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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 File photo: Police officers stand guard to secure a procession during the mourning month of Muharram in Karachi, Pakistan, 03 July 2025. EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER

A Roadside Bomb Targeting Police Vehicle in Northwest Pakistan Kills 2 Officers and Wounds 14

A powerful roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the restive northwest of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan on…

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World (FILES) (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 30, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump at the White House on March 24, 2025, in Washington, DC and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI and Maxim Shemetov / AFP)

Kremlin Aide: Putin and Trump Will Meet in Coming Days

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will meet in the coming days, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Thursday, in what would be the…

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World File photo: This photo taken by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on April 3, 2024 shows a damaged building in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east. (Photo by CNA / AFP)

Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Hits off Taiwan's Northeastern Coast

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck 128 kilometers off Taiwan's northeastern coast on Thursday, the island's Central Weather Administration said, with no…

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World This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on August 6, 2025, shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky during a phone call with US President Donald Trump after visiting Sumy region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP)

Zelensky to Speak to Germany, France, Italy to Discuss Progress toward Peace

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he planned contacts with Germany, France and Italy on Thursday to discuss progress toward peace. Zelensky said…

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World Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi (Reuters)

Narges Mohammadi: Iran’s Claims of its Peaceful Nuclear Policy is Mere Political Rhetoric

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi expressed serious doubts about Tehran's nuclear intentions and she warned Wednesday, on the 80th anniversary…

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World The entrance to the Fordow facility on the outskirts of Qom (IRNA)

Western Intelligence Tracks Iranian Efforts to Acquire Sensitive Nuclear Material from Russia

A group of Iranian scientists, including nuclear specialists and a military intelligence member, secretly visited Russia in August 2024 to seek out dual-use…

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World  Israeli right-wing activists watch the northern Gaza Strip during a rally calling for the re-establishment of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip, near the border in southern Israel, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (AP)

Slovenia Introduces Ban on Imports from Israeli-Occupied Territories

Slovenia on Wednesday introduced a ban on imports of goods produced in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories and approved an additional aid package for…

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

Iran Executes Man Accused of Spying for Israel 

Iran executed two men in separate cases Wednesday, accusing one of spying for Israel and another of being a member of the ISIS group, state media reported. A…

World 06 August 2025, Palestinian Territories, Nusairat: Palestinians assess the damage in the aftermath of an overnight Israeli strike that hit Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip. (dpa)

Israel Army Chief Will Have to ‘Execute’ Govt Decisions on Gaza, Says Defense Minister 

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir could "express his views", but that the military would ultimately have…

World US President Donald Trump, with US Vice President JD Vance, deliver remarks prior to signing an executive order to establish an Olympic task force at the White House in Washington, DC, USA 05 August 2025. (EPA)

Trump Suggests Vance Is His Likely Heir Apparent in 2028 

US President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that Vice President JD Vance is “most likely” his heir apparent to serve as the Republican nominee in 2028, the…

World A damaged building in a prison hit by a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP)

Russian Strikes Kill Two People, Injure 10 in Zaporizhzhia, Regional Governor Says 

Russian strikes killed two people and wounded 10 others, including four children, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Wednesday. …

World Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting in Moscow, Russia August 6, 2025. (Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via Reuters)

Trump’s Envoy Meets Putin Ahead of Russia-Ukraine Peace Deadline, Kremlin Says 

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, days before…

World This handout photograph taken on August 5, 2025 and released by the Indian Army shows residential buildings partially submerged in sludge after a cloudburst caused a massive mudslide in India's Uttarakhand state. (Army / AFP / Handout) 

Heavy Rains, Landslides Hamper Rescue Efforts in Northern Indian State, Dozens Missing 

Heavy rain and blocked roads hampered rescue efforts in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Wednesday, a day after sudden flooding and landslides killed…

World This aerial view shot from a German Air Force (Luftwaffe) military transport aircraft during an airdrop relief mission shows the scene in the Gaza Strip on August 5, 2025. (AFP)

Norway PM Wants Oil Fund to Review Stake in Israeli Company

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Tuesday he had asked the country's finance minister to look into the country's sovereign wealth fund having…

World South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola gestures during a portrait session at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in Pretoria, on August 5, 2025. (AFP)

S.Africa Urges More Countries to Stand Up to Israel's 'Genocidal Activities'

More countries must recognize a Palestinian state and stand up to Israel to stop its "genocidal activities", South Africa's Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola told…

World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gestures during a press conference on the first day of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference, on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2025. (Reuters)

Zelenskiy Spoke with Trump Ahead of Peace Deal Deadline

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that he had had a "productive" conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump on ending the war,…

World Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani gives a press conference in Tehran, Iran, December 1, 2019 (AP)

Ali Larijani Reappointed Secretary of Iran’s Top Security Body

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has appointed Ali Larijani, a senior adviser to the supreme leader, as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council,…

World Defendant Jian G., a former assistant to then-member of the European Parliament Maximilian Krah, of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AFD) party, arrives at the courtroom for a high-profile espionage trial, in Dresden, Germany, August 5, 2025. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel

Ex-aide to Far-right Lawmaker on Trial in Germany for China Spying

A former assistant to a politician for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) went on trial in a German court on Tuesday, charged with spying for China's…

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World (FILES) - Picture dated 1992 shows Abdullah Ocalan, leader of Türkiye's outlawed separatist movement, the Kurdish Workers's Party (PKK), in a training camp in the village of Helweh in Lebanon's Bekaa valley and only two kilometers far from the Syrian borders. (Photo by RAMZI HAIDAR / AFP)

Turkish Parliamentary Committee Begins Work on PKK Peace Initiative

A newly formed parliamentary committee tasked with overseeing a peace initiative with a Kurdish militant group held its inaugural meeting on Tuesday, marking a…

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World An investigator examines debris at a train station damaged following a drone strike in the town of Lozova, Kharkiv region on August 5, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

NATO to Coordinate Regular and Large-scale Arm Deliveries to Ukraine. Most Will Be Bought from US

NATO started coordinating regular deliveries of large weapons packages to Ukraine after the Netherlands said it would provide air defense equipment, ammunition…

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World A man sits outside his house partially submerged in floodwaters after heavy monsoon rains induced a rise in water level of river Ganges in Varanasi on August 4, 2025. (AFP)

Flash Floods Swallow Indian Village, at Least Four Dead, Over 50 Missing 

Surging flood waters swept through a village in the northern Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, killing at least four people and more than 50 others were…

World A UN patrol is seen in Mali. Reuters file photo

Moroccan Truck Drivers Kidnapped by ISIS Released in Mali

Four Moroccan truck drivers, who were kidnapped in January in West Africa by ISIS and held captive for months, were released late Sunday, Malian authorities…

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World Crew of the Indian Navy survey vessel INS Sandhayak stand on the bridge as it prepares to dock at the international port of Manila on August 1, 2025. (AFP)

India and the Philippines Stage Joint Naval Drill in the Disputed South China Sea 

India and the Philippines have staged joint naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea for the first time, a high-profile military deployment that…

World (FILES) Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on March 15, 2023. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP)

US Could Require Up to $15,000 Bonds for Some Tourist Visas under Pilot Program

The US could require bonds of up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, a government notice said on…

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