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China's Top Diplomat Visits Europe Pitching Closer Ties in 'Volatile' World

World Wang Yi's tour will take him to the EU headquarters in Brussels as well as France and Germany as Beijing seeks to improve relations with Europe. EVARISTO SA / AFP

China's Top Diplomat Visits Europe Pitching Closer Ties in 'Volatile' World

China's top diplomat heads to Europe on Monday for a visit which Beijing said will highlight ties as an "anchor of stability" in a world in turmoil. Wang Yi…

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World People ride on a motorcycle as a view shows the aftermath of an Israeli strike on Evin Prison that took place on June 23, after the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 29, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran Voices 'Serious Doubts' over Israel Commitment to Ceasefire

Iran warned Sunday that it had little faith in Israel's commitment to a fragile ceasefire that ended the most intense and destructive confrontation between the…

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World Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Sinan Selen, Vice-President of the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (not pictured), attend a press conference to present the 'Constitution Protection Report 2024' in Berlin, Germany June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

Germany Seeks Israeli Partnership on Cyberdefense, Plans 'Cyber Dome'

Germany is aiming to establish a joint German-Israeli cyber research center and deepen collaboration between the two countries' intelligence and security…

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World Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement during a visit to the site of the Weizmann Institute of Science, which was hit by an Iranian missile barrage, in the central city of Rehovot, Israel June 20, 2025. JACK GUEZ/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Court Cancels Israel PM Netanyahu's Trial Hearings this Week

The Jerusalem District Court cancelled this week's hearings in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long-running corruption trial, accepting a request the…

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World Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with the heads of international news agencies at the newly renovated St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Kremlin Says Europe Will Feel the Recoil from Its 'Illegal' Sanctions on Russia

The Kremlin said in remarks published on Sunday that the tougher the sanctions imposed on Russia by Europe, the more painful the recoil would be for Europe's…

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World People hold pictures of victims during a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary the Mutual Israelite Association of Argentina (AMIA) bombing attack in Buenos Aires on July 18, 2024. (AFP)

Argentina to Put Iranians and Lebanese on Trial in Absentia over 1994 Jewish Center Bombing

An Argentine judge on Thursday ordered that the seven Iranians and three Lebanese citizens accused of involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community…

World  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2025. (Sputnik/Sergei Karpukhin/Pool via Reuters)

Iran Denies Any Meeting with US Next Week, Foreign Minister Says

Iran currently has no plan to meet with the United States, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday in an interview on state TV, contradicting US…

World Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine, responds to a question during a press conference about Operation Midnight Hammer at the Pentagon, June 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. (dpa)

How the US Used Its Bunker-Buster Bombs at Iranian Nuclear Sites

The deep penetrating bombs that the US dropped into two Iranian nuclear facilities were designed specifically for those sites and were the result of more than…

World  A sample of samarium (Sm) is displayed at the Laboratory of Physics and Material studies (LPEM) in Paris, France, June 23, 2025. (Reuters)

US Says Deal with Beijing Will Expedite Rare Earth Exports from China

The United States has reached an agreement with China on how to expedite rare earth shipments to the US, a White House official said on Thursday, amid efforts…

World US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force General Dan Caine, speak during a press conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, June 26, 2025. REUTERS/Idrees Ali

No Known Intelligence that Iran Moved Uranium, US Defense Chief Says

US defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said he was unaware of any intelligence suggesting Iran had moved any of its highly enriched uranium to shield it…

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World This handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei shows him, flanked by the Iranian flag and a portrait of his predecessor the late supreme leader and Iranian revolution leader Ruhollah Khomeini, giving a televised address in Tehran on June 18, 2025. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)

Iran’s Khamenei Resurfaces to Warn Against Future US Attacks in First Statement Since Ceasefire

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Thursday that his country had delivered a "slap to America’s face" by striking a US air base in Qatar and warned…

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World A poster depicting US President Donald Trump prostrating in front of Iran's Ali Kamenei hangs in a southern Beirut suburb. AFP

US to Offer New Defense of Strikes on Iran Nuclear Sites

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to hold a news conference on Thursday to offer a fresh assessment of strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, following a…

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World FILE PHOTO: A tail of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed is seen stuck on a building after the incident in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo

India: Efforts Are on to Reconstruct Events that Caused Air India Crash

Efforts are underway to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the Air India plane crash this month that killed 260 people, and identify contributing…

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Türkiye Backs NATO's 5% Defense Spending Goal, Plans Nationwide Air Shield

