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US Treasury Issues $1 Coin with Trump’s Face on It

World The US Mint has started producing a new $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump's image. (AP Graphic/Treasury Department, File)

US Treasury Issues $1 Coin with Trump’s Face on It

The US Treasury on Wednesday issued $1 coins featuring the face of President Donald Trump, the latest move in an unprecedented campaign by the Republican…

World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, September 1, 2026. (Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters)

Türkiye’s Relations with Russia, China Don’t Mean Turning Its Back on the West, Erdogan Says

Türkiye is not backing away from the West as it seeks deeper ties with the East, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday as he headed back from a…

World  The Toronto, Ontario skyline is seen across Lake Ontario from Fort Niagara State Park, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Youngstown, NY. (AP)

Apple Changes Lake Ontario Name to ‘Lake America’ for US Users of Its Maps, Following Trump’s Order

Apple has relabeled Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for US users of its Maps app, following competitor Google days after President Donald Trump ordered a new…

World Drivers queue at a petrol station to refuel in Tehran, on August 25, 2026. (AFP)

Iran Arrests 11 Foreigners Suspected of Fuel Smuggling

Iranian authorities have arrested 11 foreign nationals on suspicion of attempting to smuggle fuel out of the country, state television reported on Wednesday. …

World This aerial photo shows rescuers at the site of the Gyirong Port, which was destroyed by a mudslide on August 26, in Gyirong County, in China's western Tibet region on September 2, 2026. (CNS / AFP)

China Restores Access to Tibet Disaster Zone as Highway Reopens

China has fully reopened the only road leading to the Gyirong border crossing into Nepal a week after sections were washed away by catastrophic flooding,…


World  Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announces that a senior Hamas operative had been detained in Gaza City, in a location given as Netiv HaAsara, Ashkelon, Israel, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on September 1, 2026. (Israeli Defense Ministry/Handout via Reuters)

Israel Says Prepared to ‘Respond with Great Force’ if Iran Attacks

Israel's defense minister on Wednesday said his country was prepared to respond "with great force" if attacked by Iran, after Iranian forces targeted US…

World An apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine September 2, 2026. (Reuters)

Russian Attack Cuts Power in Odesa Region as Strikes on Kyiv Enter Seventh Day

A Russian attack cut power to a large part of Ukraine's southern Black Sea region of Odesa, while strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv entered their seventh…

World  Nurse Razia Noreen, who risked her life to save a newborn during a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, speaks during an interview in Islamabad, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP)

Nurse Who Saved Baby from Pakistan Hospital Fire Wishes She Could Have Saved the Rest

Razia Noreen and her colleagues had just checked on the 15 newborns in their care at the hospital nursery in Islamabad and were preparing injections for some…

World M60A3 tanks fire during a live-fire drill as part of the Han Kuang military exercise in Penghu, Taiwan, August 10, 2026. (Reuters)

Defense Spending Shows Determination to Protect Taiwan, President Says

Taiwan's plan ‌for defense spending next year to exceed T$1 trillion ($31.47 billion) for the first time shows the international community the island's…

World Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, September 2, 2026. (Reuters)

Pakistan Says It Remains Engaged with US, Iran on Talks to End Conflict

Pakistan is engaged with the US and Iran on talks to end their conflict ‌and ‌is positive that ‌the ⁠countries "will return to ⁠the table for…

World A LORA quasi-ballistic missile by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is exhibited at the DEFEA Defense Exhibition, in Athens, Greece, May 8, 2025. (Reuters)

Germany Successfully Tests Israeli Ballistic Missile, Officials Say

Germany successfully tested an ‌Israeli ballistic missile in the North Atlantic overnight, military officials said on Wednesday, as Western powers…

World South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during the opening ceremony of the presidential Peaceful Unification Advisory Council's 22nd North and South America Regional Assembly in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, 02 September 2026. (EPA/Yonhap)

South Korea’s Lee Calls for Conditions to Resume US-North Korea Dialogue

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday that conditions should be created to resume dialogue between the United States and North Korea,…

World (FILES) A doctor provides care to a patient with Ebola virus disease at the Rwampara Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on July 13, 2026. (Photo by BENEDICTION MURHABAZI / AFP)

Congo's Ebola Outbreak Shows No Signs of Slowing as Deaths Top 3,000

Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of over 6,100 confirmed cases, the latest government data showed Wednesday, as the disease is…

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World Greenland's Foreign Minister Mute Bourup Egede speaks during the Foreign Affairs and Development Committee at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP)

Greenland Foreign Minister Says Dialogue with US to Resolve Situation Is Ongoing

Greenland's Foreign Minister Mute Egede said on Wednesday that negotiations with the United States over the Arctic island's future were ongoing, ‌but…

World A police officer in protective clothing works at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, August 5, 2026, after the police said explosives experts examined a drone near a runway. (Reuters)

