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Arab World FILE PHOTO: Palestinians sit next to the rubble of houses destroyed in Israel's military offensive, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo

UN Says an International Staffer was Killed, others Wounded in Explosion in Gaza

An international United Nations staffer was killed and five others were wounded in a strike on a UN guesthouse in the Gaza Strip, a UN official said Wednesday…

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Business Banknotes of Japanese yen are seen in this illustration picture taken September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo

Dollar Rises ahead of Fed; Turkish Lira Drop Reins in G10 Currencies

The dollar rallied on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, but retreated from the day's highs after markets stabilized from an…

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Arab World The protest is the largest to take place in Jerusalem for several months - AFP

Thousands Join Anti-government Rally in Jerusalem

Thousands of protesters massed in Jerusalem on Wednesday, chanting slogans against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who they accuse of undermining…

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Business A view of an oil pump jack on the prairies near Claresholm, Alberta, Canada January 18, 2025. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo

Oil Slips as Putin Agrees 30-day Halt on Energy Facility Strikes

Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday after Russia agreed to US President Donald Trump's proposal that Moscow and Kyiv temporarily stop attacking each other's…

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Hamas Says Open to Talks as Israel Keeps up Gaza Strikes 

Arab World This picture, taken from Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip, shows destroyed buildings in northern Gaza on March 19, 2025. (AFP)

Hamas Says Open to Talks as Israel Keeps up Gaza Strikes 

Hamas said it remained open to negotiations while calling for pressure on Israel Wednesday to implement a Gaza truce after its deadliest bombing since the…


Business 24 May 2018, Türkiye, Istanbul: Turkish lira bills are seen fanned out. (dpa)

Turkish Lira Touches Record Low, Stocks and Bonds Slide After Istanbul Mayor Detained 

Türkiye's lira fell as much as 12.7% and touched a new all-time low of 42 to the dollar on Wednesday, with bonds and stocks also tumbling sharply, after…

Gulf Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan has met with US President Donald Trump at the White House. WAM

UAE’s Tahnoon bin Zayed, Trump Discuss Strategic Partnership

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security Adviser, has met with US President Donald Trump during a dinner banquet…

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Prince Mohammed bin Salman Development Project Preserves Al-Abbasa Mosque's Heritage

Culture The renovation will maintain the mosque's unique features - SPA

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Development Project Preserves Al-Abbasa Mosque's Heritage

The Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project for the Development of Historical Mosques (Phase Two) has initiated the restoration of Al-Abbasa Mosque in Abu Arish…

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Culture Ubisoft, maker of the "Assassin's Creed" series of video games, mixes historical accuracy with artistic license in its latest offering, "Shadows". (AFP)

Historic Fantasy ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Sparks Bitter Battles 

The "Assassin's Creed" series of video games is adored for painstaking historic accuracy, but also sparks controversy with heavy use of artistic license --…

Culture A man photographs the 1965 painting "Marian Anderson" by Beauford Delaney at the Black Paris exhibition which explores the presence and influence of about 150 Black artists in France from the 1950s to 2000 at the Pompidou Center, Monday, March 17, 2025 in Paris. (AP)

150 Artists of African Descent Celebrated in ‘Black Paris’ Exhibition at Pompidou Center 

An unprecedented exhibition at the Pompidou Center in Paris explores the presence and influence of Black artists in the city from the 1950s to 2000, offering a…

Culture This picture taken on March 5, 2025 shows an Indian Muslim mixing ingredients to prepare the popular dish "bubur lambuk" at Masjid India during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur. (AFP)

Malaysian Rice Porridge a ‘Trademark’ Ramadan Tradition

As dusk fell, hundreds of Muslims at a mosque in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur feast on bowls of fragrant rice porridge known locally as "bubur lambuk"…

Culture The discovered water well measures 4.5 meters in length and 4 meters in width. KUNA

