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Iran Pair Guilty of Spying on London-based Journalists 'for Tehran'

World A seagull fly by the River Thames, near Westminster Bridge and the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, at the Houses of Parliament in central London on November 12, 2026. (Photo by Brook Mitchell / AFP)

Iran Pair Guilty of Spying on London-based Journalists 'for Tehran'

A UK jury on Thursday found two Iranian men guilty of spying for Iran's intelligence service, as a chief prosecutor said it showed Tehran's willingness to use …

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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 Patients suspected of having measles receive treatment on the floor of the overcrowded measles isolation ward at Shahid Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital in Sylhet, Bangladesh, September 12, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Bangladesh is Battling Measles. It's a 'Real Warning' to Other Nations

Bangladesh is battling to contain the world’s worst measles outbreak, a crisis exacerbated by weak data, inadequate outreach and vaccination gaps that experts…

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World FILE PHOTO: Abhijeet Dipke (right), founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), and Neha Bora, national president of the All India Students' Association (AISA), gesture as they address a press conference in New Delhi, India, October 15, 2026. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

India's 'Cockroach' Movement Founder Arrested after Detention

Police arrested Indian "cockroach" movement founder Abhijeet Dipke, according to several media reports on Saturday, after he was detained on Friday ahead of a…

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World President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Dalton Municipal Airport, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, in Dalton Ga. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump Puts New Russia Sanctions that He Recently Signed into Law on Hold, Citing National Interest

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress…

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World Archive photo of an oil tanker ablaze east of the Strait of Hormuz (Fars)

Iran's Guards Say Tanker Exploded after Hitting Mine in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that an oil tanker had exploded ‌and ‌caught fire after ‌hitting ⁠a naval mine ⁠while transiting…

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World US President Donald Trump speaks as members of professional police and firefighters' organizations eat lunch in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC., USA, 15 October 2026.  EPA/TOM BRENNER / POOL

Trump Says US May Need to Strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain

President Donald Trump said the US may have to target Pickaxe Mountain, a site linked to Iran's nuclear program, as he aims to ensure Tehran does not get a…

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World President Donald Trump speaks to the reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Washington, as White House press secretary Katie Zacharia looks on. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump's New Press Secretary Admits Failing Bar Exam

New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia acknowledged on Thursday that she had failed the bar exam, a prerequisite for practicing law in the United…

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World A red double-decker bus rides past as a Union Jack flag flutters on the Victoria Tower at the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, October 15, 2026. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

Teen Sentenced to 20 Years for UK Murder Plot Tied to Iran-linked Group

A Norwegian teenager who planned to commit murder in Britain after being recruited by a Swedish organized crime group linked to the Iranian government was on…

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World International Organization for Migration (IOM) chief Amy Pope, seen here in 2023, warned of a lack of urgency globally about the risks that vulnerable communities are facing. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP

UN: Millions May Be Forced to Move as Climate Change Hits South Asia

Climate change is threatening livelihoods and forcing people from their homes across South Asia, but technology and government action could help limit the…

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World Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits an exhibition that showcases the defense ministry's latest advancements in defense and space in Tehran. Photo: -/Iranian Presidency/dpa

Iran President Says Conflict in Mideast Amounts to 'Ecocide'

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday urged countries to condemn what he called "ecocide" in the Middle East caused by "wars of aggression". …

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World A recent report revealed a surge in violent attacks linked to extremist groups in West Africa’s Sahel region. (AFP)

Rival Sahel Extremists Clash in Intensifying Turf war

Extremists from rival Al-Qaeda and ISIS factions in the Sahel have clashed recently on an unprecedented scale in the borderlands spanning Burkina Faso, Mali…

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World FILE PHOTO: Servicemen of the 68th Oleksa Dovbush Separate Jaeger Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine set up Starlink satellite internet system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia/File Photo

Order to Limit Starshield for Ukraine Came from Inside White House, Sources Say

The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US…

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World This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on October 15, 2026, shows destroyed supermarket following a Russian drone in Odesa region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP)

