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Europe Pushes for Seat at Ukraine Peace Talks ‌but Lacks Unified Voice

World  A police officer inspects the site of a residential house damaged by a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine November 13, 2026. (Reuters)

Europe Pushes for Seat at Ukraine Peace Talks ‌but Lacks Unified Voice

European nations are seeking an envoy to represent them in talks on ending the Russia-Ukraine war, concerned that a US-backed process will leave them sidelined…

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 European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas arrives ahead of a Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the Council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, 16 March 2026. (EPA)

Europeans Seek Clarity About Trump’s Iran War Aims Before Agreeing to His Warship Demands

European countries on Monday sought more details about US President Donald Trump's plans for the war on Iran and warned that NATO must not become involved it,…

World US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 16 March 2026. (EPA)

Trump on Iran: We Don’t Know Their Leaders

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he believes Iran wants to make a deal to end the US-Israeli conflict with Tehran but that it is unclear who is…

World  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, attends a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Rob Jetten after their meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP)

Middle East War ‘Not a Matter for NATO’, Says Germany’s Merz

Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday said the war in the Middle East started by US-Israeli strikes on Iran was "not a matter for NATO" and Germany would not be…

World  A drone view shows part of an Iranian missile that landed on a building's roof, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in East Jerusalem March 16, 2026. (Reuters)

Israel Police Say Shrapnel from Missiles, Interceptors Fell in Jerusalem Holy Sites

Israeli police said they found missile and interceptor fragments at holy sites in Jerusalem's Old City on Monday, including areas near the Al-Aqsa Mosque and…

World Emergency personnel work at the site of a strike on a residential building, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 16, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

WHO Says Six Hospitals Evacuated in Iran, System Holding Up

A World Health Organization official said on Monday that the US-Israeli war on Iran had led to the evacuation of six hospitals but that so far the system…

World US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping react as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

China Warns Trump's Latest Tariff Moves Could Damage Trade Ties

China warned Monday that US President Donald Trump's latest tariff moves could harm the countries' trade relationship, at the end of high-level talks in Paris…

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World FILED - 17 June 2011, Berlin: Then French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks at a press conference in the Chancellery in Berlin. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

Appeal Trial Opens for France’s Sarkozy Over Alleged Libyan Funding

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was back in court Monday for a retrial on charges he sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election, in a case that last…

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World FILE PHOTO: An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Shinas, Oman, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Spain Rules Out Participating in Military Operations in Strait of Hormuz

Spain will not take part in any military mission in the Strait of Hormuz because it considers the US-Israeli war on Iran to be illegal, Madrid's defense and…

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World 13 March 2026, Ireland, Cork: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets student researchers at the Tyndall National Institute in Cork. Photo: Cathal Mcnaughton/PA Wire/dpa

UK PM Starmer Says Work to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Will Not Be NATO-led

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that ongoing work to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would not be a NATO mission but would involve a broad…

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World People gather on a bridge in front of the Kremlin during sunset on a warm and sunny day in Moscow, Russia, 13 March 2026. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

Kremlin Dismisses FT Report that Ukraine Peace Process is Fizzling Out

The Kremlin on Monday dismissed a report by the Financial Times which suggested that the Ukraine peace process was fizzling out because US President Donald…

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World FILE PHOTO: USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrives at Souda Bay on the island of Crete, Greece, February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas/File Photo

Iran Issues Threats to USS Ford Strike Group, Fars News

Logistics and service centers enabling the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier to remain operational were considered to ‌be targets ‌by Iran, ‌the…

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World  Smoke is seen through the broken window of a residential neighborhood damaged by Russian aerial guided bomb in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP)

Russia Says It Foils Biggest Ukrainian Drone Attack in a Year

Russia said on Monday that it shot down 250 Ukrainian drones heading towards Moscow over the weekend, in what officials said was the biggest attempted attack…

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World French national Martin Ryan, accused of espionage, attends a court hearing in Baku, Azerbaijan on 6 January, 2025. Reuters - Aziz Karimov

Azerbaijan Jails Frenchman for 10 Years for Espionage

A court in Azerbaijan sentenced a French citizen to ten years in prison on Monday after finding him ‌guilty ‌of spying ‌on ⁠behalf of Paris, …

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World European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers and representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU's Kallas Floats Black Sea Model to Unblock Strait of Hormuz

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday she had discussed with the United Nations the idea of freeing up transport of oil and gas through the Strait…

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World A Marine Expeditionary Unit during training in Okinawa, Japan, last year. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times) 

US Marines Sent to Middle East, Join 2-Week-Old War in Iran

By Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Eric Schmitt The deployment of about 2,500 Marines to the Middle East represents a new phase in the two-week-old war in Iran,…

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World France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a joint press conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (unseen) following talks focused on the support from France and European partners to help Ukraine defend itself, and on ways to increase pressure on Russia, at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on March 13, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)

Why France is Bolstering Military Presence in the Middle East, as Macron Prepares for Postwar Talks

France's government is bolstering the country's military presence in the Middle East, dispatching its aircraft carrier and other warships, while President…

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World FILE PHOTO: Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer//File Photo

Israel Steps up Campaign in Lebanon, as Iran Keeps Stranglehold on Shipping

The war in the Middle East raged on multiple fronts on Monday, as the US and Israel pummeled military targets in Iran’s capital, Israel stepped up its campaign…

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World  A customer fuels up with regular gasoline priced at $5.29 at a Chevron gas station in Bellevue, Wash., Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP)

War-Related Oil Squeeze a ‘Short-Term Pain,’ US Official Insists

President Donald Trump's top energy official said Sunday that Americans will have to endure the "short-term pain" of higher prices at the pump as US forces…

World 15 March 2027, Israel, Tel Aviv: People watch the site of a projectile impact following an Iranian strike on Tel Aviv. (dpa)

Israel Says ‘No Interceptor Shortage’ After Reports of Scarcity as Iranian Missiles Injure at Least 8

An Israeli military source on Sunday denied media reports that Israel was running low on missile interceptors crucial to its air defenses, adding that the army…

World 09 September 2025, Egypt, Cairo: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a joint press conference in Cairo. (dpa)

Iran FM Sees No Reason for Talks After Trump Says It Wants Deal

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran was not interested in talks with the United States, pushing back on President Donald Trump's stance that Tehran wants…

World Oakland County Sheriff Deputies prepare to enter Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 13, 2026, after a person drove a vehicle into the synagogue a day earlier. (AFP)

Israeli Military Claims Brother of Man Who Attacked Michigan Synagogue Was Hezbollah Commander

The brother of a man who attacked a Michigan synagogue last week, who was killed earlier this month in an Israeli airstrike, was a Hezbollah commander, Israel…

World  Pope Leo XIV appears at the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican where Catholic faithful and pilgrims gathered for the traditional Sunday blessing at the end of the noon Angelus prayer, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP)

Pope Renews Appeal for Peace in Middle East

Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal for peace in the Middle East on Sunday, calling for an end to the war and reopening of dialogue. "Dear brothers and sisters,…

World Israeli security forces check the damage to cars after a rocket strike in Holon, in the Tel Aviv District on March 15, 2026. (AFP)

Israel Approves Emergency Military Funding as Iran War Rages

Israel has approved an $827-million emergency budget allocation for military purchases, Israeli media reported Sunday, as the war with Iran entered its third…

World FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the island of Qeshm, separated from the Iranian mainland by the Clarence Strait, in the Strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

UK Says Vital to 'De-escalate' Middle East War

A British minister on Sunday said it was essential to calm the situation in the Middle East after US President Donald Trump demanded that other nations help…

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