Pre-Islamic Water Well Discovered in Kuwait’s Failaka Island

The National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) has announced the discovery of an ancient water well on Kwuait’s Failaka Island dating back to the…

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Thailand Aims for F1 Street Race in 2028 After Domenicali Talks 

Sports Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali (L) speaks to Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (R) during a meeting at the Government House in Bangkok on March 18, 2025. (AFP)

Thailand Aims for F1 Street Race in 2028 After Domenicali Talks 

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra met Formula One chief Stefano Domenicali on Tuesday and said the government would commission a feasibility…


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Algeria’s Boxing Champion Khelif Targets Second Olympic Gold in LA

Algeria's Imane Khelif, who won Paris Olympics boxing gold amid a gender-eligibility row, is determined to defend her title at the 2028 Los Angeles Games and…

Sports First-placed McLaren's British driver Lando Norris attends a press conference after the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne on March 16, 2025. (AFP)

Confident Norris Eyes China Success as First F1 Sprint Beckons 

Early championship leader Lando Norris knows he will face a new series of challenges at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, including the first sprint race of…

Sports FILE PHOTO: Mar 8, 2025; Indian Wells, CA, USA;  Novak Djokovic (SRB) hits a shot against Botic Van De Zandschulp (not pictured) during the second round of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Well Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images/File Photo

Players' Group Founded by Djokovic Files Antitrust Suit Against Tennis Organizers

Calling the groups in charge of professional tennis “a cartel,” the players' association co-founded by Novak Djokovic filed an antitrust lawsuit against the…

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Sports FILE - Alejandro Dominguez, president of CONMEBOL, enters the stadium during a Copa America quarterfinal soccer match between Venezuela and Canada, July 5, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

South American Soccer President Apologizes for Comparing Brazilian Clubs to Tarzan's Chimp

Alejandro Domínguez, the president of South American soccer body CONMEBOL, apologized Tuesday for his remarks the previous day comparing Brazilian clubs to a…

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NASA Astronauts Return to Earth after Drawn-out Mission in Space

Varieties Support teams work around a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, USA, 18 March 2025. EPA/NASA/Keegan Barber

NASA Astronauts Return to Earth after Drawn-out Mission in Space

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule on Tuesday with a soft splashdown off Florida's coast, nine months after…

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Varieties New York University student researchers sit on a rock overlooking the Helheim glacier in Greenland, Aug. 16, 2019. (AP)

Record 2024 Temperatures Accelerate Ice Loss, Rise in Sea Levels, UN Weather Body Says 

Record greenhouse gas levels helped bring temperatures to an all-time high in 2024, accelerating glacier and sea ice loss, raising sea levels and edging the…

Varieties Undated photo of a  perch fish at a river lock in the central Dutch city of Utrecht, Netherlands, where a "fish doorbell" was installed that lets viewers of an online livestream alert authorities to fish being held up as they make their springtime migration to shallow spawning grounds. (Visdeurbel via AP)

Dutch 'Fish Doorbell' Turns Into Unlikely Online Hit Combining Slow TV, Ecology

The central Dutch city of Utrecht has installed a “fish doorbell” on a river lock that lets viewers of an online livestream alert authorities to fish being…

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Varieties This handout photograph taken by Firefly Aerospace on March 16, 2025 and released on March 18, shows the lunar surface and the setting sun with Earth and Venus on the horizon, during the lunar mission of Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander. (Photo by HANDOUT / Firefly Aerospace / AFP)

Ghostly Lunar Sunsets Shot by Private Lander

A private US lander has captured eerie high-definition images of a lunar sunset, which NASA hopes will help unravel the mystery of a strange haze first…

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Varieties This Nov. 22, 1963 file photo shows President John F. Kennedy riding in motorcade with first lady Jacqueline Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. (AP Photo, file)

Trump Administration Makes Public Thousands of Files Related to JFK Assassination 

Unredacted files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday evening. About 2,200 files consisting of over 63,000…