June 15 (UPI) -- The Massachusetts Port Authority officially broke a Guinness World Record by creating a soccer ball measuring 47.9 feet in diameter. The soccer ball, installed in Piers Park II in East Boston, was approved by Guinness World Records and officially took the title of the world's large»»»

June 15 (UPI) -- An Arkansas real estate agent arrived to a scheduled showing of a home for sale and ended up capturing video of some squatters -- a large number of snakes. Christopher White of Century 21 said he arrived to show a property to some potential buyers in central Arkansas when he notice»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran had spared his country from what he described as the Islamic republic's threat of "nuclear annihilation". "The most important thing is that we saved the State of Israel from the threat o»»»

RIYADH: Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the adviser at the Royal Court and the general supervisor of the Saudi aid agency KSrelief, met Harun Junid, the ambassador of Brunei Darussalam to the Kingdom, at the center’s headquarters in Riyadh on Monday. The two sides discussed topics of mutual interest relat»»»

KUALA LUMPUR: The secretary-general of the Muslim World League, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa, inaugurated the Fourth Forum of the ASEAN Scholars Council in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, which brought together senior Islamic scholars and muftis from across Southeast Asia. As part of the»»»

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received a phone call from Secretary-General of the United Nations HE Antonio Guterres. The call discussed cooperation relations between the State of Qatar and the United Nations, along with »»»

Author: Ann Saffi Biasetti In “Your Body Never Meant You Any Harm: A Somatic Guide to Forgiving and Healing Your Relationship With Your Body,” an upcoming book by Ann Saffi Biasetti out in July, you will find plenty of reasons to celebrate your figure — no matter what size or shape it is in. Publis»»»

ATLANTA: Cape Verde announced themselves on the World Cup ‌stage with a stunning 0-0 draw against Spain on Monday, frustrating the European champions who dominated possession and had 27 goal attempts but could find no way past 40-year-old keeper Vozinha. The African side built a blue-shirted ​barri»»»

President Joseph Aoun on Monday welcomed the announced U.S.-Iran deal to end the Middle East war during a call from Tehran's top diplomat and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, the Lebanese presidency said in a statement. The Lebanese leader said he hoped the agreement would be a "positive step towar»»»

Hezbollah said on Monday it had repelled an Israeli force that was trying to "advance" in southern Lebanon, despite the U.S.-Iran agreement to end the Middle East war on all fronts including in Lebanon. The Iran-backed group said the attack came in response to Israel's violation of the ceasefire on»»»

Tunis, June 15 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Togolese Abroad Robert Dussey on Monday morning signed a memorandum of...»»»

Riot police in Geneva clashed with protesters on Sunday ahead of a Group of Seven summit in neighboring France. The violence disrupted a No-G7 demonstration which drew thousands. Geneva lies around 30 km from Evian-les-Bains, a French resort town on the shores of Lake Geneva where the 2026 G7 summi»»»

Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a phone call from Secretary-General of the United Nations HE Antonio Guterres. The call discussed cooperation relations between the State of Qatar and the United Nations, along with w»»»

Egypt has committed troops to the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) for Gaza, putting itself at the centre of the post-war order in the war-torn Strip. While the decision sends a strong signal about Cairo's commitment to security and stability, it forces Egypt to walk a fine line between prot»»»

A wide international coalition, including the UAE, EU and dozens of countries such as the US, UK, France, Saudi Arabia and Japan, has issued a joint statement condemning a drone attack near the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the UAE. The May 17, 2026 strike, attributed to armed factions in Iraq, t»»»

Doha: Aspire Zone Foundation has announced that its annual Summer Camp will be held from July 5 to 30, running Sunday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Aspire Dome for boys and the Ladies Sports Hall for girls. The Aspire Summer Camp is one of the foundation's flagship annual prog»»»

Doha, Qatar: London Stock Exchange (LSEG) today welcomed Edaa, Qatar's central securities depository, to open trading - marking a new chapter in a collaboration to modernise and transform Qatar's post-trade infrastructure, reshaping the foundations of the country's capital markets and connecting th»»»

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Tunis, June 15 (TAP) -On behalf of and under instructions from President Kais Saied, Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri chaired the Council of Ministers held on Monday at the Government Palace in Kasbah, during which ministers reviewed the draft...»»»

AMMAN — The industrial sector could unlock new investment opportunities by substituting imports with locally manufactured products, according to a new study by the Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI), which identified nearly JD9 billion worth of imports with no domestic production alternatives.The stu»»»

The United States and Iran, ⁠as well as mediator Pakistan, ​have provided few details about the preliminary deal announced Sunday to bring an end to the US-Iran conflict that has engulfed the region and threatened global energy supplies.  (FRANCE 24 with Reuters and AP) »»»

James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, testifies via videoconference during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 30, 2020. The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up former Trump adviser Carter Page’s lawsuit against Comey, it decided Monday. »»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE leaders have extended their greetings to Muslims around the world on the occasion of the Hijri New Year, expressing hopes for peace, stability and prosperity in the year ahead. President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan conveyed his wishes to the people of the UAE and »»»

Doha The Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) and the General Directorate of the French National Gendarmerie held their first strategic meeting on internal security via videoconference. The meeting was held as part of the fourth round of the strategic dialogue between the State of Qatar and the Frenc»»»

The EU on Monday is set to move Ukraine's bid to join the bloc to the next stage after a long delay caused by Hungarian vetoes – but that doesn't mean Kyiv's path to full membership is getting easier.  Ukraine is due on Monday to officially begin European Union membership negotiations, la»»»

Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s crown princess, was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday after an Oslo court convicted him of two counts of rape and 32 other offences, including violence against a former partner, threats and drug-related crimes. An Oslo court on Monday sentenced Norwe»»»

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has given Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky “a few more days” to renounce the honoring of nationalist militias that massacred Poles during World War II, officials said. The diplomatic feud between the neighboring countries erupted last month when Zelensky renamed an»»»

Manama: Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has received a written message from Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides concerning bilateral relations between the two countries. The message was received by Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani during a meeting with Cyprus Am»»»

Patriot missile systems are “expensive and fragile,” military analyst Viktor Litovkin told Sputnik, commenting on the overnight incident in which an interceptor struck the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. Factors affecting performance:storage in the right climactic and humidity conditionswhether the intercepto»»»

ZAGREB: The body of the fourth Czech victim missing after the collision between a sailboat and a large passenger catamaran carrying more than 100 people in Croatia was recovered Monday, authorities said. The missing person was one of eight Czech nationals aboard the French-flagged sailboat when it »»»

When Kamal Kamal heard a ceasefire deal had been agreed between Iran and the United States, he rushed back to the southern city of Nabatieh only to find an Israeli strike had reduced his life's work to rubble. The city, usually home to some 90,000 people before the latest war between Israel and Hez»»»

DAMASCUS: Syria’s Interior Ministry said on Monday that one of its security personnel had ​been killed as its forces thwarted an attack by two Daesh militants on a command headquarters of the country’s internal security forces in the city of Raqqa. According to a ministry statement, two suicide att»»»

CAIRO: Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, health officials said, as mediators prepared for further ceasefire talks in Cairo to safeguard a US-brokered peace plan for the Palestinian territory.Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed a woman in the town o»»»

US President Donald Trump, speaking alongside French President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, said the Strait of Hormuz is “already partially opened” and is expected to be fully reopened by Friday, when the United States and Iran are set to formally sign a memorandum of unders»»»

Senior Anthropic officials were expected to meet with White House officials Monday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 15 (UPI) -- Senior staff members from artificial intelligence company Anthropic were expected to travel to Washington, D.C., on Monday to meet with White House officials»»»

An Israeli drone targeted Monday a car in the southern town of Kfartebnit near the Israeli-designated "Yellow Line", where Israeli troops remain despite the announcement of a U.S.-Iran deal. The strike killed the car's driver. Another drone strike on a car earlier in the day had wounded several peo»»»

A deal between Washington and Tehran that ends the Israel-Hezbollah war leaves many issues in Lebanon unresolved, failing to mention Israel withdrawing from the country or an end to Tehran's support for the militant group. Under U.S. pressure, Lebanese officials have been holding direct talks with »»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities warned on Monday against acts of revenge targeting individuals accused of ties to deposed leader Bashar Assad’s rule, after protests calling for accountability and apparent acts of vigilante justice. Interior ministry spokesperson Noureddine Al-Baba told a news conferen»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) and the General Directorate of the French National Gendarmerie held their first strategic meeting on internal security via videoconference. The meeting was held as part of the fourth round of the strategic dialogue between the State of Qatar and t»»»

New York: Major US stock indexes opened higher on Monday after Washington and Tehran reached a preliminary agreement to end the war in the Middle East and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 162.3 points, or 0.32 percent, to 51,364.55. The S&P 500 gained 85.3 points, »»»

JERUSALEM: Israelis from across the political spectrum reacted angrily Monday to the news of an interim deal between the US and Iran, calling it a disaster for Israel and directing their fury at one man: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As of early Monday evening, Netanyahu had yet to release a s»»»

JERUSALEM: Israelis from across the political spectrum reacted angrily Monday to the news of an interim deal between the US and Iran, calling it a disaster for Israel and directing their fury at one man: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As of early Monday evening, Netanyahu had yet to release a s»»»

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on Wednesday in New York City. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 15 (UPI) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped by up to 700 points on Monday following the announcement that the United States and Iran have r»»»

EDGE, the UAE’s leading advanced technology and defence group, today announced the signing of a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Safran, the French aerospace and defence leader, during Eurosatory 2026. The agreement establishes a structured framework to expand and deepen collaboration between t»»»

As summer sets in and temperatures reach record highs across many parts of the world, health risks associated with direct and prolonged exposure to extreme heat continue to increase, particularly in regions with hot and arid climates. Health experts emphasize that heat stress, heatstroke, and dehyd»»»

Muscat: Oman's Cabinet welcomed the understanding reached between the United States and Iran. During its meeting, chaired by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman, the Cabinet expressed appreciation for regional and international efforts, particularly the constructive role played by the Gulf Cooperation»»»

RIYADH: Tuesday will mark the beginning of the Islamic calendar, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced on Monday after the crescent moon of Muharram was sighted. Muharram is the first month of the Hijri calendar and Muslims are encouraged to fast on the day of Ashura which falls on the tenth of th»»»

Doha: Minister of Commerce and Industry HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani met on Monday with Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources of the Republic of Korea, HE Jung-Kwan Kim, during his visit to the State of Qatar. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed cooperation between the »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen collaboration in legal research, professional training, and capacity building, supporting the development of Qatar's legal system and the goals of Qatar National Visi»»»

Tunis, June 15 (TAP) - The Criminal Division of the Tunis Court of First Instance of Tunis had ordered the release of former President of the Special Delegation of the Municipality of Carthage Ezzedine Bach Chaouch, prosecuted in a case related to...»»»