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World Cup marks 100-day countdown amid political upheaval

World Cup marks 100-day countdown amid political upheaval

The 100-day countdown to the biggest World Cup in history gets under way on Tuesday against a chaotic backdrop of global unrest, from US-Israeli strikes on Iran to surging violence in Mexico and anxiety over Donald Trump's domestic agenda. A record 48 teams -- up from 32

Iran strikes send VIP Dubai influencers 'back to reality'

Iran strikes send VIP Dubai influencers 'back to reality'

They moved to the UAE expecting a non-stop VIP experience, but instead Dubai's influencers found themselves under a barrage of Iranian missiles and drones. Since early on Saturday, foreigners in the United Arab Emirates have been sharing videos of plumes of smoke rising above the skyscrapers and

Activists pressure Milan Fashion Week to go fully fur-free

Activists pressure Milan Fashion Week to go fully fur-free

Animal activists have been turning up the heat on Milan Fashion Week to adopt a fully fur-free policy, with dozens of protesters demonstrating outside the Giorgio Armani show on Sunday. Although the Armani Group went fur-free a decade ago, activists hope the powerful luxury company can pressure the

Belgium seizes Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker

Belgium seizes Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker

Belgium said Sunday its special forces had boarded and seized an oil tanker from the "shadow fleet" Russia uses to circumvent Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, in an overnight operation. The Belgian government said the vessel was intercepted in the North Sea, with aerial support from

Tel Aviv residents say ready to withstand more Iranian attacks

Tel Aviv residents say ready to withstand more Iranian attacks

Shattered glass lay strewn across the streets of a residential area of Tel Aviv on Sunday, the day after an Iranian missile strike left one woman dead, but residents insisted they could withstand further attacks. The US and Israel launched a wave of strikes against Iran on Saturday, sparking a

9 killed in pro-Iran protest at US consulate in Pakistan's Karachi

9 killed in pro-Iran protest at US consulate in Pakistan's Karachi

At least nine people were killed during pro-Iran protests at the United States consulate in the Pakistani megacity of Karachi on Sunday, according to a hospital toll seen by AFP. Hundreds of pro-Iranian protesters tried to storm the consulate following the US-Israel strikes on Iran, an AFP

Russia loses key ally leader as Putin slams Khamenei 'cynical' killing

Russia loses key ally leader as Putin slams Khamenei 'cynical' killing

Bashar al-Assad, Nicolas Maduro and now Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In the last 18 months, Russian President Vladimir Putin has lost several key foreign allies -- and there is little that the Kremlin, bogged down in Ukraine, can do about it. Tehran has stood by as