Morocco delivered a seminal moment in the nearly 100-year history of soccer's biggest tournament, beating Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal team.

The Washington Post has published what it described as the final column submitted by Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi before his disappearance and presumed death.

France on Friday hosted top diplomats from the West and the Arab world to organize a peace conference by year's end that would launch long-dormant Israeli-Palestinian negotiations - despite slim chances of success.