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New Orleans Attack Suspect Acted Alone, Supported ISIS, FBI Says

World Louisiana National Guard stands guard at a gated off area of the French Quarter near the scene of the car ramming on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 02 January 2025. (EPA)

New Orleans Attack Suspect Acted Alone, Supported ISIS, FBI Says

A US Army veteran who drove a truck into a crowd of New Year's Day revelers had pledged allegiance to ISIS, but acted alone in the attack that killed at least…

World  03 March 2020, Israel, Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister and Chairman of the Likud Party, Benjamin Netanyahu, makes an address. (dpa)

Israeli PM Netanyahu Leaves Hospital after Prostate Surgery

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from hospital on Thursday after his prostate surgery ended "successfully,", his office reported on X. …

World A globe is seen in front of Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration, August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

China Blacklists 10 US Firms for Involvement in Taiwan Arms Sales

The Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday that it had added 10 US companies to its so-called "Unreliable Entity List" for their involvement in arms sales…

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World Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, who was arrested by police in Tehran, Iran on December 19, 2024, according to Italy's foreign ministry, speaks at the event called "Chora Volume 1" in Milan, Italy February 16, 2024 in this picture released by Chora Media/via REUTERS/File Photo

Italy Summons Iranian Ambassador, Demands Release of Journalist

Italy's foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Thursday to demand the immediate release of reporter Cecilia Sala, who was detained in Tehran on…

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World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks as he attends a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

Zelenskiy Says Ukraine is Preparing to Resume Diplomatic Ties with Syria

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he was preparing to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria, less than a month after the overthrow of…

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World Türkiye's Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacir addresses the audience during a signing ceremony in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 29, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

Türkiye Announces $14 billion Regional Development Plan for Kurdish Southeast

Türkiye announced on Sunday a $14 billion regional development plan that aims to reduce the economic gap between its mainly Kurdish southeast region and the…

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World FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) display flags with a portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 17, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

Ocalan is Reported to Suggest he Might be Ready to End Insurgency

The jailed leader of Türkiye's outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, has been quoted as indicating he may be prepared to call for militants…

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World People carry a coffin with the body of a victim of the Azerbaijan Airlines' Embraer passenger plane crash near the Kazakh city of Aktau, upon the arrival at an airport in Baku, Azerbaijan, December 28, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov

Azerbaijan Pays Tribute to Pilots, Passengers who Perished in Air Crash

Azerbaijan on Sunday paid tribute to the pilots and passengers of the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan killing 38 people after…

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World FILED - 06 February 2023, Iraq, Baghdad: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a press conference. Photo: Ameer Al-Mohammedawi/dpa

Lavrov: Russia Will Abandon its Unilateral Missile Moratorium

Russia will scrap a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate and shorter range nuclear-capable missiles because the United States has deployed such weapons…

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World Firefighters and rescue personnel work near the wreckage of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft after the plane crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP)

At Least 177 Dead in South Korea Airliner Crash, Jeju Air CEO Apologizes

The CEO of South Korean airline Jeju Air apologized to the victims of Sunday's plane crash that has killed at least 177 people. The airline will cooperate…

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World A file picture dated 26 September 2023 shows Italian journalist and writer Cecilia Sala as a guest in the TV show "Stasera c'è Cattelan" in the RAI studios in Milan, Italy (issued 28 December 2024). (EPA)

Case of Italian Journalist Detained in Iran ‘Complicated’, Rome Says

The case of an Italian journalist being held in Iran is "complicated", but Rome hopes to bring 29-year-old Cecilia Sala home quickly, Italy's foreign minister…

World Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks as he meets with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, in Baghdad, Iraq, October 13, 2024. (Reuters)

Iran Says 2025 ‘Important Year’ for Nuclear Issue

Iran, bracing for a possible re-imposition of incoming US president Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" policy, said on Saturday that 2025 would be an important…

World  In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a Security Council meeting via videoconference in Moscow on December 28, 2024. (AFP)

Russia’s Putin Apologizes to Azerbaijan over ‘Tragic’ Airliner Crash

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to Azerbaijan's leader for what the Kremlin called a "tragic incident" over Russia in which an Azerbaijan…

World Illustration picture of a hacker with cyber code projected on him (Reuters)

Cyber Attack on Italy's Foreign Ministry, Airports Claimed by Pro-Russian Hacker Group

Hackers targeted around ten official websites in Italy on Saturday, including the websites of the Foreign Ministry and Milan's two airports, putting them out…

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World  Austrian Chancellor and head of People's Party (OeVP) Karl Nehammer looks on as he is on his way to coalition talks with the head of Social Democrats (SPOe) Andreas Babler and head of NEOS party Beate Meinl-Reisinger in Vienna, Austria, December 20, 2024. (Reuters)

