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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 The Iranian flag flies at the Iranian embassy in Canberra, Australia, 26 August 2025. (EPA)

Security Forces Agents Kills 13 Militants in Southeast Iran 

Iran’s security forces Wednesday killed 13 militants in three separate operations in southeast of the country, state TV reported. The report said that eight…

World FILE - Denmark' Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen arrives for the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo Kin Cheung, File)

Denmark Summons US Envoy Over Greenland 'Interference' Attempts

Denmark summoned the US charge d'affaires for talks Wednesday after reports of attempted interference in Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory which US…

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World Construction workers take a break as the site is flooded in the aftermath of Typhoon Kajiki in Hanoi, Vietnam, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP)

Heavy Rain Causes Flooding, Landslides and 8 Deaths in Vietnam and Thailand 

Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides Wednesday in parts of Southeast Asia, where at least eight deaths were reported in the aftermath of a tropical storm…

World FILE PHOTO: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi arrives for a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

IAEA Chief Gets Special Police Protection over Threats as Deadline Approaches over Iran Sanctions

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is receiving special police protection from Austria following a threat, the Vienna-based organization…

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World Water flows down the overflowing Tawi River following heavy rainfall in Jammu, Indian Kashmir, August 26, 2025. (Reuters) 

Over 30 People Killed as Heavy Rain Causes Flooding, Landslides in Northern India 

Heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides in northern parts of India, cutting off amenities and killing around 34 people, officials and local media…

World Debris from damage following an attack at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia, December 9, 2024. AAP/Yumi Rosenbaum via REUTERS

Spy Agency: Iran Link to Australian Synagogue Attack Uncovered Via Funding Trail

Australia's intelligence agency traced the funding of hooded criminals who allegedly set fire to a Melbourne synagogue, linking the antisemitic attack to Iran,…

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World People participate in a demonstration called, "All of Denmark on the streets for a free Palestine", in support of Palestinian in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the streets of Copenhagen, Denmark August 24, 2025. (Ritzau Scanpix/Emil Helms via Reuters)

Denmark Not Excluding Recognizing Palestinian State, Says PM

Denmark is not ruling out the possibility of recognizing Palestinian statehood as long as it is democratic, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on…

World  An Israeli armored personnel carrier (APC) maneuvers on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, as seen from Israel, August 26, 2025. (Reuters)

UK to Help Dozens of Gazans Study at British Universities

Britain's interior ministry has agreed to adapt immigration arrangements to help several dozen students from Gaza take up fully funded UK university places…

World Russian rouble banknote is placed on Euro banknotes in this illustration taken April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Belgian PM Says Best to Leave Frozen Russian Funds in Euroclear for Now

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said on Tuesday he thinks it would be best to leave frozen Russian funds at Belgium-based Euroclear until any peace talks…

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World Israeli bulldozers work on a hill following an Israeli military raid in the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (AP)

Norway Wealth Fund Divests from Caterpillar Over Gaza ‘Rights Violations’ 

Norway's sovereign wealth fund said Monday that it had divested from US construction equipment firm Caterpillar over purported involvement in rights violations…

World FILE PHOTO: General view of the Iranian Consulate where Iran holds nuclear talks with so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, in Istanbul, Türkiye, July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya/File Photo

Iran, European Powers Meet in Geneva as Threat of Sanctions Looms Large

Senior officials from Iran and Europe's top three powers are due to meet in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss the Westerners' demand that Iran revive nuclear…

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World A woman rides her bicycle to make her way under a fallen tree blocking the road after Typhoon Kajiki passed through Nghe An province on August 26, 2025. (AFP)

Tropical Storm Leaves 3 Dead in Vietnam and Brings Heavy Rain to Parts of Southeast Asia 

Heavy rain fell Tuesday in parts of Southeast Asia after a tropical storm made landfall in Vietnam, causing at least three deaths, damage to homes and flooding…