Trump: Ukraine's Resumption of Strikes on Russian Refineries is 'Disgrace'

Ukraine's resumption of ‌strikes on Russian refineries is a 'disgrace' that keeps global energy prices elevated, US President Donald Trump told the…

World TOPSHOT - News coverage showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch is seen on a screen at Seoul Station in Seoul on October 12, 2026. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Seoul Dismisses Pyongyang's Skepticism over Hypersonic Weapon Test

South Korea's military on Friday dismissed Pyongyang's doubts over Seoul's homegrown hypersonic missile launch, as the two Koreas appear to be intensifying an…

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World Car owners search for their vehicles swept away by the flood after a heavy rain at Ayazaga district in Istanbul, on October 15,2026. (AFP)

Heavy Rain Shuts Down Istanbul, Causing Flooding and 3 Deaths

A heavy downpour has shut down Istanbul, flooded homes and roads and killed at least three people, officials said Thursday, as rescuers evacuated hundreds of…

World  Prices of gasoline and diesel fuel are displayed in downtown Los Angeles, California, US, October 15, 2026. (Reuters)

US Extends Sanctions Waiver for Russia’s Lukoil

The US Treasury Department on Thursday extended a sanctions waiver on Russian oil giant Lukoil for service stations outside Russia through April 2027. The…

World  US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shakes hands with US President Donald Trump onstage during an event at Sparrows Point Shipyard, in Baltimore County, Maryland, US, October 6, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Scraps Plan to Livestream Execution After Fierce Backlash

US President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled plans to livestream the firing squad execution of a convicted military base mass shooter, reversing a widely…

World  Wreckage of a Russian jet powered drone lay inside a crater that appeared at the site of a residential area after a strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 15, 2026. (Reuters)

Ukraine Hits Russian Refinery as Zelenskiy Says ‘We’re Done’ with Trump’s Energy Truce

Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery on Thursday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv was "done" supporting a ceasefire on energy targets announced…

World Iranian women walk past a banner featuring Iran’s national flag in a street in Tehran, Iran, 14 October 2026, amid the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States. (EPA)

US Sanctions Cuban Bank Accused of Ties to Iran Bank

The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday against Cuba's Banco Internacional de Comercio S.A. (BICSA) due to its ties with Iran's Karafarin Bank, which…

World  Iranians drive past an anti-US billboard in Vanak Square in Tehran, Iran, 14 October 2026- EPA/ABEDIN

US, Israel Differ Over Timing of Strike on Iran

A group of senior US military officials, including Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, is pushing to resume the war against Iran, while advisers to US President…

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World An undated handout photo of the “Mother of All Bombs” at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, US (Reuters)

US Considers Hitting Iran with 'Mother of All Bombs'

The United States is considering using its biggest non-nuclear bomb against Iran if President Donald Trump should decide to renew combat in the war that has…

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World Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits an exhibition that showcases the defense ministry's latest advancements in defense and space in Tehran. Photo: -/Iranian Presidency/dpa

Pezeshkian: Iran is Facing its Most Intense Blockade since 1979

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that the country was facing its most intense blockade since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, accusing the United…

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World (FILES) Kimberly Guilfoyle, President Trump's nominee to be the US ambassador to Greece, speaks alongside US President Donald Trump, during a Greek Independence Day celebration in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 24, 2025.  (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Why Are More Women Leaving Trump's Administration?

A wave of departures by female officials from US President Donald Trump's second administration has raised questions about whether women and men are being…

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World A screengrab from an aerial footage shows San Marino-flagged tanker ship that caught fire in Romanian territorial waters, released October 15, 2026. Romanian Interior Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

2 Ships Ablaze in Romanian Black Sea Waters, 7 Sailors Missing

Rescuers were searching for seven missing crew on Thursday from one of two chemical tankers that caught fire overnight inside Romanian territorial waters in…

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World People walk near the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, 25 September 2026. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

Moscow Arrests Swede for 'Illegally' Crossing into Russia and Planning Attacks

Russia's security services arrested a Swedish man they said fought for Ukraine for "illegally" crossing into Russia and allegedly planning attacks on military…

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