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Arab World A man passes by a display of Houthi-made mock missile and drones at a square in Sanaa, Yemen, 18 March 2025. (EPA)
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Trump Warns Yemen's Houthis 'Will Be Completely Annihilated' as US Launches More Strikes

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday stepped up his rhetoric regarding Yemen's Houthi militias as the American military launched more airstrikes against them…

Gulf Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is welcomed upon his arrival in Jeddah. (SPA)
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Pakistani Prime Minister Arrives in Jeddah

Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and his accompanying delegation arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday. He was received at King Abdulaziz…

Arab World A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi signing an agreement, to integrate the SDF into the state institutions, in the Syrian capital Damascus on March 10, 2025. (SANA / AFP)
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Syrian Government, Kurdish Officials Discuss Merging Their Armed Forces

Government officials met Wednesday in the northeastern province of Hasakeh with the commander of the main Kurdish-led group in the country, the Syrian…

World A view of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, where Pope Francis is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Pope Francis No Longer Using Ventilation, Confirmed as Improving, Vatican Says

Pope Francis is no longer using mechanical ventilation for help breathing at night and his doctors believe he will continue to improve, the Vatican said on…

Israeli Military Says It Has Begun New Ground Operation in Gaza

Arab World A Palestinian man reads one of the leaflets dropped by the Israeli army ordering the residents to leave, in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip on March 19, 2025. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)

Israeli Military Says It Has Begun New Ground Operation in Gaza

The Israeli military said on Wednesday its forces have resumed ground operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip, as a second day of airstrikes killed…

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Arab World Members of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol the road near the border with Israel in the southern Lebanese coastal town of Naqoura on March 19, 2025. (AFP)
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UN Peacekeeper Wounded in a Mine Explosion in Southern Lebanon

Lebanon’s state news agency said a UN peacekeeper was wounded when a mine exploded in the country's south. National News Agency did not give further details…

World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on, during a joint press conference with Finland's President Alexander Stubb, at the Presidential Palace, in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)
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Trump and Zelenskyy Wrap up Call a Day after Talks with Russia about Possible Ceasefire

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the path to a ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow on Wednesday, a day after the US…

Russia, Ukraine Have Exchanged 175 Prisoners of War Each, Moscow Says

Freed Russian prisoners of war sit on a bus following a swap on February 5, 2025, at an undisclosed location. © Handout, Russian Defence Ministry, AFP / File picture

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

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

Thousands Join Anti-government Rally in Jerusalem

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

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

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

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

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

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UN Official Urges Funding to Support 123 Million Displaced People Worldwide

Palestinian children near the tents of the displaced in Khan Younis. (Reuters)

Uncertainty Surrounds Gaza Reconstruction Amid Renewed Israeli Strikes

People sit as Palestinians make their way to flee their homes, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders for a number of neighborhoods, following heavy Israeli strikes, in the northern Gaza Strip March 18, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

What Are Hamas' Military Options as Gaza War Resumes?

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeshi Iwaya talks to the press at the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting at the Fairmont Manoir Richelieu on March 13, 2025 in La Malbaie, Canada. (Getty Images/AFP)

Japan FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Two-State Solution Key to Stability, Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Dire

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 

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Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is welcomed upon his arrival in Jeddah. (SPA)

Pakistani Prime Minister Arrives in Jeddah

OIC Condemns Attack on Somali President's Convoy

OIC Condemns Attack on Somali President's Convoy

UAE’s Tahnoon bin Zayed, Trump Discuss Strategic Partnership

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

US Envoy Says Jeddah to Host Talks with Russia on Ukraine War on Sunday 

Steve Witkoff, special envoy, watches as President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP)

Japan FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Two-State Solution Key to Stability, Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Dire

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeshi Iwaya talks to the press at the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting at the Fairmont Manoir Richelieu on March 13, 2025 in La Malbaie, Canada. (Getty Images/AFP)

Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Strikes in Syria

A woman walks amid debris after an Israeli strike a day earlier in Syria's southern town of Daraa, on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)

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A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi signing an agreement, to integrate the SDF into the state institutions, in the Syrian capital Damascus on March 10, 2025. (SANA / AFP)

Syrian Government, Kurdish Officials Discuss Merging Their Armed Forces

UN Peacekeeper Wounded in a Mine Explosion in Southern Lebanon

Members of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol the road near the border with Israel in the southern Lebanese coastal town of Naqoura on March 19, 2025. (AFP)

Trump Warns Yemen's Houthis 'Will Be Completely Annihilated' as US Launches More Strikes

A man passes by a display of Houthi-made mock missile and drones at a square in Sanaa, Yemen, 18 March 2025. (EPA)

UN Calls for Investigation into Gaza Strike That Killed 1 UN Worker, Injured 5 Others

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

Thousands Join Anti-government Rally in Jerusalem

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

Jordan's King: Israel's Resumption of Gaza Attacks a 'Dangerous Step'

Jordan's King Abdullah II (L) gives a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron (R) during their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 19 March 2025. EPA/Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL

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A view of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, where Pope Francis is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis No Longer Using Ventilation, Confirmed as Improving, Vatican Says

Trump and Zelenskyy Wrap up Call a Day after Talks with Russia about Possible Ceasefire

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on, during a joint press conference with Finland's President Alexander Stubb, at the Presidential Palace, in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Russia, Ukraine Have Exchanged 175 Prisoners of War Each, Moscow Says

Freed Russian prisoners of war sit on a bus following a swap on February 5, 2025, at an undisclosed location. © Handout, Russian Defence Ministry, AFP / File picture

Ben-Gvir Returns to Netanyahu's Government  

Israeli National Security Minister and head of Jewish Power party Itamar Ben-Gvir gives a statement to members of the press, ahead of a possible ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, January 16, 2025. (Reuters)

Canada’s New Leader Announces Australian Radar Purchase While Visiting Edge of Arctic Circle 

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney answers questions from the media after making an announcement at a Canadian Armed Forces forward-operating location in Iqaluit, Nunavut, on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (The Canadian Press via AP)

Situation in Russia’s Belgorod Region ‘Difficult’, at Least One Killed, Government Says 

A 24-year-old radio operator of the Chechen Akhmat battalion with the call sign "Swallow" stands by a burned out Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle in the village of Kazachya Loknya, which was previously held by Ukrainian troops and recently retaken by Russia's armed forces, in the Sudzha district of the Kursk region on March 18, 2025, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. (AFP)

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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

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

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

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

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

Japan Says Economy Recovering, but Flags Risks from Trump Trade Policies 

Pedestrians walk along a sidewalk past the Bank of Japan (BoJ) headquarters complex in central Tokyo on March 19, 2025. (AFP)

Rising Revenues, Operational Efficiency Boost Profits of Saudi Telecom Companies

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Russian Rouble Weakens After Trump-Putin Call 

A woman walks outside the Kremlin on a sunny day in Moscow, Russia, 18 March 2025. (EPA)

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London’s Longest-Running Art Fair, Dedicated to Prints, Celebrates 40 Years

Culture Gallery owner Dario Illari stands on a step ladder to look at Smiley Faces entitled "Memoirs of my Nervous Illness" by British artist Jake Chapman during preparation work ahead of the London Original Print Fair at Somerset House in London on March 19, 2025. (Adrian Dennis / AFP)

London’s Longest-Running Art Fair, Dedicated to Prints, Celebrates 40 Years

The London Original Print Fair, the British capital's longest-running art fair, celebrates its 40th anniversary this week with an array of works spanning from…

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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)
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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)
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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)
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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"…

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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)
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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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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…

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