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Russia Says Ukraine Drones Kill Four, Kyiv Reports Hospital Hit

World Firefighters work at the site of a reported Russian attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in a location given as Odesa Region, Ukraine, November 9, 2026, in this screengrab taken from a handout video.(State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via Reuters)

Russia Says Ukraine Drones Kill Four, Kyiv Reports Hospital Hit

Russia said on Friday that it shot down nearly 1,200 Ukrainian drones overnight, one of the largest swarms sent by Kyiv that killed four people. Ukrainian…

World An Iranian woman walks next to a billboard depicting Iran’s national flag in a street in Tehran, Iran, 09 November 2026. (EPA)

UN Nuclear Watchdog Urges Iran to Take ‘Steps’ Towards Inspections

The UN's nuclear watchdog urged Iran to take "incremental steps" to allow inspectors to return to key nuclear facilities in the Islamic republic, adding such…

World  US Marine Corps aviation assets and personnel embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) support ongoing enforcement of the US blockade against Iran. (CENTCOM)

US Navy Quietly Fired Some Commanders And Officials, Drawing Congressional Pushback

The Navy has quietly fired or removed several top officers in recent months but broke with its usual practice of announcing those changes, drawing pushback…

World 25 June 2024, Jerusalem: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz is pictured in Jerusalem. (dpa)

Israeli Defense Minister Says No Need for Opposition Approval to Launch Strikes

Israel's defense minister said Thursday that caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not need opposition permission to order fresh military operations…

World People walk past a television broadcast showing stock indexes and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Taipei, Taiwan, 13 November 2026. (EPA)

US Lawmakers Summon Nvidia Ex-CEO After Affair with Suspected Spy

US lawmakers have called Jensen Huang, an architect of the artificial intelligence boom, to face their questions in December after the Nvidia ex-CEO quit over…


World  A man clears debris from a building damaged after a nearby residential building was hit in a US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP)

UN Appeals for $80 Mn for Refugees, Hosts in Iran

The United Nations said Friday it had launched an $80-million appeal to address the urgent humanitarian needs of nearly two million refugees in Iran and their…

World Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow on Jan 20, 2026. (AFP)

France Hits Back at Lavrov, Says Russia Does Not Defend International Law

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday that Russia does not defend international law either in Ukraine or Iran with its actions, in response…

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World  Motorists drive along an expressway as plumes of smoke rise after a strike in Tehran on March 5, 2026.  (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Intelligence: US Can Only Confirm about a Third of Iran's missile Arsenal Destroyed

The United States can only determine with certainty that it has destroyed about a third of Iran's vast missile arsenal as the US and Israeli war on the country…

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World European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity Valdis Dombrovskis speaks, on the day of the joint debate on the EU-US trade deal at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Iran War Could Mean Stagflation for EU, Dombrovskis Says

The European Union economy is at risk of stagflation as a result of the surge in energy prices caused by the Iran war, European Economic Commissioner Valdis…

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World Tangsiri on the sidelines of a field tour along the shores of Bandar Abbas in 2019 (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps website) 

Alireza Tangsiri… The Supreme Leader’s Man in the Shipping Lanes

When Alireza Tangsiri took command of the naval arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in 2018, he appeared to fit squarely into the role envisioned by…

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World Pope Leo XIV speaks during his pastoral visit to the Parish of the Parish of 'Sacred Heart of Jesus' in Rome, Italy, 15 March 2026. EPA/ANGELO CARCONI

Pope Leo XIV Makes a Rare 1-day Visit to Glitzy Monaco

Pope Leo XIV travels Saturday to the principality of Monaco, becoming the first pope in nearly five centuries to visit the glitzy Mediterranean enclave and…

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World This photo taken on March 13, 2026 shows Noshiro Thermal Power Station, a coal-fired thermal power station operated by Tohoku Electric Power in the city of Noshiro, Akita Prefecture. (Jiji Press/AFP)

Japan to Boost Coal-Fired Power as Middle East War Causes Energy Turmoil

Japan's government plans to temporarily lift restrictions on coal-fired power plants as it seeks to ease an energy crunch caused by the Middle East war,…

World A building is damaged after a nearby residential building was hit in an overnight US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP)

Iran Says Nuclear Facilities Have Been Targeted After Israel Says Attacks ‘Will Escalate and Expand’

Iran state media says its nuclear facilities were attacked Friday, just hours after Israel threatened to “escalate and expand” its campaign against Tehran. …

