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With your back to the wall, you don’t also bang your head into it. Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely in his most precarious position yet. But as NATO meets in Ankara this week, is this the moment he chooses truly to test the alliance? His war of choice is dragging down the Russian economy…

At the Richmond Neighborhood Center in San Francisco, more than 200 people are on the waitlist for the food pantry. The center is just a couple of miles west of “AI Alley,” where a cluster of major AI companies take in billions of dollars in investments and pay out high salaries to employees — in…

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdel-Aati, inaugurated on Sunday the first roundtable of the United Nations Initiative on Artificial Intelligence and Human Development. The event is being hosted by Egypt in co-operation with the United Nations at Al-Azhar University. The roundtable brought together United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and Chair of the UN Sustainable Development…

The Embassy of India celebrated the 12th International Day of Yoga 2026 at the Pyramids of Giza, gathering senior Egyptian officials, diplomats, distinguished guests, yoga practitioners, media representatives, and friends of India. Set against the timeless backdrop of Egypt’s pyramids, the event underscored yoga’s role in promoting physical health, mental well-being, and harmony with nature.…

La Guaira state, Venezuela — In the mountains of Venezuela’s La Guaira state, workers have excavated new trenches at a cemetery to bury hundreds of people killed in the powerful twin earthquakes nearly two weeks ago, even as many of the bodies being laid to rest remain unidentified. CNN observed heavy machinery working at La…

The top United Nations human rights body, on Monday, approved without a vote a measure that condemns the escalating violence by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allies in and around the city of el-Obeid in the North Kordofan region.

US President Donald Trump asserted on Tuesday that Iran has agreed to permit nuclear inspections well into the future, despite Iran’s claims to the contrary. Trump also stated in a social media post that the United States would keep ships in the Strait of Hormuz in case it becomes necessary to reinstate a blockade of…

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), South Korea’s official development assistance agency, held the “Annual World Friends Korea (WFK) Volunteer Program Partner Organizations Workshop” on 25 June 2026 at the Flamenco Zamalek Hotel in Cairo. The event brought together 33 participants, including representatives from the KOICA Egypt Office and its partner ministries—the Ministry of Foreign…

A newly filed lawsuit alleges that the Trump administration shared confidential information with Tehran about Iranian asylum seekers as it worked to deport them from the United States, putting them at risk of “persecution, torture, and death following their arrival in Iran.” According to the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the US District Court of the…

A tanker was reportedly struck by an unknown projectile while sailing near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). Citing an unnamed US official, The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had fired at two commercial ships near the Strait. Axios, citing unnamed…

Moscow — Almost all of Russia’s 83 regions are seeing gasoline shortages or reported disruptions to supply, according to a CNN analysis, with many gas stations imposing rationing as the Russian government races to get ahead of a ferocious campaign of Ukrainian drone attacks targeting its refineries. The fuel crisis, which escalated first in Russian-controlled…

Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout on Monday as it faces an ongoing energy crisis, worsened by an effective US blockade on fuel shipments. Cuba’s energy ministry said the national electrical grid had suffered a total collapse. The country’s grid operator said it is investigating the cause. Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said officials…

The massive decline in oil prices over the past few weeks has gifted the Trump administration with some unexpected leverage in its ongoing negotiations with Iran. Despite an obliterated navy and air force, Iran wielded significant economic power in the spring. It effectively closed off the Strait of Hormuz to oil tanker traffic by threatening…

Israel is opening a new chapter in its race to become an energy powerhouse, launching a major offshore natural gas exploration campaign that could unlock hundreds of billions of cubic meters of undiscovered reserves beneath the Mediterranean. Energy Minister Eli Cohen announced five new exploration blocks spanning 7,100 square kilometers in Israel’s exclusive economic zone,…

An explosion went off near the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus on Tuesday, where French President Emmanuel Macron had spent the night ahead of a meeting with his Syrian counterpart, according to French and Syrian media. Macron was unharmed and was already at the Presidential Palace when the explosions occurred, the Élysée Palace said in…

The third day of the public funeral for Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is underway in the country’s capital. The commemoration began on Friday, when Khamenei’s coffin was put on display in Tehran. Here’s a look at the remaining plans for the six-day proceedings: July 6 — Monday’s events are expected to draw…

Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under a deadly Russian attack early Monday morning, on the eve of a critical NATO summit in Turkey that US President Donald Trump plans to attend. Massive explosions lit up the night sky as ballistic missiles and drones hammered parts of the city, killing at least 14 people in the city…

As Iran holds a multi-day funeral for its slain leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said any Iranian leader who “attempts to advance plans to destroy Israel will be thwarted.” “Ayatollah Khamenei, whose funeral is taking place now, was eliminated by Israel because he initiated and led the plan to destroy Israel…

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes in late February, was Iran’s second and longest serving supreme leader. He became head of state in 1989, after the death of his mentor and predecessor Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Khomeini, who led the 1979 Islamic Revolution, died just under ten years after founding the Islamic…

China on Monday conducted a rare test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile in the Pacific Ocean, sparking criticism from New Zealand and Australia for actions that they said threatened peace and stability in the region. A People’s Liberation Army Navy submarine “launched a strategic missile carrying a dummy warhead toward relevant high seas of the…

Black-clad crowds of mourners poured onto the streets of central Tehran from dawn on Monday morning, ahead of the funeral procession for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. “It is a must for us to be here. He was our imam,” Ali, 59, told CNN. Being here showed the solidarity of the people of Iran,…

One of the strongest super typhoons on the planet this year was striking the US Pacific Islands on Monday morning, the second massive storm to hit the territories since April. The center of Super Typhoon Bavi, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, was passing over Rota, an island of 2,000 people in the Northern…

Fourteen-year-old Karam dribbles a blue, yellow and white football down a sandy path in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza. “My dream was to become a footballer,” said Karam, who is displaced with his two brothers and sister. “I used to play with my friends in the street. “Life before the war was beautiful. But now, there…

Egypt is stepping up preparations for the ninth Cairo Water Week, scheduled for October 25-29, by expanding its international participation and scientific programme ahead of a series of high-level regional and global events on water security. Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam reviewed progress on preparations for the annual conference, which has become…

Kyiv — A ferocious Russian attack on Kyiv Thursday killed at least 30 people, making it the third deadliest assault against the Ukrainian capital since the start of the war. Ukraine has endured hundreds of large-scale aerial attacks, but the assault this week was exceptionally lethal, in part because of the targets Moscow chose –…

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Donald Trump on a July 4 call lasting nearly 90 minutes in which the US leader again offered to help end the Ukraine war, according to Russia’s foreign ministry. The call came ahead of a critical NATO summit in Turkey starting Tuesday that the US president plans to attend…

Four months after he was killed at the outset of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being memorialized in a weeklong funeral spectacle stretching across five cities in two countries, with millions of mourners expected to attend. Despite a costly war against two of the world’s strongest militaries and decades of…

The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, asserted that the Iranian people—through their steadfast resistance in the recent war— prevailed against the US and Israel and effectively shattered their hegemony. Ghalibaf made these remarks during a meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart, Hafizuddin Ahmed, who visited Tehran to attend the memorial services for Iran’s…

Iryna Moskaeva and her children jumped out of their beds and started running after an explosion rocked their Kyiv apartment early on Thursday, one of many residential buildings hit during a massive Russian attack that killed at least 30 people across the Ukrainian capital. But there was nowhere to go. “All the windows in the…

Ahmed Kamel – Egypt Daily News Egypt News The Iranian ambassador to China confirmed that new service fees will be officially charged to commercial vessels transiting the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway. Ambassador Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli clarified that sovereign nations maintaining positive diplomatic ties with Tehran will receive specialized financial exemptions during the implementation phase.…

Caracas — A week after the deadly twin earthquakes in Venezuela, the official death count still strikes both Venezuelans and outside observers as remarkably low. Venezuelan authorities said Wednesday at least 2,295 people were killed in the earthquakes, an increase of around 300 from the previous day’s update. One forensic pathologist, who asked to remain…

Egypt's head coach asked Allah to grant the Palestinians 'victory' — presumably over Israel — after his team's win against Australia, which occurred following a dramatic penalty shootout. The post Morocco, Egypt dedicate World Cup wins ‘to Palestinian martyrs’ appeared first on World Israel News .

