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(Reuters)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/28/civilian-plane-crash-kills-11-in-eastern-france-local-authorities-</loc><lastmod>2026-06-28T18:37:52+04:00</lastmod><changefreq>hourly</changefreq><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Al Arabiya English</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-28T16:40:26+04:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Eleven people killed in plane crash in northeastern France</news:title><news:keywords>Plane crash,France</news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/28/11cc8f12-20dc-4d60-a7dc-dfb79cca0827/11cc8f12-20dc-4d60-a7dc-dfb79cca0827.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Eleven people killed in plane crash in northeastern France</image:title><image:caption>A rescuer works at the site of a plane crash in Tomblaine, France, June 28, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2026/06/28/saudi-aramco-helicopter-crash-kills-14-in-ras-tanura</loc><lastmod>2026-06-28T16:15:36+04:00</lastmod><changefreq>hourly</changefreq><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Al Arabiya English</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-28T16:13:42+04:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Saudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14 in Ras Tanura</news:title><news:keywords>Saudi Arabia,Aramco,Ras Tanura</news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/28/51f41797-7a2f-4068-aee5-ff29e8b8863b/51f41797-7a2f-4068-aee5-ff29e8b8863b.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Saudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14 in Ras Tanura</image:title><image:caption>General view of Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal. 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(Reuters)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/28/israel-military-says-soldier-killed-in-south-lebanon-fighting</loc><lastmod>2026-06-28T14:45:10+04:00</lastmod><changefreq>hourly</changefreq><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Al Arabiya English</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-28T14:42:16+04:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Israel military says soldier killed in south Lebanon fighting</news:title><news:keywords>Lebanon,Israel</news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/28/2c95ad22-cef8-4bd1-9816-2b012f12fdf8/2c95ad22-cef8-4bd1-9816-2b012f12fdf8.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Israel military says soldier killed in south Lebanon fighting</image:title><image:caption>An Israeli soldier works on a tank on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following US-mediated talks, in northern Israel, June 28, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/28/iran-fm-warns-any-challenge-to-hormuz-strait-will-increase-tensions-</loc><lastmod>2026-06-28T16:53:37+04:00</lastmod><changefreq>hourly</changefreq><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Al Arabiya English</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-28T14:17:39+04:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Iran warns challenge to Hormuz routes will spike Middle East tensions</news:title><news:keywords>Iran,Iraq,Strait of Hormuz</news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/28/7c13d6b2-4a41-4eba-8143-5ca9312606e6/7c13d6b2-4a41-4eba-8143-5ca9312606e6.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Iran warns challenge to Hormuz routes will spike Middle East tensions</image:title><image:caption>Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shake hands following a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, June 28, 2026. 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