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Iran's Guards Say 'Accident' Left Two Tankers on Fire in Hormuz

World FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 28, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Iran's Guards Say 'Accident' Left Two Tankers on Fire in Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Thursday that two tankers carrying over four million barrels of oil had caught fire after an "accident" on an unauthorized…

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World A wounded policeman receives treatment at a hospital in Kohat in northwestern Pakistan on November 11, 2026 following an attack on a police convoy. Basit SHAH / AFP

10 Police, 18 Militants Killed in Pakistan's Northwest

Gunmen attacked police during an operation against illegal gold mining in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 10 officers, while 18 militants died in…

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World  Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conference after the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers Meeting in Beijing Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP)

China Tells US Ready to Strengthen Cooperation

China's top diplomat Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday Beijing was "willing to strengthen" cooperation with Washington, the Chinese…

World Policemen stand outside the "Virgilio" middle school after children have been evacuated due to a bomb alert, in Rome on November 11, 2026. (AFP)

Italy Evacuates Hundreds of Schools Due to Bomb Alert, with Threats in Scotland and Ireland

Italian authorities evacuated hundreds of schools Wednesday after an emailed bomb threat, the latest in a series of disruptions affecting European institutions…

World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plants an olive sapling ahead of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit at the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye. (Kiara Worth/UN Climate Change/dpa)

World Leaders Urge Stronger and Faster Action at UN Climate Talks Over Inadequate Response

World leaders called for urgent and decisive action on global warming Wednesday as formal talks began at the United Nations climate conference in Türkiye,…


World The region's governor said the blast was caused by an overhead crane collapsing into a large industrial furnace. Demiroren News AAgency / AFP

Six Held over Deadly Türkiye Steel Blast that Killed 17

Six people were arrested overnight after a huge blast at a steel plant near the western city of Izmir killed 17 workers, with grieving families waiting Tuesday…

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World 21 October 2026, Berlin: Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, speaks during GTC Berlin. (dpa)

Nvidia and Huang Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over Affair

Tech titan Jensen Huang faced fresh turmoil on Tuesday as shareholders sued him and his firm for allegedly misleading them over his affair with an accused…

World A drone view shows emergency services working at the site of a highway pileup that killed several people, near Yambol, Bulgaria, November 10, 2026, in this still image obtained from a video. (Georgi Manev/Nova TV/Handout via Reuters)

Eleven Dead, 50 Injured in Bulgarian Motorway Pile-up

Eleven people died in a traffic accident involving dozens of vehicles on both sides of a foggy stretch of highway in eastern Bulgaria on Tuesday, Prime…

World Travelers wait for their train on a platform at Barcelona Sants station in Barcelona, Spain, 10 November 2026. (EPA)

Train Drivers Strike in Spain After Two Deadly Crashes in a Year

Spanish train drivers went on strike on Tuesday to demand more investment in maintenance and safety following Spain's second fatal rail crash this year,…

World A Canadian flag flies next to the entry to the border crossing at Rainbow Bridge International on February 04, 2025 in Niagara Falls, Canada. (Getty Images via AFP)

Canada Reimposes Sanctions against 11 Iranian Companies

Canada on Tuesday said it was reimposing sanctions against 11 Iranian companies in the energy and banking sectors for contributing to the Iranian republic's…

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World  Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reacts during an annual meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Moscow, Russia, November 10, 2026. (Reuters)

Russia’s Lavrov Says US Diesel Deal Working, Prices Coming Down

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ‌said the accord under which Russia is to supply diesel to the US and world markets is already working and lowering…

World US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth takes questions from reporters during a news conference at the Pentagon on November 10, 2026, in Arlington, Virginia. (Getty Images/AFP)

Defiant Hegseth Blasts Impeachment Effort Ahead of House Vote

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday blasted efforts to impeach him as a farce that would embolden US adversaries, as he lashed out at his political…

World 08 November 2026, Palestinian Territories, Nablus: Israeli soldiers and military vehicles are seen during a raid on the Old City of Nablus.  (dpa)

Israeli Forces Shoot Dead 14-Year-Old in West Bank, Say Palestinian Officials

Israeli forces shot dead a 14-year-old in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, with Israel saying it was responding to stone-throwing. Moutaz…

World Kim Yo Jong, a sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2, 2019. (AP)

North Korea Slams UN Chief Over Call for Dialogue

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the leader's powerful sister, accused UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday of adopting a "prejudiced and irresponsible attitude"…

World  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends the second and final day of the 30th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP)

Zelensky Holds Air Defense, Energy Security Talks with Nordic Leaders

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday arrived in Denmark to discuss military support, air defense and energy infrastructure security with Nordic…

