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At the Luna food factory on the south-east outskirts of Jeddah, Mashael Elghamdi sits at her computer in an artfully ripped AC/DC T-shirt and jeans. The faint whirr of machines processing cans of beans, cream and evaporated milk can be heard over the sound of eight women typing and sometimes …

DOHA, Qatar — After years in which efforts at resolving America’s longest war ambled slowly forward, if at all, they now appear to be galloping toward the finish line. American and Taliban negotiators are thought to be close to a deal that would see the 14,000 American troops remaining in …

Image copyright Smithsonian Channel Image caption A diver with the USS Eagle points to a marking for the United States Navy A private dive team has found the last American warship sunk off the US east coast in WWII – solving a 75-year-old naval cold case. The sinking of the …

The Greens senator Nick McKim says he was deported from Manus Island because he “simply stood on a public street and asked politely” to see conditions in a refugee and asylum seeker transit camp. The Tasmanian senator arrived back in Australia on Saturday after he was told to leave Papua …

ASPEN, Colo. — The Trump administration is weighing a decision to end waivers that allow Iran to operate a civilian nuclear program with international assistance, in a move that would dismantle a key pillar of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, according to two current U.S. officials …

Image copyright Comune Venezia Image caption The tourists were also fined €950 (£853) Police in Venice have fined two German tourists who were caught making coffee on the steps of the Rialto bridge. The backpackers, aged 32 and 35, were fined a total of €950 (£853) for preparing coffee on …

When Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon at 10:56 p.m. EDT on July 20, 1969, hundreds of millions of people were either watching the event on TV or listening on the radio. That Apollo 11 landing and future Apollo missions to the moon would inspire many young people to …

The Los Angeles police department has revealed in court that it infiltrated an activist group planning anti-Trump protests, in the latest case of US law enforcement spying on leftwing organizers. A confidential informant working with the LAPD secretly recorded multiple meetings of a group called Refuse Fascism in 2017, according …

Before the fever breaks this weekend, the extreme heat will put power grids across the country to the test. Utility companies were deploying thousands of workers to be able to quickly respond to any outages during the weekend’s sweltering weather. In New York City, Con Ed said it had more …

Image copyright AFP Image caption Gen Kenneth McKenzie, Commander of US Central Command, visited Saudi Arabia on Thursday The Pentagon has said US troops are being deployed to Saudi Arabia to defend American interests from “emergent credible threats”. The move comes amid heightened tensions with Iran over the safety of …