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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 A South Korean soldier works to remove loudspeakers set up for propaganda purposes near the demilitarized zone in Paju, about 55km (34 miles) north of Seoul June 16, 2004. (Reuters)

North Korea Starts Dismantling Some Border Loudspeakers, South Korea Says

South Korea's military said on Saturday it had detected North Korean military dismantling some propaganda loudspeakers aimed at the South in parts of the…

World In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on August 4, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on as he meets with soldiers of the 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade on the frontline positions at an undisclosed location in the Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP)

Zelenskyy Rejects Formally Ceding Ukrainian Territory, Says Kyiv Must Be Part of Any Negotiations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Saturday the planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning…

World New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, right, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hold a joint press conference in Queenstown, New Zealand, Saturday, Aug.9, 2025. (Stuff via AP)

New Zealand, Australia Seek Closer Military Ties Following Chinese Live-Fire Naval Exercise

The leaders of New Zealand and Australia on Saturday discussed closer cooperation between they their expanding militaries against the backdrop of a recent…

World A view shows the damage of a residential building after the Israeli attacks on June, in Tehran, Iran, July 17, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iran Says Negotiates with US Will ‘Destroy Israel’

A representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Friday that negotiations may be a way to forward to achieve Tehran's constant goal: the …

World  Iranian people walk past water mist sprayed in a street during a heatwave in Tehran, Iran, 06 August 2025. (EPA)

Iran Transfers Inmates to Evin Prison, Which Israel Targeted in June

Iranian state media reported that authorities on Friday returned a group of inmates to Evin prison, which Israel targeted during an airstrike in June. A…

World  In this file photo taken on July 16, 2018, US President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands ahead a meeting in Helsinki. (AFP)

Trump Says He Will Meet Putin Next Friday in Alaska to Discuss Ending the Ukraine War

President Donald Trump said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, a potential…

World (L-R) Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, US President Donald Trump, and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan join hands during a signing ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 08 August 2025. (EPA)

Trump Announces Peace Agreement Between Azerbaijan and Armenia

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a US-brokered peace agreement on Friday during a meeting with US President Donald Trump that would boost bilateral economic ties…

World US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with Reuters at his office in the US Embassy in Jerusalem, August 8, 2025. (Reuters)

US Envoy Slams British PM Over Gaza

The US ambassador to Israel on Friday launched a furious attack on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying that Britain would have lost World War II to Nazi…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping attend a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. (Sergei Bobylyov/Host agency RIA Novosti/Handout via Reuters)

Putin Calls Xi, Modi and Other Foreign Leaders Ahead of Planned Meeting with Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to the leaders of China, India and three ex-Soviet states on Friday in a flurry of calls to brief them on his contacts…

World Vice President JD Vance speaks during a meeting with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Chevening House in Kent, England, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP)

US Has ‘No Plans’ to Recognize Palestinian State, Vance Says Before Talks with UK Foreign Secretary

US Vice President JD Vance met with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Friday at a stately home south of London, with the two leaders saying the agenda…

World Palestinians walk along a street near war-damaged buildings along the shore in Gaza City on August 8, 2025. (AFP)

EU's Costa: Israel's Gaza Plan 'Must Have Consequences for EU-Israel Relations'

Israel's decision to take over Gaza City "must have consequences for EU-Israel relations", EU Council President Antonio Costa said on Friday, adding that this…

World German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes a statement to journalists following a meeting of the security Cabinet of the German government at the Chancellery in Berlin on July 28, 2025. (AFP)

Germany Halts Arms Exports That Israel Can Use in Gaza

Germany is to suspend exports of weaponry that could be used in the Gaza Strip because of Israel's plan to expand its operations there - the first time united…

World Staff members transfer citizens at an intersection in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, 07 August 2025. (EPA/Xinhua / Hao Yuan)

Xi Orders ‘All-Out’ Rescue as Floods Kill 10 in Northwest China 

President Xi Jinping on Friday ordered "all-out" rescue efforts in China's arid and mountainous northwest after flash floods caused by exceptionally heavy rain…

World FILED - 13 December 2016, Bavaria, Straubing: The navigation software Google Maps shows a route on the screen of a smartphone. Photo: Armin Weigel/dpa

South Korea Delays Decision on Google's Request for Map Data Exports

South Korea delayed a decision on Friday on a request from Google for permission to export map data, following US pressure to address what Washington regards…

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World A person walks by a row of Iranian flags on a street in Tehran, Iran, 06 August 2025. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

30 Injured as Train Derails in Iran's South

A train derailed in the southern Iranian province of Kerman on Friday, injuring more than two dozen people though no deaths were reported, according to local…

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World Maj. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi (DefaPress)

Iran Military Chief: Any New Attack to Face Full Response

Iran’s armed forces chief, Maj. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi, warned the United States and Western powers on Thursday that any new aggression would meet a “decisive…

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World 12 March 2024, Berlin: President of the Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, speaks during a joint press conference at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin. (dpa)

China Accuses Philippines of ‘Playing with Fire’ on Taiwan 

China accused the Philippines on Friday of "playing with fire" after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said the Southeast Asian nation would be drawn into any…

World FILE - Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan delivers a speech during the Computex 2025 exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

Trump Demands 'Highly Conflicted' Intel CEO Resign Over China Ties

US President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded the immediate resignation of new Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, calling him "highly conflicted" due to his ties to…

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World FILED - 07 May 2025, Russia, Moscow: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro meets with Russian President Valdimir Putin (not pictured) at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow. Photo: Sergey Bobylev/Kremlin/dpa

US Raises Bounty on Venezuela's Maduro to $50 mn

The United States doubled its bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro -- who faces federal drug trafficking charges -- to $50 million on Thursday, a move…

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World Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev (L) and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R) are to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House in what is being billed as a historic 'peace signing' between the two foes. Ludovic MARIN, ANGELA WEISS / AFP

Trump to Host Armenia, Azerbaijan for Historic 'Peace Signing'

US President Donald Trump will host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday for what he called a "Historic Peace Summit" aimed at ending a decades-long…

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World Iranian people walk past water mist sprayed in a street during a heatwave in Tehran, Iran, 06 August 2025. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

US Issues New Iran-related Sanctions

The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on 18 entities and individuals to target what the Treasury Department called a network helping Iran evade…

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World Israeli airline El Al Paris office is seen vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Paris Office of Israeli Airline El Al Vandalized with Graffiti

The Israeli airline El Al said Thursday that its Paris office was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti, calling the act a “deeply disturbing” incident as…

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World US President Donald Trump speaks, as he and Apple CEO Tim Cook (not pictured) present Apple's announcement of a $100 billion investment in US manufacturing, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 6, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump: Important that Middle Eastern Countries Join Abraham Accords

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was important that Middle Eastern countries join the Abraham Accords, which aim to normalize diplomatic ties…

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World Children play near tents as recently arrived migrants shelter at a temporary camp set up on a soccer pitch in the region of Rethymno on Crete island, Greece, June 24, 2025. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis/File Photo

Greece May Extend North Africa Asylum Ban if Migrant Flow from Libya Resurges

Greece could extend a suspension on examining asylum applications passed by parliament last month if migrant flows from Libya start rising again, Migration…

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