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NATO Discussing Next Steps to Ensure Arctic Stays Safe, Rutte Says

World  NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attends a news conference, in Zagreb, Croatia, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP)

NATO Discussing Next Steps to Ensure Arctic Stays Safe, Rutte Says

NATO member countries are discussing the next steps to collectively keep the Arctic safe, alliance chief Mark Rutte said on Monday, the latest sign of work…

World United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih (C) holds a meeting with local administrative and security leaders following his arrival at the Kakuma refugee complex in Kakamu on January 11, 2026. (AFP)

‘I Know the Pain’: Ex-Refugee Takes over as UNHCR Chief

Barham Salih has known torture and the wrenching loss of exile. Four decades after his own ordeal, he has taken the helm of the UN refugee agency as it…

World A view of the courtroom as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) starts two weeks of hearings in a landmark case brought by Gambia, which accuses Myanmar of committing genocide ​the Rohingya, a minority Muslim group, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 12, 2026. (Reuters)

Landmark Myanmar Rohingya Genocide Case Opens at UN’s Top Court

A landmark case ​accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against minority Muslim Rohingya opened at the United Nations' top court on Monday. It is the first…

World A motorcyclist rides past graffiti depicting former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is facing trial in the United States after US forces captured him, in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP)

Trump Says Working Well with Venezuela’s New Leaders, Open to Meeting

US President Donald Trump said Sunday his administration was working well with Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez -- and that he would be open to…

World US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), at the US Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, US, December 10, 2025. (Reuters)

Fed Chair Powell Says Targeted by Federal Probe

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Sunday that US prosecutors have opened a probe into his comments to lawmakers and threatened an indictment, a move…


World Demonstrators and activists rally in support with Iranian people amid anti-government protests raging across Iran, in Paris, France, January 11, 2026. (Reuters)

China Says Opposes Foreign ‘Interference’ in Iran, Germany Condemns Violence against Protests

China said on Monday it opposes foreign "interference" in other countries after US President Donald Trump threatened to intervene militarily if Tehran killed…

World US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Force One en route from Florida to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Trump Says US Will Take Greenland 'One Way or the Other'

President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States would take Greenland "one way or the other," warning that Russia and China would "take over" if Washington…

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World FILE - A view of houses in Nuuk, Greenland, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Kwiyeon Ha, File)

China Hits Back at Trump's Greenland Remark, Defends Arctic Operations

China on Monday urged the United States not to use other countries as an excuse to pursue its own interests, after US President Donald ‌Trump said &zwnj…

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World Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a news conference at the State Department, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Rubio, Mexico Foreign Minister Speak after Trump Threatens Land Attacks on Cartels

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente on Sunday, days after President Donald Trump threatened land…

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World A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

North Korea Says 'Shameless' US Making Mockery of UN

North Korea condemned on Monday what it called "shameless" moves by the United States that it said undermined the United Nations and accused Washington of a …

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World A demonstrator holds a burning photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, during a protest in support of the Iranian people outside Downing Street, as protests have spread across Iran since the end of December in response to soaring inflation and protesters demanding an end to clerical rule, in London, Britain, January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Chris J Ratcliffe

Iran Says ‘Prepared for War’ as Alarm Grows over Protest Toll

Iran's foreign minister said on Monday the country is ready for both war and talks after repeated threats from US President Donald Trump to intervene…

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World In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Iranian Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.(UGC via AP)

Deaths from Iran Protests Reach More than 500

Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group said on Sunday, as Tehran threatened to target US military bases if President Donald Trump…

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World Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) react during campaign event at Dorton Arena, in Raleigh, North Carolina, US November 4, 2024. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/

Trump Reposts Suggestion that Rubio become Next Cuba Leader

President Donald Trump reposted a social media message on Sunday suggesting that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, born to Cuban immigrant parents, would…

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World British Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson walks on the day British Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds an emergency Cobra meeting to discuss Israel-Iran conflict, in London, Britain, June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo

UK's Former US Envoy Apologizes to Epstein's Victims, Not for His Own Ties

Britain's former US ambassador Peter Mandelson, who was dismissed over his links to Jeffrey Epstein last year, apologized on Sunday ​to the victims of the…

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World German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul attends a press conference in Beijing, China December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

German FM Puts Emphasis on Close Ties before US Trip

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul emphasized the importance of transatlantic relations on Sunday as he ​left for a trip to Washington that takes place at…

