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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 An Israeli armored personnel carrier (APC) maneuvers on Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel, October 3, 2025. (Reuters)

Dutch Supreme Court Orders Government to Review Israel Weapons Export Policy 

The highest court in the Netherlands on Friday ordered the Dutch government to reevaluate its currently suspended license for exporting parts for F-35 fighter…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend the signing ceremony of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement between their countries at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 17, 2025. (Reuters)

Russia–Iran ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ Treaty Takes Effect

Moscow and Tehran on Thursday officially brought into force their long-negotiated Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty, a move both sides hailed as a…

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World A person walks past collapsed structures in a port area affected by an earthquake in Bogo City, Cebu, Philippines, 03 October 2025. (EPA)

Typhoon Blows into Philippines, Complicating Disaster Response After Quake and Storms 

A typhoon blew into the northern Philippines on Friday, complicating the country's disaster response to a deadly earthquake in a central province and two other…

World A police officer stands guard near the Manchester synagogue in north Manchester, Britain, October 3, 2025. (Reuters)

One of Two Victims in Manchester Synagogue Attack May Have Been Killed by a Bullet Fired by Police

One of the two men killed in a car and knife attack on a synagogue in the city of Manchester may have been tragically killed by a bullet fired by a police…

World Personnel are seen as rescue operations continue at the site of a collapsed building at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java province, on October 3, 2025, after a multi-storey building at the school collapsed. (AFP)

Death Toll Rises to 9 as Rescuers Search for Trapped Indonesian Students 

The number of students confirmed dead after the collapse of an Islamic school building in Indonesia's East Java province rose to nine on Friday, the country's…

World Elizabeth Wolf in this photo released by Euless police.

Texas Woman Sentenced to Five Years for Attempted Drowning of Muslim Child 

A Texas woman was sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to drown a 3-year-old Palestinian-American Muslim girl in a May 2024 incident that local…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a plenary session of the 22nd annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Krasnodar region, Russia, 02 October 2025. (EPA/Mikhail Metzel / Sputnik / Kremlin Pool)

Putin Praises Trump but Warns Supplies of US Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine Will Badly Hurt Ties 

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States that supplies of long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and…

World Morning light illuminates Taipei, Taiwan October 2, 2025. (Reuters)

Taiwan Tracking China Activity but Cannot Say if There Will Be More Drills Post-National Day 

Taiwan is tracking Chinese activities for any early warning signs but cannot answer hypothetical questions about whether there will be a repeat of last year's…

World An IndiGo airlines passenger aircraft taxis on the tarmac at Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai, India, May 29, 2023. (Reuters)

India and China to Resume Direct Flights After a 5-Year Suspension 

India and China plan to resume direct flights between some of their cities after a five-year suspension as the relations between the two countries begin to…

World A general view of the Munich International Airport in Germany, February 16, 2023. (Reuters) 

Munich Airport Reopens After Drone Sightings Halt Flights 

Germany's Munich airport reopened on Friday after shutting overnight due to drone sightings that forced the cancellation or diversion of dozens of flights on…

World TCG Isin dredger ship sails during a naval parade on the Bosphorus marking the 487th anniversary of the Preveza naval battle and celebrating the Turkish Naval Forces day, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025.(AP)

Türkiye May Work Jointly with US, S.Korea for Its Second Nuclear Power Plant

Türkiye may work with the United States and South Korea for its second planned nuclear power plant, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Thursday,…

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World A playground amidst the flood waters, in Hanoi, Vietnam, 01 October 2025. (EPA) 

Bualoi Death Toll Rises to 51 in Vietnam, Banks Told to Support Affected Firms 

The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Bualoi and the floods it triggered has risen to 51, according to a Friday government report, as the central bank urged…

World 02 October 2025, United Kingdom, Manchester: An armed police officer at the scene of an incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire/dpa

UK Police Say 2 Arrests Made Over 'Terrorist' Synagogue Attack

Two people have been arrested over a "terrorist" attack outside a synagogue in the English city of Manchester on Thursday in which police shot dead the suspect…

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World One of the suspected foreign operatives of Hamas, whom authorities believe to have prepared a serious act of violence targeting Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany, is escorted by police after arriving by helicopter at Germany's German Federal Public Prosecutor in Karlsruhe, Germany, October 2, 2025. REUTERS/Heiko Becker

3 Alleged Hamas Members in Pre-trial Detention in Germany

German authorities on Thursday remanded into custody three alleged members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas on suspicion of plotting attacks on Israeli…

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World Shun Tai crude oil tanker is seen anchored at the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia, December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel

French Police Detain 2 Crew Members of Oil Tanker Linked to Russia's Shadow Fleet

A French prosecutor said police have detained two crew members of an oil tanker immobilized off the country's Atlantic coast which President Emmanuel Macron…

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World A metro train crosses the Istanbul's Golden Horn. (AFP)

Earthquake with Preliminary 5 Magnitude Shakes Istanbul, Causing Panic

A moderately strong earthquake shook Istanbul and other parts of northwestern Türkiye on Thursday, Türkiye’s emergency services said. The quake sent people…

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World Security people and members of the emergency services work inside a Police cordon near Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, on October 2, 2025. (Photo by Paul Currie / AFP)

4 Injured after Car Ramming, Stabbing Outside Synagogue in Manchester

Police said Thursday that four people have been injured after a car was driven at members of the public and a man was stabbed outside a synagogue in the north…

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World FILE - Delta Airlines planes are loaded along the B Concourse at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Nov. 26, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Delta Jets Have 'Low-speed Collision' at New York's LaGuardia, 1 Injured

Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided while on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring at least one person in what the airline described as…

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World A satellite image shows a closer view of sarcophagus at Chernobyl, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine, March 10, 2022. Satellite image. 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights

IAEA Says Off-site Power Restored at Ukraine's Chornobyl Station

The IAEA, the UN's nuclear watchdog, said on Thursday that off-site power has been restored at Ukraine's decommissioned Chornobyl nuclear power station 16…

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World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during the plenary session of the 7th European Political Community (EPC) Summit at the Bella Center in Copenhagen on October 2, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

Zelensky Warns Russia Can Violate Airspace 'Anywhere' in Europe

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned a European leaders' summit Thursday that Russia has the ability to violate airspace anywhere on the continent, as…

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World Fishermen return from a fishing trip along the Atlantic shoreline in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria, June 13, 2025. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun

At Least 26 People Drown in Nigeria Boat Accident

At least 26 people drowned when a boat carrying traders capsized on the River Niger in Nigeria's north-central Kogi State, a regional state official said on…

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World Worshippers stand inside the Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam Church under construction that collapsed in Arerti, Amhara region of northern Ethiopia, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Samuel Getachew)

Ethiopia: Collapse at Under Construction Church Kills at Least 25

The scaffolding supporting a church under construction in northern Ethiopia collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and injuring scores of others,…

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World People look at a collapsed building in Bogo City, Cebu province, Philippines Wednesday, Oct.  1, 2025 after an offshore earthquake on late Tuesday. (AP Photo)

Philippine Quake Death Toll Rises to 72

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines rose to 72 on Thursday, rescuers said, as officials turned their efforts to the hundreds…

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World The US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 01 October 2025. The US government has shutdown after the US Senate failed to pass a funding bill last night. EPA/WILL OLIVER

Trump Uses Government Shutdown to Dole Out Firings and Political Punishment

President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass…

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