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Kallas: US Remains Biggest Ally and Europe Should be More Self-confident

World EU Vice-President and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks during a session on the opening day of the Doha Forum, an annual diplomatic conference, in Doha on December 6, 2025. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP)

Kallas: US Remains Biggest Ally and Europe Should be More Self-confident

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Saturday that the United States remains Europe's biggest ally, after the Trump administration said in a…

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World 03 December 2025, Iran, Teheran: View of the smog-ridden metropolis of Tehran. Photo: Aref Taherkenareh/dpa

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Media Accuse Rouhani of ‘Serving Israel’

Media outlets aligned with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have accused former president Hassan Rouhani and his associates of “doing Israel a service,” escalating…

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World A handout photo made available on 05 December 2025 by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shows a missile being launched during a military drill in the waters off southern Iran coast. EPA/IRGC HANDOUT

Iran Holds Massive Drills in Gulf

Iran launched massive missiles in the Sea of Oman and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz during the second day of a naval drill, state TV reported Friday. …

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World A Chinese PLA navy ship monitors an area during a maritime cooperative activity between the Philippines, Australia and Canadian navy near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Sep 3, 2025. (AFP)

Taiwan Says China Deploys Warships in ‘Military Operations’

Taiwan said Friday that China had deployed warships for “military operations” stretching hundreds of kilometers from the Yellow Sea to the South China Sea,…

World A picture taken on December 5, 2016 shows a nuclear submarine at the naval base in Ile Longue, western of France. (AFP)

France Investigates Reports of Drones Over Nuclear Sub Base

French prosecutors are investigating after drones were suspected to have flown over a nuclear submarine base on the Atlantic coast late on Thursday, a…


World 05 December 2025, India, New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by Indian President Droupadhi Murmu, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Konstantin Zavrazhin/Kremlin/dpa)

Putin, Modi Agree to Expand and Widen India-Russia Trade, Strengthen Friendship

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered India uninterrupted fuel supplies on Friday, eliciting a cautious response even as he and Indian Prime Minister…

World French President Emmanuel Macron. (AFP file)

France's Macron: Unity between Europe and US on Ukraine is ‘Essential'

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that unity between Europe and the United States was key in the support of Ukraine, adding there is "no mistrust…

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World A PULS multiple rocket launcher miniature and artillery rockets by Israeli Elbit Systems is exhibited at the DEFEA Defense Exhibition, in Athens, Greece, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi Purchase Licensing Rights

Greek Parliament Approves Purchase of Rocket Systems from Israel

Greek lawmakers approved late on Thursday the purchase of 36 PULS rocket artillery systems from Israel for about 650 million euros ($757.84 million), two…

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World Deadly flooding inundated thousands of homes in Vietnam's Lam Dong province in what authorities say is a record-breaking year of natural disasters. Quoc Nguyen / AFP

Flooding Kills Two as Vietnam Hit by Dozens of Landslides

Heavy rain in Vietnam triggered flooding that killed at least two people and caused more than a dozen landslides, state media said Friday, adding to what…

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World FILED - 25 June 2024, Israel, Jerusalem: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz is pictured during an event in Jerusalem. Photo: Hannes P Albert/dpa

Israel Sets 2026 Defense Budget at $34 Billion Despite Ceasefire in Gaza

Israel's defense budget for 2026 has been set at 112 billion shekels ($34.63 billion), the defense minister's office said on Friday, up from 90 billion shekels…

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World In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi look out from a car prior to an informal dinner at Modi's residence. Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL/AFP

India Rolls Out Red Carpet for Russia's Putin

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts Russia's President Vladimir Putin at a summit on Friday, with defense and trade ties taking center stage as New…

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World 03 December 2025, Iran, Teheran: View of the smog-ridden metropolis of Tehran. Photo: Aref Taherkenareh/dpa

Iran Accused of ‘Digital Apartheid’

Ordinary Iranians face up to 10 years in prison or even execution if they use X to write anything the government deems critical. But little did they know…

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World TOPSHOT - Migrants sit onboard an inflatable boat before attempting to illegally cross the English Channel to reach Britain, off the coast of Sangatte, northern France, on July 18, 2023. (Photo by BERNARD BARRON / AFP)

Aid Workers Stand Trial in Greece on Migrant Smuggling Charges

Two dozen aid workers went on trial in Greece on Thursday on charges including migrant smuggling, in a case that rights groups have dismissed as a baseless…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with journalists as he attends the VTB Investment Forum "Russia Calling!" in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025. Sputnik/Yevgeny Biyatov/Pool via REUTERS

Putin Says Russia Will Take All of Ukraine's Donbas Region Militarily or Otherwise

President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine's Donbas region by force unless Ukrainian…

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World South Korea's presidential office confirmed Thursday that six nationals were being held captive in North Korea. Pedro PARDO / AFP/File

