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Zelensky: Ukraine New 'Systematic' Restrictions to Starshield

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a press briefing in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (Emil Nicolai Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Zelensky: Ukraine New 'Systematic' Restrictions to Starshield

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Ukraine's military faced new "systematic" restrictions to Starshield satellite internet, operated by Elon Musk…

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World A worker sweeps broken glass behind the shattered entrance door of an Apple store in Plaza de Catalunya in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 12 November 2026. EPA/QUIQUE GARCIA

Millions Join Spain Housing Strike, Scores Arrested in Clashes

More than 3 million Spaniards took to the streets on Wednesday as part of a mostly peaceful general strike protesting against a growing housing crisis, unions…

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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 Demonstrators clash with Police during an anti-government protest organized by the Italia in Piazza movement, at Piazza Duomo in Milan, on October 17, 2026. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP)

Trucker Protest Leaves Supermarket Shelves and Gas Pumps Empty in Southern Italy

Some supermarket shelves and gas station pumps were empty in the southern city of Naples on Tuesday due to a weeklong protest by truck drivers against the high…

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World FILE PHOTO: A fire burns, as Police officers in riot gear stand guard, during civil unrest, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris, France, October 18, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo

French PM to Meet Unions as Government Prepares for More Protests

France's prime minister plans to meet unions on Wednesday to discuss security and has vowed a "massive" police deployment at protests, following riots in the…

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World A B‑1B Lancer bomber arrives at RAF Fairford airbase in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 29, 2026. (Reuters)

Two Men Re-Arrested for Suspected Spying for Iran in Airbase Scare

British police said on Tuesday they had re-arrested two men on suspicion of assisting Iranian intelligence as part of their investigation into activity at the…

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IRGC: 2 Tankers Hit Mines, Set Ablaze South of Hormuz

Two tankers were set ablaze and brought to a halt south of the Strait of ⁠Hormuz after hitting Iranian ⁠mines, the Revolutionary Guards' Navy said ⁠in a…

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World A TV crew works in front of a portrait of Australian politician Helen Haines (C) outside her office in the northern regional city of Wangaratta, about 250 kilometres north-east of Melbourne on October 20, 2026. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Police Charge Driver with Intentionally Causing Serious Injury to Australian Federal Lawmaker

Police on Tuesday charged a driver with intentionally causing serious injury to an Australian federal lawmaker who is a critical condition after being struck…

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World  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for a media conference at the EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP)

Zelensky Meets Witkoff as US-Ukraine Relations Sink to New Lows

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was meeting US special envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday in a bid to rescue relations that have sunk to new lows as Donald…

World Lawmaker Yu Yong-weon of South Korea’s main opposition People Power Party explains pictures, showing two North Korean POWs who were recently transferred from Ukraine to South Korea, taken during his visit to a POW camp in Ukraine last February, at his office at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, September 28, 2026. (Reuters)

South Korea to Withdraw Some Kyiv Embassy Staff as Row Over POW Transfer Deepens

South Korea said Tuesday it will withdraw some staff from its embassy in Kyiv, deepening a diplomatic row over Ukraine's announcement last month of a transfer…

World US President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Open to Idea of Joint Meeting with Xi, Putin Next Month

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is open to three-way arms-control talks with the leaders of China and Russia as soon as next month, raising the…

World Supporters of the Forever Canadian group, who want Alberta to remain in Canada, react after Alberta residents voted to remain part of Canada in a non-binding referendum on Alberta sovereignty, according to CBC News, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 19, 2026. (Reuters)

Alberta Separatists Lose Vote on Leaving Canada

Canada's province of Alberta rejected a plan to hold a binding independence referendum, results showed Tuesday, a setback for separatists backed by allies of…

World Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrive for a joint press conference in Tehran, Iran, 19 October 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Araghchi Says Russia, Iran Have 'Never' Worked so Closely

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday that Russia and Iran have "never" worked so closely, as Moscow seeks to play a mediating role in the…

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World Policemen patrol during an overnight curfew in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP)

France Pledges New Curfews as PM Seeks to Regain Control After Unrest

France will impose new curfews where needed on Tuesday, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said, as authorities sought to restore order after weekend…

