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Business New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021. REUTERS/Nir Elias/Illustration/File photo

Israel's Shekel and Bonds Slide as Gaza Ceasefire Buckles

Israel's currency fell alongside its bonds and stock market on Tuesday as a wave of deadly airstrikes by its military in Gaza threatened the complete collapse…

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Arab World Palestinians make their way to flee their homes, after the Israel army issued evacuation orders for a number of neighborhoods, following heavy Israeli strikes, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip March 18, 2025. (Reuters)

Netanyahu’s Hard-Line Ally Welcomes Return to Fighting in Gaza 

A key governing partner of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the return to fighting in Gaza. Bezalel Smotrich had threatened to leave the…

Business Jewellery is displayed at the Gold Souk market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 14, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo

Gold Hits Another Record as Tensions Flare over Gaza, Trump Tariffs

Gold hit another record high above $3,000 on Tuesday, with investors seeking the metal as a haven from risk as conflict flared in the Middle East and US…

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Arab World Israeli army vehicles block a road during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, 14 March 2025. (EPA)

Israel Is Ramping up Annexation of West Bank, UN Rights Chief Says 

Israel has significantly expanded and consolidated settlements in the occupied West Bank as part of the steady integration of these territories into the State…

Israeli Strikes Across Gaza Kill Hundreds of Palestinians and Shatter Ceasefire With Hamas 

Arab World A man looks at the rubble of a destroyed section of a school-turned-camp following an Israeli strike in Gaza City on March 18, 2025. (AFP)

Israeli Strikes Across Gaza Kill Hundreds of Palestinians and Shatter Ceasefire With Hamas 

Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 413 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital…


Business FILE - Pump jacks extract oil from beneath the ground in North Dakota, May 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Oil up 1% on Mideast Risks, China Stimulus

Oil prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday to their highest levels since the beginning of the month, supported by instability in the Middle East and China's plans…

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World Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha attends Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, India, March 18, 2025. (Reuters)

Ukraine Can Achieve Just and Lasting Peace Under Trump, Says Foreign Minister 

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Tuesday that Kyiv was not the obstacle for a peace deal with Russia and believes it can achieve just and…

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

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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)

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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Swiatek Surprised at ‘Such Harsh Judgements’ After Indian Wells Ball Boy Incident 

Sports Iga Swiatek of Poland shows her frustration to the umpire during her three-set defeat against Mirra Andreeva in their semi-final round match during the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 14, 2025 in Indian Wells, California. (Getty Images/AFP)

Swiatek Surprised at ‘Such Harsh Judgements’ After Indian Wells Ball Boy Incident 

World number two Iga Swiatek said she was not proud of the way she vented her frustration at Indian Wells, where she nearly hit a ball boy after smashing a…


Sports Mirra Andreeva addresses the crowd after defeating Aryna Sabalenka during the women's final of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 16, 2025 in Indian Wells, California. (Getty Images/AFP)

LeBron ‘Happy to Have Helped’ Andreeva to Indian Wells Win 

NBA star LeBron James said he was happy to have helped Mirra Andreeva after the Russian teenager credited one of his past interviews where he talked about the…

Sports Football - Premier League - Chelsea v Leicester City - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - March 9, 2025 Chelsea's Wesley Fofana arrives at the stadium before the match. (Reuters)

Premier League ‘Appalled’ by Racist Abuse Directed at Chelsea’s Fofana 

The Premier League said it was appalled by the racial abuse suffered by Chelsea center back Wesley Fofana on social media after his side's 1-0 defeat by…

Sports Inter Milan's French forward #09 Marcus Thuram celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second-leg football match between Inter Milan and Feyenoord Rotterdam at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, on March 11, 2025. (AFP)

Thuram Drops Out of France Squad Due to Ankle Injury 

France forward Marcus Thuram will miss their two-legged Nations League quarter-final against Croatia due to an ankle injury, the French Football Federation…

Sports Football - Premier League - Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur - Craven Cottage, London, Britain - March 16, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min looks dejected after the match. (Reuters)

Japan Set to Seal World Cup Spot as Son Aims to Forget Spurs Woes 

Japan can become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup this week while Son Heung-min will try to forget his Tottenham woes by firing South Korea to…


Who Are the NASA Astronauts Who Have Been Stuck in Space for 9 Months?

Varieties This image taken from NASA video shows the SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague, and Russian astronaut Alexander Gorbunov, undocking from the International Space Station on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (NASA via AP)

Who Are the NASA Astronauts Who Have Been Stuck in Space for 9 Months?

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were barely known outside space circles when they strapped in for what was supposed to be a quick test flight of Boeing's…

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Varieties Newly-elected President Kennedy posed for first pictures at his White House desk, Jan. 21, 1961, before plunging into a busy round of conferences. (AP)

Trump to Release 80,000 Pages on JFK Assassination 

President Donald Trump plans to release about 80,000 pages of material related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Tuesday, seeking to…

Varieties A van is swept away by the current of the Campanillas river, in Almogia, Malaga province, Spain, 18 March 2025. EPA/JORGE ZAPATA

Flash Floods in Southern Spain Prompt Officials to Evacuate over 350 Homes

Flash floods unleashed by heavy rains promoted officials in southern Spain to evacuate over 350 homes, shut down roads and cancel classes on Tuesday. …

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Varieties This image made from video provided by Australian Broadcasting Corp., shows foam washing up on beach Monday, March 17, 2025, in Waitpinga, near Adelaide. (Australian Broadcasting Corp via AP) 

Strange Foam and Dead Fish Wash Ashore at 2 Australian Beaches as Surfers Fall Sick 

An Australian state closed two beaches after dead fish and an unusual off-white foam washed ashore while surfers reported feeling unwell, officials said on…

Varieties Sara Samanieg has become an unofficial spokeswoman for the 74,000 people who rummage through the garbage of Latin America's fourth-biggest economy every day. Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP

Colombian Influencer Puts the Pizzazz into Recycling

Colombian influencer Sara Samaniego braids her long straight hair, checks her make-up in a mirror, places her phone in the center of a ring light and flashes a…

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