Seoul Says Six Nationals Held in North Korea, Vows to Help Them

South Korea's presidential office confirmed Thursday that six of its citizens have been captive in North Korea for years, after President Lee Jae Myung…

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World The Arrow 3 shield system is pictured during an event of the German Air Force to declare the Initial Operating Capability for the Arrow Weapon System for Germany at the Annaburger Heide Air Base in Schoenewalde / Holzdorf, eastern Germany, on December 3, 2025. (AFP)

Germany Deploys Arrow Air Defense to Counter Russian Missile Threat

Germany on Wednesday became the first European nation to deploy the Arrow air defense system, built to intercept intermediate-range ballistic missiles such as…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin, third right, Russian Presidential foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, fourth right, and Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmitriev, right, attend talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff, second left, and Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, third, at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Kremlin Says Putin Accepted Some US Proposals on Ukraine and Is Ready to Continue Talking 

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin had accepted some US proposals to end the war in Ukraine and rejected others and that Russia was…

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World General view of the North Atlantic Council meeting during NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman


NATO Allies Vow Major New Purchases of US Arms for Ukraine

NATO countries pledged Wednesday to buy hundreds of millions more dollars of US arms for Ukraine, as Russian President Vladimir Putin was told to end his …

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World This picture shows an aerial view of villagers wading through the mudflow to find a shelter in the aftermath of flash floods in Tukka village, Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra province, on December 3, 2025. (AFP)

Flood-Hit Indonesian Regions Run Low on Fuel, Funds for Relief Effort 

Authorities battling floods on Indonesia's island of Sumatra that killed 804 people this week have appealed for more central government help to tackle…

World Iran’s Ministry of Defense showcases the long-range Arman air-defense system at a ceremony in Tehran last February. (Reuters)

Conflicting Signals Emerge over Iran’s Efforts to Restore Defensive Capabilities  

Conflicting messages are coming out of Iran regarding the restoration of its defensive capacity along the country’s western frontier, where military…

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World An image of an autopen signing former US President Joe Biden's signature is displayed in place of a portrait Biden next to a portrait of US President Donald Trump at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" along the Colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 25, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Says He’s Terminating Any Biden Pardons Signed with Autopen 

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is terminating all documents, including pardons, that he said his predecessor Joe Biden had signed using an…

World Finnish tugboat Ukko sails near the Cook Islands-flagged tanker Eagle S off Porkkalanniemi, Kirkkonummi, in the Gulf of Finland, December 28, 2024 (AFP)

Cook Islands-Flagged Tankers Suspects of Smuggling Russian, Iranian Crude

At least 34 Cook Islands–flagged tankers suspected of smuggling contraband crude for Russia and Iran have been using a beachside office in the tropical South…

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World Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Hegseth Defends Second Boat Strike, Citing ‘Fog of War’

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended the secondary strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, citing the “fog of war” as reason…

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World (FILES) This handout file photo taken and released on April 9, 2014 by Australian Defence shows a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion flying past Australian Defense Vessel Ocean Shield on a mission to drop sonar buoys to assist in the acoustic search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean.  (Photo by Handout / AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE / AFP)

Malaysia Says Search for Long-missing Flight MH370 to Resume

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume at the end of December, Malaysia's transport ministry said on Wednesday, more than a decade…

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World Ibrahim Mohamed Ishaq, 35, a Sudanese refugee father from el-Fasher, stands near firewood after purchasing it for warmth inside the Tine transit camp, after arriving and securing a place in eastern Chad, as he and his family flee ongoing clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, November 22, 2025. (Reuters)

UN Refugee Agency Hails $1.5 Bn in Early Donations Amid Funding Crunch

The United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday it had secured more than $1.5 billion in early pledges to support its work in 2026, at a time when aid funding…

World European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini takes part in a press conference after an International Solidarity Conference on the Venezuelan Refugee and Migrant crisis, in Brussels, Belgium October 29, 2019. (Reuters)

Belgian Police Detain Former EU Foreign Policy Chief Mogherini in Fraud Probe

Belgian police on Tuesday detained former European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and a current senior EU diplomat as part of a fraud…

World  Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with journalists as he attends the VTB Investment Forum "Russia Calling!" in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025. (Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool via Reuters)

Putin Warns Europe: If You Want War, Then Russia Will Defeat You

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned European powers that if they started a war with Russia then Moscow was ready to fight and that the defeat of…

World File photo: Police secure an area after a deadly shooting in the eastern German city of Halle on October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Marvin Gaul

Germany Sends a Libyan Man Suspected of War Crimes to the ICC to Face Justice

A Libyan man accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes in a Tripoli prison has been sent by Germany to the International Criminal Court to face justice…

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World Bullet holes are shown where a mass shooting took place Saturday at a banquet hall in Stockton, Calif., Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Mass Killings in 2025 in the US Hit the Lowest Level since 2006

A shooting last weekend at a children’s birthday party in California that left four dead was the 17th mass killing this year — the lowest number recorded since…

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