EU and Some EU States Summon Russian Embassy Officials Over Leipzig Drone Attack

The European Union and several individual member states have summoned Russian embassy officials over an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last…

World Residents walk in front of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine September 2, 2026. (Reuters)

Russia Will Not Allow Ukraine to Seriously Disrupt Civil Aviation Despite Zelenskiy’s Threat, Minister Says

Russia ‌will not allow Ukraine to seriously disrupt civil aviation operations despite a threat by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to do so, Russia…

World A Turkish flag with a ship in the background (Archive - Reuters)

10 Feared Dead after Turkish Cargo Ship Sinks Off Istanbul's Coast

A Turkish cargo ship with 10 crew aboard sank Wednesday after a collision with a tanker off Istanbul, Turkish authorities said. A lifeboat and other debris…

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World Peruvian Foreign Minister Carlos Espa gestures during his presentation ceremony at the Foreign Ministry building in Lima on July 31, 2026. (AFP)

Peru Cuts Ties with Iran, Accusing Tehran of Escalating Middle East War

Peru's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it has severed diplomatic relations with Iran, accusing Tehran of inciting "an escalation of conflicts" in the Middle East…

World People work during a search and rescue operation near the Hydropower Project sites, following deadly flash floods and mudslides hit parts of Nepal, in this handout obtained by Reuters on September 1, 2026. (Nepal Army/Handout via Reuters)

Hopes of Finding Survivors Dim a Week After Catastrophic Nepal Flood

Hopes of finding more survivors among the thousands still missing in Nepal were fading, authorities said on Wednesday, a week after a glacier collapse in the…

World A plenary session meeting on financial literacy takes place as world leaders in finance join with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for the 2026 G20 Financial meetings on September 1, 2026 in Asheville, North Carolina. (Getty Images/AFP)

G20 Finance Leaders Close Talks Marked by US Welcoming Russia

G20 finance leaders closed their two-day gathering on Tuesday with a statement that all but China backed in full, as Washington insisted that the presence of a…

World Tugboats prepare to guide US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) (C) towards Laem Chabang Port, near the city of Pattaya on September 2, 2026. (AFP)

US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Thailand After Months at Sea

A US aircraft carrier at the center of controversy over conditions on board arrived in Thailand on Wednesday for its first port call in nine months. The 5…

World US Energy Secretary Chris Wright disembarks a plane as he arrives in Maiquetia, Venezuela, September 1, 2026. (Reuters)

US Defends Trump Venezuela Oil Deal as Energy Secretary Lands in Caracas

US officials on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump's oil deal with Venezuela, saying it would lower oil prices for Americans and counter Russian and…

World A screengrab from a video obtained from social media on September 1, 2026, shows a view shortly before what US Central Command (CENTCOM) says was a US strike on an Iranian military target. (US Central Command/Handout via Reuters)

US Pounds Iran, Tehran Strikes Back at Bases in Biggest Exchange Since July

Iran and the region were plunged back into war on Wednesday by the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July, with US forces striking…

World German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt R) and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul attend a press conference on the drone incident at Leipzig Airport in Berlin, Germany 01 September 2026. (EPA)

Germany Blames Russia for Airport Drone Incident, Hits Back with Sanctions

Germany on Tuesday blamed Russia for an attempted "hybrid attack" involving an explosive-laden drone at a strategic airport last month and announced diplomatic…

World A drone view shows vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 28, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Warns of ‘Much Harder’ Action if Iran Retaliates to Strikes

President Donald Trump warned Iran on Tuesday not to retaliate against the latest US strikes, saying Tehran faced "much harder and higher" attacks if it hits…

World Drivers queue at a petrol station to refuel in Tehran, on August 25, 2026. (AFP)

Iran Parliament Speaker Urges Citizens to Cut Petrol Use

A top Iranian official called on citizens to curb their petrol consumption on Tuesday, as the country faces difficulty importing enough fuel to meet demand due…

World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 01 September 2026. (EPA/Vyacheslav Prokofyev / Sputnik / Kremlin Pool)

Türkiye’s Erdogan Signals Further Nuclear Projects with Russia

Türkiye is planning to expand its nuclear cooperation with Russia to build more power plants, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday. The signal of…

World A boy uses a mobile phone to take photos of missing and deceased people pasted on wall outside Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, following flash floods and a mudslide, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2026. (Reuters)

Rescuers Comb Through Mud and Debris as Nepal-China Floods Leave More Than 1,000 Dead

Rescue teams with search dogs combed through mud, rocks and debris Tuesday in Nepal and China looking for thousands of people still missing after catastrophic…

World The flags of Pacific Island nations during the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror, Palau, September 1, 2026. (AAP/ Mick Tsikas via Reuters)

China Warns of ‘Consequences’ Over Taiwan Presence at Pacific Leaders Meeting

China said it had serious concerns about Taiwan's presence at the annual Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, warning of "consequences" after the democratically…