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Kushner Says US Working Toward ‘Largest Prisoner Exchange’ of Russia’s War in Ukraine

World US special envoys Steve Witkoff, right, Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speak to the media at the airport in Dublin, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026.(AP)

Kushner Says US Working Toward ‘Largest Prisoner Exchange’ of Russia’s War in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Thursday Russia and Ukraine agreed to expand the next round of talks to include European…

World  US Vice President JD Vance speaks at the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball in New Bern, North Carolina, US, November 12, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Bluntly Tells JD Vance to Shift Focus from Iran to Targeting ‘Corruption and Crime’ at Home

President Donald Trump on Thursday directed Vice President JD Vance to shift his focus away from the Iran war and instead devote himself to fighting what the…

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 The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, August 23, 2016. (US Army/Handout via Reuters)

South Korea, US to Hold High-level Defense Meeting on Wartime Command

South Korea and the US will hold a high-level defense meeting in Washington on May 12-13 to discuss ‌the transfer ‌of wartime ‌operational …

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World FILE PHOTO: Members of Australian families believed to be linked to ISIS militants leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria February 16, 2026. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman/File Photo

Australians Linked to ISIS Militants in Syria Arrive in Melbourne

A group of women linked to the ISIS extremist group landed in Melbourne on Thursday, years after allegedly sneaking into Syria to join the group's self…

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World FILE PHOTO: Members of the navy pose for pictures next to Narwhal, Taiwan's first domestically built submarine, after its launching ceremony in Kaohsiung, Taiwan September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo

Taiwan Carries Out First Torpedo Test Fire for Domestically Made Submarine

Taiwan has carried out the maiden torpedo test firing for its first domestically developed submarine, a major milestone in a project aimed at strengthening…

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World Representation photo: In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on May 2, 2026, the Iran-flagged container vessel Hamouna is pictured while anchored as a small motorboat passes by, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. (Photo by Amirhossein KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP) /

Iran Denies Involvement in Damage to Korean Vessel in Strait of Hormuz

Iran denied any involvement by its armed forces in damage to a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, its ‌embassy in Seoul ‌said on &zwnj…

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World Lula and Trump, who command the largest economies in the Americas, have had a turbulent relationship, though Trump has hailed their 'excellent chemistry'. Evaristo Sa, Ludovic MARIN / AFP/File

Trump to Host Lula in Test of Fitful Relationship

US President Donald Trump will host his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the White House on Thursday -- the latest test of the ideological…

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World Japan fired Type-88 missiles during military exercises in the Philippines. Jam STA ROSA / AFP

Japan Fires Missiles during Drills, Drawing China Rebuke

Japan fired surface-to-ship missiles and sank an old warship in waters between the Philippines and Taiwan as part of major military exercises that include US…

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World Latvian servicemen with their armored vehicles participate in a military parade in Aizkraukle, Latvia, 04 May 2026. EPA/VALDA KALNINA

Two Drones from Russia Crash in Latvia, Damage Oil Storage Facility

Two drones entered NATO member Latvia from Russian territory and crashed, the Latvian army said on Thursday morning. The drones were probably launched by…

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World TOPSHOT - This aerial view shows health personnel boarding the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

CDC Says Monitoring US Travelers on Cruise Ship after Hantavirus Outbreak

The United States is closely monitoring the situation with US travelers on board the luxury cruise ship that was hit by a hantavirus outbreak, the Centers for…

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World Pope Leo XIV attends the swearing-in ceremony for 28 new Swiss Guard recruits at the Paul VI audience hall in the Vatican on May 6, 2026.  Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP

Rubio Seeks to Ease Tensions with US Pope

America's top diplomat, Marco Rubio, will visit the first US pope, Leo XIV, on Thursday, seeking to ease tensions between Washington and the Vatican while also…

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World This handout image shows an undated and unverified note, purportedly a suicide note left by late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which was ordered unsealed on May 6, 2026 by District Judge Kenneth Karas of the Southern District of New York after a request by The New York Times. (Photo by United States District Judge Southern District of New York / AFP)

New York Judge Releases Purported Epstein Suicide Note

A federal judge on Wednesday released a document described as a suicide note purportedly written by the late Jeffrey Epstein and including the line: "It is a…

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World FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the country's nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on January 29, 2025.  KCNA via REUTERS

NKorea Says Not Bound to Any Treaty on Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

North Korea is not bound to any treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, state media KCNA reported on Thursday, as Pyongyang continues to reject…

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World US President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 05 May 2026. (EPA)