Türkiye supports NATO's decision to more than double its defense spending target to 5% of GDP by 2035 and is already exceeding the previous 2% benchmark, a…

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World Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces for France delivers his speech during the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

France Says It Intercepted Drones Targeting Israel Prior to Iran Ceasefire

France's military took part in efforts to stop Iranian drones targeting Israel prior to this week's ceasefire, the country's defense minister Sebastien Lecornu…

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World Afghan refugees who returned after fleeing Iran to escape deportation and conflict gather at a UNHCR facility near the Islam Qala crossing in western Herat province, Afghanistan, on Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Omid Haqjoo)

'Thrown Out Like Trash'; Afghans Return to Land they Hardly Know

Ghulam Ali begins his days in pain, his muscles aching from hauling grain on a rickety cart through the streets of Kabul, homesick for the country he called…

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World This photograph shows a lightning bolt falling near Sacre Coeur Basilica in Montmartre during a thunderstorm, in Paris on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP)

Two Dead in Severe Storm in France

Two people, including a child, died in a violent storm that lashed France overnight, emergency services said Thursday. In southern France, a falling tree…

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World At least 300 were injured in Nairob. SIMON MAINA / AFP

Kenya Anniversary Protests Turn Violent, 8 Dead

Marches in Kenya to mark a year since massive anti-government demos turned violent on Wednesday, with eight killed and at least 400 injured as protesters held…

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World A handout satellite image made available by Maxar Technologies shows a close up view of holes and craters on a ridge at the Fordo underground uranium enrichment following US airstrikes, in Iran, 22 June 2025. EPA/MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES

White House Hits Back at Accounts Iran Moved Enriched Uranium

President Donald Trump’s administration hit back Wednesday at accounts Iran may have moved enriched uranium before US bombing. A key question raised by…

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World Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 

IAEA: Return of Inspectors to Iran’s Nuclear Sites ‘Number One Priority’

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Wednesday that his “number one priority” is for its inspectors to return to Iran’s nuclear…

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World Iran’s top commander Ali Shadmani (IRNA) 

Tehran Confirms Top Revolutionary Guard Commander Dies of Injuries

Iran said on Wednesday that a senior commander of the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Ali Shadmani, had died of wounds sustained last week…

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World In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, sitting center, with his wife Ri Sol Ju, rear, and daughter tours the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone in North Korea Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea Opening Tourist Site on East Coast Next Week

North Korea next week will open a signature tourist site on its east coast that it called a prelude to a new era in its tourism industry, though there is no…

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World Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement as he visits the site of the Weizmann Institute of Science, which was hit by Iranian missiles in the central city of Rehovot, Israel, 20 June 2025. (EPA)

Trump Says Netanyahu’s Trial Should Be Canceled

US President Donald Trump offered support to Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, saying his trial should be canceled. "Such a WITCH HUNT, for a man who has…

World In this picture obtained from the Iranian Mizan News Agency on June 25, 2025, excavator is used to clear the rubble outside the Evin prison complex in Tehran that was hit days ago by an Israeli strike. (AFP)

Trump Signals US May Ease Iran Oil Sanction Enforcement to Help Rebuild Country

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the US has not given up its maximum pressure on Iran - including restrictions on sales of Iranian oil - but…

World The life of Ahmadreza Djalali is at imminent risk, he wife said - AFP

Iran Hangs Three More Accused of Spying for Israel

Iran on Wednesday hanged three men convicted of spying for Israel after what activists decried as an unfair trial, bringing to six the number of people…

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World US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in 2019. (Reuters)

Trump Says He Will Speak to Putin Soon about Ending Ukraine War

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after talks with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he is considering sending more Patriot missile…

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World Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on the eve of a NATO defense ministers' meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 12, 2025. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/ File Photo

Finland Hails Plan for Allies to Join NATO Land Forces on its Soil

Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen hailed plans on Wednesday for six NATO member states including Britain and France to participate in land forces that…

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World A view of a logo outside a Co-op store on the Strand, in London, Britain, May 3, 2025. REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe/File Photo

Britain's Co-op to Stop Sourcing from Israel

British food retailer the Co-op Group will cease sourcing products and ingredients from 17 countries, including Israel, where there are "internationally…

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World US President Donald Trump poses for a photo during a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Trump Says US to Hold Nuclear Talks with Iran Next Week

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would likely seek a commitment from Iran to end its nuclear ambitions at talks next week and credited US strikes…

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