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World Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov delivers his annual end-of-year press conference at the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow on Jan 20, 2026. (AFP)

Russia’s Lavrov Says US Wants to Take Over Nord Stream Gas Pipelines

Russian ‌Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the US has been seeking control over the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, which were damaged by…

World Zorro Ranch, a property formerly owned by Jeffrey Epstein, stands behind a protest sign that reads "Justice for all" on International Women’s Day near Stanley, New Mexico, US, March 8, 2026. (Reuters)

Epstein Survivors Sue US Govt Over Revealed Identities

Survivors of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sued the US government and Google on Thursday over victims' identities being mistakenly revealed in a trove of…

World Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian attends a press conference in Beijing, China April 10, 2025. (Reuters)

China Demands More Than Just ‘Regret’ From Japan After Embassy Break-in

Japan has expressed its "regret" over the break-in into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo by a knife-wielding Japanese military officer, but that is "far from…

World 21 March 2026, ---: US Navy sailors move a F/A-18 fighter aircraft fuel tank on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Epic Fury, from an undisclosed location. (US Navy via Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa)

Reports: US Weighs Sending up to 10,000 Troops to Middle East

The United States is weighing sending up to 10,000 extra troops to the Middle East, US media reported Friday, as speculation grows that Washington may be…

World 26 March 2026, France, Vaux-De-Cernay: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul arrives to attend the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in France. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

German Foreign Minister: US, Iran Have Been in Contact Indirectly and Plan to Meet

Germany's foreign minister said on Friday that the United States and Iran ‌have ‌had indirect negotiations ‌and ⁠that representatives from ⁠both…

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World  Rescue workers and first responders work at a residential building hit in an earlier US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP)

Trump Moves Deadline for Striking Iran Energy Sites

US President Donald Trump has pushed back his deadline for strikes on Iran's energy assets, saying talks on ending the war were "going very well" as Israel…

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NATO: Ukraine Still Receiving Arms Despite Mideast War

Ukraine is still getting essential defense equipment despite the war in the Middle East, which is depleting stockpiles in Europe and the United States, NATO…

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World German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. (Reuters: File Photo)

Germany FM Says 'Encouraging' if US Speaking Directly to Iran

Germany's foreign minister Thursday said it was encouraging if the United States was talking directly to Iran to end the war in the Middle East, but…

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World US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

US Envoy Witkoff Says Iran is Seeking an Off-ramp

The United States has sent Iran a "15-point action list" as a basis for negotiations to end the current conflict, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on…

World Police officers walk toward a commercial complex to investigate where a female employee at a Pokemon merchandise shop was stabbed to death at Ikebukuro district in Tokyo, Japan March 26, 2026, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

Knife-wielding Man Kills Woman at Tokyo Pokemon Shop before Taking his Own Life

A man brandishing a knife stabbed a woman in a Pokemon store in downtown Tokyo before turning the knife on himself, leaving both dead, Japanese police said…

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World US President Donald Trump speaks during the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual fundraising dinner at Union Station on March 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump was this year's keynote speaker at the dinner. AFP

Trump Says Iran 'Better Get Serious' in Mideast War Talks

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday to engage in talks to end the Middle East war "before it is too late", after Tehran publicly spurned US…

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World FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov looks on as Russia's President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) and Togo's President of the Council of Ministers Faure Gnassingbe (not pictured) meet at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/File Photo

Russia Says It Hopes for New Round of Ukraine Talks with US as Soon as Conditions Allow

Russia is in contact with the United States about a new round of talks on a Ukraine peace settlement as soon as conditions allow, the Kremlin said on Thursday…

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World FILE - The Pentagon and the surrounding area is seen in this aerial view in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Pentagon Reportedly Weighs Diverting Ukraine Military Aid to the Middle East

The Pentagon is weighing whether to redirect weapons originally meant for Ukraine to the Middle East, as the war in Iran strains supplies of some of the US…

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World (FILES) This handout photo provided by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official website Sepah News on February 1, 2025, shows navy commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri. (Photo by SEPAH NEWS / AFP)

Israel Defense Minister Says Iran Guards Navy Commander Killed in Strike

Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Thursday that an Israeli airstrike had killed Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' navy. …

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World FILED - 09 September 2025, Egypt, Cairo: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a joint press conference in Cairo. Photo: Stringer/dpa

Israel Reportedly Took Iran's Araghchi, Qalibaf Off Hit List after Pakistan Request to US

Israel took Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf off its hit list after Pakistan requested that Washington…

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