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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 French Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius shake hands as they sign an implementation agreement for a satellite-based early warning system during a meeting of NATO Defense Ministers at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Germany, France Sign Deal for Satellite-based Early Warning System

Germany and France on Wednesday signed an implementation agreement for a satellite-based early warning system called Odin's Eye, which is meant to…

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World US President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the Oval Office, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., US, August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

South Korea, US Make 'Meaningful Progress' in Tariff Talks, Senior Seoul Official Says

South Korea and the United States made "meaningful progress" in negotiations over $350 billion of investments in the US that Seoul pledged in a deal reached in…

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World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts as he arrives for the US President's address to the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem, 13 October 2025. (EPA)

Netanyahu in Court for Graft Trial Appearance 

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was back in a Tel Aviv court on Wednesday for the latest hearing in his long-running corruption trial, which opened…

World This photograph shows a noose with mock flowers displayed during a demonstration by Franco-Iranian associations, including the Committee to Support Human Rights in Iran (CSDHI) against the capital punishment in Iran, a day after the World Day Against the Death Penalty, in central Paris on October 11, 2025. (AFP)

Iran Prisoners Stage Protest, Hunger Strike Against Executions, Say Activists 

Inmates detained inside one of Iran's largest prisons have for the last two days staged a sit-in protest and a hunger strike against the growing number of…

World US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to the press as he arrives at the NATO headquarters prior to a meeting of NATO Ministers of Defense Summit in Brussels on October 15, 2025. (AFP)

Hegseth Warns Moscow US Will ‘Impose Costs’ If Ukraine War Does Not End

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Moscow on Wednesday that the United States and its allies would "impose costs on Russia for its continued aggression"…

World A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is launched from the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George, March 23, 2003. (Reuters/US Navy/Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Kenneth Moll/File Photo/File Photo)

Ukraine Officials in US Meet Tomahawk Missile Makers 

Senior Ukrainian officials visiting the United States said Wednesday that they met with representatives of US weapon manufacturers, including Raytheon, which…

World  Veiled Iranian women walk past Iran's national flags on a street in Tehran, Iran, 13 October 2025. (EPA)

IAEA Inspectors Are Not Currently in Iran, Iran’s Atomic Chief Says 

Inspectors of the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA are not currently in Iran, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami, said on Wednesday,…

World Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno speaks to reporters outside the congress center in the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025, ahead of the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit. (AFP)

Trump Threatens Tariffs on Spain Over Refusal to Boost NATO Defense Spending 

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened trade penalties, including tariffs, against Spain, saying he is unhappy with its refusal to raise defense spending…

World A woman carrying a child walks away with food from the World Food Program (WFP) at the Jean Marie Vincent High School whish has been turned into a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in the Tabarre neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP)

UN Agency Says 13.7 Million People Face Severe Hunger Due to Global Aid Cuts 

Almost 14 million people in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan risk severe hunger due to cuts in global…

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 Kills 6 People in Strike on Boat Accused of Carrying Drugs Near Venezuela, Trump Says 

The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. …

World Taliban security personnel on a Soviet-era tank are followed by motorcyclists as they ride towards the border, as clashes take place between Taliban security personnel and Pakistani border forces, in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar Province on October 15, 2025. (AFP)

Pakistan Says It Has Agreed to a 48-Hour Ceasefire with Afghanistan

Pakistan said Wednesday it agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire with Afghanistan following days of violence that have killed dozens of people on both sides of the…

World President Donald Trump greets Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP)

Erdogan Opposed Netanyahu’s Attendance at Summit, Turkish Official Confirms

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made clear he would not accept Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s presence at a high-level summit in Egypt, a…

World Members of the Madagascar CAPSAT military open the gates of the presidential palace in Antananarivo on October 14, 2025 before Colonel Michael Randrianirina (C), head of the CAPSAT military unit, announced that they will take power in the country. (AFP)

Madagascar’s Military Takes Power, Fleeing President Impeached

An army commander who led a mutiny in Madagascar said on Tuesday the military had taken power after President Andry Rajoelina was impeached by lawmakers and…

World An Iranian man walks next to Iran's national flags on a street in Tehran, Iran, 13 October 2025. (EPA)

Iran Sentences 2 French Citizens to a Combined 63 Years over Espionage Charges

An Iranian court sentenced two French citizens to a combined 63 years in prison on espionage and national security charges, the country's judiciary said…

World Foreign Minister of Poland, Radek Sikorski speaks next to an Iranian Shahed-136 attack drone, acquired from Ukraine by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), at a press conference in Parliament in London, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP)

Poland’s Sikorski Says Europe Must Prepare for ‘Deep’ Russian Strike

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski warned on Tuesday Europe must be prepared for Russia to strike deep into the region, calling it "irresponsible" not…

World This handout photograph taken by the press service of the 24th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces on October 12, 2025 and released on October 14, 2025 shows a burnt-out car on a street in the frontline town of Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Oleg Petrasiuk / 24th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces / AFP)

Kremlin Says It Welcomes Trump’s Desire to Focus on Search for Peace in Ukraine After Gaza Ceasefire 

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it welcomed US President Donald Trump's desire to focus on the search for a peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine after…

World France's reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu gestures next to France's Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Annie Genevard and France's Minister for Economy, Finances and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Roland Lescure as he welcomes the newly-appointed members of his cabinet for a meeting, at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, October 13, 2025.  ALAIN JOCARD/Pool via REUTERS

French PM Lecornu to Deliver Key Speech as His Fate Hangs in the Balance

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu will address parliament on Tuesday to spell out his budget priorities, hoping to win over enough Socialists to stave off…

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World An Iranian woman walks past a map of Iran in Tehran on October 13, 2025. (AFP)

Iran Says Trump’s Call for Peace ‘At Odds’ with US Actions 

Iran said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's call for a peace deal with Tehran was inconsistent with Washington's actions, referring to its strikes on…

World US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, USA, 14 October 2025. (EPA) 

Trump to Attend Signing of Thailand-Cambodia 'Peace Deal' 

US President Donald Trump will attend the ceremonial signing of a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia at an upcoming summit of Southeast Asian…

World FILED - 16 March 2018, Austria, Vienna: Abbas Araghchi, then Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran, gives an interview in Vienna. Photo: Farshid-Motahari Bina/dpa

Araghchi: We Will Not Engage with Those Who Attacked Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said no Iranian official attended the Sharm el-Sheikh meetings on Monday because Iran will not engage with counterparts…

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World US President Donald Trump greets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (Photo by Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP)

Trump Says Türkiye’s Erdogan Could Help End Russia-Ukraine Conflict

US President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his belief that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan could play a pivotal role in ending the conflict between Russia…

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World Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (Reuters)

Iranian President: We Will Never Concede to Pressure, Bow to Aggressors

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that a country like Iran, with 16 neighbors, cannot be easily sanctioned. “If we effectively manage our…

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World Veracruz is one of the states hardest hit by days of heavy rains and flooding. Hector Quintanar / AFP

At Least 64 Dead, 65 Missing in Mexico Floods

Rescuers scrambled Monday to reach people cut off by devastating floods that have claimed 64 lives in central and eastern Mexico, with another 65 reported…

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World A resident of Antananarivo watches Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina’s address to the nation via the official Facebook page of the Presidency of Madagascar, from her home in Antananarivo on October 13, 2025. (AFP) 

Madagascar’s President Says He Fled the Country in Fear for His Life After Military Rebellion 

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said he has fled the country in fear for his life following a military rebellion but did not announce his resignation in a…