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US Treasury Chief Blames Commerce Dept for Failure in Nvidia Scandal

World  US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during the National Committee on US-China Relations 60th Anniversary Gala Dinner in New York City, US, November 10, 2026. (Reuters)

US Treasury Chief Blames Commerce Dept for Failure in Nvidia Scandal

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday blamed the Commerce Department for failing to blacklist Megaspeed, the Singapore company at the center of a…

World UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a press conference on the fifth day of the COP31 annual UN climate conference in Antalya, Türkiye, 13 November 2026. (EPA)

UN Chief Urges Drastic Emissions Cuts as COP31 Wrestles with Fossil Fuels

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for an "immediate and drastic reduction" in greenhouse gas emissions, as divisions over fossil fuels…

World 13 November 2026, Ireland, Dublin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the EU summit at the Convention Centre in Dublin. (dpa)

Europe’s Security Cannot Be Part of Ukraine Peace Talks, EU Leaders Say

EU leaders said on Friday that Europe's security structure should not be a subject for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations, but they did not answer the question…

World  09 November 2026, France, Paris: France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, speaks during a G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Paris. (dpa)

France Criticizes ‘Demagogic’ Move by Israel to Ban Hard-Left Leader Melenchon

France has ‌criticized as "demagogic" a decision by Israel to ban French hard-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchonand another leading figure in…

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  Members of the Afghan police during a graduation ceremony on Thursday, in Jalalabad (EPA). 

With a Fatwa and Official Pledges, The Taliban Offer Implicit Reassurances to Pakistan

The Afghan Taliban government has stepped up its implicit reassurances to Pakistan, days after border clashes between the two countries, amid efforts to…

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World The North Korean leader praised Pyongyang's soldiers fighting against Ukraine alongside Russia. STR / KCNA VIA KNS/AFP

North Korea's Kim Vows to Root Out 'Evil', Scolds Lazy Officials

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to root out "evil" and scolded lazy officials while praising his troops fighting with Russia against Ukraine, state…

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World Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a press conference with Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)

US, Japan Defense Chiefs Say China Harming Regional Peace

Beijing's actions are "not conducive to regional peace", Japan's defense minister and US counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed during a call after Chinese aircraft…

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World US Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) speaks during a press conference about an Israeli strike that hit a group of journalists in southern Lebanon in October 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., US, December 11, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

US Lawmakers Say Israel Hasn't Held to Account Those Involved in 2023 Strike That Killed Journalist

Four US lawmakers on Thursday said there has been no accountability for an October 2023 attack by the Israeli military that struck a group of journalists in…

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World The 6th Air Wing of Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters hold a joint military drill with the US B-52 bomber over Sea of Japan, in this handout picture taken by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and on December 10, 2025, and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan - Reuters

US Bombers Join Japanese Jets in Show of Force after China-Russia Drills, Tokyo Says

US nuclear-capable bombers flew over the Sea of Japan alongside Japanese fighter jets on Wednesday, Tokyo said, in a show of force following Chinese and…

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World The United Nations logo adorns a window at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 18, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Iran Appeals to UN Over 'Tightening Restrictions' on Its Diplomats in New York

Tehran called on the United Nations to intervene in what it called the "tightening of restrictions on Iran's diplomatic mission to the United Nations in New…

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World A demonstrator waves a flag of Somalia as a vehicle passes by a rally in protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amid a reported federal immigration operation targeting the Somali community, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Tim Evans/File Photo

Somali Defense Minister Rejects Latest Trump Insults 

Somalia's defense minister said Somalis would not accept being demeaned after US President Donald Trump again insulted people from the East African country. …

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World United States President Donald J Trump participates in a Multilateral Meeting with European Leaders: (foreground L-R) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Finland's President Alexander Stubb and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with (background L-R) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 18 August 2025. EPA/AARON SCHWARTZ / POOL

Zelenskyy Will Hold Urgent Talks with 30 Countries as Trump Pushes for Swift Peace Deal with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to hold urgent talks Thursday with leaders and officials from about 30 countries that are supporting Kyiv’s…

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World (FILES) Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds a Venezuelan national flag as she gestures from atop a truck during a demonstration to protest over the presidential election results, in Caracas on August 3, 2024. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)

Venezuela's Machado Says Maduro Government Didn't Know Where She Was Hiding

Opposition leader María Corina Machado said Thursday that she doesn't believe the Venezuelan government knew where she was hiding for most of this year, as she…

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World FILE - Migrants push a small boat in an attempt to reach Britain, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 in Gravelines, northern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, file)