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World The runway of Jerusalem's Atarot airport, seen here in 2016, lies close to the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the main West Bank city of Ramallah. (AFP)

Israel Says Samoa to Open Embassy in Jerusalem

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Sunday that Samoa will open an embassy in Jerusalem this year, a rare move as most foreign diplomatic missions to…

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World Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo

Pope Prays for Dialogue, Peace in Iran and Syria

Pope Leo XIV offered prayers for those killed in protests in Iran and in the conflict in Syria during his weekly Angelus prayer on Sunday, calling for dialogue…

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World FILE PHOTO: Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on January 9, 2026. Social Media/via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran Warns US Troops, Israel Will Be Targets if America Strikes

Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s regime saw protesters flood the streets in the country’s capital and its second-largest city into Sunday, crossing the…

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World In this frame grab from video taken by an individual not employed by The Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows people during a protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)

Sources: Israel on High Alert for Possibility of US Intervention in Iran

Israel is on high alert for the possibility of any US intervention in Iran as authorities there confront the biggest anti-government protests in years,…

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World These images taken on January 4, 2026 and released as a combo image by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on January 10, 2026 shows an aerial view of Kaesong city, which North Korea claims is footage taken retrieved from a drone from South Korea that violated North Korean airspace and brought down by specialized electronic warfare assets. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)

NKorea Says Another SKorean Drone Entered its Airspace

North Korea said on Saturday that South Korea flew another drone into its airspace on January 4, infringing on its sovereignty, according to state media KCNA. …

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World  The sun rises in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, a week after US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (AP)

Trump Moves to Block Courts from Seizing Venezuelan Oil Revenue in US Accounts

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at blocking courts or creditors from impounding revenue tied to the sale of Venezuelan oil held in US…

World  This frame grab from a video released Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, by Iranian state television shows a man holding a device to document burning vehicles during a night of mass protests in Zanjan, Iran. (Iranian state TV via AP)

As Protests Rage, Iran Pulls the Plug on Contact with the World

Just after 8 p.m. Thursday, Iran's theocracy pulled the plug and disconnected the country's 85 million people from the rest of the world. Following a…

World This photograph shows the oil tanker the "Maridive 703" sailing in the search-and-rescue zone of the international waters between Malta and Tunisia, on December 31, 2025. (AFP)

One Dead, Seven Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks off Türkiye

One person died and seven others were missing Saturday after a migrant boat sank in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Türkiye, the Turkish coast guard said. …

World Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on January 9, 2026. (Social Media/via Reuters)

Protests in Iran Near the 2-Week Mark as Authorities Intensify Crackdown on Demonstrators

Protests sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark Saturday, with the country’s government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying…

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World  A residential building and cars during a power blackout, that according to local authorities was caused by a recent Ukrainian missile attack targeting the regional energy system, amid the Russia-Ukraine military conflict in Belgorod, Russia, January 9, 2026. (Reuters)

Governor of Russia’s Belgorod Region Says 600,000 without Power, Heat, or Water After Ukrainian Strike

The governor of Russia's Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, said on Saturday that 600,000 residents were without electricity, heating and water after a…

World The city of Caracas, days after the US launched a strike on Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, Venezuela January 7, 2026. (Reuters)

Venezuela Says in Talks with US to Restore Diplomatic Ties

Venezuela was set to hold talks on Saturday with US envoys in Caracas on restoring diplomatic ties, days after US forces deposed Nicolas Maduro as its…

World FILE - Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, speaks during a news conference, June 23, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File)

Son of Ousted Iran Shah Urges Protesters to 'Prepare to Seize' City Centers

The US-based son of Iran's ousted shah urged Iranians on Saturday to stage more targeted protests with the aim of taking and then holding city centers. "Our…

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World  A Greenlandic flag flutters in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 8, 2026. (Reuters)

‘We Don’t Want to Be Americans’: Greenland’s Political Parties

"We don't want to be Americans," Greenland's political parties said after US President Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the mineral-rich…

World In this frame grab from video taken by an individual not employed by The Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows people blocking an intersection during a protest in Tehran, Iran, Thursday Jan. 8, 2026. (UGC via AP)

Iran 'Nationwide Internet Blackout' Still in Place after 36 Hours

A "nationwide internet blackout" implemented by the Iranian authorities as protesters take to the streets has now been in place for 36 hours, monitor Netblocks…

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