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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 Turkish police officers stand guard as they block access to Türkiye's main opposition CHP party headquarters in Istanbul, Türkiye, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Berk Ozkan)

Türkiye Blocks Opposition Rally in Istanbul as Tensions Rise over Appointment of Trustee

Authorities in Istanbul have imposed a temporary ban on public gatherings across several central districts and blockaded the main opposition party’s provincial…

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World Farmers move sacks of taro root vegetable through a flooded street amid rain, following monsoon rains and rising water levels of the Chenab River, in Qasim Bela village on the outskirts of Multan, Punjab province, Pakistan September 7, 2025. REUTERS/Quratulain Asim

Pakistan Evacuates 25,000 People from Eastern City as Rivers Threaten Flooding

Rescuers backed by troops evacuated more than 25,000 people from a city in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province overnight as rising rivers threatened to flood…

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World (FILES) Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gestures during a press conference following the cabinet meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, on November 5, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)

Spain to Ban Israel-bound Shipping, Aircraft Carrying Weapons from Its Ports, Airspace

Spain will increase pressure on Israel by banning Israel-bound ships and aircraft carrying weapons from calling at Spanish ports or entering Spanish airspace,…

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World This handout photograph taken and released on September 8, 2025 by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) shows Turkish special force police officers standing guard in the street in Izmir after an attack on a police station. Handout / DHA (Demiroren News Agency / AFP

Teenager Kills 2 Officers in Attack on Turkish Police Station 

A 16-year-old masked assailant attacked a police station in western Türkiye on Monday, killing two police officers, media reports and officials said. At…

World France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (L) and France's President Emmanuel Macron attend a farewell to arms ceremony for former chief of staff of France's armed forces Thierry Burkhard in the courtyard of the Hotel des Invalides in Paris on September 5, 2025. (Photo by Christophe Ena / POOL / AFP)

French Parliament Votes to Oust Prime Minister, Deepening Political Crisis

France's parliament voted on Monday to bring down the government over its plans to tame the ballooning national debt, deepening a political crisis and handing…

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World South Korea's Foreign Minister to Discuss with US Improving Visa System for Korean Workers

South Korea's Foreign Minister to Discuss with US Improving Visa System for Korean Workers

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Monday he will start discussions with Washington on improving the US visa system for Korean workers when he…

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World Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's Prime Minister Resigns after His Party Suffered a Historic Defeat in a Summer Election

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he will resign, following growing calls from within his party to take responsibility for a historic…

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World Migrants are seen on a dinghy following a failed attempt to cross to the Greek island of Lesbos, as a Turkish Coast Guard boat aproaches them, on the waters of the North Aegean Sea, off the shores of Canakkale, Türkiye, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Five Killed after Migrant Boat Hits Coast Guard Vessel off Northwest Türkiye

Five people were killed and another severely wounded when a boat carrying migrants hit a Turkish coast guard vessel off northwest Türkiye on Sunday, a local…

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World Police officers carry a protester during a protest to support Palestine Action in London, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.(AP Photo/Joanna Chan)

Police Arrest Almost 900 at London Protest Supporting Banned Group Palestine Action

British police said Sunday that they arrested almost 900 people demonstrating in London against a ban on the group Palestine Action, which has been deemed a…

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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 Says it Has Reached Deal with the US for the Release of Workers in a Georgia Plant

More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South…

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World Poople fish on the Golden horn in front of Hagia Sophia Mosque (R) in Istanbul, on September 4, 2025. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)

Magnitude 4.9 Quake Strikes Northwest Türkiye, No Reports of Casualties

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck the Balikesir province in northwest Türkiye on Sunday, the Turkish AFAD disaster management authority said, while there…

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World Police officers arrest a protester during a protest to support Palestine Action in London, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.(AP Photo/Joanna Chan)

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Recruiting Sleeper Cells in Britain

Operatives within Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) are recruiting sleeper cells in Britain by using online grooming techniques, a report by the Daily Express…