Boat Carrying Migrants Capsizes in Croatia, Killing at Least 3 People

A boat carrying migrants overturned early on Thursday on the Sava river in eastern Croatia, killing at least three people and injuring eight, officials said. …

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World Vehicles carrying people who evacuate, amid deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, wait in a long line to get into a refugee camp in Chong Kal, Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, December 10, 2025. (Reuters)

Fighting Rages along Cambodia-Thailand Border ahead of Expected Trump Call

Fighting raged Thursday along the border of Cambodia and Thailand, with explosions heard near centuries-old temples ahead of US President Donald Trump's…

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World The 6th Air Wing of Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters hold a joint military drill with the US B-52 bombers over Sea of Japan, in this handout picture taken by Japan Air Self-Defense Force and on December 10, 2025, and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan on December 11, 2025. Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/Handout via REUTERS

US, Japan Hold Joint Air Exercise after China-Russia Patrols

Japan said Thursday it held a joint air exercise with the United States in a show of force, days after Chinese-Russian patrols in the region and following…

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World FILED - 10 February 2024, Palestinian Territories, Gaza City: Palestinians examine the damage in front of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) buildings in Gaza City. Photo: Omar Ishaq/dpa

US Weighs Hitting UN Palestinian Refugee Agency with Terrorism-related Sanctions

Trump administration officials have held advanced discussions on hitting UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA with terrorism-related sanctions, said two sources…

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World This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by US forces off the coast of Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (US Attorney General's Office/X via AP)

Trump Says the US Has Seized an Oil Tanker off the Coast of Venezuela

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of…

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World Iranian flags in central Tehran on Wednesday (EPA)

Washington Cool on Nuclear Talks, Tehran Signals Conditional Readiness

Washington’s silence toward Iran’s repeated calls to revive nuclear negotiations is not simply a lapse in diplomatic attention. For many analysts, it resembles…

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World This photograph taken on December 10, 2025 shows the building of a power plant of Ukrainian energy provider DTEK, which was heavily damaged during air attacks, at an undisclosed location, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Europeans Discuss Ukraine with Trump at ‘Critical Moment’ for Peace

The leaders of Britain, France and Germany held a call on Wednesday with US President Donald Trump to discuss Washington's latest peace efforts to end the war…

World A passenger looks up at a flight information board on the busiest travel day of the Thanksgiving holiday, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 25, 2025. (Reuters)

US Plans to Order Visa-Exempt Foreign Tourists to Disclose Social Media Histories

The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to order visa-exempt foreign tourists to disclose their social media histories from the last five years…

World  US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks on the economy at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, on December 9, 2025. (AFP)

Trump Calls Media Reports on His Health 'Seditious'

US President Donald Trump has blasted media reports questioning his state of health as "seditious, perhaps even treasonous," sparking pushback Wednesday by one…

World Iranians walk past Iran's national flag on a street in Tehran, Iran, 10 December 2025. (EPA)

Attack by Gunmen Kills Three Members of Revolutionary Guard in Southeast Iran

Gunmen killed three members of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan near the Pakistan border, state media reported…

World A protester calling for a release of the Epstein files holds a sign while awaiting the arrival of Trump administration officials who are expected to discuss strategy amid the deepening political crisis over the administration’s handling of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, at the US Naval Observatory - Reuters

US Judge Lets More Epstein Grand Jury Materials Be Made Public

A US judge in Manhattan on Wednesday allowed for the public release of records from a grand jury investigation into Jeffrey Epstein because of a law recently…

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World British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

UK's Starmer Says Europe is Strong and United Behind Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that Europe was strong and he would stand up for its values of freedom and democracy after US President…

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World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, looks back at the media in Downing Street, London, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP)

Ukraine Can Hold Elections within Months if Security Is Ensured, Zelenskyy Says 

Ukrainian officials were expected to hand their latest peace proposals to United States negotiators Wednesday, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who…

World Vehicles carrying people who evacuate, amid deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, wait in a long line to get into a refugee camp in Chong Kal, Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, December 10, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Says He Will Make Telephone Call to Stop Renewed Thailand-Cambodia Fighting 

Thailand and Cambodia accused each other of targeting civilians in border attacks on Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump said he would make a telephone…

World  An undated photograph taken and provided by Japan’s Ministry of Defense shows China’s aircraft carrier "Liaoning", issued on 08 December 2025. (EPA/Japan’s Defense Ministry via Jiji Press)

US Backs Japan in Dispute with China Over Radar Incident 

The United States has for the first time criticized China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft during a training exercise last week, an incident…