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UN Hails Progress in Ebola Response, Cites Insecurity as Biggest Challenge

World Congolese workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) walk outside the Ebola Treatment Center at the Bunia General Referral Hospital following a resurgence of Ebola involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, the Democratic Republic of Congo, November 2, 2026. (Reuters)

UN Hails Progress in Ebola Response, Cites Insecurity as Biggest Challenge

UN health officials on Friday hailed progress in the Ebola response six months after the outbreak first prompted global concerns, but cautioned that the…

World Workers install signage for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) China 2026 summit on the wall of a building in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province on November 12, 2026. (AFP)

Five Facts About APEC with Trump, Putin and Xi Set to Attend

Attention will focus next week ‌on a summit of US, Chinese and Russian leaders set for the 21-member gathering of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation …

World Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ceremony for the exchange of signed documents at the Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan, 09 November 2026. (EPA)

Takaichi to Attend APEC in First China Trip as PM

Japan said Friday that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi would visit China next week for the first time since she took office last year, attending an Asia-Pacific…

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 US President Donald Trump talks to the media upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, March 11, 2026.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump Says Stopping a Nuclear Iran More Important than Oil Prices

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that stopping Iran from getting nuclear weapons was more important to him than controlling oil prices, Reuters…

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World This satellite image released on March 11, 2026 courtesy of Vantor shows a view of Taleghan 2 facility at the Parchin military complex, some 30 kms (20 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on March 6, 2026. (Photo by Satellite image 2026 Vantor / AFP)

Israel Says Struck Site it Claims Iran Used for Developing Nuclear Arms

Israel's military said Thursday that it had struck a site in Iran it claimed was being used to develop nuclear weapons. "The Israeli Air Force, acting on…

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World Children gather at a market stall to collect goods in Chercher, Southern Tigray, on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Abel Gerezgiher / AFP)

Scores killed and Missing after Landslides Sweep Ethiopia

At least 50 people have died and 125 others are missing after landslides hit three districts in southern Ethiopia following a week of heavy rains, a local…

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World File photo: Pipes at the landfall facilities of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany, March 8, 2022. (Reuters)

Kremlin Accuses Ukraine of 'Reckless' Strikes on Major Gas Pipeline

The Kremlin accused Ukraine on Thursday of targeting a major gas pipeline in southern Russia that leads to Türkiye with "reckless" drone strikes. Ukraine has…

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World A passenger train with cross-border service to North Korea's Pyongyang leaves Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, China March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Florence Lo

First Passenger Train in Six Years Arrives in Pyongyang from China

A passenger train that departed from the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong arrived in the North Korean capital Pyongyang on Thursday, as rail service…

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World FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

NYT: US Says Iran Campaign Cost $11 Billion in Six Days

The opening week of the war against Iran cost the United States more than $11.3 billion, lawmakers were told in a Pentagon briefing, according to a New York…

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World Smoke rises from a building in Kuwait following Iranian attacks (AFP). 

Iran-US-Israel Conflict Enters Phase of Prolonged Attrition

The confrontation between Iran on one side and the United States and Israel on the other has entered a phase of mutual attrition, shifting from temporary…

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World This satellite image taken and released on March 11, 2026 courtesy of Vantor shows a view of damaged buildings after airstrikes at Hakimabad garrison, some 30 kms (20 miles) south of Tehran, Iran. MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Satellite image 2026 Vantor

Pezeshkian Puts Conditions to End the War as Trump Insists Iran is ‘at the End of the Line’

American and Israeli strikes on Thursday pounded Iran with no sign of an end to the war in sight as unrelenting Iranian attacks on shipping traffic and energy…

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World A photo shows an Iranian vessel before a strike near the Strait of Hormuz (Photo by US Central Command/AFP) 

CENTCOM Warns Civilians to Avoid Iranian Ports Used for Military Purposes

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday warned civilians to avoid using ports along the Strait of Hormuz where Iranian forces conduct military operations…

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World Forensic investigators work at the scene in connection with the arrest of three brothers after the explosion at the US embassy on Sunday, in Oslo, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (Stian Lysberg Solum/NTB via AP)

Norway Police Arrest 3 Suspects in Bombing of US Embassy

Norwegian police said on Wednesday they had apprehended three brothers suspected of carrying out Sunday's bombing at the US embassy in Oslo, in an attack…

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World Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026. (AFP)

Iran Tells World to Get Ready for Oil at $200 a Barrel as It Fires on Merchant Ships

Iran said the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel as its forces hit merchant ships on Wednesday and the International Energy Agency recommended a…

World US President Donald Trump addresses the media before departing the White House, Washington, DC, USA, 11 March 2026. President Trump is due to deliver a speech in Kentucky later in the day. (EPA)

Trump Says He Is Not Worried About Iran-Backed Attacks on US Soil

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not worried about Iran-backed attacks on US soil, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned of Iranian…

World Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, gives an update on the hyper-prioritized plan of the 2026 Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) to media during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 11 March 2026. (EPA)

UN Urges ‘Exemptions’ to Get Aid Through Strait of Hormuz

The United Nations aid chief warned Wednesday that the Middle East war was impacting aid routes and called for "exemptions" so humanitarian supplies could get…

World A fragment of an Iranian missile is pictured on the outskirts of Israel's central city of Elad on March 10, 2026.  (Photo by Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP)

Israel Urges UNSC to Designate Iran Guards 'Terrorist Organization'

Israel's foreign minister on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to designate Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards a "terrorist organization", as the US…

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World Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the first International Forum Against Hatred in Madrid, Spain, 11 March 2026.  EPA/Chema Moya

Spain Removes Ambassador to Israel

Spain’s government decided to remove its ambassador to Israel, according ⁠to the official state ⁠gazette published on Wednesday. Spain's ⁠embassy in Tel…

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World 05 March 2026, Russia, Moscow: Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera at the Kremlin. (Kremlin/dpa)

Kremlin Says It Is in Constant Touch with Iranian Leaders

Russia is constantly in touch with the Iranian leadership and willing to contribute to efforts to stabilize the region, the Kremlin said ‌on Wednesday. …

World A boy stands at the site of an Israeli strike on a tent sheltering displaced people, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

UK Bans Pro-Palestinian March Over Alleged Iran Support

The UK government has banned an annual pro-Palestinian march planned for Sunday which London police claim is organized by a group "supportive of the Iranian…

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World People observe a moment of silence towards the sea at 2:46 p.m. (05:46 GMT), the time when the 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's coast in 2011, with the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant seen in the background in Namie, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, March 11, 2026, to mark the 15-year anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands and set off a nuclear crisis. (Kyodo/via Reuters)

Japan Marks 15 Years Since Tsunami Disaster as Takaichi Pushes More Nuclear Energy Use

Japan marked the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast Wednesday as the government pushes for more use of…

World  An Afghan national arrives with his belongings at the Islam Qala border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran in Herat province on March 10, 2026, upon his arrival from Iran amid the Middle East war. (AFP)

‘No Good Choice’: The Afghans Forced to Return from Iran

Exhausted Afghans cross the border from Iran in a sandstorm, leaving behind a country in the grip of war to return to a homeland that is battered by conflict…

World Members of the US Air Force (USAF) prepare munitions at RAF Fairford in south-west England on March 10, 2026, after USAF B-1 Lancer bomber jets and Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers landed at the RAF base. (AFP)

Report: Boeing Signs $289 Million Israel Contract for 5,000 Smart Bombs

Boeing ‌has signed a new $289 million contract with Israel to deliver as many as 5,000 new air-launched smart bombs, a source told Reuters on Tuesday. …

World Aerial view of US Army barracks and driveways inside MK Airbase, in Mihail Kogalniceanu, Constanta county, Romania, November 25, 2025. (Inquam Photos/George Calin via Reuters)

Romania Allows ‘Defensive’ US Refueling, Monitoring for Iran Operations at Its Air Bases

Romania will host US refueling planes, surveillance and satellite communications gear for its Tehran operations, President Nicusor Dan said on Wednesday,…

World Kenyan business owners stand after clearing mud sludge from their damaged shops after floodwaters hit the Grogon garage area in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, 07 March 2026.  EPA/DANIEL IRUNGU

Local Government: Thirty Dead in South Ethiopia Floods

Thirty people have died in flooding caused by heavy rains in the Gamo area of southern Ethiopia, the local government said. "Due to the heavy rainfall…

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World A local man and a rescuer stand near the rubble at the site of a residential building destroyed by a Russian strike on 07 March, in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, 09 March 2026. (EPA)

Russian Drone Strike in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Kills Two, Officials Say

A Russian drone hit a civilian business in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, killing two people and injuring ‌five, local ‌officials said. …