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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has weathered a year of intense challenges, balancing active diplomacy with escalating regional crises and international sanctions. His efforts have focused on building alliances, renewing nuclear talks, and mitigating economic pressures.
Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist famous for her polka-dot paintings and immersive 'Infinity Mirror Rooms,' has died in Tokyo at 97. Her company confirmed she passed away from multiple organ failure on August 14, noting she painted until her final moments.
Lawyers call on the UK to intervene for Eman el-Shazly, a British-Egyptian woman detained in Cairo, allegedly to pressure her activist sister Mona. Eman was arrested on 16 August while visiting Egypt; her brothers are also imprisoned. The UK Foreign Office has confirmed her detention.
Ben Shapiro's new film 'Run Hide Fight: Infidels' is criticized for relying on long-standing Hollywood anti-Islam stereotypes and for linking pro-Palestinian protests to terrorism. The article argues that Shapiro's claim of novelty is false, citing decades of similar portrayals in American cinema and TV.
Despite deep political divisions, Israel is unlikely to experience civil war due to broad consensus on Jewish supremacy, occupation, and military might. The Altalena symbol has been revived by Netanyahu, but fundamental agreements on security and policy prevent internal conflict.
At least 165 people have died and more than 1,300 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic flash floods triggered by a massive ice and rock slide in the Himalayas. Rescue teams are rushing aid by helicopter to isolated communities, but officials fear the death toll will climb.
Palestinian students in Masafer Yatta are starting the school year under the shadow of demolition threats to their only school. Israeli forces have already partially destroyed the facility, and residents live in fear of further action.
The discovery of the Altalena shipwreck has triggered a political rivalry between Israeli PM Netanyahu and far-right minister Ben-Gvir, both vying to claim the symbol ahead of October elections. The ship was sunk in 1948, and its legacy is being leveraged amid shifting polls and internal right-wing competition.
At least 160 people have died after a Himalayan glacier collapse unleashed catastrophic flash floods and mudflows along the Nepal-Tibet border. More than 700 people remain missing, including hundreds of foreign tourists, as rescue operations continue amid challenging conditions.
Israeli forces have carried out artillery shelling, airstrikes, and ground raids in southern Syria and several parts of Lebanon, even as US-backed diplomatic efforts to end the fighting remain stalled. The attacks come days after Syrian officials met Israeli intelligence contacts in Jordan, and amid ongoing Israeli operations in Lebanon despite a framework ceasefire agreement.