World  Ray Wang, owner of Manor Salon, displays his mobile phone wallpaper showing a photograph of himself with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the salon in Taipei, Taiwan, November 10, 2026. (Reuters)

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s Woes Evoke Sympathy, Disbelief in His Birthplace Taiwan

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is drawing both sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan, where he has rock star status, after dramatic revelations of his…

World US President Donald Trump stands with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, after presenting him with the National Medal of Science during the "A New Golden Age" summit at the US Institute of Peace, renamed The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace by the Trump administration, in Washington, DC, US, October 8, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Says FBI Is Looking at Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s Affair with Alleged Chinese Agent

President Donald Trump said Monday that the FBI is investigating Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese government agent, but said he doesn’t…

World TOPSHOT - A woman walks past empty fresh-food refrigerators at an Intermarché supermarket in Névez, western France, on October 12, 2026, following a cyberattack affecting the French supermarket chains Intermarché and Cooperative U that caused their refrigerators to defrost. (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP)

France Vows Tough Response to Freezer Cyberattack Blamed on Iran

France's foreign minister said Tuesday that Paris ruled out "nothing" to respond to a major cyberattack on hundreds of supermarket fridges in October that it…

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World A B-1 bomber takes off from RAF Fairford airbase, as the US removes its B-1 bombers one week after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain on Oct 4, 2026. — X/CraigYoungMedia via Reuters

US Aircraft Evacuated from Second UK Base Due to Iran Threat

The US military evacuated aircraft from a second airbase in Britain on Monday after a threat from Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people…

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World US-led talks on ending the war in Ukraine will resume in Abu Dhabi. IRYNA RYBAKOVA / The 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate/AFP

US-mediated Talks with Russia and Ukraine to Start in Abu Dhabi

Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States will hold talks in Abu Dhabi Tuesday on ending Europe's worst conflict since World War II, in the first…

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World US President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 9, 2026. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Trump Says He Believes War with Iran is Militarily 'Effectively Over'

President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters he believes the war in Iran “militarily is effectively over," suggesting that — at least for now — he’s not…

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World A bomb-sniffing dog checks for explosives after a vehicle drove into the north-facing pillars outside the White House, in Washington, DC, US, November 9, 2026. (Reuters)

Man Arrested After Crashing Car into Park Across from White House

The White House was briefly placed on lockdown on Monday after a man crashed his car into the sidewalk of a park across from the presidential mansion. The…

World US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth observes while President Donald Trump meets with Stephen Hubbard, a released Russian prisoner, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, 30 October 2026. (EPA)

Hegseth Plays Down Impeachment Risks, Says Ready to Defend His Record

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday played down the risks of an impeachment push against ‌him ‌and said ‌he ⁠was ready to defend ⁠his…

World Paraguay's interim President Pedro Alliana attends the swearing in ceremony of ministers at the government palace in Asuncion on November 9, 2026. (AFP)

Paraguay’s New President Asks All Ministers to Resign Amid Bank Crisis

Newly appointed Paraguayan President Pedro Alliana on Monday asked all ministers to resign as the country endures a major banking crisis that has locked…

World Anti-drone nets cover a road leading to the frontline settlement of Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine, 08 November 2026. (EPA)

Worker Killed in Drone Strike on Ukraine Nuclear Plant, Says IAEA

A drone strike on Monday killed an employee of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the UN's nuclear watchdog said. Captured by…

World US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at President Donald J. Trump International Airport on November 8, 2026 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Getty Images/AFP)

Trump Casts Doubt on US Midterm Results with New Fraud Claims

US President Donald Trump renewed baseless allegations of election fraud Monday after Democrats swept both chambers of the US Congress, reversing course just…

World France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu addresses the media during a press conference at the end of a social conference with trade unions and employers' organizations focused on purchasing power and wages at Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 9, 2026. (AFP)

French PM’s Minimum Wage Boost Pledge Fails to Placate Protesters

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Monday said the government would raise the minimum wage slightly in response to cost-of-living protests, but unions…

World  Supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu protest against left-wing activists calling for the formation of a government that includes Arab parties, following Israel's general election, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (AP)

Netanyahu Again Seeks Unity Government Despite Mandate Denial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called again Monday for a unity government that would keep him in power, a day after opposition rival Gadi Eisenkot…

World  From left, Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas attend a working lunch at the G7 foreign ministers summit in Paris, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (AP)

Europe Top Diplomats Press Rubio on Ukraine at G7

European foreign ministers on Monday pressed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a G7 meeting in Paris to ensure any settlement in the war with Russia is fair…