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Türkiye Presses PKK to Disarm ‘Immediately’

World An Iraqi Kurdish woman waves a flag bearing the portrait of the founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan as people gather at Freedom Park to listen to an audio message by the jailed leader in Sulaimaniyah, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on February 27, 2025. (AFP)

Türkiye Presses PKK to Disarm ‘Immediately’

Türkiye on Thursday insisted the PKK and all groups allied with it must disarm and disband "immediately", a week after a historic call by the Kurdish militant…

World  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak to the media as they attend a European Union leaders special summit to discuss Ukraine and European defense, in Brussels, Belgium March 6, 2025. (Reuters)

Zelenskiy Says Truce in Air and at Sea Could Test Russia’s Will to End War

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on EU leaders on Thursday to support the idea of a truce between Russian and Ukrainian forces in the air and at sea,…

World A man walks past a mural painting of Iranian flags in a street in Tehran on October 26, 2024. (AFP)

Explosion at Tehran Military Site Kills 1 and Injures 10 Firefighters

An explosion in a container at a military site east of Tehran killed one military personnel and injured 10 firefighters, Iranian media reported Thursday. …

World  Scott Bessent, United States Secretary of the Treasury, speaks at an Economic Club of New York luncheon in New York, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP)

US Will Exert Maximum Pressure on Iran via Sanctions, Bessent Says

The US will exert a campaign of maximum pressure of sanctions Iran to collapse its oil exports and put pressure on its currency, Treasury Secretary Scott…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Novosibirsk Region Governor Andrey Travnikov during their talks via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin Says Any Peace Deal on Ukraine Must Ensure Russia's Security

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia should choose a peace in Ukraine that will ensure the long-term security of Russia and its sustainable…

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World Women walk to the market near Nzara, South Sudan on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

UN: Women's Rights Are Under Attack 30 Years after Leaders Adopted Blueprint for Equality

Thirty years after world leaders adopted a historic blueprint to achieve gender equality, a new United Nations report says women’s and girls’ rights are under…

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World European Council President Antonio Costa, right, greets Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union, prior to a meeting at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP)

EU Leaders Open Emergency Summit on Defense and Ukraine Aid as US Security Support Wanes 

Facing the prospect that the United States might cut them adrift under President Donald Trump, European Union leaders launched a day of emergency talks…

World France's President Emmanuel Macron prepares for a plenary meeting at a summit held at Lancaster House in central London on March 2, 2025. (Reuters)

Mocking Him as ‘Micron’, Russia Warns Macron Not to Threaten It

Russia warned French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday not to threaten it with nuclear rhetoric and, mocking his height by calling him "Micron", ruled out…

World Emergency personnel work in a destroyed building following a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine March 5, 2025. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region/Handout via Reuters) 

Russian Missile Kills Four, Injures Many More in Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih 

A Russian missile struck a hotel in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih late on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring 31, with rescuers still…

World Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow, Russia, March 5, 2025. Sputnik/Sergei Bobylyov/Pool via REUTERS

Putin Appoints Alexander Darchiev as Russia's New Ambassador to Washington

Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed senior veteran diplomat Alexander Darchiev as ambassador to the United States on Thursday, to lead a rapprochement…

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World IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi speaks during a press conference on the opening day of his agency's quarterly Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Elisabeth Mandl

European Powers Alarmed by Iran’s Threats to Leave NTP Treaty

France, Germany and the UK on Wednesday said they are alarmed by Iran’s repeated threats to leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and of further expanding…

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World FILE PHOTO: New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Phil Goff speaks at a commemoration service on Anzac Day at Westminster Abbey, London, Britain April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Belinda Jiao/Pool/File Photo

New Zealand's Most Senior Diplomat in London Loses his Job over Remarks about Trump

New Zealand’s most senior envoy to the United Kingdom has lost his job over remarks he made about US President Donald Trump at an event in London this week,…

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World Pro-Palestinian student protesters demonstrate outside Barnard College in New York on February 27, 2025. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

US Police Responding to Bomb Threat Clear Pro-Palestinian Protesters Occupying Barnard College Library

Barnard College's library was evacuated Wednesday as police responded to a fake bomb threat during a sit-in staged by pro-Palestinian protesters. The New York…

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World Shards of glass lie near a damaged shop after Mk82 bombs fell outside the shooting range during joint live-fire exercises near the demilitarized zone separating two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea Air Force Jets Accidentally Drop Bombs on Homes, 15 Injured

