloots' African Artefacts from Western Museums

Under the cover of darkness, Nomali jumped over a wall, burst into a museum and snatched a human skull from a pedestal before escaping through a window to the…

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Culture Pope Leo XIV (R) speaks to faithful during an audience on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in the San Damaso courtyard of the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City State, 26 June 2025. (EPA)

Vatican Unveils Last of Restored Raphael Rooms After 10-Year Cleaning That Yielded New Discoveries

The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the spectacularly frescoed reception rooms of the Apostolic…

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Darah Highlights Several Rare Historical Documents

As part of its Documents initiative, King Abdulaziz Public Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) has showcased a selection of rare historical documents…

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South American Clubs Still Lack Killer Instinct, Say FIFA Experts

Sports  Soccer Football - FIFA Club World Cup - Group A - Inter Miami CF v Palmeiras - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, US - June 23, 2025 FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development Arsene Wenger before the match. (Reuters)

South American Clubs Still Lack Killer Instinct, Say FIFA Experts

The gulf between South American and European teams may not be as wide as expected at the Club World Cup, but a clear gap still exists in their efficiency in…


Sports  Ferrari' British driver Lewis Hamilton races during the qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, Austria, on June 28, 2025, ahead of the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix. (AFP)

Hamilton Hails ‘World Class’ Ferrari Performance

Lewis Hamilton hailed a "world class" performance by Ferrari in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday after Charles Leclerc took second place on the…

Sports Football - Saudi Pro League - Cristiano Ronaldo renews Al-Nassr Contract - Red Sea, Saudi Arabia - June 26, 2025 Cristiano Ronaldo poses with Al-Nassr Chairman, Abdullah Almajeed after signing a two-year contract extension with Al-Nassr. (Al-Nassr Football Club Media Office/Handout via Reuters)

Ronaldo Prefers Rest to Playing in Club World Cup After Renewing Al-Nassr Contract

Cristiano Ronaldo preferred to take a rest rather than play in the revamped Club World Cup, the Portuguese international said on Saturday after renewing his…

Sports  Palmeiras manager Abel Ferreira, left, shakes hands with Botafogo goalkeeper John (12) following the Club World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Palmeiras and Botafogo in Philadelphia, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP)

Brazilian Derby Heartbreak Leaves Botafogo’s Club World Cup Dream in Tatters

Botafogo's Club World Cup run unraveled in the cruelest way as fierce domestic rivals Palmeiras ended their campaign with a 1-0 extra-time victory on Saturday…

Sports Football - UEFA Under 21 Championship - Final - England v Germany - Tehelne pole, Bratislava, Slovakia - June 28, 2025 England's Jonathan Rowe celebrates scoring their third goal (Reuters)

England Retain Euro Under-21 Title After Rowe Extra Time Goal Sinks Germany

Jonathan Rowe came off the bench to score an extra-time goal which gave holders England a 3-2 win over Germany in the Under-21 European Championship final on…


Japan Launches Climate Change Monitoring Satellite

Varieties Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H2A rocket is seen at the lauch pad before its 50th and final launch at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, 28 June 2025. EPA/JIJI PRE/JIJI PRESS

Japan Launches Climate Change Monitoring Satellite

Japan on Sunday launched a satellite monitoring greenhouse gas emissions using its longtime mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is…

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Varieties This undated image provided by the Lake Superior Zoo, shows Tundra, an Alaskan brown bear, before undergoing a procedure for a new canine tooth, Monday June 23, 2025, at the zoo in Duluth, Minn.  (Lake Superior Zoo via AP)

Woman's House in California Was Burglarized so Many Times that Even Bears Went in

Prosecutors say a woman's home in a remote area of northern California was so badly damaged by a series of burglaries that bears were able to get inside,…

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Varieties Giant panda Saihin, one among the four pandas on loan to Japan which will soon be heading back to China sits inside an enclosure at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ayaka McGill)

Fans Bid Farewell to 4 Giant Pandas at Japan Zoo Before their Return to China

Thousands of fans bid a teary farewell Friday to a family of four giant pandas at a zoo in Japan’s coastal town of Shirahama as the animals made their last…

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Varieties A beachgoer smokes a cigarette on the beach at La Baule on the Atlantic coast, France, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

France Bans Smoking in Beaches, in Parks and Bus Shelters

France will ban smoking on beaches and in parks, public gardens and bus shelters from Sunday, the government said. The decree, published in the official…

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Varieties People on bicycles cross a street under the hot sun in Tokyo on June 20, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

Eel-eating Japan Opposes EU Call for More Protection

Japan's agriculture minister said Friday the country would oppose any call by the European Union to add eels to an endangered species list that would limit…

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