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The agreement treats an attack on any of the three countries as an attack on all. Saudi Arabia has recently faced drone and missile strikes that it has blamed on Iran

An Australian flight crew faced subfreezing temperatures, changing weather conditions and almost constant darkness as they worked to rescue a U.S. national.

Footage shows doctors in Japan clinging to an operating table to protect a patient from the violent tremor. The surgery was completed successfully.

The conflict may have slowed, but not stopped, Iran

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In interviews, more than 20 people who tried to break an Israeli blockade described beatings, electric shocks and other abuse after being captured. Israel denied the accusations.

A student opened fire at a high school near Bangkok, according to local news media.

Vietnam is grappling with a surge in visitors, testing its Soviet-style criminal justice system as it tries to supercharge its economy through tourism.

After deadly tremors a decade ago, Kumamoto built earthquake-resistant buildings and even trained locals in search and rescue.

The Barbican, a once divisive housing complex in central London, is now considered an architectural masterpiece. Residents are fighting plans for a 20-story building next door.

The two men, users of the platform Kick, received suspended sentences and fines.

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In Mato Grosso, Brazil, capybaras wandered into the building, but they were polite during the incursion.

After fleeing France

Masahide Kanayama, a surgeon and an expert in endometriosis, received an 18-month suspended sentence after a court found him guilty of damaging the sites.

The Iran-backed militia said they had targeted the armed forces in two resource-rich provinces, as escalating violence in Yemen imperils a fragile truce.

The indictment was a rare case in which the Israeli authorities pressed charges against an Israeli in the killing of a Palestinian.

A brutal summer has exposed how much pressure European countries are under from forces largely out of their grip: war in Iran and Ukraine, record heat and more.

Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farmers are in their 70s or older.

The pilot, identified only by his initials, also tested positive for ecstasy and cocaine when he was arrested last week at the Jakarta airport, the Indonesian police said.

The attack, in 2025, was one of several carried out in Germany in recent years by men with migrant backgrounds, shaking the public