Fifteen people were injured in South Korea on Thursday after bombs dropped by fighter jets landed in a civilian district, damaging houses and a church during…

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World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy looks on during a meeting with members of the media on the outskirts of London, Britain, March 2, 2025. (Reuters)

Zelenskiy Hails ‘Positive Movement’ in Relations with US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday there had been "positive movement" in cooperation with the United States that could lead to another…

World Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images via AFP)

US Diplomats in Dissent Cable to Rubio Protest USAID Dismantling, Cut in Foreign Aid

Hundreds of diplomats at the State Department and US Agency for International Development have formally written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio protesting…

World A Taliban fighter is pictured at the site of the Kabul airport bombing, which killed scores of people including 13 US troops - AFP

ISIS Militant behind Kabul Airport Attack Arrested, Says US

An ISIS operative who allegedly planned the 2021 suicide bombing outside Kabul airport during the chaotic US military withdrawal has been arrested, President…

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World President Donald Trump talks about Greenland as he addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, as Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., listen. (AP)

Greenlanders Are Waking up to a Message from Trump Welcoming Them to the United States 

Greenlanders awoke Wednesday to a message from US President Donald Trump, who said his administration supported the Arctic island’s right of self-determination…

World US President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 28, 2025. (Reuters)

Kremlin Says Zelenskiy's Letter to Trump on Willingness to Negotiate is Positive

Russia takes a positive view of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's statement that he is willing to negotiate over the war, the Kremlin said on Wednesday…

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Over 200 Attend Pro-Palestinian Protest near Columbia University

More than 200 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered Tuesday in front of Columbia University in New York to demonstrate against former Israeli prime minister…

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World Pope Francis leads the vespers at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on February 1, 2025. (AFP)

Pope Francis Rested Well Overnight in Hospital, Vatican Says 

Pope Francis, who has been struggling to overcome double pneumonia for almost three weeks, had a restful night in hospital, the Vatican said on Wednesday. …

World A still from a video shows UK Security Minister Dan Jarvis testifying about Iran on Tuesday. (British Parliament)

UK Places Iran in Highest Foreign Influence Category

British Security Minister Dan Jarvis announced on Tuesday that the UK will place Iran, including its intelligence agencies and the Revolutionary Guard Corps,…

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World Iran's and US' flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Russia Seeks to Serve as Mediator between US and Iran

Russia has offered to mediate between the United States and Iran, a source briefed on discussions told Reuters on Tuesday, as the Kremlin vowed to do…

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World French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at the US Capitol on February 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Macron is meeting with Senators in Washington after he met with President Donald Trump on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale military invasion of Ukraine.  Kent Nishimura/Getty Images/AFP

France's Macron to Address Nation on Wednesday Evening

French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation on Wednesday evening, he said in a post on social media platform X. "In this moment of uncertainty,…

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World President Donald Trump leaves the chamber after addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP)

Trump Tells Greenland US Will Get it ‘One Way or the Other’ 

President Donald Trump urged Greenland on Tuesday to choose to join the United States but vowed to take the Danish-ruled island "one way or the other" --…

World President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP)

‘America Is Back,’ Trump Declares in Divisive Congress Speech 

Donald Trump declared "America is back" Tuesday in his first address to Congress since returning to power, touting his radical policies in the face of raucous…

World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy looks on during a visit to a military training area to find out about the training of Ukrainian soldiers on the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, at an undisclosed location, in Germany, June 11, 2024. (Reuters)

Trump Says Ukraine Willing to Negotiate, Russia ‘Ready for Peace’ 

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he received a letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in which the Ukrainian leader expressed willingness…

World File photo: Opposition members of parliament hold banners as they attend the opening session of this year's spring parliamentary convocation where it is expected to note a resignation of PM Milos Vucevic, in Belgrade, Serbia, March 4, 2025. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic

At Least Three Serbian Lawmakers Injured as Smoke Bombs and Flares Thrown in parliament

At least three lawmakers were injured on Tuesday after chaos erupted in Serbia’s parliament, where smoke bombs and flares were thrown. Lawmakers were…

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World Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan addresses a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart in Ankara on February 24, 2025. (AFP)

Iran Summons Türkiye's Ambassador Following Ankara’s Warning Regarding Syria 

Iran's foreign ministry summoned Türkiye's ambassador, state TV reported on Tuesday, after Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned Tehran against…