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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 Iranians drive past a huge anti-Israeli billboard displaying a picture of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and sentences reading in Hebrew, “Netanyahu is gambling on the lives of your children,” and in Persian, “Mad criminal,” at the Palestine Square in Tehran, Iran, 03 September 2025. (EPA)

Iran Says Chances of New War Erupting with Israel ‘Very High’

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Friday that his country wants to avoid a new war with Israel, while acknowledging, however, that the…

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World Belgium Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot. (Belgian media)

Belgian FM: Seizing Russian Assets Would Risk 'Terrible Systemic Shock' to Euro

Seizing Russian central bank assets immobilized in the 27-nation EU over the Ukraine war risks inflicting major damage on Europe's economy, Belgian Foreign…

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World US President Donald Trump said "everybody" wants him to host the 2026 G20 at his Doral golf resort in Florida. Mandel NGAN / AFP

Trump to Host G20 at Own Miami Golf Resort

US President Donald Trump said Friday he would host the 2026 G20 summit at his own golf resort in Miami -- despite abandoning a similar move in his first term…

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World Firefighters and sheriff's deputies are seen responding to the scene of a deadly plane crash in suburban Denver in on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Deborah Takahara/Douglas County Sheriff's Office via AP)

2 People Die in Small Plane Crash Near Suburban Denver Airport

Two people died when a small plane crashed and caught on fire near a suburban Denver airport on Friday, US officials said. The crash happened just south of…

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World Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner exits a vehicle in Downing Street in London, Britain, March 26, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

UK Deputy Prime Minister Resigns over Tax Error

UK deputy prime minister Angela Rayner resigned Friday after an independent inquiry found that she fell short of the standards expected of government ministers…

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World US President Donald Trump attends an event to announce that the Space Force Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Trump Says India and Russia Appear 'Lost' to 'Deepest, Darkest China'

US President Donald Trump on Friday said India and Russia seem to have been "lost" to China after their leaders met with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week…

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World View of the site where a tourist streetcar derailed and crashed in Lisbon, Portugal, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Police: Most of Those Killed in Lisbon Streetcar Derailment Were Foreigners

Police in Portugal said Friday that 11 of the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed were foreigners, as an initial investigative report examining what…

World Policemen are seen on September 5, 2025 outside a vocational college in Essen, western Germany. (Photo by Justin BROSCH / DPA / AFP)

Teacher Stabbed at German College, Suspect Arrested

A teacher was wounded in a stabbing at a vocational college in the western German city of Essen on Friday, said police before announcing the suspect's arrest. …

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World US President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Kremlin Says Putin and Trump Could Meet again Soon

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump could meet again in the near future, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview…

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World A man stands in the rubble of his quake -shattered home in Nurgal, Eastern Afghanistan, on September 4. AFP

Powerful Quake Aftershocks Cause More Injuries in Afghanistan

A series of strong aftershocks from a deadly earthquake that hit eastern Afghanistan at the weekend injured at least another 10 people and caused further…

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World The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view through an airplane window in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump Signs Executive Order Renaming Department of Defense to ‘Department of War’

US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, the White House announced on…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin Sees Any Western Troops in Ukraine Would Be Legitimate Targets

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that any Western troops deployed to Ukraine would be legitimate targets for Moscow to attack. Putin was…

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World Soldiers and rescue workers stand by the debris of a passenger bus after it plunged into a precipice in Wellawaya, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Prasanna Pathmasiri)

Passenger Bus Skids Off Cliff in Sri Lanka, Killing 15

A passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others, a police…

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World Major General Ali Abdollahi (Tasnim/File) 

New Commander of Iran’s War Room Finally Revealed

Following weeks of muteness, Iran on Thursday officially announced the appointment of Iranian Revolutionary Guard leader, Major General Ali Abdollahi, as the…

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World Young shoppers look over a row of large-screen televisions on display in a Costco warehouse Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

US Considers Banning Iranians from Shopping at Costco during UN Meeting

The Trump administration already has denied visas for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and his large delegation to attend a high-level UN meeting this month…

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World Teresa Ribera, the European Union's competition commissioner, looks on during an interview with Reuters in London, Britain, February 17, 2025. (Reuters)

Senior EU Official Says Israel’s War in Gaza Is Genocide

A senior European Union official said on Thursday that Israel's operations in Gaza constitute genocide, the first member of the bloc's commission to make that…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (L) and France's President Emmanuel Macron address a press conference following the Coalition of the Willing Summit, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 04 September 2025. (EPA)

26 Nations Vow to Give Ukraine Postwar Security Guarantees, Macron Says

Twenty-six nations have pledged to provide postwar security guarantees to Ukraine, which will include an international force on land and sea and in the air,…

World  In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, poses for photos with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via AP)

China’s Xi and North Korea’s Kim Pledge Deeper Ties During Meeting in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged mutual support and enhanced cooperation during talks in Beijing on the sidelines of…

World A healthcare worker, who volunteered in the Ebola response, decontaminates his colleague in the eastern Congolese town of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

Congo Declares New Ebola Outbreak, 28 Suspected Cases

Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday declared a new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus after a case was confirmed in the southern Kasai province, saying…

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World  Pope Leo XIV meets Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Vatican, September 4, 2025. (Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti ­Handout via Reuters)

Israel President Meets with Pope Leo XIV as Gaza Offensive Presses on

Pope Leo XIV met Thursday with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, as Israel presses ahead with a planned offensive in Gaza and the Vatican urging an immediate…

World FILE PHOTO: Singer Enrico Macias arrives at the Madeleine Church to attend a ceremony during a 'popular tribute' to late French singer and actor Johnny Hallyday in Paris, France, December 9, 2017.  REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

Türkiye Bans French Singer's Concert after Protest Calls over His Pro-Israeli Stance

Turkish authorities have banned a concert of Enrico Macias, a French singer of Algerian-Jewish origin, after calls for protest over his pro-Israeli stance. The…

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World  Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, prepares to board a flight to Tunisia to join the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 3, 2025. (Reuters)

Mandela’s Grandson Says Palestinians’ Plight Is Worse than Apartheid

Nelson Mandela's grandson has said Palestinians' lives under Israeli occupation are worse than anything Black South Africans experienced under apartheid, and…

World A firefighter works at the site of a warehouse hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine September 4, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa region/Handout via REUTERS

European Leaders Face Tough Choices as the UK, France Host Another Meeting on Ukraine

European countries are stuck between a rock and a hard place as a coalition of countries meets in Paris on Thursday to discuss security guarantees for a…

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World Afghans commute along a hillside, in the aftermath of an earthquake at the Nurgal district of Kunar province on September 3, 2025. (AFP)

Aid Agencies Tell Countries to Send Funds to Help Afghanistan After Earthquake

Aid agencies on Wednesday urged the international community to increase funding to Afghanistan after a major earthquake killed at least 1,400 people and…