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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 09 September 2025, Egypt, Cairo: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R), sign an agreement on practical modalities to resume nuclear inspections on the Iranian nuclear program, in presence of Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (C) at Tahrir Palace in Cairo. Photo: Stringer/dpa

Iran, IAEA Announce New Cooperation Agreement

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty announced on Tuesday that the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran agreed on a new cooperation framework, after…

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World Army personnel patrol along a street outside the Singha Durbar, the main administrative building for the Nepal government, in Kathmandu. Paavan MATHEMA / AFP

Nepal Army Bids to Restore Order after Deadly Protests Oust PM

Nepali soldiers patrolled the streets of Kathmandu on Wednesday, seeking to restore order after protesters set parliament ablaze and forced the prime minister…

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World US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conduct an operation at a Hyundai-LG electric vehicle battery plant in Ellabell, Georgia, on September 4, 2025. HANDOUT / US Immigration and Customs Enforcement/AFP/File

South Korea Sends Plane to Fetch Detained Workers from US

A chartered plane departed Seoul for the United States Wednesday to repatriate hundreds of South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid, flag carrier…

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World A destroyed roof of a house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine, with some being shot down by Poland with the backing from its NATO allies, in Wyryki, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, September 10, 2025. (Reuters)

NATO Scrambles Jets to Shoot Down Russian Drones in Poland, Raising Fears of War Spillover

Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to…

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World Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the scene of a shooting at the Ramot road junction in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on September 8, 2025. (AFP)

Netanyahu Says Israel Acted Alone in Doha Attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a US Embassy party on Tuesday that Israel acted “wholly independently” and takes “full responsibility” for the…

World A serviceman of the 141st Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces walks at a position near a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine September 3, 2025. (Reuters) 

At Least 20 People Killed in Russian Glide Bomb Attack on Village in Eastern Ukraine 

A Russian glide bomb struck a village in eastern Ukraine as older people were lined up to receive their pensions on Tuesday, killing at least 21 and wounding…

World Volunteers walk amid tents set up for victims in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 6, 2025. (Reuters)

UN Appeals for $140 Mln to Help Half a Million People Hit by Afghanistan Earthquake 

The United Nations on Tuesday launched an emergency appeal for $139.6 million to help half a million people in Afghanistan affected by an earthquake that…

World A boy reacts next to the body of a Palestinian killed in overnight Israeli strikes, according to medics, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, September 9, 2025. (Reuters)

Britain Has Not Concluded Israel’s Actions in Gaza Are Genocide 

Britain has not concluded that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza despite appalling civilian suffering, according to a government…

World Police secure the evacuation of people from buildings due to the discovery of a World War II bomb on Landererova Street in Bratislava, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (Jaroslav Novak/TASR via AP)

World War II Bomb Discovery in Slovakia's Capital Prompts Evacuations in Downtown Bratislava

The discovery of a World War II bomb in Slovakia's capital during construction work prompted evacuations on Tuesday, officials said. The emergency measure…

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World The Iranian parliament meets on Sunday. (Iranian parliament)

Iranian MP Says Agreement Possible with IAEA in Egypt

An Iranian lawmaker revealed on Monday that Tehran is about to sign an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency in Egypt, warning Foreign Minister…

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World US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for the 369th Infantry Regiment Harlem Hellfighters in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 03 September 2025. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

Hegseth and Caine Visit Puerto Rico as US Steps Up Military Operations in the Caribbean

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Puerto Rico on Monday for an unexpected visit…

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World File photo: In this photo provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanized Brigade press service, a firefighter puts out the fire after a Russian drone hit the market in the town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, (Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukraine's 24th Mechanized Brigade via AP)

Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills One in Sochi

A man died as a result of Ukrainian drone attack overnight on the Russian Black Sea city of Sochi, a Russian regional governor said on Tuesday. Debris from a…

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World 16 March 2018, Austria, Vienna: Abbas Araghchi, then Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran, gives an interview in Vienna. (dpa)

