Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a ceremony to mark Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi’ite Muslim calendar, in Tehran, Iran, July 5, 2025. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious event on Saturday, according to a video carried by state television, after reports that he was in a “secure location” since the start of a …
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People stand near debris following flash flooding, in Kerrville, Texas, U.S. July 5, 2025. — Reuters AUSTIN, TEXAS: The US state of Texas has once again fallen victim to a natural disaster as torrential rains and sudden, devastating floods have wreaked havoc across the region. According to the latest official reports, the death toll has now reached 49, while dozens …
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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, Patron of Children in Crossfire, gestures at an event called ‘Compassion in Action’ in Londonderry, Northern Ireland September 10, 2017. — Reuters DHARAMSHALA: The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, celebrated his 90th birthday on Sunday after a week of events held by his followers. During the celebrations, he once again defied …
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Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X looks on during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, US, May 6, 2024. — Reuters A day after asking his followers on X whether a new US political party should be created, Elon Musk said on Saturday that …
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A drone view shows flooded houses, following torrential rains that unleashed flash floods along the Guadalupe River in San Angelo, Texas, U.S., June 4, 2025. — Reuters Some 27 people, including nine children, have been confirmed dead after flash floods in central Texas, authorities said on Saturday, as rescuers continued a frantic search for survivors including dozens still missing from …
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Pope Leo XIV looks on during a meeting promoted by the Dicastery for the Clergy in Rome, Italy, June 26, 2025. — Reuters Pope Leo on Saturday appointed a French archbishop as the new leader of the Vatican’s commission on clergy sexual abuse, in the US pontiff’s first public move to confront an issue that has damaged the global Church’s …
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Turkiye arrested three more opposition mayors early on Saturday as part of an investigation into alleged graft, officials from the main opposition CHP said, denouncing it as a “political operation”. The early morning arrests were the latest move targeting elected officials of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) as the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan puts increasing pressure on the …
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Torrential rains unleashed flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas on Friday, killing at least 24 people as rescue teams scrambled to save dozens of victims trapped by high water or reported missing in the disaster, local officials said. Among the missing were 23 to 25 people listed as unaccounted for at an all-girls Christian summer camp located on …
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A protester holds a poster of Istanbul’s detained Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as they listen to the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Ozgur Ozel (not pictured) during a rally protesting the 100th day of his detention at Sarachane Square in Istanbul on 1 July 2025. — AFP Arrest latest move to put pressure on opposition. Ekrem Imamoglu …
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A man makes his way along Asaichi-dori street, which burned down due to a fire following an earthquake, in Wajima, Japan, January 4, 2024. — Reuters Japan’s government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, but urged the public not to believe unfounded predictions of a major disaster. Authorities on Friday evacuated …
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