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Iran: Four Tankers Struck by Explosions in Strait of Hormuz

Four oil tankers were hit by explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's military said on Thursday, adding that the vessels had ignored warnings and entered…

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World Members of the New York City Fire Department and first responders work at the scene a day after a building collapsed in Brooklyn in New York on November 12, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Death Toll Rises to 8 in New York Building Collapse

At least eight people died after a three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed at the edge of a construction site, New York City’s mayor said Thursday, as…

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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 US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the "A New Golden Age" summit at the US Institute of Peace, renamed The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace by the Trump administration, in Washington, DC, US, October 8, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

Trump Rules Out New Iran Attack before US Midterm Elections

President Donald Trump ruled out Thursday attacking Iran before the US midterms on November 3, saying Washington was holding "productive discussions" with…

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World Russia and Iran have significantly deepened military and trade ties. Evgenia Novozhenina / POOL/AFP/File

Putin Offers Help to Iran to End Mideast War ahead of Summit

Russia's President Vladimir Putin vowed on Thursday to "do everything" to help end the Middle East war when he met Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian for…

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World An image published by the Mizan news agency showing unrest in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan province, on July 8.

Deadly Attacks Leave Several Wounded in Southeastern Iran

Armed attacks on police and army personnel across Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province left security forces dead and wounded on Wednesday…

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World Two Basij members outside Tehran’s Grand Mosalla during a farewell ceremony for Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, July 3, 2026. REUTERS

Iran’s Last Supreme Leader: When the Republic Becomes a Networked Organization

The bomb was hidden in a tape recorder at Tehran’s Abu Dhar mosque. Ali Khamenei was addressing worshippers in June 1981 when it exploded. Several people were…

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World Police officers look at the damages following a Russian drone strike on the Northern Bridge in Kyiv on October 4, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Mykola TYMCHENKO / AFP)

Death Toll from Russian Bus Strike in Eastern Ukraine Jumps to 30

Thirty people were killed on Thursday when Russia struck two passenger buses in Kramatorsk, near the frontline in eastern Ukraine, local authorities said. …

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World Protesters shout slogans and hold placards in a street during a blockade of Sciences Po university in Paris as part of nationwide student protests demanding better school conditions, France, October 7, 2026.  REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Police Fire Tear Gas at a Barricaded High School in Paris as School Protests Show No Sign of Ending

Dozens of students dragged rubbish bins into position outside a high school in northeastern Paris early on Thursday, erecting fresh barricades before police…

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World Firefighters and rescue team members work next to a partially collapsed seven story building in Istanbul, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (Abdullah Tepeli/DIA Photo via AP)

A Partial Building Collapse in Istanbul Kills 2 and Traps at Least 2 More

A seven-story building in Istanbul partially collapsed on Thursday, killing two people, officials said. Emergency crews were trying to reach at least two…

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World A view of the British Consulate in East Jerusalem, September 9, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Israel Drastically Reduces British Diplomatic Presence in Jerusalem

Israel said the British consulate in Jerusalem ended its functions on Thursday but that seven diplomats would be allowed to remain in a limited capacity, with…

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World (FILES) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raises his fist next to his wife Cilia Flores during a rally to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of late President Hugo Chavez's 1992 failed military coup against the government (1989-1993) of Carlos Andres Perez in Caracas on February 4, 2025. (Photo by Pedro MATTEY / AFP)

Wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Seeks Release from US Jail

The wife of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was set to be back in court Thursday, where her lawyers will urge a judge to free her from jail and put…

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World Sherrod Brown, a Democratic candidate for the Senate, hopes to win Ohio voters over as households feel the squeeze from affordability fears. DUSTIN FRANZ / AFP

Gas, Health Care, Utilities: High Costs Squeeze US Midterm Voters

Former US steelworker Denise Barber retired three years ago, but steep gasoline prices and family healthcare needs are making the Ohio resident consider…

