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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 People work to rescue fishermen on a stranded fishing boat due to Typhoon Bualoi in Quang Tri, Vietnam Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (Trinh Quoc Dung/VNA via AP)

Vietnam Evacuates Thousands and Shuts Airports as Typhoon Bualoi nears Landfall

Vietnam evacuated thousands of people from central and northern provinces Sunday as Typhoon Bualoi raced toward the country faster than expected with landfall…

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World NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: The Iranian flag is taken out of the room after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres during the UN's General Assembly on September 25, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP

Iran Weighs Confrontation or Diplomacy After UN Sanctions Reimposed over Its Nuclear Program

Iran's theocracy prepared Sunday for a possible confrontation with the West after the United Nations reimposed sanctions over its nuclear program, even as some…

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World Rescuers work near a destroyed supermarket after a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

Large Russian Drone and Missile Attack on Kyiv Kills 2, and Wounds at Least 10

A large Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukraninan capital killed two people and wounded at least 10 others early Sunday, authorities said. Thick…

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World Blackouts at Europe's biggest nuclear power plant are frequent due to its proximity to the front line. Anatolii Stepanov / AFP/File

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant off Grid; Russia, Ukraine Trade Blame

The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been off the grid for four straight days, Ukraine and Russia said Saturday, blaming each other for attacks…

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World An Iranian Kheibar-Shekan medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) placed next to a large banner depicting Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei (C) in Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran, 27 September 2025. (EPA)

United Nations Arms Embargo, Other Sanctions Reimposed on Iran

The United Nations reinstated an arms embargo and other sanctions on Iran on Saturday following a process triggered by key European powers that Tehran has…

World A newspaper vendor waits for customers at her roadside stall in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

At Least 31 Dead, Over 50 Injured at Indian Actor-Politician Vijay's Rally

At least 31 people were killed and more than 50 injured on Saturday at a rally held by Tamil actor Vijay, who is campaigning for election, state officials said…

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World FILE PHOTO: ICE agents stand guard during a protest against the US President Donald Trump administration's immigration policies, outside an ICE detention facility in Portland, Oregon, US, September 1, 2025.    REUTERS/John Rudoff/File Photo

Trump Authorizes Troop Deployment in Portland

President Donald Trump on Saturday authorized the deployment of troops in the northwestern US city of Portland and at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

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World Members of the UN Security Council vote against a resolution that would permanently lift UN sanctions on Iran at the UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File photo

Iran Recalls Envoys from UK, France, Germany for Consultations

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the reimposition of global sanctions over Iran's nuclear program is "not like the sky is falling" as he headed home on…

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World German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt attends a press conference a during a visit to the Polish-Belarusian border crossing Polowce-Pyaschatka, Poland July 21, 2025. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

Germany to Take Steps to Defend Itself against 'High' Threat from Drones

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Saturday that the threat from drones was "high" and that the country would take measures to defend itself. …

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World People stop to read the official campaign posters for candidates in the French presidential election: Nicolas Sarkozy, France's President and UMP candidate and Marine Le Pen, France's National Front head in Paris, April 9, 2012. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Sarkozy Jailing Reignites Debate over French Political Justice ahead of Le Pen Appeal

Former President Nicolas Sarkozy's prison sentence has deepened divisions in France over judges' handling of political wrongdoing, months before far-right…

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World Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran, takes questions from the media at a press briefing in New York, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Iran President Says US Demand to Hand Over All Enriched Nuclear Material is ‘Unacceptable’

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday said Washington had demanded that Tehran hand over all its enriched uranium in return for a three-month…

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World A police officer patrols on motorcycle outside the venue of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/ Rafiq Maqbool)

Earthquake Injures 11 in Northwest China's Gansu Province

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake scattered roof tiles and knocked over houses Saturday in northwest China's Gansu province, state media said. Eleven people were…

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World Migrants sit in a sumgglers' boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France on September 27, 2025. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)

2 Women Die Attempting to Cross the English Channel

Two women died Saturday morning while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the UK on board a makeshift boat carrying other migrants, French…

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World A mobile radar installation stands at the Danish military's area on Amager, Pionegaarden, near the village of Dragoer and on the coast of Oresund, the sea between Denmark and Sweden, in Dragoer, Denmark, 26 September 2025. EPA/Steven Knap

Denmark Says New Drone Sightings Overnight at Military Installations

Unidentified drones were observed near military installations in Denmark overnight, the Armed Forces said on Saturday, according to broadcaster DR, following…

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World 26 September 2025, US, New York: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi briefs the press after a UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution to delay the sanctions on Iran on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the headquarters in New York. Photo: Bianca Otero/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

E3 Rejects Last-Minute Iranian Offer to Allow Inspectors Access to One Nuclear Site

France Germany and the UK - known as the E3 - have rejected last-minute Iranian offers to give UN weapons inspectors limited access to one of its nuclear…

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World FILE - Britain's Queen Camilla, left, and King Charles III, right, pose for a photo before a State Banquet at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Sept. 17, 2025. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP, file)

King Charles to Visit Vatican in October

King Charles III, head of the Church of England, and Queen Camilla will make a state visit to meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time at the Vatican next month,…

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World EU Commissioner for Defense and Space, Lithuanian Andrius Kubilius attends a press conference at the Ministry of Defence in Helsinki, Finland on September 26, 2025. (AFP)

EU Eastern States Agree on Need for ‘Drone Wall’, Bloc’s Defense Chief Says

Countries on the European Union's eastern flank have agreed on the need for a "drone wall" with advanced detection, tracking and interception capabilities, EU…

World US President Donald Trump and Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Erdogan Hails 'Meaningful Progress' in His Talks with Trump

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he and President Donald Trump had made "meaningful progress" on a range of regional and bilateral issues at their first…

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World An Israeli flag flutters, as part of the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim is visible in the background, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File

More than 150 Companies Have Ties to Israeli Settlements, UN Database Finds

More than 150 companies are doing business in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank that have been declared illegal by the United Nations' highest…

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World TOPSHOT - Residents walk past a fallen electric post along a road in Calayan island, Cagayan province on September 23, 2025, a day after Super Typhoon Ragasa hit the island. (Photo by Cristy Gaffud / AFP)

400,000 Evacuated, 3 Dead as Fresh Storm Batters Philippines

The Philippines evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and confirmed at least three deaths Friday as a severe tropical storm battered the country, still…

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World FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured) at the Prime Minister's Office, during Rubio's visit, in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool/File Photo

Netanyahu Set for Defiant UN Speech as Trump Warns on Annexation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to deliver a defiant message to the UN on Friday against a Palestinian state, but faces rare pressure…

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World The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Iran Says Deal with IAEA Hinges on Lack of Hostile Action, Including Sanctions Snapback

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Tehran would scrap an agreement to let the UN watchdog inspect its nuclear sites if Western powers…

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World This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows reconstruction efforts at Iran's Parchin solid propellant plant outside of Tehran, Iran, Aug. 28, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Iran Has Likely Carried Out an Undeclared Missile Test, Satellite Photos Show

Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test at its Imam Khomeini Spaceport, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press showed Thursday,…

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World Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L) stands behind media members as he waits to meet with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, DC, USA, 25 September 2025.  EPA/YURI GRIPAS / POOL

Trump Holds Talks with Pakistan's Prime Minister in the Latest Sign of Warming Relations

President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, for talks Thursday at the White House in the latest sign of warming relations between…

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