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Aid Workers Stand Trial in Greece on Migrant Smuggling Charges

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…


World A car stuck in the mud sits among debris at an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

More Than 1,200 Dead from Floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as Rescue Efforts Intensify

Emergency crews raced to reach survivors and recover more bodies Tuesday after the death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides surged past 1…

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World Presidential candidate Nasry Asfura of the National Party of Honduras arrives to hold a press conference after the general election, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Leonel Estrada

Trump Says Honduras 'Trying to Change' Presidential Election Outcome

Donald Trump on Monday accused election officials in Honduras of "trying to change" their presidential election outcome, in a race where the US president has…

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World  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AFP via Getty Images)

Netanyahu Invited to White House in 'Near Future'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited by US President Donald Trump to visit the White House "in the near future" during a phone call on Monday,…

World An Israeli missile launched from an Iron Dome system attempts to intercept a rocket over Netivot, Israel, on Sunday. (AFP via Getty Images)

Israel to Deploy ‘Iron Beam’ Laser Defense by End of 2025

Israel's defense ministry announced on Monday the completion of a laser air defense system known as "Iron Beam", which will be deployed by the end of December…

World Alina Habba attends her swearing-in ceremony as interim US Attorney for the District of New Jersey, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, March 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/ File Photo

Court Disqualifies Trump Ally Habba as Top New Jersey Federal Prosecutor

A federal appeals court determined on Monday that Alina Habba, a former personal lawyer to Donald Trump, was unlawfully appointed as the top federal prosecutor…

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World People stand outside the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the United States is considering imposing sanctions as soon as this week against the entire International Criminal Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

ICC Chief Says US Sanctions Won't Change Court's Handling of Cases

The president of the International Criminal Court said on Monday US sanctions imposed on senior court officials disrupt their personal lives but vowed the…

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World A health worker puts on Ebola protection gear before entering the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) at the ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) Ebola treatment centre in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 31, 2019. Picture taken March 31, 2019. REUTERS

Ebola Outbreak in Congo Declared over by Health Officials

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now over, Congolese health officials announced on Monday, after the country went 42 consecutive days…

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World  French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as he arrives for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 1, 2025. (Reuters)

Europeans Rally Round Ukraine as Trump Envoy Heads to Moscow

European leaders rallied to show support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday after US-Ukrainian talks to revise a peace proposal that…

World (FILES) US President Donald Trump (L) holds hands and speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / POOL / AFP)

Netanyahu Appears in Court after Pardon Request Backed by Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court on Monday for the first time since asking the country's president for a pardon in his long-running…

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World  Traffic moves in heavy smog in Tehran on November 29, 2025. (AFP)

Two South Koreans Arrested in Iran on Smuggling Charges, Seoul Says

South Korean nationals have been arrested in Iran on suspicion of smuggling, South Korea's foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday, but declined to…

World Ukrainian servicemen of the 59th brigade mobile air defence unit fire a Soviet made ZU-23 anti-aircraft twin autocannon towards a Russian drone from a sunflower field, during an air attack near Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region on July 19, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP) / AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2025

3 People Killed in Russian Strike on Ukraine's Dnipro

Three people were killed and at least eight wounded in a Russian missile attack on the eastern-central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Monday, the acting governor…

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World (FILES) This picture taken on September 11, 2023, shows Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina awaiting the arrival of France's President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) at the Prime Minister's office during his two-day visit in Dhaka. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

Bangladesh's Ex-leader Hasina and Niece, British Lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, Found Guilty of Corruption

A court in Bangladesh’s capital sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, British Labor Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq,…

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World Members of Syria's Ministry of Defense clear landmines south of Idlib. (AP)

Landmine Casualties Hit 4-Year High as States Exit Ban Treaty

Deaths and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance hit a four-year high in 2024, driven by conflicts in Syria and Myanmar as well as European…

World (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on August 7, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump (L) in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2025, and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (R) in Caracas on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON and Federico PARRA / AFP)

Trump Confirms Call with Maduro, Caracas Slams US Maneuvers

US President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday he had recently spoken with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro amid soaring tensions between the two countries, while…

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World Members of Iranian forces carry the coffin of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh during a funeral ceremony in Tehran, November 30, 2020. (Reuters) 

Iranian Army Chief Denies ‘Military Dimensions’ of Tehran's Nuclear Program

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a top nuclear scientist, killed by Israel in 2020 near Tehran, played a pivotal role in presenting evidence to drop accusations related to…

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World People look up at the Wang Fuk Court apartment blocks in the aftermath of the deadly November 26 fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on December 1, 2025. (AFP)

Police Comb Fire-Ravaged Hong Kong Apartments, Death Toll at 146

Hong Kong authorities pressed ahead on Monday with combing the remaining apartment towers destroyed by a massive fire at a housing estate that killed at least…

World A bridge damaged by flash floods is seen during sunrise in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya district in Indonesia's Aceh province on November 30. CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP

Militaries Come to Aid of Asia Flood Victims as Toll Nears 1,000

Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel on Monday to help victims of devastating flooding that has killed nearly 1,000 people across four countries…

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World A boy sits next to his damaged house, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Samangan province, Afghanistan, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

Ex-officer Tells Inquiry UK Military Committed War Crimes in Afghanistan

A former senior British officer has told a public inquiry that British special forces in Afghanistan appeared to commit war crimes by executing suspects and…

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World Niger's head of the junta General Abdourahamane Tiani. AFP

Niger Says Putting its Uranium on International Market

Niger's military regime on Sunday announced it was putting uranium produced by Somair -- a subsidiary of French giant Orana before the regime nationalized it…

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World The proposed 28-point peace deal followed secret negotiations by envoys of Russia and US President Donald Trump. Ukraine would relinquish territory beyond land currently controlled by Moscow, reduce its military, and give up on NATO membership. (AP video by Vasilisa Stepanenko and Yehor Konovalov)

Ukraine Peace Talks Underway, Kyiv Says it is Working for 'Real Peace'

Talks are underway between US and Ukrainian officials on a peace deal toward ending Kyiv's war with Moscow, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and…

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World An oil tanker is moored at the Sheskharis oil and petroleum complex on the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Russia, Oct. 11, 2022. (AP Photo, File)

Türkiye Condemns Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Oil Tankers off Black Sea Coast

The Turkish government has condemned Ukrainian drone attacks on two Russian “shadow fleet” oil tankers in the Black Sea. Foreign Ministry spokesman Oncu…

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World A general view of the Strait of Hormuz (File/Reuters)

Iran Guards Seize Foreign Ship Carrying 'Smuggled' Fuel

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized a ship flying the flag of Eswatini and carrying "smuggled fuel", state media reported Sunday. "A vessel carrying 350…

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World A drone view shows an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Padang, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, November 30, 2025. REUTERS/Aidil Ichlas

Tropical Storm Deaths Top 600 in Southeast Asia, Over 4 Million Affected

The death toll mounted to over 600 from floods and landslides caused by torrential rains across three countries in Southeast Asia, officials said on Sunday, as…

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World FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the plenum of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo

Netanyahu Seeks Pardon in Years-long Corruption Trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted a request to the country's president on Sunday for a pardon in his years-long corruption trial, arguing…

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