Austria to Purchase 12 Italian Fighter Jets

Austria plans to buy 12 Italian-made M-346 FA fighter jets to replace Saab 105 planes which it decommissioned at the end of 2020, the government said on…

World Taliban security personnel stand guard at the site two days after air strikes by Pakistan in the Barmal district of eastern Paktika province on December 26, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad SAHEL ARMAN / AFP)

Afghan Taliban Forces Target 'Several Points' in Pakistan in Retaliation for Airstrikes

Afghan Taliban forces targeted "several points" in neighboring Pakistan, Afghanistan's defense ministry said on Saturday, days after Pakistani aircraft carried…

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World A TV screen shows a file image of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, being broadcast at the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (AP)

S. Korean Prosecutors Say Yoon Authorized ‘Shooting’ during Martial Law Bid

South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorized the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose…

World  A man walks next to the skyscrapers of the Moscow City business district in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. (AP)

Russia Says It Thwarted Ukrainian Plot to Kill Officer and a Blogger

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Saturday it had foiled a plot by Ukraine to kill a high-ranking Russian officer and a pro-Russian war blogger…

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara (File/Reuters)

Netanyahu's Popularity Further Declines

The coalition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost three seats it earned during the past three weeks, including two seats earned last week and one seat…

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World The number of homeless people reflects the huge problem faced by the world's largest economy (AFP).

US Homelessness Up 18% as Affordable Housing Remains out of Reach for Many People

The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural…

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World Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

Araghchi in China to Discuss Nuclear Program, Sanctions and Regional Challenges

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that the issue of Iran's nuclear program and efforts to lift Western sanctions will witness a new…

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World Manmohan Singh's coffin before the start of the national funeral ceremony in New Delhi (AFP).

Indian State Funeral for Former PM Manmohan Singh

Mourners in India's capital gathered Saturday to pay their respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh ahead of a state funeral for the man key to the…

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World File photo: Somalia police patrol near the scene of a suicide bomber attack at a café, in Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

UN Security Council Authorizes New Somalia Peacekeeping Mission

The United Nations Security Council authorized an African Union stabilisation and support mission in Somalia - known as AUSSOM - on Friday that will replace a…

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World A demonstrator at a Mexico-US border crossing in Tijuana holds a banner with the image of US President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants - AFP

Mexico Plans Alert App for Migrants Facing Arrest in US after Trump Threats of Deportations

Mexico will launch a mobile application with an alert button for migrants facing imminent detention in the United States, the government said Friday, following…

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World This photo provided by Rajavartiosto (Finnish Border Guard) on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, shows the oil tanker Eagle S, background, and the Finnish der Guard ship Turva at sea outside Porkkalanniemi, Finland. The Eagle S was sailing at the same time in the area where the Finland-Estonia electrical link was disrupted on Wednesday (Rajavartiosto via AP)

NATO to Step up Baltic Sea Patrols as Finland Probes Possible Sabotage of Undersea Cables

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Friday that the military alliance will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea region as Finnish investigators work to…

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World A view shows the wreckage of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane at the crash site near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan December 25, 2024. (Administration of Mangystau region/Handout via Reuters)

Azerbaijani Minister Says Plane That Crashed Was Hit from the Outside, Possibly by a Weapon

An Azerbaijani minister suggested Friday that an airliner that crashed this week was hit by a weapon, citing expert analysis and survivor testimony indicating…

World A Ukrainian soldier reflected in a car mirror looks on as a Swedish-made Archer Howitzer operated by Ukrainian members of the 45th Artillery Brigade fires towards Russian positions, in the Donetsk region, on January 20, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

North Korean Troops Experience Mass Casualties on Ukraine Front Lines, White House Says

North Korean forces are experiencing mass casualties on the front lines of Russia's war against Ukraine, with a thousand of their troops killed or wounded in…

World An Iranian woman walks past a mural painting depicting Iran's national flag on a street in Tehran, Iran, 23 December 2024.  (EPA)

Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala Detained by Police While Reporting in Iran

An Italian journalist who was reporting in Tehran has been detained by the Iranian police, Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. Cecilia Sala…

World Israel police chief Daniel Levy and members of the Israeli security forces stand at the scene of a suspected attack near Herzliya, Israel, December 27, 2024. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Stabbing Attack on Woman in Israeli City of Herzliya

A Palestinian man stabbed an 83-year-old woman to death in the Israeli city of Herzliya, Israeli media reported on Friday. Ambulance services said the woman…

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