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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 A member of the European Union's Operation Atalanta mans a machine gun aboard the ESPS Victoria while watching the Hellas Aphrodite off the coast of Somalia in the Arabian Sea on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (European Union's Operation Atalanta via AP)

EU Naval Force Secures Ship Attacked by Pirates Off Somalia

The European Union's anti-piracy naval force secured a ship on Friday that had been attacked off the coast of Somalia. Armed assailants had attacked the…

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World FILE PHOTO: Volunteers load boxes of food into cars during an event held by the Community FoodBank of New Jersey in partnership with Bergen County to deliver emergency food relief to Federal workers and SNAP recipients amid the US government shutdown in Leonia, New Jersey, US, November 6, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

US Supreme Court Lets Trump Withhold $4 Billion in Food Aid Funding for Now

The US Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to withhold for now about $4 billion needed to fully fund a food aid program for…

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World US President Donald Trump deboards Air Force One upon his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

US Judge Rules Trump Illegally Ordered National Guard to Portland, Oregon

US President Donald Trump unlawfully ordered National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, a federal judge ruled Friday in a legal setback to the administration's…

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World Commanders and members of the Revolutionary Guard Corps meet with Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran August 17, 2023. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iranian Plot to Kill Israel's Ambassador to Mexico Contained, US Official Says

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps plotted to assassinate Israel's ambassador to Mexico starting late last year, but the effort was contained and there is no…

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World European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

EU Toughens Visa Rules for Russians

The European Union has adopted stricter visa rules for Russian nationals in light of what it calls the "weaponization of migration, acts of sabotage and…

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World A sign with a drone ban is displayed outside the airport in Munich, Germany October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File

German Military Creates Rapid Response Teams to Counter Drone Threats

The German military is setting up rapid response teams to counter acute drone threats, a top German military official said, most recently dispatching these…

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World Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation in Tehran, Iran, November 2, 2025. Iranian Atomic Organisation/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Iran's Pezeshkian Says Tehran Seeks Peace, But Will Not Bow to Coercion

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that Iran seeks peace, but will not be coerced into abandoning its nuclear and missile programs, state media…

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World A view shows streets Rue Ferdinand Flocon, one of the pedestrianized streets, ahead of the March 23 citywide vote on a proposition from city hall to pedestrianize 500 streets, in Paris, France, March 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Four Arrested after Protesters Disrupt Israeli Concert in Paris

Four people were arrested after protesters used flares to disrupt a concert by the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris on Thursday night, the latest in a…

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World (FILES) Supporters display a poster depicting jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan, after he called on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to disarm and dissolve itself in Diyarbakir, southeastern Türkiye, on February 27, 2025.(Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

Türkiye Preparing Law to Let PKK Fighters Return under Peace Plan

Türkiye is preparing a law to let thousands of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters and civilians return home from hideouts in northern Iraq under…

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World Representation photo: This photograph shows a general view of Kurskaya nuclear power plant taken outside the town of Kurchatov on August 27, 2024. (Photo by TATYANA MAKEYEVA / AFP)

Russia Urges Trump Administration to Clarify 'Contradictory' Signals on Nuclear Testing

Russia urged the United States on Friday to clarify what it called contradictory signals about a resumption of nuclear testing, saying such a step would…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2025. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via Reuters)

Russia Says It’s Ready to Respond to Venezuela’s Appeal for Help 

Russia is prepared to respond to Venezuela's requests for assistance, while urging against any escalation of tension in the region, Foreign Ministry…

World Indonesian military personnel guard as residents gather near the area after an explosion occurred at a school complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

Explosion at Mosque in Indonesian Capital Injures Dozens

Dozens of people were injured and hospitalized after an explosion occurred during Friday prayers at a mosque inside a school complex in Indonesia's capital…

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World An ambulance transports a worker rescued from under a collapsed boiler tower at a thermal power plant, operated by Korea East-West Power Co., in Ulsan, South Korea, 07 November 2025. (EPA/Yonhap)

At Least Three Dead in South Korea Power Plant Collapse as Rescue Efforts Continue 

A South Korean fire official said on Friday that at least three workers had died after the collapse of a large structure at a power station in South Korea that…

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Bulgarian police patrol the border fence on the Bulgaria-Türkiye border near the village of Matochina on November 4, 2021.  Nikolay Doychinov/AFP via Getty Images

Six Migrants Killed in Crash During Police Pursuit in Bulgaria

Six migrants died and four people were injured after their car crashed during a police pursuit near the Black Sea city of Burgas, the Bulgarian News Agency …

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World FILED - 08 June 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Holzdorf-Schoenewalde: Carsten Breuer, Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, speaks at the opening of the 2024 Bundeswehr Day at the Holzdorf site. Photo: Frank Hammerschmidt/dpa

Russia Must Never Assume It Can Beat NATO, Says German General

Russia must never come to the assumption that it can win a war against NATO or one of the alliance's members, Germany's Chief of Defense Carsten Breuer warned…

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World  NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 6: Planes are parked at Newark Liberty International Airport on November 6, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Andres Kudacki/Getty Images/AFP

US Travel Woes Mount as Govt Shutdown Prompts Flight Cuts

Travelers faced mounting uncertainty over air travel in the United States after a directive to decrease flights at dozens of major airports went into effect on…

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World US troops at a training in Romania. (AFP)

Report: Several People at US Military Base Fall Ill After Suspicious Package with White Powder Opened 

A suspicious package containing white powder delivered to a US military base in Maryland caused multiple people to fall ill and led to several being…

World US President Donald Trump attends a dinner with the leaders of the C5+1 Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., US, November 6, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Trump Says Iran Has Been Asking if US Sanctions Can Be Lifted

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran has been asking if US sanctions against the country can be lifted. "Iran has been asking if the…

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World FILE PHOTO: Visitors look at a model of the Fujian aircraft carrier displayed at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China November 14, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

China's Third Aircraft Carrier Enters Service

China's third aircraft carrier has entered service following a ceremony marking its handover to the navy attended by President Xi Jinping, state news agency…

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World A man looks at damage caused by typhoon Kalmaegi in the Quy Nhon coastal area of Gia Lai province, central Vietnam on November 7, 2025. (AFP)

As Typhoon Kalmaegi Wreaks Havoc in Southeast Asia, Scientists Say Rising Temperatures Are to Blame 

As the year's deadliest typhoon sweeps into Vietnam after wreaking havoc in the Philippines earlier this week, scientists warn such extreme events can only…

World FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, July 19, 2022.    REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo

NKorea Fires Ballistic Missile Towards the Sea Off its East Coast

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Friday towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea and Japan said, following missile launches in the past two…

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World US President Donald Trump attends a dinner with the leaders of the C5+1 Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., US, November 6, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Trump Says Kazakhstan to Join Abraham Accords

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords to have normalized relations with Israel. The announcement came…

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World This screen grab from a video posted by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on his X account on November 6, 2025 shows what Hegseth says is a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. (Photo by Handout / US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's X Account / AFP)

US Kills 3 Men in Another Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel

The US military killed three men in a strike on a suspected drug vessel in international waters in the Caribbean on Thursday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth…

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World An Israeli tank stands on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, in Israel, October 19, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Dutch Appeals Court Rejects Bid to Stop Arms Exports to Israel

A Dutch appeals court on Thursday confirmed a decision to throw out a case brought by pro-Palestinian groups to stop the Netherlands exporting weapons to…

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