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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 FILE PHOTO: People walk next to a mural with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, on a street, early hours of ceasefire, in Tehran, Iran, June 24, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS   ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo

UK Couple Held in Iran Launch Hunger Strike

A British couple detained in Iran for nearly a year on suspicion of espionage have gone on hunger strike having "lost all hope", a relative said on Thursday. …

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World A Greek Cypriot protestor waves a banner, during a peace protest in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Saturday, April 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Türkiye Says Two-State Solution is Most Realistic Option for Cyprus Issue

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Türkiye believes the most realistic way to resolve the Cyprus issue is having two states on the ethnically-split…

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World A Pakistani woman holds a national flag of Iran during a rally in solidarity with the Iranian people, in Karachi, Pakistan, 22 June 2025. EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER

Iran Arrests Two Men After Posing in Military Uniform

Iranian authorities arrested two men after a video went viral showing them dressed military uniforms while carrying a flag with a monarchist emblem, local…

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World (FILES) Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves in front of his wife French-Italian singer Carla Bruni after the verdict in his trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on September 25, 2025. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)

Sarkozy Appeal against Conspiracy Conviction to Begin in March

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's appeal against a conviction for criminal conspiracy related to illegal Libyan financing for his successful 2007…

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Iran: Young Man Commits Suicide Protesting Demolition of his Family’s Kiosk… President Orders Probe

An Iranian man who set himself on fire after municipal workers shut down his family’s food stand died on Tuesday from his injuries, prompting the country’s…

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World This photograph shows a sign reading "No drone zone" at Brussels Airport in Zaventem on November 5, 2025.  (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)

Unexplained Drone Flights Fray Nerves in Belgium

Sightings at military bases, airports, a nuclear power station: a spate of unexplained drone flights has frayed nerves in Belgium and fueled fears the country…

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World  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the plenum of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Request to Pardon Netanyahu Sparks Israeli Concerns Over US Influence

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday sent a letter to Israel's president asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a long-running corruption…

World  Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha delivers remarks with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand during the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (Nick Iwanyshyn /The Canadian Press via AP)

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Presses G7 Allies for Support as Russia Targets Energy Grid Before Winter

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies met with Ukraine's foreign minister Wednesday as Kyiv tries to fend off relentless Russian…

World A billboard bearing a picture of Syria's ousted President Bashar al-Assad and a former national flag are torn by anti-government fighters in the northern city of Aleppo on Nov. 30. (AFP)

Austria Charges Two Syrian Ex-Officials Over Civil War Crimes

Prosecutors in Austria on Wednesday said they have charged two officials of Syria's former government for allegedly abusing detained civilians during the…

World 10 October 2025, Berlin: Police officers arrest a suspect in Kreuzberg. (dpa)

Germany Arrests Another Alleged Member of Hamas Cell

German prosecutors said Wednesday that police had arrested another alleged member of a Hamas cell plotting attacks on Israeli or Jewish institutions. The…

World The US Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. (AP)

US Treasury Issues Iran-Related Missile and Drone Sanctions

The US on Wednesday sanctioned individuals and entities in several countries related to their support of Iran's ballistic missile and drone production, in the…

World The health manager of the Arequipa region said the bus hit a pickup truck and it went off a road on a curve, falling more than 200 meters (more than 650 feet) to the banks of the Ocoña river - (File photo of Peru police/The AP)

At Least 37 Dead after a Passenger Bus Falls into a Ravine in Peru

A passenger bus fell into a deep ravine early Wednesday after crashing with another vehicle in southern Peru, killing at least 37 people and injuring 13 more,…

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World Police officers detain a protester during a mass demonstration organized by Defend our Juries, against the British government's ban on Palestine Action, at Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, October 4, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Palestinian NGO Cannot Appeal UK Court Ruling over F-35 Parts to Israel

A Palestinian NGO was on Wednesday refused permission to appeal a court ruling that Britain lawfully allowed F-35 fighter jet parts to be indirectly exported…

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UN Watchdog Hasn't Been Able to Verify Iran's Stockpile of Near-weapons Grade Uranium in Months

The International Atomic Energy Agency has not been able to verify the status of Iran’s near weapons-grade uranium stockpile since Israel struck the country’s…

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World Several Mossos d'Esquadra SWAT police officers take part in the search of the residential building where the Algerian man lived in the town Cornella de Llobregat, in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 20 August 2018. EPA/Alejandro Garcia

Police Ground Drone Drug Flights from Morocco to Spain

Spanish police said Wednesday they had arrested nine people and dismantled a criminal network that used homemade drones "with exceptional range" to transport…

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World President Donald Trump talks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Jerusalem. (Reuters) 

Trump Asks Israeli President to Pardon Netanyahu in Letter, Israeli President’s Office Says 

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has received a letter from US President Donald Trump urging him to consider granting a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin…

World Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City, August 28, 2025. (Reuters)

UN Agencies Warn of Famine for Millions, Appeal for More Funding 

Millions more people risk famine in at least a dozen crisis spots around the world, including Sudan and Gaza, two UN agencies warned on Wednesday, appealing…

World A damaged car lies in the frontline town of Pokrovske, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine November 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Russia Is Ready to Resume Talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, Foreign Ministry Official Says 

Russia is ready to resume peace negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul, Russian state news agency TASS cited a foreign ministry official as saying on Wednesday…

World A tourist walks through an alleyway in the old quarter of Nicosia on November 1, 2025. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

Quake Rattles Cyprus, Felt in Lebanon

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 rattled parts of Cyprus on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The tremor was…

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World Policemen stand near the wreckage of vehicles at the cordoned-off site, a day after the suicide bombing, in Islamabad on November 12, 2025. (AFP) 

Pakistan Investigates Suicide Bombing That Killed 12 Outside an Islamabad Court 

Pakistan opened a probe Wednesday into the suicide bombing outside an Islamabad district court that left 12 dead the day before, underscoring the challenges…

World FILE PHOTO: Ron Dermer attends a special session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/Pool/File Photo

Israel Negotiator Dermer Resigns from Ministerial Post

Israel's strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer, who also led negotiations for the Gaza ceasefire, has announced his resignation from his ministerial post…

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World Colombia's President Gustavo Petro looks on during a joint statement after the plenary session of the CELAC-EU Summit in Santa Marta, Colombia, on November 9, 2025. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP)

Colombia to Suspend Intelligence Cooperation with US over Strikes on Drug Vessels

Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered his nation's security forces Tuesday to stop sharing intelligence with the United States, until the Trump…

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World Members of emergency services work at the site of the Turkish C-130 military cargo plane crash near the Azerbaijani border, in Sighnaghi municipality, Georgia, November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

Türkiye Says 20 Troops Killed in Georgia Plane Crash

The Turkish defense ministry said on Wednesday that 20 soldiers were killed in the crash of its military aircraft in Georgia a day earlier, as inspectors…

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World Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian listens to head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami as he visits an exhibition of Iran's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, 9 April 2025. AP

Iran Seeks 'Peaceful Nuclear Deal' with US

Iran wants to reach a “peaceful” nuclear agreement with the United States to resolve a decades-long dispute, but will not compromise its national security, the…

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