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

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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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)

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,"…

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

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

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Israeli strikes on Iran and its nuclear facilities were unprovoked and in breach of the United Nations Charter…

Trump Urges Iran to Make a Deal

World 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)

Trump Urges Iran to Make a Deal

US President Donald Trump on Friday urged Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program, saying that there was still time for the country to prevent further…

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Gulf Airlines Cancel Flights after Israel Strikes Iran

Airlines in the Gulf have cancelled flights to many Middle East destinations as some governments closed their airspace following Israeli strikes on Iran. …

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

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

Russian forces have taken control of three new Ukrainian villages, Yablonovka in the northeastern Sumy region, and Koptevo and Komar in the eastern Donetsk…

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)

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) 

‘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)

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)

‘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,…

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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Sports Filippo Inzaghi. (AFP)

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)

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)

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)

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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Labubu-Maker Pop Mart Diversifies into Jewellery with New Concept Store 

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)

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)

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)

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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Varieties (FILES) This file picture taken on January 16, 2018 shows Kimiko Nishimoto posing next to a picture of her on the sliding window of her house in the western Japanese city of Kumamoto. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP)

Japan's 400,000-follower 'Insta-gran' Dies Aged 97

A Japanese great-grandmother with 400,000 Instagram followers who shot to fame for her goofy self-portraits after taking up photography aged 72 has died, her…

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Varieties Lake Dembel's depth has halved since 1990 due to over-pumping. Marco Simoncelli / AFP

Ethiopia's Vast Lake Being Pumped Dry

There is a constant hum around Ethiopia's enormous Lake Dembel -- the sound of its water steadily being sucked out by pumps. The pumps irrigate farms all…

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