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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 This handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency press office on September 23, 2025, shows Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaking during a meeting with the Executive Committee of the State Council of the Nation at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas. (Photo by ZURIMAR CAMPOS / Venezuelan Presidency / AFP)

Venezuela's Maduro to US: 'No Crazy War, Please!'

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded Thursday against a "crazy war" as an escalating US military campaign sent tensions soaring. Maduro's comment came…

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World Kim met Trump three times for high-profile summits during the US leader's first term. Brendan Smialowski / AFP/File

South Korea Says 'Considerable' Chance Kim, Trump Will Meet Next Week

South Korea's unification minister said Friday he believed there was a "considerable" chance that US President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim…

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World An ambulance is seen parked in front of a damaged apartment building following a drone attack in Krasnogorsk in the Moscow region on October 24, 2025. (Photo by Olesya KURPYAYEVA / AFP)

Ukrainian Drone Attack on Moscow Suburb Injures Five

An overnight Ukrainian drone attack injured a young boy and four others in a Moscow suburb, Russian officials said Friday. The drone hit an apartment on the…

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World The logo of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is pictured in front of Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers ahead of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP)

ASEAN to Host Trump at Summit as US and China Seek to Avert Trade War Escalation 

The bloc of Southeast Asian nations will host world leaders at a summit this weekend that will run alongside pivotal trade talks between the United States and…

World FILE PHOTO: A view of Gediminas street in Vilnius, Lithuania May 19, 2018. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

Lithuanian President Says Russian Military Planes Violated the Baltic Country's Airspace

Russian military planes briefly violated Lithuania’s airspace Thursday evening, the Lithuanian president said, condemning what he called a blatant breach of…

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World Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses foreign ambassadors to Iran, in Tehran on October 5, 2025. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran Warns Against Attacks on its Nuclear Facilities

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday warned against any fresh attacks on the country’s nuclear facilities, after the UN nuclear watchdog chief…

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World Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the India-UK CEO Forum at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.  (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)

India: Bus Catches Fire after Being Hit by Motorcycle, Killing at Least 25

A passenger bus erupted into flames after a motorcycle crashed into it early Friday, killing at least 25 people and injuring several others in southern India,…

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World Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever, center, speaks with European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, third left, Netherland's Prime Minister Dick Schoof, center left, and Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, right, during a round table meeting at an EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Belgium Calls on EU Partners to Share Risk if They Want to Use Frozen Russian Assets to Aid Ukraine

Belgium's prime minister said on Thursday that his European partners must share the risk of using billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets that are held in…

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World FILE - Nigerian soldiers man a checkpoint in Gwoza, Nigeria, Wednesday April 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi, File)

American Missionary Abducted in Niger as Security Worsens

An American missionary has been kidnapped in Niger's capital, Niamey, according to security sources and local media. The unidentified man was kidnapped…

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World Representation photo: Three F-35A Lightning II's fly in formation on the occasion of the first F-35 fighter jets arriving at the Florennes Airbase in Florennes, Belgium, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025 (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Türkiye to Buy from Abroad until Its Own Fighter Jets Ready

Türkiye plans to buy the necessary defense systems from NATO allies and other countries until its domestic fighter jet KAAN is ready for delivery, a Turkish…

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World A boat burns off the coast of Venezuela in this screen grab taken from a video released October 14, 2025, depicting what US President Donald Trump said on a post on Truth Social was a US strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat. Donald Trump via Truth Social/via REUTERS

US Strikes Two More Alleged Drug-carrying Boats, this Time in the Pacific Ocean

The US military on Wednesday launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean…

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World TOPSHOT - A man walks past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

North Korea Says Tested 'Cutting-edge' Weapons System on Wednesday

North Korea said it successfully tested "a new cutting-edge weapons system" involving hypersonic projectiles on Wednesday as part of a defense program to…

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World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will seek to rally his support at an EU summit. TOM BRENNER / AFP

EU Seeks to Shore Up Ukraine as Trump Wavers on Peace Push

EU leaders will look Thursday to greenlight a potential mammoth new loan for Ukraine using Russian frozen assets, in a bid to bolster Kyiv as US President…

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World FILED - 09 September 2025, Egypt, Cairo: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a press conference in Cairo. Photo: Stringer/dpa

Tehran: No Talks Unless US Abandons ‘Unreasonable Requests’

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that Tehran will not return to the negotiating table unless the United States abandons “excessive…

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World (FILES) US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Putin Directs Drills of Russian Nuclear Forces as His Summit with Trump is Put on Hold

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday directed drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches, an exercise…

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World US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a meeting between Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 20, 2025. (AFP)

Rubio to Visit Israel from Thursday

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will arrive in Israel on Thursday, an Israeli government spokeswoman said, announcing the third visit by a senior Washington…

World Russia Holds Nuclear Drills, Ukraine Seeks Swedish Fighter Jets

Russia Holds Nuclear Drills, Ukraine Seeks Swedish Fighter Jets

Russia said on Wednesday it had carried out a major training exercise involving nuclear weapons, a day after the United States announced a delay in plans for a…

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World Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev attends a session of the conference "10 years of the Megaregulator: yesterday, today, tomorrow" in Moscow, Russia September 1, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina P

Russia Says No EU Asset Seizure if Russian Assets are Spared Confiscation

Russia has no plans to seize any European assets, including companies and banks, but will consider its position if the European Union confiscates frozen…

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World Flags of countries that have recognized the State of Palestine are displayed on the façade of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) offices in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as PLO members and ambassadors from those countries gather on October 22, 2025. (AFP)

Most Americans Support US Recognition of Palestinian State, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Shows 

Most Americans - including 80% of Democrats and 41% of Republicans - think the US should recognize Palestinian statehood, a sign that President Donald Trump's…

World Taiwan has complained of stepped up military and political pressure from China, including regular Chinese war games around the island. (AP)

Taiwan Plans Deeper Military Ties with US to Bolster Security 

Taiwan's defense ministry said on Wednesday it intends to deepen collaboration with the United States, including reciprocal visits and observation of military…

World Traditional Russian wooden nesting dolls, Matryoshka dolls, depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are displayed for sale at a gift shop on the touristic Arbat street in downtown Moscow on October 21, 2025. (AFP) 

Kremlin Says Date of Putin-Trump Summit Is Yet to Be Set 

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the dates of a summit meeting between President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump had yet to be set, adding that…

World In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on October 22, 2025, Ukrainian law enforcement officers work at the site of a drone attack that hit a kindergarten in Kharkiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Handout / Ukrainian Emergency Service / AFP)

Major Russian Drone and Missile Attack on Ukraine Kills at Least 6 People, Officials Say 

A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack across Ukraine killed at least six people, including a woman and her two young daughters, officials said…

World A bus involved in a highway collision that left dozens dead near Gulu, northern Uganda, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP)

More Than 40 People Killed in a Crash of Buses and Other Vehicles in Western Uganda 

Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 46 people, police said, in one of the worst motor…

World NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Alexus G. Grynkewich attend the NATO Ministers of Defense meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 15 October 2025. (EPA) 

NATO Says Russian Incursions Deterred but Hybrid Threats Persist 

Russia appears to have been deterred by NATO's firm response last month to incursions into Polish and Estonian airspace, but Moscow is expected to continue…