World US Vice President JD Vance walks on stage to deliver remarks at a campaign rally at Hyder Warehouse in Hendersonville, North Carolina, October 19, 2026. (Kenny Holston//Pool via Reuters)

JD Vance Declines to Endorse Netanyahu for Reelection, Says He’s Focusing on Midterms

US Vice President JD Vance declined Monday to endorse Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection a day after President Donald Trump endorsed the…

World US President Donald Trump greets supporters during a campaign rally at Heartland Credit Union Arena on October 19, 2026 in Park City, Kansas. (Getty Images/AFP)

Trump Rallies on Republican Turf as Midterm Fears Mount

US President Donald Trump addressed supporters in Kansas Monday to kick off a seven-state campaign blitz through territory he carried in 2024, as dismal polls…

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands amid security personnel as he meets with voters at a mall in Ramle on October 19, 2026. (AFP)

Netanyahu Basks in Trump Endorsement Week Before Election

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu basked in Donald Trump's endorsement on Monday ahead of close-fought elections, airing a phone call in which the US…

World The DeepSeek logo and a keyboard in this illustration taken October 19, 2026. (Reuters)

US Bans Use of China’s DeepSeek by Govt Agencies

The US government on Monday ordered its agencies to stop using artificial intelligence tools from Chinese startup DeepSeek, as the countries race for dominance…

World South Korean soldiers patrol along a military fence on the south side of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas, as seen from a South Korean observatory in the border city of Paju on October 20, 2026. (AFP)

S. Korea Warns of ‘Firm’ Response After North Threatens Fresh Measures Near Border

South Korea's military warned Tuesday of a "firm" response and resolute punishment for any further provocations by North Korea, saying it was "unacceptable"…

World US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting with Britain's Defense Minister Wes Streeting at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2026. (AFP)

Hegseth Discusses Iran with Netanyahu in Unannounced Visit to Israel, Officials Say

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed Iran with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday, three Israeli…

World  A car burns at Republique square during a protest against rising living costs, joining students' grievances, in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (AP)

‘Stay Home!’: Tourists Find Themselves in a France Convulsed by Protests

Upon arriving at a blockaded and closed Louvre after a more than 20-hour plane journey from Australia, Anne Boland had advice for tourists planning to visit…

World  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shake hands after their meeting at Iran's Foreign Ministry in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP)

Iran Says US Responsible for ‘Insecurity’ in Hormuz Strait

Iran's top diplomat on Monday accused the United States of being responsible for the "insecurity" in the Strait of Hormuz, which has been at the heart of the…

World  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about the incident at CFB Wainwright as he rises in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Carney Says Cause of Fire at Alberta Military Base Still Unknown

Canada’s ‌Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday the cause of a fire that killed at least four military members and injured dozens of others in Alberta on…

World A protester waving a French national flag walks past a fire during clashes prior to the start of a demonstration to protest against the "high cost of living", in Marseille, southern France, on October 17, 2026  (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)

France Wants Curfews in Some Areas after Weekend of Riots

France's central government asked some local authorities to impose curfews and faced pressure over security failings on Monday after a weekend of riots and…

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World Visitors wait outside as protesters block the entrance to the Louvre Museum to express their “support” for the high school students' movement in Paris, France, 19 October 2026, two days after demonstrations and riots took place alongside nationwide cost-of-living protests. (EPA)

Louvre Blocked as France Grapples with Unrest

Protesters blocked the entrance to the Louvre in Paris on Monday, as French authorities scrambled to stem public discontent fueling mass cost-of-living…

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World Parked cars are half-submerged in a flooded park area after heavy rainfall that hit the area early in the morning, in the town of Algeciras, southern Spain, 18 October 2026. (EPA)

At Least Two Dead as Floods Hit Eastern Spain

At least two people have died after heavy rain triggered flooding in eastern Spain, authorities said Monday, as rescuers worked to evacuate stranded residents…

World Armenia is hosting the UN COP17 biodiversity talks in its capital Yerevan. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP

Nations Seek Reset at UN Talks as Nature Goals off Track

Nearly 200 nations are gathering in Armenia on Monday for critical negotiations as governments come under pressure to salvage a landmark nature pact whose…

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