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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 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addressed members of the international press. JUAN BARRETO / AFP

Maduro Says US Warships with 1,200 Missiles Targeting Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday that eight US military vessels with 1,200 missiles were targeting his country, which he declared to be in a…

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World Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy speaks during a one-on-one conversation at the annual Bled Strategic Forum in Bled, Slovenia, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP)

EU Defense Spending to Hit Record 380 Billion Euros in 2025 

EU military spending is set to hit a fresh record of 381 billion euros in 2025, as countries plough more money into warding off Russia, the bloc's defense…

World Taiwanese President William Lai (Lai Ching-te) speaks during a ceremony honoring officers and soldiers for their service ahead of Armed Forces Day in Taipei, Taiwan, 02 September 2025. (EPA)

Ahead of China’s War Parade, Taiwan President Says Aggression Will Fail 

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday that aggression will inevitably fail, pointing - on the day before a mass military parade in Beijing - to the…

World Local residents walk out of the residential building heavily damaged three days ago during a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack, in Kyiv on August 31, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Ukrainian Drone Attack Forces Hundreds to Evacuate Homes in Russian City 

More than 300 people were evacuated from their apartments overnight following a Ukrainian drone attack on the capital of the Rostov region, the acting governor…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in China on Monday (Iranian Presidency) 

Putin Affirms Russia’s Deep Partnership with Tehran

Russia and Iran are constantly in contact over various aspects of the international agenda, including issues related to Iran’s nuclear program, Russian…

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World Afghans walk past damaged houses, after earthquakes at Mazar Dara village in Nurgal district, Kunar province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. (AFP)

New Quake Shakes Devastated Afghan Region as Death Toll Exceeds 1,400

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 shook southeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, sparking fears of further damage and destruction almost two days after a large quake…

World In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, leaves Pyongyang, North Korea by train Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, heading to Beijing. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea’s Kim Travels to Beijing to Watch Military Parade Alongside Putin and Xi Jinping 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading to Beijing by train on Tuesday to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, North Korea's…

World In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a meeting in Beijing on September 2, 2025. (Photo by Sergey Bobylev / POOL / AFP)

Putin Tells Xi China-Russia Ties Are at 'Unprecedented Level'

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday that their countries' ties were at an "unprecedented level" during talks in Beijing…

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World  People cross a street in downtown Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP)

China, Russia Join Iran in Rejecting European Move to Restore Sanctions on Tehran

UN Security Council permanent members China and Russia backed Iran on Monday in rejecting a move by European countries to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran…

World German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius speaks during a joint press conference with the Spanish defense minister at the Defense Ministry in Berlin, Germany, 28 August 2025. (EPA)

Germany Dismisses Remarks by EU’s von der Leyen on Troops for Ukraine

Germany's defense minister on Monday harshly dismissed as premature remarks by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on plans to send European…

World US President Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/File Photo

Trump Says India Offered to Reduce Tariffs on US Goods to Zero

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that India has offered to reduce its tariffs on US goods to zero, even as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was…

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World A Congolese refugee looks on as a UNHCR volunteer checks on refugees and migrants rescued at open sea and waiting to be transferred to the Moria registration centre at the port of Mytilene on the Lesbos island, Greece March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo

UN Refugee Agency to Cut Spending by a Fifth as Cuts Bite

The UN refugee agency plans to scale back its budget by nearly a fifth next year due to "financial constraints", even as the war in Sudan and other crises…

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World Commuters ride past a mosque illuminated ahead of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, which commemorates the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed in Karachi on August 30, 2025. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP)

Military Helicopter Crashes in Pakistan, Killing 4

A Pakistani military helicopter crashed in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region bordering China and India on Monday, killing four personnel including two…

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World Rescue officials evacuate people affected by floods in Lahore, Punjab province, Pakistan, 31 August 2025 (issued 01 September 2025). (EPA)

Pakistan Uses Drones to Help Rescuers Evacuate Thousands as Floods Devastate Punjab 

Emergency workers in Pakistan's Punjab province used drones to find people stranded on rooftops by massive floods as the government expanded what it called its…

World In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, (2nd L-R) Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, China's President Xi Jinping, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a group photo during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on September 1, 2025. (AFP)

China’s Xi Unveils Vision for New Global Order at Security Forum 

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Shanghai Cooperation Organization members to leverage their "mega-scale market" on Monday, while unveiling his ambition for…

World Soccer Football - Head coach Pauline Hamill coaches the Afghan Women's refugee team during a selection camp at St. George's Park, Burton upon Trent, Britain - August 26, 2025 REUTERS/John Sibley

From Kabul to England … Afghan Women Refugees Find Freedom, Voice Through Football

Elaha Safdari was 17 and had just earned her maiden call-up as a goalkeeper for Afghanistan's women's football team when she was forced to flee Kabul during…

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World In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (front L) speaks with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and China's President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on September 1, 2025. (Sputnik/AFP)

After Talks with Xi and Modi, Putin Says NATO Enlargement Has to Be Addressed for Ukraine Peace 

Russian President Vladimir Putin, after talking with China's Xi Jinping and India's Narendra Modi, said on Monday the issue of NATO's eastward enlargement…

World Iranians cross a road near a billboard displaying a picture of nuclear centrifuges and a sentence reading in Persian 'Science is the power' at the Enghelab square in Tehran, Iran, 29 August 2025. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Israel Targeted Top Iranian Leaders by Tracing their Bodyguards’ Phones

Iranian security guards’ careless use of mobile phones over several years played a central role in allowing Israeli military intelligence to hunt Iranian…

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World This photo provided Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a new weapons factory in undisclosed location, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2025. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korean Leader Inspects New Missile Factory Ahead of Visit to China

North Korea said Monday leader Kim Jong Un inspected a new weapons factory that’s key to his plan to accelerate mass production of missiles in a weekend visit…

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World Pictures of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes are displayed in Behesht Zahra Cemetery in southern Tehran, Iran, July 11, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran to Execute 100 People on Charges of Spying for Israel

Media reports said Sunday there are fears in Iran that more than 100 people will be executed on charges of spying for Israel following the Israeli attack on…

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World In this image made from video, a car is seen in the grounds of the Russian consulate in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AuBC/CH7 AUSTRALIA/CH9 AUSTRALIA via AP)

Man Arrested for Crashing Car into Russian Consulate in Sydney

A man was arrested on Monday after ramming his car into the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney, Australian police said. The police diplomatic…

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World A village damaged by an earthquake that killed hundreds and destroyed villages in eastern Afghanistan is seen in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP)

Earthquake in Eastern Afghanistan Destroys Villages and Kills 800 People, with 2,500 Injured

Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in search of missing loved ones after a strong earthquake killed some 800 people and injured more than 2,500 in eastern…

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World  30 August 2025, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bonn: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the state party conference of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) North Rhine-Westphalia. (dpa)

Germany’s Merz Expects Ukraine War to Last a Long Time

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday he was braced for the Ukraine war to last a long time given that wars usually end in military defeat or…

World Riot police drive past the city center during a patrol amid the widespread anti-government protests over issues such as extra pay for parliamentarians and housing allowances, led by student groups, that resulted into riots that rocked Southeast Asia's largest economy, in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 31, 2025. (Reuters)

Deadly Indonesia Protests Force U-Turn on Lawmakers’ Perks

Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut lawmakers' benefits, President Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday, in a bid to calm anti-government protests that…