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Khader Qassis traveled 32 hours from the West Bank, passing military checkpoints across three countries, to join hundreds of thousands of other young Catholics in Rome for a week-long pilgrimage. While Rome thronged with singing pilgrims, the 20-year-old from Bethlehem said he felt some guilt that he was in the
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Rome, July 31, 2025 — The third Free Iran World Summit convened in Rome, drawing an international coalition of political leaders, diplomats, and human rights advocates who voiced support for regime change in Iran. The summit focused on condemning Tehran’s mass executions, denouncing crimes against humanity, and backing the National
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At least one worker was killed and five others were missing after a copper mine collapse in Chile triggered by an earthquake on Thursday, state-owned operator Codelco said. Nine others were injured — none critically — after the magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck at 5:34 p.m. (2134 GMT) in the
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The opposition leader in Pakistan's parliament was among more than 100 people convicted Thursday over nationwide protests in support of Imran Khan in 2023, his party said. A statement from Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) said six members of parliament, a senator, and a provincial MP,
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday he had a good first call with Polish president-elect Karol Nawrocki, who is due to assume his role next week. “We trust that Poland will continue to be our reliable partner and ally,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram, emphasising the importance of continued military,
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Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with missiles and drones overnight, killing at least six people including a 6-year-old boy, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday. Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said at least 52 other people were injured in the attacks, and that the number was likely to rise. A
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A South Korean court on Thursday issued a fresh arrest warrant for former president Yoon Suk Yeol, enabling prosecutors to forcibly bring him in for questioning after he refused to appear at his summons multiple times. The special counsel investigating Yoon and his wife, former first lady Kim Keon Hee,
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US President Donald Trump said on Thursday it will be difficult to make a trade deal with Canada after the country announced it is backing Palestinian statehood. Canadian Prime Minster Mark Carney’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Carney announced on Wednesday Canada is planning
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Tsunami warnings were lifted across the Pacific rim Wednesday, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home. After one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded rattled Russia’s sparsely populated Far East, more than a dozen nations — from Japan to the United States to Ecuador — warned citizens to stay away
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President Donald Trump ordered massive tariffs on Brazil Wednesday and sanctions against the judge overseeing a trial of his far-right ally Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of attempting a coup in Latin America’s biggest economy. The announcement of tariffs totaling 50 percent saw Trump make good on his threat
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Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun said on Thursday that Lebanese political parties need to seize the opportunity and hand over their weapons sooner rather than later, as Washington increases pressure on Hezbollah to give up its arms. He added that the country would seek $1 billion annually for 10 years
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Iraqi authorities said that they have dismantled a criminal network in the Syrian capital Damascus involved in international drug trafficking. The Iraqi Interior Ministry’s General Directorate of Drug Affairs revealed that officers seized more than 1.3 million capsules of captagon, an amphetamine-type stimulant, during a special operation carried
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Russia announced Wednesday that Syria’s foreign minister will visit Moscow, the first official visit to Russia by an official in the new government in Damascus since former Syrian President Bashar Assad was ousted in a rebel offensive last year. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told the state news
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Myanmar’s junta ended the country’s state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up preparations for a December election being boycotted by opposition groups and criticized by international monitors. The military declared a state of emergency in February 2021 as it deposed the civilian government of democracy icon Aung San
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At least 16 flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport were canceled on Thursday, a day after technical problems with Britain’s air traffic control system caused widespread disruption across the country’s airports. National Air Traffic Services (NATS), which provides air traffic control services for planes flying in
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A Syrian ministerial delegation headed by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani is expected to travel to Russia soon, sources told Al Arabiya on Wednesday. Russia was a strong backer of ousted President Bashar al-Assad. Moscow played a vital role in consolidating al-Assad's rule in Syria in the aftermath of