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Military Helicopter Crashes in Southern Türkiye, Killing 4

World Rescuers and security officers examine the wreckage of an ambulance helicopter after it collided with a hospital building and crashed into the ground, in Mugla, Türkiye, December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Kenan Gurbuz Purchase

Military Helicopter Crashes in Southern Türkiye, Killing 4

A military helicopter crashed in southern Türkiye on Thursday, killing four personnel, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. The aircraft crashed for unknown…

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World US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance look on during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 11, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump Says US Does Not Need Iran Deal

President Donald Trump said on Thursday the US does not need a deal with Iran and directed Vice President JD Vance, who has played a role in efforts to resolve…

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World Iran: Four Tankers Struck by Explosions in Strait of Hormuz

Iran: Four Tankers Struck by Explosions in Strait of Hormuz

Four oil tankers were hit by explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's military said on Thursday, adding that the vessels had ignored warnings and entered…

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World Members of the New York City Fire Department and first responders work at the scene a day after a building collapsed in Brooklyn in New York on November 12, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Death Toll Rises to 8 in New York Building Collapse

At least eight people died after a three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed at the edge of a construction site, New York City’s mayor said Thursday, as…

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World A seagull fly by the River Thames, near Westminster Bridge and the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, at the Houses of Parliament in central London on November 12, 2026. (Photo by Brook Mitchell / AFP)

Iran Pair Guilty of Spying on London-based Journalists 'for Tehran'

A UK jury on Thursday found two Iranian men guilty of spying for Iran's intelligence service, as a chief prosecutor said it showed Tehran's willingness to use …

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World FILE - A Navy officer helps a woman cross a flooded street after heavy rain in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)

Teen Among 3 Dead in Türkiye after Floods, Landslides Hit Southern Province

Three people have died during flooding in southern Türkiye on Thursday, officials said, as the Interior Ministry issued weather warnings for 15 of the country…

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World Swedish police are on the scene after a shooting during Friday prayers outside a mosque in Orebro, Sweden - File photo/EPA

Sweden Sentences Teen over Plot to Kill Iranian Researcher

A teenager who turned up on the doorstep of an Iranian researcher in southern Sweden armed with a knife was sentenced Thursday to almost four years in a young…

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World FILE PHOTO: People drive past an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran Reportedly Rebuilding Military Industrial Base Faster Than Expected

Iran has already restarted some of its drone production during the six-week ceasefire that began in early April, CNN reported on Thursday, citing two sources…

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World Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attend a rally against Army recruitment in Jerusalem, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Netanyahu's Coalition Alliances with Religious Parties Put His Reelection at Risk

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has remained in power for most of the past 17 years due in part to a tight alliance with ultra-Orthodox religious…

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World TOPSHOT - A woman walks past mockups of Iranian missiles along Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 6, 2026.  (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) /

Pakistan Army Chief Due in Iran as Trump Says Talks on 'Borderline'

Pakistan's army chief was due in Iran Thursday, Iranian media reported, with Islamabad mediating as Iran examines a new US proposal to end the Middle East war…

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World Palestinian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, speaking at the UN General Assembly (UN)

US Pressures Palestinian UN Envoy to Drop General Assembly Vice Presidency Bid

President Donald Trump's administration threatened to revoke the visas of the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations if the Palestinian ambassador…

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World A woman holds Iran’s national flag during a gathering in support of the Iranian government against the US and Israel, in a street in Tehran, Iran, 20 May 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iran Hangs Two Men for Armed Rebellion, Links to 'Separatists'

Iran on Thursday hanged two men convicted of armed rebellion and membership in "separatist terrorist groups", the latest in a string of executions during the…

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World FILE PHOTO: Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 15, 2026. REUTERS/File Photo

US Military Boards Iranian-flagged Oil Tanker Suspected of Trying to Breach Blockade

The US military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade,…

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World Taiwanese President delivers his speech inside the Presidential Office Building in Taipei, Taiwan, 20 May 2026. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

Taiwan President Says 'Happy' to Talk to Trump

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said Thursday he would be "happy" to talk to US leader Donald Trump -- a conversation that would break more than four decades…

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World Firefighters work at the site of private houses damaged during morning Russian drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine May 19, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

Two Dead after Drone Attack on Syzran in Russia's Samara Region

Two people were killed in a drone attack on the town of Syzran in Russia's Samara region on the Volga River, the local governor said, while Ukraine also…

