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United Arab Emirates Says It Will Permanently Leave OPEC on May 1

In a move that could reshape the balance of global energy power, the United Arab Emirates has announced it will withdraw from OPEC and its broader alliance, OPEC+, effective May 1, ending more than five decades of membership. The decision, confirmed by state media and...

After Artemis II: What Comes After Humanity’s Return to the Moon

When NASA's Artemis II was successfully inserted into orbit, it was more than just a technical milestone: it marked a significant change for humanity in connection to space. Repeating the path of Apollo 17 from 1972 for the first time in more than five decades,...

Echoes in Classrooms: The Tragedy that Rocked Iranian Schools

Beginnings were no different than every other day in the southern Iranian costal city of Minab: children gathered with their backpacks and notebooks, concentrating teachers planned the day. Even the parents merrily saw off their children at the gate of the school. By...

Global Christmas Celebrations and Customs

On Christmas Eve in Vienna, the aroma of roasted chestnuts invades the frosty chill, while choir groups below baroque facades participate in carols. In Sydney, swimmers adorned in Santa's red hats stand against the surfing grounds of Bondi Beach under a scorching sun....

Car-Ramming Shakes a Quiet French Holiday Island

Île d’Oléron, France - The calm morning had turned into utter mayhem on Wednesday morning, when a driver deliberately rammed his vehicle into two groups of pedestrians and cyclists in two villages. Ten people were injured in the incident, and an urgent national...

Gaza’s Promising Outlook: Tripwire and Challenges in the Ceasefire Deal

On Wednesday evening, a terse posting appeared on Truth Social, reading, "Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan ... All the captives will be released 'very soon'... Israel will withdraw troops to an agreed upon line." Such renewed...

A Divided Nation Mumbs: Inside Charlie Kirk’s Memorial

PHOENIX, Ariz. One warm Sunday morning in Phoenix, hundreds of mourners filed into the Dream City Church with their footsteps muffled on carpeted aisles as the silence fell. Outside, the skies seemed to be missed by the overflow of cars with draped American flags or...

Manhunt and Mourning: The Killing of Charlie Kirk Shakes U.S. Politics

A brilliant midday in Utah Valley University, Orem, the ordinary campus event of the day permitted the carnage. As Charlie Kirk, 31 years old, the conservative activist and media personality, and also the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was being shot dead while...

8.8-Magnitude Quake Off Russia Sends Tsunami Waves Hammering Across the Pacific

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia - A huge 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, one of the most powerful quakes ever, sending tsunami waves hammering across the Pacific Ocean. Although widespread panic gripped people, early...

Iran Fires Missile Barrage at US Air Base in Qatar as Regional Tensions Rises

Doha, Qatar - Iran fired a massive missile salvo at the US Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday, a sharp escalation in the escalating Middle East standoff. The attack comes after U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and military targets over the weekend, prompting swift...