Trump Issues Ultimatum for Iran to Accept Deal or Face More Bombing

President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum Wednesday for Iran to accept a deal to end the war or face intense renewed US bombing, the latest in a series of…

World This photograph taken on April 27, 2026, shows an aerial view of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle at the end of the NATO military exercise Neptune Strike 26-2, off the coast of the Greek island of Crete. (AFP)

French Aircraft Carrier Pre-Positions for Possible Hormuz Mission

France's aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle was on Wednesday heading towards the southern Red Sea to pre-position for a possible mission to restore…

World A handout photo provided by the Narges Mohammadi Foundation on October 2, 2023 shows an undated, unlocated photo of Iranian rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi. (Narges Mohammadi Foundation/AFP)

Family Fears for Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate’s Life if She’s Not Moved to a Tehran Hospital

Imprisoned Nobel Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was being examined by Iranian government-appointed medical experts Wednesday for the second time since she was…

World This courtroom sketch depicts Cole Tomas Allen, center, listening as his attorney Eugene Ohm, left, speaks to US Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington, as Tony Towns, the acting general counsel for the District of Columbia Department of Corrections, listens at right. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

Iran Conflict May Have Motivated Trump Dinner Shooting Suspect, US Intelligence Report Finds

The US Department of Homeland Security identified the US-Israeli war with Iran as a potential motive for the man accused of attempting to assassinate President…

World This aerial view shows health personnel boarding the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026. (AFP)

Canarians Worry Arrival of Hantavirus Cruise Ship Will Bring Repeat of Covid Quarantines

The arrival this weekend of a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of hantavirus is reviving memories for residents of Spain's Canary Islands of the quarantines they…

World US and Philippine troops in a foxhole participate in counter-landing live fire exercises during Balikatan, the annual joint military exercises between the US and the Philippines, at Long Point Beach, Brgy. Aporawan, Aborlan, Palawan, Philippines, April 27, 2026. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez Purchase Licensing Rights

Japan Fires Missile in Joint Drill with US and Allies in Northern Philippines, Facing South China Sea

Japan's Self-Defense Forces fired a Type 88 anti-ship missile during a joint maritime exercise with US, Australian, and Philippine forces on Wednesday, hitting…

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World Members of the Jewish community ride past a memorial wall, dedicated both to the victims of the October 7 attacks in Israel and Iranians killed in recent protests in Iran, on Limes Avenue in Golders Green after a suspected arson attack in London, Britain, April 28, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville

London Police Set Up Specialist Jewish Protection Team

British police are setting up a new team of 100 officers including counter terrorism specialists to help protect Jewish communities across London after a…

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World This screen grab from a video posted on the X account of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on May 5, 2026, shows a vessel before being struck at the direction of Commander General Francis L. Donovan on May 5, 2026. (Photo by US Southern Command / AFP)

US Military Strike on Alleged Drug Boat Kills 3 in Eastern Pacific

The US military launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men. The attack came…

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World FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

French Shipping Firm Says Container Ship 'Target of Attack' in Hormuz

A container ship owned by French shipping company CMA CGM was the "target of an attack" in the Strait of Hormuz, the major shipping firm said on Wednesday. …

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World Flames and smoke rise after a fire broke out at a shopping center in Tehran, Iran, May 5, 2026, in this screen grab taken from social media video. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS

Fire at Iran Commercial Complex Kills 8, Injures Dozens

A fire ripped through a commercial complex near Iran's capital Tehran, killing at least eight people and leaving dozens more wounded, state media reported on…

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World This handout photograph taken and released on May 5, 2026 by the press service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces shows people gathered next to a victim of a Russian air attack wrapped in a plastic sheet in Kramatorsk, eastern Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by IRYNA RYBAKOVA / The 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate / AFP)

Zelenskiy Accuses Russia of Spurning Ceasefire Proposed by Kyiv

Ukraine accused Russia of flouting a Kyiv-proposed ceasefire on Wednesday by carrying out dozens of battlefield assaults, air strikes and drone attacks in what…

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World FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Iran Says No Damage after Drone Interception near Qeshm

A loud noise heard on Qeshm island in southern Iran was caused by ‌air ‌defenses intercepting small ‌drones ⁠and reconnaissance drones, the …

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World (FILES) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in Tehran on January 18, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran Says It Wants a 'Comprehensive Agreement' with US

Iran will only accept "a fair and comprehensive agreement" in its negotiations with the US on ending the war in the Middle East, its foreign minister said on…

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