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Russia’s Lavrov, China’s Wang Discuss Cooperation, Ukraine, Iran at Asia Security Meeting

World In this handout photograph taken and released by the Russian Foreign Ministry on October 14, 2026, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi hold a meeting on the sidelines of the Seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku. (Handout /Russian Foreign Ministry / AFP)

Russia’s Lavrov, China’s Wang Discuss Cooperation, Ukraine, Iran at Asia Security Meeting

The Russian ‌and Chinese foreign ministers discussed the state of bilateral cooperation as well as the crises in Ukraine and Iran during an Asia security…

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends a ceremony marking the opening of Colombia's new embassy in Jerusalem, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, Israel, 14 October 2026. (EPA)

Netanyahu Says He Is Not Seeking to Attack Iran Again Before Israel Election

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he was not in favor of a preemptive strike against Iran before Israel's October 27 election…

World Israeli army chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir. (Reuters file)

Israel Army Chief Says Reinforcing Troops on All Fronts

Israel's army chief said on Wednesday that the military was reinforcing troop levels "across all fronts", citing an increased risk of escalation as the country…

World A damaged multi-story residential building is seen on fire after a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (AP)

Ukraine Says SpaceX Hampers Drones for Attack and Defense, as US Ties Fray

Ukraine said Elon Musk’s SpaceX had restricted Starlink services on Wednesday, hampering the country's attack and air-defense drone missions as worsening ties…

World People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, October 12, 2026. (Reuters)

North Korea Says it Tested Submarine-Launched Cruise Missiles

North Korea said it had tested two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles on Wednesday to verify navy mission capabilities and reliability of…


World Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, October 13, 2026. Razieh Poudat/ISNA/via WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Container Ship Sinks Near Hormuz after Being Hit by Projectile

A container ship has sunk near the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by a projectile, while a separate dry bulk carrier damaged in an earlier attack is also…

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World The Chinese-flagged container shipping vessel Hui Fa transits the Gulf of Oman on October 13, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

Iran Says Cargo Ship Sank after Hitting Naval Mine

A cargo ship has sunk after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps navy said. It was the first time Iran has reported a…

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World US President Donald Trump speaks on stage in Wasilla, Alaska, US, October 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

US Judge Backs CNN, MS Now, Politico Access to White House

A federal judge blocked on Tuesday the White House from banning CNN, MS Now and Politico journalists, following President Donald Trump's decision to ban the…

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World Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks alongside President Donald Trump, during a Greek Independence Day celebration in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 24, 2025 (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

US Ambassador to Greece Resigns over Allegations of Improper Conduct

US President Donald Trump’s Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned on Tuesday over allegations of misconduct, but said she’ll “vigorously defend”…

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World CGT unionists stand amid tear gas fired by riot police during a demonstration of high-school students in Lyon, southeastern France on October 13, 2026, as part of a nationwide high school mobilization. (AFP)

Demonstrations Backing France’s Protesting Students Gather Strength

Tens of thousands of people joined rallies across France on Tuesday to support protesting high school students demanding better conditions in a major challenge…

World People watch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a large screen as he speaks to the Warsaw Security Forum in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP)

Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Received No Intelligence from Partners About Missiles Headed to Kyiv

Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about five Russian ballistic missiles that hit civilian infrastructure in the capital of Kyiv, President…

World Pope Leo arrives at Gemelli Hospital ahead of the pontiff's surgery to remove a lung nodule, in Rome, Italy, October 13, 2026. (Vatican Media/­Simone Risoluti/Handout via Reuters)

Pope Leo Has Cancerous Growth Removed in Lung Operation

Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous growth removed from his right lung in a 90-minute operation on Tuesday and "woke up normally" after the procedure, the Vatican…

World President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump Says Yemen's Houthis are 'Behaving Very Badly'

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the Houthi militants were "behaving very badly." This came as the group has recently escalated attacks on…

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World Director General of MI5 Ken McCallum speaks at Thames House, the headquarters of the UK's Security Service in London, Tuesday Oct. 13, 2026. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP, Pool)

MI5 Chief Says Iran is Targeting Military Sites and Suspected Plot at RAF Fairford is 'Not Unique'

Iran is trying to hit military sites in the UK and the suspected plot to attack a US-run military air base in September is “not unique," the head of Britain's…

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World Motorbikes drive past Iranian missiles and banners showing portraits of the Iranian Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, center, and the late armed forces commanders and nuclear scientists, who were killed in Israeli and US strikes, displayed in a military exhibition commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war at Baharestan Square, in Tehran, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran Reportedly Fortifies Nuclear Sites, Rallies its People for Return to Combat

Iran is fortifying its defenses as it prepares for potential American attacks after the midterms and seeks to deter them, The Wall Street Journal reported. …

