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Iranian pilgrims flood Iraq for first Arbaeen since war

Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe the Arbaeen, the most revered event in Shia Islam. Some stamped on a portrait of US President Donald Trump, others

FIFA scraps private investment plan after backlash

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Saturday he has scrapped a plan to allow private investment in the World Cup following fierce backlash from football officials worldwide. "Our purpose has always been -- and will always be -- to unite and improve," Infantino said in a

Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles, killing at least three

By Yuliia Dysa KYIV, Aug 1 (Reuters) - At least three people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv early on Saturday and several people were trapped in a partially collapsed building as a result of the strike, the city's mayor said. More than a dozen

Trump's Iran conundrum

US President Donald Trump has secured a welcome Middle East diplomatic breakthrough with an agreement for Hamas militants to disarm, but remains mired in the conflict with Iran, searching for an exit strategy that continues to elude him. After five months of war, Trump's room