World Members of the Rescue 1122 team sit on a boat with the monsoon rain clouds in the background, as they are waiting for residents to evacuate, due to the monsoon rains and rising water level of the Sutlej River, in Ghatti Kalanjar village near the Pakistan-India border in Kasur district of the Punjab province, Pakistan, August 24, 2025. (Reuters)

Mass Evacuations in Eastern Pakistan as India Releases Water from Swollen Rivers 

Pakistan has evacuated tens of thousands of people to safer areas after neighboring India released water from overflowing dams and swollen rivers into low…

World South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (L) shakes hands with US President Donald Trump following their talks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 25 August 2025 (issued 26 August 2025). (EPA/Yonhap)

Trump Wants to Meet North Korea’s Kim This Year, He Tells South Korea 

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year and was open to further trade talks with South Korea even…

World Universal coverage of safely managed water services by 2030 is increasingly out of reach, the WHO and UNICEF said. Mohammad Faisal NAWEED / AFP

UN: 1 in 4 People Lack Access to Safe Drinking Water

More than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely-managed drinking water, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that progress towards…

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World A general view of the liquefied natural gas plant operated by Sakhalin Energy at Prigorodnoye on the Pacific island of Sakhalin, Russia July 15, 2021. Picture taken July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Vladimir Soldatkin/File Photo

US and Russian Officials Discussed Energy Deals Alongside Latest Ukraine Peace Talks

US and Russian government officials discussed several energy deals on the sidelines of negotiations this month that sought to achieve peace in Ukraine,…

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Iranian Diplomat Accuses Russia of Helping Israel During 12-Day War

A veteran Iranian diplomat on Monday accused Russia of providing information to Israel on the location of its air defenses, saying Tel Aviv also played a role…

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World Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends a grand gathering at the Potala Palace square to mark the 60th founding anniversary of Xizang Autonomous Region in Lhasa, China's Xizang Autonomous Region, 21 August 2025. (EPA/Xinhua)

China, Russia Should Safeguard Security, Development Interests, Says Xi 

China and Russia should jointly safeguard their security and development interests, Chinese President Xi Jinping told the visiting Russian parliament speaker…

World Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, August 26, 2025. (AAP/Lukas Coch via Reuters) 

Australia Expels Iranian Envoy Over Antisemitic Attacks 

Australia accused Iran on Tuesday of executing two antisemitic arson attacks in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne and gave Tehran's ambassador seven days to…

World A journalist holds a blood-covered camera belonging to Palestinian photojournalist Hussam al-Masri, a Reuters contractor who was killed in an Israeli strike on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, during his funeral on August 25, 2025. (AFP)

Trump Disapproves of Israeli Hospital Strike, Unaware in Advance

US President Donald Trump on Monday expressed displeasure over an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital that killed at least 20 people, while stating he had not…

World Members of the French riot police take part in a training exercise to handle violent demonstrations, in Ris-Orangis, south of Paris, as the 'Yellow Vests' and anti health pass protests continue in France, August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

French Police Hold Suspect after Bodies of Four Men Found in River Seine

French police have detained a man on suspicion of murder after the discovery of four men's bodies in the River Seine on the outskirts of Paris, the local…

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World Mourners carry the body of Palestinian cameraman Hussam al-Masri, who was a contractor for Reuters, after he was killed along with other journalists and people in Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

WHO Chief Demands End to Attacks on Health Care after Gaza Hospital Hit

The head of the World Health Organization called on Monday for attacks on health care to stop after Palestinian officials said at least 20 people had been…

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World Firefighters extinguish oil tanks at a storage facility that local authorities say caught fire after the military brought down a Ukrainian drone, in the town of Klintsy in the Bryansk Region, Russia January 19, 2024, in this still image taken from video. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Russian Oil Refineries, Terminals Burn as Ukraine Hits Putin's War Economy

Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks on Russian oil refineries and exporting infrastructure, striking the most important sector of President Vladimir Putin's…

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World Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at Trump Tower in New York City, US, September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

Trump Envoy Says Officials Working 'Very, Very Hard' on Ending Russia-Ukraine War

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg said in Kyiv on Monday that officials are “working very, very hard” on efforts to end the three-year…

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