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World FILE PHOTO: Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people and wounding 31 in a November 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, is pictured in an undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on June 29, 2012. REUTERS/Bell County Sheriff's Office/Handout/File Photo

Australia Will Do 'Anything We Can' to Stop US Execution Being Shown Online, Says PM

Australia will do whatever it can to stop the "completely abhorrent" livestreaming of the execution of a US prisoner from being available to view in the…

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World France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the "Bpifrance Inno Generation (BIG)" event, in Paris, France, October 8, 2026.  Julien De Rosa/Pool via REUTERS

Macron: French Navy Boards 'Shadow Fleet' Ship in Indian Ocean

The French navy boarded a vessel suspected of illegally smuggling oil in an operation off the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, President Emmanuel Macron said…

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World YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - OCTOBER 12: US President Donald Trump speaks during an election rally at the Covelli Center on October 12, 2026 in Youngstown, Ohio. President Trump is holding the rally to campaign for local Republican candidates in Ohio.  Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Trump Attacks Immigrants from Somalia and Haiti While Rallying in Ohio for Republican Candidates

President Donald Trump on Monday tried to boost Sen. Jon Husted’s reelection campaign by attacking two groups of Black immigrants during a rally in Ohio, where…

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World A Taiwanese flag is seen in Keelung on October 12, 2026. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)

China Sanctions Officials in Paraguay and Belize over Their Countries' Ties with Taiwan

China sanctioned Paraguay’s communications minister and Belize’s foreign minister on Monday over ties with Taiwan, the island democracy Beijing claims as its…

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World TOPSHOT - Protesters hold placards as they march during a demonstration of high-school students in Montpellier, southern France, on October 8, 2026, as part of a nationwide protest movement over learning conditions.  (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP)

France Braces for Fresh Nationwide Student Demonstrations

France readied on Tuesday for fresh nationwide demonstrations supporting students who have been protesting poor classroom conditions for weeks, with…

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World FILE PHOTO: "AI Artificial Intelligence" words, a keyboard and a robotics hand in this illustration taken, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Report: AI and Nuclear War Threaten Human Extinction by 2100

Malicious use of AI and nuclear conflict pose the biggest threat to human extinction by the year 2100, global experts have warned. Co-chaired by Dr…

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World 10 October 2026, US, Washington: US President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House after returning from a trip to Tennessee. Photo: Matt Kaminsky/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Trump Says He Does Not Believe China and Russia are Helping Iran 'at All'

President Donald Trump said late on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," adding that Moscow and Beijing had "too much to…

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World North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae attend the opening ceremony of the National Defense Revolution Museum of the Second Economic Committee, North Korea, October 11, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA/via REUTERS    KCNA via REUTERS

NKorea's Kim Showcases Missile Capable of Reaching US as Trump Signals Possible Meeting

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a defense industry museum displaying an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States, state…

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World  Former ICC judge Navi Pillay, who was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, poses for a photograph in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP)

Nobel Peace Laureate Defends International Justice as It Comes Under US Criticism

Navi Pillay, the South African-born jurist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last week, told The Associated Press in an interview Monday that, as a judge,…

World  British Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during a reception to celebrate Black History Month at Downing Street, in London, Britain, October 12, 2026. (Reuters)

British Airbase Plot ‘Almost Certainly Directed’ by Iran Guards, Says UK PM

Britain's government Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of being behind a major scare at a UK airbase used by the United States, as allies including…

World US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) holds a press conference at Karmel Mall, after the fatal shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 28, 2026. (Reuters)

Fury as US Federal Agents Search Anti-Trump Lawmaker’s Home

US federal agents searched the Washington home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of what officials said was a criminal investigation,…

World A digital screen displays an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a campaign by advertising operator MAER and the People's Front movement marking the Russian leader's birthday in Moscow, Russia, October 7, 2026. (Reuters)

Russia Says Its Diesel Exports May Exceed Volumes Announced by Trump

Russia will be able to return diesel exports to levels above those US President Donald Trump has outlined under a deal with Moscow which has been criticized by…

World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the media after a German-Ukrainian business forum in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

Zelenskyy Says Russia Strikes Energy Facilities despite Trump Claim of an Energy Ceasefire

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Russia has continued to strike Ukraine's energy facilities even after US President Donald Trump said a…

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World Policemen stand in front of Joseph-Lakanal high school after a headmaster was injured by a hunting rifle shot and a teenager was arrested in Aubagne, southern France, on October 12, 2026. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)

French Police Detain Pupil Suspected in School Shooting in France in Which Two Were Wounded

Police have detained a 14-year-old pupil suspected in a rare school shooting in France that wounded the principal and another staff member, according to The…

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