Iran's Foreign Minister to Meet IAEA Chief in Egypt 

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet with UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi in Egypt, Tehran's state media reported late Monday. "During…

World Prime Minister Francois Bayrou struck a defiant tone. Bertrand GUAY / AFP

Macron Scrambles to Find New French PM after Bayrou Ousted

President Emmanuel Macron will accept the resignation of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday after his government was ejected in a confidence vote, with…

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World Britain exports parts for Israeli F-35 jets. JACK GUEZ / AFP

London Arms Show Opens under Israel Cloud

A major arms fair opens Tuesday in London without the presence of Israeli government officials due to worsening diplomatic relations between Britain and Israel…

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World 09 September 2025, North Korea: This photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency on September 8, 2025, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) watching a test of a high-thrust, solid-fuel missile engine using composite carbon fiber material at an unspecified location. Photo: -/KCNA/YNA/dpa

North Korea's Kim Oversees ICBM Engine Test

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of a solid-fuel engine used for long range nuclear missiles, state media reported on Tuesday, marking another…

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World A sign of solidarity with their colleagues in Gaza, from Swiss doctors Michele Ghielmini, Brenno Balestra, Alessandra Guaita and Marco Franzi, is seen outside the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus) at the start of their hunger strike over Gaza, calling on their government to apply targeted sanctions on Israel over its alleged violations of international law and to recognize a Palestinian state, in Bern, Switzerland, September 8, 2025. (Reuters)

Swiss Medics Start Hunger Protest over Gaza Outside Parliament

Swiss medics began a hunger protest outside parliament on Monday over the war in Gaza, pressing Bern to take a more critical stance on Israel's treatment of…

World Italy's Minister for the Environment and Energy Security Gilberto Pichetto Fratin is seen at a conference in Baku, Azerbaijan November 20, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo

Italy, US Agree to Boost LNG Ties and Infrastructure Investment

Italy and the United States on Monday vowed to deepen energy ties including through increased exports to Italy of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as Europe…

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World A Turkish flag with the Bosphorus Bridge in the background, flies on a passenger ferry in Istanbul, Türkiye September 30, 2020. (Reuters)

Türkiye Releases Youth Activist in Case Drawing European Criticism

A Turkish court on Monday ordered the release of youth activist Enes Hocaogullari pending trial on charges including "inciting hatred", in a case that has…

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World Demonstrators shout slogans as they stand on a barricade during a protest against corruption and the government’s decision to block several social media platforms, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Police in Nepal Open Fire on Protesters Outside Parliament, Killing 17

Police in Kathmandu opened fire Monday on protesters demonstrating against a government ban on social media, killing at least 17 people and wounding 145,…

World UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi holds a press conference on the opening day of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) quarterly Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Elisabeth Mandl

IAEA's Grossi to Iran: Not Much Time Left in Talks on Inspections

Time is running out in talks between the UN nuclear watchdog and Iran on how to fully resume inspections in the Islamic Republic, the watchdog's chief Rafael…

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World Archive photo: The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv, Israel, early Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israeli Military Says Sirens Activated Near Eilat Due to a 'Hostile Aircraft'

The Israeli military said on Monday that sirens had been activated near the southern city of Eilat after the intrusion of a hostile aircraft. Israel's Ramon…

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World Debris litter the street as police officers take their position following violent protests against lawmakers' allowance and police brutality after a delivery rider was allegedly run over by a police armored vehicle during clashes between riot police and students protesters, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP)

Indonesian Leader Fires the Ministers of Finance and Security After Deadly Protests 

Indonesia’s president announced a Cabinet reshuffle Monday, replacing key economic and security ministers after deadly protests erupted across the country over…

World Myanmar's National League for Democracy party leader Aung San Suu Kyi looks at supporters after speaking about the general elections in Yangon, Myanmar November 9, 2015. (Reuters)

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Health Worsening in Military Custody, Son Says 

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from worsening heart problems and needs urgent medical attention, her son said on Friday, in an…