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Trump Administration Misses Deadline in Kennedy Center Name Dispute

Washington- The Trump administration missed a court-ordered deadline to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center for the

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NewsDesk MC June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 ceasefire, conflict, Diplomacy, energy security, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Gulf region, International Relations, iran, israel, lebanon, middle east, nuclear program, pakistan, peace deal, regional security, sanctions, Shehbaz Sharif, Strait of Hormuz, tehran, united states, Washington

Pakistan Says US-Iran Peace Deal Signing Expected Within 24 Hours

Islamabad-Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the United States and Iran had agreed on a framework for

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NewsDesk MC June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 Ali Khamenei, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, funeral, Imam Reza Shrine, iran, Islamic Republic, israel, Mashhad, middle east, National Mourning, political transition, regional security, Shia Islam, state media, supreme leader, tehran, united states, war in Iran

Iran Sets July Funeral for Late Supreme Leader Khamenei, State Media Says

Dubai– Iran will begin funeral ceremonies for its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on July 4 in Tehran, with burial

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NewsDesk MC June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 airstrikes, Avichay Adraee, battlefield Lebanon, beirut, civilian displacement, defence, Evacuation Order, Geopolitics, hezbollah, israel, lebanon, Middle East conflict, military operations, Nabatieh, NNA, regional tensions, security alert, southern Lebanon, war, Zahrani River

Israel Strikes South Lebanon After Evacuation Warning for Nabatieh Region

Beirut- Lebanon’s state media reported Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday shortly after the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings

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NewsDesk MC June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 arrest, Assad Regime, counterterrorism, Damascus, Daraa, Daraya, Hajar al-Aswad, human rights violations, Intelligence Services, interior ministry, justice system, middle east, political transition, Qais Hassan al-Abd al-Rajab, security forces, state security, syria, transitional justice, War Crimes

Syria Arrests Former Assad Intelligence General Over Human Rights Violations

Damascus- Syria’s Interior Ministry said on Friday that it has arrested a senior former intelligence official from the ousted Assad-era

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NewsDesk MC June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 2014 Conflict, Assad Regime, Civil War Syria, Conflict Archaeology, Damascus Countryside, Human Remains, Mass Grave, middle east, Opposition Fighters, SANA, security forces, Sednaya, state media, syria, Syria conflict, transitional justice, War Graves, War History, Western Qalamoun

Syria Reports Discovery of Mass Grave of 2014 Opposition Fighters in Sednaya

Damascus- Syrian authorities said on Friday they had uncovered a mass grave in Sednaya containing the remains of opposition fighters

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NewsDesk MC June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 Art History, art legacy, artistic innovation, British Art, British Culture, contemporary art, creative technology, cultural figures, David Hockney, drawing, immersive art, Jeremy Deller, landscape art, modern artists, museum world, Painting, Public Art, Rachel Whiteread, swimming pool paintings, Tacita Dean, Turner Contemporary, visual culture, visual expression, Yorkshire artist

Artists recall David Hockney’s lasting influence as Britain mourns a pioneering painter

“He never stopped looking, questioning and testing the limits of how we see ourselves and how an image can be

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NewsDesk MC June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 authors, Books, contemporary fiction, correspondence, creative writing, emotional themes, Family, fiction, forgiveness, grief, hope, human experience, letters, literary world, literature, loss, Maryland, memory, novel, Publishing, readers, storytelling, The Correspondent, united states, writers

Novel explores grief, forgiveness and hope as author reflects on the success of “The Correspondent”

“I could only write that grief accurately by trying to get as close to the thing as I could.” The

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NewsDesk MC June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 Afghan society, Afghan Women, afghanistan, bbc, Books, civil society, Conflict Reporting, education, Foreign Policy, history, human rights, Intercontinental Hotel, International Relations, journalism, Kabul, kabul airport, media, migration, political change, refugees, South Asia, taliban, US withdrawal, women’s rights

Veteran journalist chronicles Afghanistan’s upheavals through the story of Kabul’s landmark hotel

“Afghans always used to say: the last to die is hope.” A new book by a veteran international journalist uses

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NewsDesk MC June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 art institutions, Arun Kashalkar, Carnatic music, chennai, classical arts, classical singing, contemporary India, creative industries, cultural heritage, cultural preservation, gharana tradition, guru shishya parampara, heritage, Hindustani classical music, Indian classical music, Indian culture, khayal, music ecosystem, music education, music traditions, musicians, Performing Arts, The Secret Master, traditional music

Khayal’s hidden traditions face new challenges as musicians seek support for classical music’s future

“Dying embers can still start a fire.” A new examination of Hindustani classical music has turned attention towards khayal, a