Arab League, OIC joint session urges review of Israel ties after Qatar attack
Arab and Muslim leaders called for a review of ties with Israel after emergency talks in Doha on Monday following...
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Turkey court tries case that could oust opposition leadership
Tens of thousands of people protested in Ankara ahead of a key court hearing Monday targeting Turkey's main CHP opposition...
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WHO tells China to provide ‘full access’ to Covid investigators
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The head of the World Health Organization told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new...
- WHO chief said he had already written to China asking "to give us information " and for the organization to send a team "if they allow us to do so".
- He said WHO would not abandon its investigation and has called on China for transparency in sharing data and carrying out investigations.
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Palestine’s pre-historic Tell al-Sultan site on world heritage list, says UNESCO
The United Nations' cultural organization inscribed the "pre-historic site of Tell al-Sultan" located near the occupied West Bank city of...
- The site was inscribed following a three-year candidacy “during which no state party raised any objections”, a UNESCO official said.
- Tell al-Sultan, which predates Egypt's pyramids, is an oval-shaped tell, or mound, located in the Jordan Valley.
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Desperate Sudanese face endless wait for passports so they can flee
A million people have crossed Sudan's borders since April, fleeing the devastating war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary...
- Since the authorities inaugurated a new passport office in the eastern city of Port Sudan in late August, hundreds of people have lined up all day, every day
- Sudan was already one of the world's poorest countries even before the war broke out, but now it has plunged into a horrific humanitarian crisis
Economy
Water-starved Saudi Arabia confronts desalination’s heavy toll
The Jazlah plant in Jubail city applies the latest technological advances in a country that first turned to desalination more...
- Lacking lakes, rivers and regular rainfall, Saudi Arabia relies instead on dozens of facilities that transform water from the Red Sea into something potable
- The national Saline Water Conversion Corporation reports production capacity of 11.5 million cubic meters per day at 30 facilities
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14 killed in plane crash in Brazilian Amazon
News site G1 said the plane was an 18-passenger EMB-110, a twin-engine turboprop manufactured by Brazilian aircraft-maker Embraer. It was...
- Twelve passengers and two crew were killed in the accident, Governor Wilson Lima wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter
- Media said the passengers were Brazilians traveling to the region for sport fishing, citing state security secretary Vinicius Almeida
Business
AI ‘no substitute’ for fashion designers’ creativity
Fashion innovator Calvin Wong, who has developed the world's first designer-led AI system, says 'we must treasure the designer's original...
- The Interactive Design Assistant for Fashion (AiDA) uses image-recognition technology to speed up the time it takes for a design to go from a first sketch to the catwalk.
- Wong said AiDA's particular strength was its ability to present "all the possible combinations" for a designer to consider, something he said was impossible currently.
US Fed likely to pause rate hikes despite higher inflation
The Fed has raised interest rates 11 times over the last 18 months, lifting its key lending rate to a...
- Inflation has ticked up again in recent months due to a spike in energy costs, keeping up the pressure on the Fed
- In recent weeks many policymakers have said that additional rate hikes will likely be needed to bring inflation down
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Aid pours into flood-hit Libya as Derna death toll touches 11,300
According to a United Nations report released on Sunday, the toll from Derna alone has risen to 11,300. Citing the...
- At least 40,000 people have been displaced across northeastern Libya due to flood
- International aid is arriving from all over the world, offering some relief to the survivors
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IAEA denounces Iran over latest inspector exclusion
Iran's foreign ministry said that the move to withdraw accreditation from several of the UN's nuclear watchdog inspectors was in...
- Grossi condemned Iran's "disproportionate and unprecedented unilateral measure" which affects verification activities
- He added that Iran has effectively removed about one third of the core group of the IAEA's most experienced inspectors
Business
Turkish clubs financially hit attracting big names in transfer market
Eyes have been on Saudi clubs' transfer outlays which have rivaled those of the top European sides, but Turkish teams...
- Reigning Turkish champions Galatasaray spent US$32 million this summer, down on the US$45 million of the same window last year.
- Economist Kerem Akbas believes trying to appease football fans in the country pushes clubs into spending money they cannot afford.
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Osaka Expo 2025 opens: World gathers amidst hope and global tensions
From quirky Hello Kitty algae sculptures to demonstrations of flying vehicles and lunar samples, the Osaka Expo offers a fascinating...
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US exempts several consumer electronics from Trump’s import tariffs
Washington, United States -- The Trump administration has exempted a raft of consumer electronics from its punishing import tariffs --...
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US in hurry for nuclear deal, Iran says after high-stakes, rare direct talks in Muscat
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who briefly spoke face-to-face with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff during the indirect meeting in Oman,...
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Hamas armed wing releases video showing hostage alive
Hamas's armed wing released a video on Saturday showing a hostage alive in Gaza, whom Israeli media widely identified as...
- The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades published the more than three-minute clip showing the hostage seated in a small, enclosed space
- During a recent ceasefire that ended on March 18 when Israel resumed air strikes on Gaza, militants released 33 hostages, among them eight bodies
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Accord reached ‘in principle’ over tackling future pandemics: negotiating body
WHO members on Saturday reached agreement over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co-chair of...
- The approval came after a marathon discussion session stretching for almost 24 hours after which delegates broke into enthusiastic applause lasting several minutes
- The United States were absent from the negotiations, after Trump said on his return to the White House that his country will leave the WHO
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EU to probe use of personal data by X’s AI chatbot
Ireland's data protection watchdog, acting on behalf of the European Union, launched an inquiry Friday into the use of personal...
- The probe relates to the processing of personal data comprised in publicly-accessible posts posted on the 'X' social media platform Grok
- As X has its European headquarters in Ireland, the country's data protection commission is the lead regulator in Europe for the social platform