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World Smoke rises over the government headquarters in Kyiv, following Russian drone and missile strikes on September 7, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

Russia Assaults Ukraine with Over 800 Drones and Decoys, the Largest Such Attack in the War

Russia hit Ukraine's capital with drone and missiles Sunday in the largest aerial attack on the country since the war began, killing at least two people and…

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World Police officers carry a protester during a protest to support Palestine Action in London, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.(AP Photo/Joanna Chan)

UK Police Arrest Hundreds in Latest Palestine Action Demo

More than 400 people were arrested in London on Saturday during a tense protest in support of the Palestine Action group, which has been banned under terror…

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World A national flag of Iran waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP)

Iran Executes a Man Accused of Killing a Security Guard in 2022 Mahsa Amini Protests

Iran on Saturday executed a man accused of involvement in a deadly attack on security forces during nationwide protests in 2022, the judiciary’s official news…

World A placard reading "Freedom for Imamoglu" is seen as Republican People's Party supporters gather during a rally in support of jailed mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, on September 3,2025. (AFP)

Türkiye Opposition Calls Extraordinary Congress For Sept 21

Türkiye’s main opposition party has announced it will hold an extraordinary congress on September 21 after a court ousted its Istanbul leadership on graft…

World A ship sails between wind turbines in the Taiwan strait off the coast of Pingtan Island, Fujian province, China, April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

China Criticizes Australia, Canada Warships in Taiwan Strait

China said Saturday that its military monitored the passage of Australian and Canadian warships through the Taiwan Strait, criticizing their presence in the…

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South Korean President Vows Support to Koreans Arrested in US Immigration Raid

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered all-out efforts on Saturday to swiftly respond to the arrests of hundreds of the nation's citizens in a US…

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World Indian prime minister Narendra Modi waits for Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong arrival prior to a meeting in New Delhi, India 04 September 2025. (EPA)

India’s Modi Says Ties with US Still ‘Very Positive’

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday New Delhi and Washington still shared "very positive" ties, after US President Donald Trump reaffirmed their…

World Lithuanian's minhunter Skalvis (M53) moves through the water, as seen from the German Navy supply tender Donau, during the multinational naval maneuver Northern Coasts, part of the Quadriga 2025 exercise led by the Bundeswehr and NATO partners to strengthen defense readiness under realistic conditions in the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Kiel, Germany September 2, 2025. (Reuters)

European Countries Near Russia Puzzled by US Plans to Cut Defense Funding

Confusion emerged Friday over Trump administration plans to halt some security assistance funding to European countries along the border with Russia, with some…

World  Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, accompanied by Rostec Corporation CEO Sergei Chemezov, right, visits the Kuznetsov Design Bureau, an aircraft engines facility in Samara, Russia, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (Kristina Kormilitsyna, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin Urges Russia’s Aerospace Industry to Develop Rocket Engines

President Vladimir Putin urged aerospace industry leaders on Friday to press on with efforts to develop booster rocket engines for space launch vehicles and…

World Members of the National Bolivarian Militia gather after responding to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's call to defend national sovereignty amid escalating tensions with the US, in Valencia, Venezuela, September 5, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Plays Down Possible Regime Change in Venezuela; US Deploys Stealth Fighter Jets

The United States is not talking about regime change in Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Friday, as the United States ordered an additional 10 stealth…

World This satellite photo provided by Planet Labs PBC shows Iran paving over Lot 41, where some of those executed in the chaos after Iran’s 1979 Iranian  Revolution were buried, at Behesht-e Zahra cemetery outside of Tehran, Iran, on August 18, 2025. Photo Credit: AP via Planet Labs PBC

Iran Paves over Mass Grave of 1979 Revolution Victims, Turning It into a Parking Lot

A desert-like patch of sand and scrawny trees in the largest cemetery in Iran's capital has been the final resting place for decades for some of the thousands…

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US Senator Warns of Iran’s Continued Breach of the Pentagon

US Senator Tom Cotton has warned that alleged Iranian spies that could be operating within the US intelligence community. The New York Post reported that…