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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 Fighters with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) walk for a disarmament ceremony marking a significant step toward ending the decades-long conflict between Türkiye and the outlawed group in the Qandil mountains, Iraq on October 26, 2025. © Thaier Al-Sudan, Reuters

PKK Withdrawal Ended First Peace Process Phase, Says Türkiye's DEM

Türkiye's pro-Kurdish DEM party on Monday hailed the withdrawal of PKK fighters from Turkish soil as a "critical" step that completed the first phase of Ankara…

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World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands prior to their meeting at the presidential palace, in Ankara, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (Ugur Yildirim/Dia Photo via AP)

British Prime Minister Starmer Arrives in Türkiye to Discuss Eurofighter Jet Deal

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Türkiye on Monday aiming to advance negotiations on a multi-billion-dollar sale of Eurofighter Typhoon jets to…

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World Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif, center right, and Afghan Defense Minister Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob sign a ceasefire agreement in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, October 19, 2025.(Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

Pakistan, Afghanistan Hold Third Day of Peace Talks as Border Tensions Test Ceasefire

Peace talks between Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan entered the third day on Monday in Istanbul, officials from both sides said. The talks come a day…

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World US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi at the State Department in Washington, January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

China's FM Holds Phone Call with Rubio ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting

China hopes the United States can meet it halfway to "prepare for high-level interactions" between the two countries, foreign minister Wang Yi told US…

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World FILE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Türkiye, Monday, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

Israel Says Won't Allow Türkiye to be Part of an International Force in Gaza

Israel will not allow Turkish troops to take part in an international peace force that the United States is seeking to create to oversee the ceasefire…

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World 26 October 2025, Türkiye, Istanbul: Supporters of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem Imamoglu, who is currently detained, gather in front of Caglayan Courthouse in Istanbul after a new espionage investigation was launched against him. (dpa)

Jailed Istanbul Mayor Hit with New ‘Espionage’ Arrest Order as Opposition Crackdown Deepens 

A Turkish court issued a fresh arrest order for Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Monday on suspicion of "political espionage", marking a new stage in…

World President Donald Trump arrives at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump Says Putin Should End the Ukraine War, Not Test Missiles

US President Donald Trump said on Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin should end the war in Ukraine instead of testing a nuclear-powered missile, and that…

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World FILED - 28 February 2020, Greece, Lesbos: A lifeboat is seen on the Aegean Sea beach of the Greek island of Lesbos. Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis/dpa

At Least 4 Die after Migrant Boat Sinks Off Greek Island of Lesbos

Four migrants died when their boat sank off the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece's coastguard said on Monday, adding seven had been rescued from the sea. "We…

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World US President Donald Trump is reflected in a monitor as he speaks to the media aboard Air Force One as he flies to Japan on October 27, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Trump Says He Underwent an MRI Examination

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had undergone an MRI examination, without saying why. "It was perfect," he told reporters on board Air Force One…

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World Waves crash on the beach, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa, in Port Royal, Jamaica, October 26, 2025. (Reuters)

Melissa Strengthens to a Category 5 Hurricane as it Nears Jamaica 

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain and a life-threatening storm…

World The USS Gravely arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday for joint exercises near the coast of Venezuela. MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP

Venezuela Says US Military Exercises on Nearby Island a 'Provocation'

Venezuela on Sunday blasted the arrival in nearby Trinidad and Tobago of a US warship as a dangerous "provocation," amid mounting fears of potential attacks…

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World Jafari speaks in an interview broadcast by Iranian television. 

Former IRGC Commander: Iran’s Military Doctrine Is Built on ‘Disproportionate Warfare’

Former commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mohammad Ali Jafari, said his country’s defense strategy is firmly centered on “disproportionate warfare”…

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World US President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 26, 2025. (Ricardo Stuckert/Brazil Presidency/Handout via Reuters)

Lula is Optimistic There Will Be a US-Brazil Trade Deal after Meeting with Trump in Malaysia

Brazil's leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed confidence Monday that his country and the United States will reach a trade deal, saying that US President…

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World The US Navy destroyer USS Gravely (DDG-107) approaches Port of Spain for joint training with the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force to strengthen regional security and military cooperation, as seen from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, October 26, 2025. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva

Navy Loses Two Aircraft from USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier within 30 Minutes

A fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other on Sunday…

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World Pakistani security officials stand guard outside a hospital where injured victims of an explosion are treated in Hangu, KPK, Pakistan, 24 October 2025. (EPA)

Trump Says He Will Solve Afghanistan-Pakistan Crisis ‘Very Quickly’ as Peace Talks Enter Second Day

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he will solve the Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis “very quickly,” as peace talks between the warring neighbors entered a…

World People shout slogans during a rally in support of Istanbul's imprisoned opposition Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as he appears for a hearing, at the Caglayan courthouse, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. The poster with the photo of Imamoglu reads in Turkish: " Türkiye's will win". (AP)

Imprisoned Mayor of Istanbul Questioned Over Espionage Charges

Istanbul’s jailed mayor was questioned Sunday at the city’s main courthouse as part of a newly launched investigation into possible charges of espionage. …

World US President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 26, 2025. (Ricardo Stuckert/Brazil Presidency/Handout via Reuters)

Trump Oversees Truce Signing and Trade Deal Flurry on First Asian Stop

US President Donald Trump hit the ground running on the first leg of his Asian tour on Sunday, announcing a slew of trade agreements in Malaysia and joining…

World The Capitol is seen on day 23 of the government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

US Government Shutdown Threatens the Spending Power of Congress

As Republican and Democratic lawmakers trade blame for the US government shutdown, some have begun to worry that the impasse is ceding their authority over…

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World A woman carries the Israeli flag during a farewell ceremony for Thai national Sonthaya Oakkharasri, who killed in the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, at the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on October 22, 2025, ahead of his flight back to Thailand. (AFP)

American Airlines to Resume Flights to Israel Amid Gaza Ceasefire

American Airlines said on Sunday it would resume flights to Israel in March, after the US carrier halted the New York JFK to Tel Aviv route following Hamas'…

World Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting with US Vice President JD Vance, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Nathan Howard/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Netanyahu Faces Vote with Coalition Weakened by Gaza Truce

With no majority in parliament and surrounded by allies outraged by his acceptance of a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to…

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World Visitors queue in front of the Pyramide du Louvre, designed by Chinese-US architect Ieoh Ming Pei, with the Louvre Museum in the background in Paris on October 22, 2025. (AFP)

Suspects Arrested over Theft of Crown Jewels from Paris’ Louvre Museum

The Paris prosecutor said on Sunday that a number of suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum last weekend. The…

World  Former Vice President Kamala Harris greets people before she speaks, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP)

Kamala Harris Leaves Door Open for 2028 Presidential Run

Kamala Harris isn’t ruling out another run for the White House. In an interview with the BBC posted Saturday, Harris said she expects a woman will be…

World  Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi walks at the venue of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 26, 2025. (Reuters)

New Japan PM Tells Trump That US Alliance Is Paramount in First Phone Call

Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, told US President Donald Trump that strengthening their countries' alliance is her government's "top priority", in…

World Waves break on the coast ahead of Hurricane Melissa, in Port Royal, Jamaica, October 25, 2025. (Reuters)

Melissa Strengthens into a Category 4 Hurricane, Threatening Catastrophic Flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing…