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Heavy Rain Brings Flash Flooding to Sydney, Prompts Rescues

Heavy rain brought flash flooding to Australia's largest city Sydney on Sunday, prompting rescues and residents to sandbag houses, as authorities warned of bad weather ahead. Emergency authorities received 50 calls for assistance, mostly for sandbagging of properties and help plugging leaking roofs, from residents in Sydney, the capital of…

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Wall Street Journal Demands Immediate Release of Reporter Arrested in Russia

The Wall Street Journal on Saturday demanded the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a Moscow-based correspondent who was arrested on suspicion of spying. "Evan's case is a vicious affront to a free press, and should spur outrage in all free people and governments throughout the world, the newspaper said in…

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Second IRGC Adviser Dies after Israeli Attack in Syria

A military adviser to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) died of his injuries after an Israeli airstrike near Syria's capital, Iranian semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday. Israel has for years carried out attacks against what it has described as Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran's influence has…

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Deputy Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Number of Hajj Pilgrims Will Match Figures Reached 4 Years Ago

Saudi Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Abdulfattah al-Mashat predicted that this year’s Hajj will attract the same number of pilgrims as four years ago. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, he said over 2.4 million pilgrims performed the Hajj four years ago. Breaking down the figure, he revealed that…

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Israeli Strikes in Syria’s Homs Province Wound 5 Soldiers

Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in Syria's Homs province early Sunday, wounding five soldiers, Syrian state media reported. It marked the ninth time Israel has struck targets in Syria since the beginning of the year, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition-linked war monitor. State news agency…

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Raisi Says Hijab Is the Law in Iran as Unveiled Women Face ‘Yogurt Attack’

President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the hijab was the law in Iran after a viral video showed a man throwing yogurt at two unveiled women in a shop near the northeastern city of Mashhad. Growing numbers of women have defied authorities by discarding their veils after nationwide protests…

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Sports Minister: War has Killed 262 Ukrainian Athletes

Russia's war against Ukraine has claimed the lives of 262 Ukrainian athletes and destroyed 363 sports facilities, the country's sports minister, Vadym Huttsait, said on Saturday. Meeting the visiting president of the International Federation of Gymnastics, Morinari Watanabe, Huttsait said no athletes from Russia should be allowed at the Olympics…

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Egypt and Syria Commit to Closer Ties as Foreign Minister Visits Cairo

Egypt and Syria agreed to strengthen cooperation on Saturday during the first official visit by a Syrian foreign minister to Cairo in more than a decade. Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad was embraced by Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry as he arrived at Egypt's foreign ministry in the first official trip…

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2 Dead in Hot Air Balloon Accident Outside of Mexico City

Two people died and a girl was injured after the hot air balloon they were riding in caught fire near Mexico City, authorities said Saturday. Officials in the state of Mexico, which borders the capital, said the girl suffered burns and a broken arm, The Associated Press reported. According to…

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Baghdad and KRG Close to Deal to Resume Iraq’s Northern Oil Exports

Iraq's federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) are close to striking a deal aimed at resuming northern oil exports, four sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Saturday. Türkiye stopped pipeline flows from the Kirkuk fields in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to its port of Ceyhan…

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Ukraine Says Russian Security Council Presidency is Absurd

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday said it was absurd Russia had assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council, adding this showed the institution's "total bankruptcy". On Saturday Russia took over the presidency of the UN's top security body, which rotates every month. The last time Moscow…

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IMF Approves $15.6 Bln Ukraine Loan

The International Monetary Fund said on Friday its executive board approved a four-year $15.6 billion loan program for Ukraine, part of a global $115 billion package to support the country's economy as it battles Russia's 13-month-old invasion. The decision clears the way for an immediate disbursement of about $2.7 billion…

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Twitter Makes Some of its Source Code Public

Twitter on Friday made public parts of the computer code that decides how the social media site recommends content, with its owner Elon Musk adding that the entirety of the code will be available in the next few weeks. The announcement will allow users and programmers a peek into its…

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Pakistan’s Army: 4 Troops Killed by Iran-based Militants

A militant attack from across the border with Iran left four Pakistani soldiers dead Saturday in southwestern Baluchistan province, the army said. The soldiers were part of a routine border patrol operating along the Pakistan-Iran border when the militants struck in the Jalgai sector of Kech district, the military said…

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Tornadoes Kill at Least 11 Across US Midwest and South

Tornadoes that tore through parts of the South and Midwest killed at least 11 people, collapsed the roof of a packed theater during a heavy metal concert in Illinois, and left small towns and big cities throughout the region bewildered Saturday by the damage. Possibly dozens of tornadoes touched down…

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Syria’s Foreign Minister Arrives in Cairo

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Al-Mikdad arrived at the head of a delegation in Cairo on Saturday.

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Asharq Al-Awsat Tours Bucha to Witness Aftermath of ‘Massacre’

Asharq Al-Awsat has toured the Ukrainian city of Bucha almost a year after Russian forces withdrew from the area. Since the beginning of the war, the city has witnessed one of its most brutal chapters.

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Sudan Delays Signing of Deal to Usher in Civilian Government

Sudan’s military leaders and pro-democracy forces will delay the signing of an agreement to usher in a civilian government, both sides said in a joint statement issued early Saturday. The postponement of the signing — which had been scheduled for later Saturday — comes as key security reform negotiations between…

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Azerbaijan to Open Representative Office in Ramallah

The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, sent a letter to the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, confirming his country's desire to boost bilateral ties and open a representative office soon, according to sources in the Palestinian presidency. The message was delivered by Azeri Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, who was at the…

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Yemen to Remove 22 Sunken Ships in Aden’s Fishing Port

The Yemeni government has partnered with a company to remove 22 sunken ships from a fishing port in Aden, the country's interim capital. The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Fisheries revealed that it has signed a contract with a local company to lift the sunken ships in the fishing port…

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Elon Musk Seeks to End $258 Billion Dogecoin Lawsuit

Elon Musk asked a US judge on Friday to throw out a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency Dogecoin. In an evening filing in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Musk and his electric car company Tesla Inc called the lawsuit by…

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International Report: Yemen Ranks the Lowest in Mental Health

Yemen is lagging in mental health, as the streets of Sanaa and major cities are filled with homeless and mentally disturbed people, according to a recent international report. Sapien Labs issued its third annual report on the mental state of the world, ranking Yemen 46th out of 57 countries. Sapien…

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Saudi to Identify Challenges Facing Construction Permits for Commercial Buildings

Efforts are underway to identify the challenges related to obtaining construction permits for commercial buildings in Saudi Arabia. Proposed solutions are being developed and shared with the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs, and Housing, in anticipation of presenting the final plan at the periodic meeting of the Executive Committee for…

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Iran, Azerbaijan Exchange Accusations over an Israeli Proposal

The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen's statements regarding the agreement with his Azerbaijani counterpart on "forming a united front" against Tehran. Iranian Al-Alam TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani as saying that Tehran sees the statements of the Israeli and Azeri foreign ministers as an…

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Trump Facing at Least 1 Felony Charge in NY Case

Former President Donald Trump is facing multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least one felony offense, in the indictment handed down by a Manhattan grand jury, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday. He will be formally arrested and arraigned Tuesday in his…

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