Funeral procession and prayers held for Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran | AP News

Funeral procession and prayers held for Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran | AP News

Thousands attended the procession in the streets of the Iranian capital, where top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s coffin was carried through the city in an ornate vehicle. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led funeral prayers in a well-attended service at Tehran University. Thousands attended the procession in the streets of the Iranian capital, where

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Pakistan’s cultural capital sees record rainfall, flooding streets and affecting life

Pakistan’s cultural capital sees record rainfall, flooding streets and affecting life

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s cultural city of Lahore saw record-high rainfall early Thursday, leaving at least one person dead, while flooding streets, disrupting traffic and affecting normal life, officials said. The downpour started before dawn and is expected to continue for a week at intervals, according to the National Disaster Management Authority. In an

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Paris Olympics sweetheart: Rugby player Ilona Maher promotes body positivity through social media

Paris Olympics sweetheart: Rugby player Ilona Maher promotes body positivity through social media

PARIS (AP) — Ilona Maher, America’s rugby-playing social media sweetheart, walked onto the terrace of Team USA House carrying a sandwich, the United States’ first ever rugby sevens Olympic medal hanging around her neck. In between a rapid-fire media rotation, she squeezed in bites of her snack and reapplied her trademark red lipstick. It was

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Protest by climate activists at another German airport halts cargo flights

Protest by climate activists at another German airport halts cargo flights

BERLIN (AP) — An overnight protest by climate activists at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany forced a three-hour halt to cargo flights, officials said Thursday. The protest by the Last Generation group followed demonstrations last week at Cologne-Bonn Airport and then at Frankfurt Airport , Germany’s busiest, which significantly disrupted passenger flights. Federal police said

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