Kyiv — More than a dozen people were killed in a major attack on Kyiv overnight into Thursday, the city mayor said, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia was planning an extensive attack. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched nearly 500 drones and dozens of missiles towards the country in a “massive…

London — The Duchess of Sussex, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet will not be accompanying Prince Harry when he visits London next week, as a disagreement over his family’s police protection continues. It is, however, still possible that the Sussex family could join him at engagements elsewhere in the United Kingdom. CNN understands there hasn’t…

As Venezuelans in La Guaira continued to pick through the rubble of downed buildings yesterday, a government excavator stood immobile next to a pile of concrete and bent rebar. There is plenty of work to do nearly a week after two massive earthquakes destroyed much of this coastal city. Heavy machinery is a vital tool…

Tens of thousands of mourners — the faithful and the loyal clad in black — beat their chests and chanted to mourn Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. From before dawn they flocked to see the five coffins neatly stacked in Tehran’s massive Musalla mosque complex, where inside lay the remains of the late Ayatollah…

Millions of Americans across the eastern half of the US are facing a prolonged stretch of dangerous heat that’s likely to break records as Americans get set to head outdoors to celebrate the country’s 250th Independence Day. The oppressive heat and humidity will hover over the Midwest early this week, then move into the Mid-Atlantic…

Ahmed Kamel – Egypt Daily News World Massive crowds of grieving citizens filled the streets of the Iranian capital on Wednesday to attend the formal funeral services for the country’s former leader, Ali Khamenei. The public gathering marks the beginning of what state organizers anticipate will become one of the largest memorial operations in national…

On the streets of Moscow, disgruntled drivers wait patiently for gasoline in a long line of cars and trucks amid an acute national shortage. Many have spent the entire day, they tell CNN, driving around in search of fuel — extraordinary in the capital of one of the world’s biggest energy producers and unexpected in…

A US police officer has issued a formal apology to Ibrahim Hassan, the manager of the Egyptian national football team, following an altercation at the team’s residence hotel in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday. The incident began shortly after the Pharaohs arrived in Dallas on Thursday morning to prepare for their World Cup clash against Australia.…

Caracas, Venezuela — Venezuela was broken long before two back-to-back earthquakes ripped the country from its foundations last Wednesday. The effects of more than a decade of government mismanagement and economic sanctions are clear at Dr. José Manuel de Los Ríos Children’s Hospital in Caracas, where Dr. Huníades Urbina-Medina can treat only four children at…

Spain and France are bracing for a severe heatwave in the coming days, prompting urgent warnings regarding the dangers of direct sunlight exposure, particularly for vulnerable groups at risk of health complications. This upcoming surge follows an extraordinary month of record-breaking temperatures, highlighting the need to adhere to preventative guidelines to avoid heat exhaustion and…

Four hours after powerful earthquakes devastated parts of Venezuela’s northern coast and the capital of Caracas, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced on X that he had offered aid to the Venezuelan government to help deal with the aftermath of the tragedy. Ninety minutes later, Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez retweeted the message from the…

According to people involved in the planning, the initiative is not being framed as a concession to Hamas, but as an attempt to reduce its control over territory, civilians, aid, money and services

Reuters — Uganda’s military chief, who is also the president’s son, said on Sunday he had ordered the closure of two leading media outlets, declaring that he did “not believe in a free press.” Muhoozi Kainerugaba said the Daily Monitor – Uganda’s largest independent daily newspaper – and NTV Uganda, one of the country’s largest…

US President Donald Trump confirmed that he has waived his official annual salary from the federal government, emphasizing that he receives no financial compensation for serving as president. Trump’s remarks came in response to a question regarding his recent financial disclosures, which revealed he generated over $2 billion in income during 2025. “I gave up…

The last time Norma saw her son was in late January, when she dropped him off at an airport in Peru’s capital, Lima. He told her he found a job as a cook for the Russian army advertised on social media, assuring her he’d be far from the war in Ukraine, make good money and…

The Syrian Ministry of Interior has disclosed the details of a terrorist bombing that targeted a cafe on Al-Nasr Street, near the Palace of Justice in central Damascus, resulting in multiple casualties. According to a ministry statement, “a terrorist bombing occurred at approximately 3:00 PM on Thursday, targeting a cafe on Al-Nasr Street, located roughly…