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World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Turkish Presidency)

Türkiye’s Erdogan Tells Trump Issues with Iran Can Be Resolved

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told US President Donald Trump in a call on Wednesday he welcomed the extension of a ceasefire between the US and Iran, adding…

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World US special envoy to Greenland, Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, center, talks with others in Nuuk, Greenland, May 20, 2026. Christian Klindt Soelbeck/Ritzau, AP

Trump Envoy: US Needs to 'Put Its Footprint Back on Greenland'

The US special envoy to Greenland, the Arctic island coveted by President Donald Trump, told AFP on Wednesday that Washington needs to rebuild its presence in…

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World Israel's Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Israeli parliament, during a session considering a bill to dissolve the government in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 20,2026. (AP)

Int'l Outrage over Israeli Minister's Treatment of Gaza Flotilla Activists

Türkiye on Wednesday slammed the Israeli government after its National Security Minister, Itamar ‌Ben-Gvir, posted a video showing activists on an intercepted…

World In this handout picture provided by the Islamic Consultative Assembly News Agency (ICANA), Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, dressed in an IRGC uniform, chairs a session in Tehran on February 1, 2026. (ICANA / AFP)

Iran Chief Negotiator Ghalibaf Says US ‘Seeks to Start New War’

Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Wednesday said the United States was seeking to restart the war and hoping Tehran would surrender. "The…

World Israel's Iron Dome defense system intercepts rockets over its airspace, Nov. 5, 2023. (Getty Images)

Israel Army Chief Says Military on ‘Highest Alert’ as Threats Over Iran War Escalate

Israel's army chief Lieutenant Colonel Eyal Zamir on Wednesday said the military was at its highest alert level, as Tehran and Washington traded threats of war…

World US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2026. (AFP)

Rubio Offers Cubans ‘New Path’ in Special Video Address

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered Cubans a "new path" in a special video address Wednesday hours before Washington was expected to criminally indict…

World A visitor walks at the entrance of a hospital in Rwampara on May 19, 2026. (AFP)

WHO Says Ebola Risk High Regionally, Low Worldwide

The World Health Organization on Wednesday said the risk of the Democratic Republic of Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak was currently high at the national and…

World FILED - 12 May 2026, Bavaria, Munich: A view of the construction in the Freiham development area in Munich. Photo: Malin Wunderlich/dpa

Germany Arrests Married Couple on China Spying Charges

German police on Wednesday arrested a married couple on charges of spying for China, accusing them of seeking information on advanced technology with military…

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World Knesset members at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, 20 May 2026. (EPA)

Israeli Lawmakers Advance Bill to Dissolve Parliament

Israeli lawmakers voted on Wednesday to advance a bill submitted by the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu which would dissolve parliament…

World Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026. Iran's Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Pakistan Minister in Tehran amid US-Iran Impasse

Pakistan's Interior Minister headed to Iran on Wednesday for the second time this week amid an impasse between Tehran and Washington over a proposal to end the…

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World People walk near a billboard with an image of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran Threatens War 'Beyond the Region' if US Attacks

Iran threatened on Wednesday to spread war beyond the Middle East if the United States attacks again, after President Donald Trump said he had come within an…

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World People are seen in front of a Turkish national flag hanged on a wall to mark the 101th anniversary of the Turkish Republic’s foundation a head of the Republic Day, in Istanbul, Türkiye, October 28, 2024. (Reuters)

Schools Evacuated as Magnitude 5.6 Quake Hits Eastern Türkiye

Eastern Türkiye was struck by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake Wednesday, emergency services said. It hit the Battalgazi district of Malatya province at 9 a.m. and…

World A Russian Iskander-M missile launcher drives during a nuclear forces exercise at an unidentified location in Russia, in this still image taken from handout footage released on May 20, 2026. (Russian Defense Ministry/Handout via Reuters)

Russia Shows Troops Moving Nuclear Warheads in Major Exercise

Russia on Wednesday showed what it said was footage of troops delivering nuclear warheads to mobile Iskander-M launch systems, loading them and moving them…

World  Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks at a news conference on the second anniversary of his taking office, at the presidential building in Taipei, Taiwan May 20, 2026. (EPA)

Taiwan Leader Says ‘Foreign Forces’ Cannot Decide Island’s Future

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday that "foreign forces" cannot decide the future of the democratic island, which relies heavily on US security…