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Syrian air defenses intercepted an Israel rocket attack in the vicinity of the city of Homs in the early hours of Saturday and shot down some of them, state media said, citing a military source. The attack resulted in three civilian injuries as well as material damages, it added. Israel…

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) achieved a new milestone on Friday as astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi ventured out of the International Space Station (ISS) and completed his spacewalk, state news agency WAM reported. The UAE commemorates Al-Neyadi is now the first Arab to undertake a spacewalk during Expedition 69,…

British royal Kate was briefly dispossessed of her handbag on Friday by a baby she met while greeting well-wishers on a visit to Wales. One-year-old Daniel Williams took hold of the small black bag from Kate, wife of heir to the throne William, and started playing with it as she…

Italy on Friday returned to Turkish authorities a funerary stele, dating from the second century and carrying a loving inscription to the dead woman's spouse, after investigation determined that it was illegally excavated from southeastern Türkiye. Italy’s specialized Carabinieri paramilitary police art squad said it had determined after extensive investigation…

Iran’s top diplomat visited Lebanon’s border with Israel on Friday where he expressed support for the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group in its struggle against their common enemy: Israel. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian began his visit to Lebanon since Wednesday, meeting top officials and expressing Tehran’s readiness to help build power…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that gives people living in parts of Ukraine under Moscow's control a path to Russian citizenship, but means those who decline or who do not legalize their status could be deported. The decree, which was reported by Russian news agencies on Friday,…

Israeli forces shot and killed a teenager in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The shooting came during confrontations between Israeli forces and stone-throwing Palestinians in a village near the town of Bethlehem, according to Palestinian media reports. The ministry identified the teenager as Mustafa…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled his election appearances for a third day Friday after falling ill with what officials described as an intestinal infection. Erdogan, who has ruled Türkiye for two decades as prime minister and then president, is seeking a third presidential term in May 14 elections. He…

Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum on Friday appointed another of his sons as a deputy ruler of the emirate, following the death of his brother and long-serving deputy ruler Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum in 2021. Dubai now has first and second deputy rulers, the decree published…

The number of foreign tourists visiting Portugal surpassed 2.8 million from January through March, making it the best first quarter on record despite high global inflation and interest rates, data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Friday. Measuring only foreigners staying in Portuguese hotels, the number by far…

The top Russian-installed official in Ukraine's occupied Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, accused Ukraine in a social media post of killing seven people on Friday, including a child, with a rocket that set a minibus alight in the city of Donetsk. A Russian Investigative Committee officer who declined to give his…