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Mahmoud Ghanem, 89, stands with his daughter Areej, 50, at the entrance to a shack near Tulkarm in the Israeli?occupied West Bank, on Feb. 16, 2026. Members of the Ghanem family were displaced last year from the Tulkarm refugee camp.
WORLD
Apr 2, 2026
Expelled from camp, Palestinian refugees now face Iranian rockets
Driven from their refugee camp home in the West Bank, Palestinian families now face a new threat: Iranian missiles intercepted overhead.
Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, speaks during a parliamentary session in Jerusalem on Monday as Israel's parliament passes a law that makes the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 31, 2026
Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks
The law, which has drawn international criticism of Israel, would only apply to Israelis convicted of murder whose attacks aimed at ¡°ending Israel¡¯s existence.¡±
A Palestinian patient lies inside an ambulance, accompanied by relatives, as they make their way back to their homes after being informed by officials that their travel scheduled for today through the Rafah border crossing was postponed, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Feb 5, 2026
Israeli strikes kill 24 in Gaza, health officials say
Among the dead was a medic who rushed to help victims of a strike in the southern city of Khan Younis and was then killed by a second attack on the same location.
Palestinians assess a damaged site after Israeli settlers attacked their village of Deir Dibwan, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Dec. 15.
WORLD / Society
Dec 26, 2025
How Israel¡¯s hilltop settlers coordinate attacks to expel Palestinians
For decades, settlers have built outposts on West Bank land without official authorization that, in many cases, end up ?being accepted by Israel as formal settlements.
Satellite image shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Bushehr Province, Iran, on May 26.
WORLD
Jun 23, 2025
What are the nuclear contamination risks from attacks on Iran?
President Donald Trump said Iran¡¯s main nuclear sites had been ¡°obliterated¡± in military strikes overnight, including on the deeply buried Fordo?facility.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) watches as U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syria's interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday.
WORLD
May 14, 2025
Trump meets Syrian president and urges him to establish ties with Israel
Trump urged Ahmad al-Sharaa to join the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco, which normalized relations with Israel in 2020.
President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Saudi investment forum at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 14, 2025
Trump says U.S. to lift Syria sanctions as he secures $600 billion Saudi deal
Saudi Arabia is one of the largest customers for U.S. arms ¡ª part of a decadeslong arrangement where the kingdom delivers oil and the superpower provides security.
Syrian President Ahmed Sharaa in Damascus on March 10
WORLD / Politics
Apr 15, 2025
Saudi Arabia to pay off Syria¡¯s World Bank debts, paving way for further funding
Plans would be the first known instance of Saudi Arabia providing financing for Syria since Islamist-led rebels toppled former leader Bashar al-Assad last year.
A firefighter works at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2025
Ukraine and U.S. teams hold talks in Saudi Arabia, with U.S. envoy hopeful on ending war
Moscow agreed to a U.S. proposal to stop attacks on energy infrastructure but both Russia and Ukraine have reportedly continued strikes.
U.S. President Joe Biden with the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in July 2022.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 30, 2024
Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of U.S. defense treaty over Israel stalemate
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has again made recognition of Israel conditional on it taking concrete steps to create a Palestinian state.
A man affected by the scorching heat is helped by a member of the Saudi security forces as Muslim pilgrims arrive in Mina, near Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, on June 16.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jun 20, 2024
Climate change threat hangs over Hajj as hundreds perish in heat
More than 500 people have died during this year¡¯s pilgrimage, according to a tally based on foreign ministry statements and sources.
From left: Promoter Frank Warren, fighter Anthony Joshua and Saudi official Turki al-Sheikh attend a fight between Dmitry Bivol and Malik Zinad in Riyadh on June 1.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jun 12, 2024
Saudi Arabia wealth fund holding talks to create boxing league, sources say
PIF is looking to invest in a joint venture with some of the sport¡¯s stakeholders that would feature more boxing bouts.
Ferrari's Oliver Bearman competes during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 10, 2024
Oliver Bearman makes dream F1 debut in Saudi Arabia
Ferrari¡¯s youngest-ever rookie at 18 years and 305 days started 11th and finished seventh as a Saudi Arabian Grand Prix stand-in for Carlos Sainz.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates his win following the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday in Jeddah.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 10, 2024
Verstappen continues winning streak in Saudi Arabia
Sergio Perez was runner-up, with last year¡¯s winner finishing 13.643 seconds behind his triple world champion teammate.
Workers assemble electric vehicles at the Lucid Motors plant in Casa Grande, Arizona, in September 2021.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 28, 2024
Riyadh¡¯s multi-billion EV dream risks crashing into reality
Riyadh has spent billions to try to turn itself into a hub for electric vehicles and overcome obstacles including a lack of infrastructure and talent.
A Houthi fighter stands on the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in this photo released Nov. 20.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 21, 2023
Saudi Arabia holds back as U.S. Red Sea task force tests ties
Riyadh¡¯s priorities include extricating itself from both a messy war in Yemen and a destructive feud with the Houthis¡¯ principal backer, Iran.
Japanese payment processor¡¯s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Trump says ¡®Japan¡¯ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
Wakatakakage injury casts pall over July meet, but potential new stars loom
Nicholas Tarasenko trains at Minato stable in August 2024.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world¡¯s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka¡¯s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo¡¯s in the Economist Intelligence Unit¡¯s latest Global Liveability Index.
¡®Princess Mononoke¡¯ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The ¡°Princess Mononoke¡± adaptation was created under Shochiku¡¯s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ¡®Human Vapor¡¯
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix¡¯s ¡°Human Vapor,¡± says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa¡¯s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.

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