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World The main tenants' unions have spearheaded pressure on politicians to reform Spain's housing market. JAVIER SORIANO / AFP

Housing Crisis Set to Dominate Spain's Snap Election

After simmering below the surface for years, anger at unaffordable housing in Spain has bubbled over and precipitated a general election that will be dominated…

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World FILE PHOTO: Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/Pool/File Photo

North Korea Demands South Show 'Utmost Respect' to Restore Ties

The powerful sister of North Korea's leader said Thursday Seoul must show the "utmost respect" to mend ties, after Pyongyang denied responsibility for a DMZ…

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World  A man walks past the building of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East in Irkutsk, Russia, on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. (AP)

UN Health Agency Wants More Details from Russia on Suspected Pneumonic Plague Case

A top official with the World Health Organization said Wednesday it doesn’t know how a lab worker in Siberia died, and she urged Russia to provide more…

World Students run through tear gas near Sciences Po university as they protest against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. (AP)

France Summons Iran Ambassador Over ‘Disinformation Campaign’ on School Protests

The French foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest against a "disinformation campaign conducted by the Iranian authorities"…

World US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the Pnyx hill, where ancient Athenians held democratic assemblies, with the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis seen in the background, in Athens,on October 7, 2026. (AFP)

Rubio Says West Must Choose Between National Power or Decline

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday insisted on the US right to flex its "national power" in a fiery speech in Athens and said that Europe had to …

World US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers remarks during an Anduril Industries event at Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point, Maryland, USA, 06 October 2026. (EPA)

Pentagon Chief Visits Carrier Returning from Tough Iran War Deployment

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday hailed the USS Abraham Lincoln's crew while visiting the ship as it returned from a lengthy, difficult Iran war…

World  President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP)

Trump Says He Deserves Nobel Peace Prize but Has Doubts He Will Get It

US President Donald Trump, who waged war with Iran and has yet to broker peace in Ukraine, said on Wednesday that he should win the Nobel Peace Prize but…

World Emergency services work to rescue residents from under the debris at the site of an apartment building which was hit by a Russian missile strike in the town of Pryluky, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine, October 7, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Russia Hits Ukraine with Drones and Missiles, At Least 19 Dead

Russia pounded Ukraine with waves of missiles and drones on Wednesday, killing at least 19 people and hitting residential buildings, industrial facilities and…

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World A man checks his cellphone at a waterfront shelter as commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Tuesday, Oct, 6, 202 (AP)

India Says 12 Seafarers Injured in Hormuz Tanker Attack

India said 12 crew members on a Panama-flagged tanker had been injured in an attack while crossing the Strait of Hormuz, with those hurt receiving medical…

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World Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi (Mehr news agency)

Iran Nominates ‘Aerospace and Missile Official’ For Defense Minister Post

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has nominated Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi, a senior official linked to the country’s missile industry, for the position of…

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World Iranians walk next to a wall painting of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on a street in Tehran, Iran, 06 October 2026. (EPA)

Trump Says Nobody Knows Who Is Running Iran

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that nobody knew who was running Iran during the US-Israeli war with Iran, now in its eighth month. "Their leaders…

World US Vice President JD Vance speaks at a campaign rally at Fairbanks International Airport in Fairbanks, Alaska, US, October 5, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via Reuters)

Vance Says Iran Must Cut Enrichment to End War

US Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to…

World 01 October 2026, North Korea, Pyongyang: A photograph released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 30, 2026, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un addressing a ceremony at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang marking the 80th anniversary of the country's top university. (YNA/dpa)

North Korea Warns US Over Taiwan While Kim Pledges Support for Russia

North Korea criticized the United States over its arms sales and military support for Taiwan, accusing Washington of fueling tensions in the Taiwan Strait,…

World A maintenance worker walks out of the headquarters of Russia's consumer and health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor in Moscow on October 5, 2026. (AFP)

Trump to Speak to Putin on Plague as US Steps up Pressure

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician…