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Louis van Gaal was named Wednesday as the new coach of the Netherlands, signing a deal through to next year’s World Cup final in Qatar, the Dutch football association said.

Sydney McLaughlin obliterated her own world record to win Olympic gold in the women’s 400m hurdles Wednesday as Japanese teenager Sakura Yosozumi maintained the hosts’ stranglehold on the skateboarding competition.

Two rockets fired from south Lebanon hit an open area near a town in northern Israel Wednesday, causing small fires but no casualties a Lebanese security source said.

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Wednesday a further 100 million euros ($118.54 million) worth of emergency aid for Lebanon, and 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the country.

President Kais Saied launched his takeover of Tunisia by relying on the armed forces, an institution normally above politics, but analysts believe that retaining their support will depend on developments.

Pope Francis, speaking at his first general audience since he underwent intestinal surgery a month ago and on the first anniversary of a massive blast in Beirut, said he had … Read More

Lebanon marked the first anniversary of the catastrophic Beirut port explosion on Wednesday, with residents expressing anger and sadness in a city where many are still in mourning and demanding … Read More

Rocket fired from south Lebanon hits north Israel: Lebanese security source

The Taliban on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an attack on the residence of Afghanistan’s acting defence minister in Kabul.

Built more than 60 years ago, the sturdy Gaza house with ornate floor tiles and wooden shutters where Adnan Murtaga grew up could soon be demolished to make way for … Read More