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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 view shows the downtown Manhattan skyline in New York City, US, July 22, 2025. (Reuters)

Small Earthquake Shakes the New York Area

A small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan area Saturday night. The US Geological Survey said the tremor had a magnitude of 3.0. It hit in the…

World In this photo provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanized Brigade press service, a firefighter puts out the fire after a Russian drone hit the market in the town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, (Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukraine's 24th Mechanized Brigade via AP)

Russian Firefighters Extinguish Sochi Oil Depot Blaze After Ukrainian Drone Attack, Authorities Say

A Ukrainian drone attack caused two oil tanks to catch fire at an oil depot in Sochi in southern Russia, but the blazes were later extinguished, local…

World  Demonstrators cross the Sydney Harbor Bridge during a pro-Palestinian rally against Israel's actions and the ongoing food shortages in the Gaza Strip, in Sydney on August 3, 2025. (AFP)

Thousands Join Pro-Palestinian March over Sydney Harbor Bridge

Thousands of demonstrators braved pouring rain to march across Sydney's iconic Harbor Bridge on Sunday calling for peace and aid deliveries in the war-torn…

World A view shows the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk Region, in the city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine July 31, 2025. REUTERS/Yevhen Titov

3 People Die in Overnight Ukrainian Drone Strikes on Russia

Ukrainian drone attacks overnight into Saturday killed three people, Russian officials said Saturday. Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted…

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World This handout photo taken on October 20, 2024 and released on October 21 by the US Navy shows the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG-76), foreground, and Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331), in background, sailing in the Taiwan Strait. (Photo by Trevor Hale / US NAVY / AFP)

Interfax: Armenia, US to Hold Joint Military Drills On August 12-20

Armenia and the United States will hold joint military exercises in Armenia on August 12-20, Russia's Interfax news agency cited the Armenian Defense Ministry…

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World FILE PHOTO: Russia's Security Council's Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting of the Council for Science and Education at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Moscow region's city of Dubna, Russia June 13, 2024. Sputnik/Alexei Maishev/Pool via REUTERS

Trump Orders US Nuclear Subs Repositioned over Statements from ex-Russian Leader Medvedev

In a warning to Russia, President Donald Trump said Friday he's ordering the repositioning of two US nuclear submarines “based on the highly provocative…

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World Iranians attend funeral procession for top Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and some of the civilians killed during the 12-day war with Israel (Reuters) 

Washington Urges Tehran to Benefit from Short Window of Opportunity

The US on Friday downplayed Iran's call for financial compensation as a pre-condition to return to talks over its nuclear program. It called the request …

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World European Union flags fly outside the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium (Reuters) 

Internal Divisions Prevent EU From Imposing Collective Sanctions on Israel

Last Monday, after much hesitation, the European Commission recommended curbing Israeli access to its flagship research funding after calls from EU countries…

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World 28 July 2025, United Kingdom, Turnberry: UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (L) meets US President Donald Trump at his Trump Turnberry golf course in South Ayrshire. (dpa)

UK's Starmer, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Welcome Trump’s Deadline for Russia

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed on Friday US President Donald Trump's new deadline for Russia to make…

World Thousands of people, some waving the Palestinian flag, gather against the Dutch government's Israel policy, as they protest on Malieveld, in The Hague on May 18, 2025. (AFP)

Finnish President Says Ready to Recognize Palestinian State

Finland's President Alexander Stubb has said he is ready to approve a recognition of a Palestinian state if the government moves forward with such a proposal. …

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World South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol resisted prosecutors' attempts to interrogate him by lying down on the floor in his underwear. KIM HONG-JI / POOL/AFP

South Korea's Yoon Resists Questioning by Lying in Underwear

South Korea's impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol lay on his prison cell floor in his underwear to resist attempts to interrogate him, prosecutors said…

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World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference on the first day of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025), on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2025. (Reuters)

Zelenskiy’s Chief of Staff Says Allies ‘Confirm Positive Signals’ from Washington 

Ukraine's partners had "confirmed positive signals" about imminent White House pressure on Russia following President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's conversations with…

World A handout photo made available by the press service of the 93rd 'Kholodnyi Yar' Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on 31 July 2025 shows damage in the frontline city of Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, 30 July 2025, amid the Russian invasion.  EPA/UKRAINE'S 93RD MECHANIZED BRIGADE PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT

Germany to Deliver Two Patriot Systems to Ukraine in Deal with US

Germany said on Friday that it will deliver two Patriot systems to Ukraine after reaching an agreement with the US that Berlin will be first in line to receive…

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World Commercial buildings and residential neighborhoods are shrouded behind heavy air pollution in Hanoi on July 30, 2025. (AFP)

Flooding Leaves 14 Dead, Missing in Vietnam’s Dien Bien 

Flooding triggered by heavy rain has left at least 14 people dead or missing in Vietnam's northern province of Dien Bien, state media reported on Friday. …

World Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the son of Ali Shamkhani.

Iran Condemns US Sanctions on 'Shadow Fleet' Controlled by Shamkhani’s Son

Iran on Thursday as “malicious” the new US sanctions targeting a fleet of oil tankers and container ships controlled by Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the son of…

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World A still image taken from a handout video provided by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense shows an aerial view of ruined buildings in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, 31 July 2025. (EPA/ Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/Handout) 

Russia Claims Capture of Chasiv Yar after 16-Month Battle 

Russia said on Thursday it had captured the town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine after nearly 16 months of fighting, opening the way for potential further…

World Police forensic science officers search a house in Rochdale on 4 May. (Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images) 

Western Nations Condemn Iranian Intelligence Threats

Britain and 13 allies including the United States and France condemned on Thursday what they called a surge in assassination, kidnapping and harassment plots…

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World FILE PHOTO: Defendants Salah Abdeslam, Osama Krayem and Mohamed Abrini are escorted by police as they arrive in court during the trial of the 2016 Brussels attacks at the Justitia building in Brussels on April 3, 2023. JOHN THYS/Pool via REUTERS

Swedish Man Convicted for Role in 2015 Killing of Jordanian Pilot by ISIS

A Swedish man was convicted and sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for his role in the 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by ISIS, Swedish media reported. …

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World This general view shows Heisaura Beach in the city of Tateyama of Chiba Prefecture after the tsunami advisory was lifted on July 31, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory after Russia Quake

Japan's weather office on Thursday lifted a tsunami advisory imposed a day earlier after Russia's Far East was rocked by one of the strongest earthquakes on…

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World A sign and flowers are displayed at the damaged Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia, on Dec. 9, 2024, after a firebombing. (Con Chronis/AAP Image via AP)

Suspected Arsonist Appears in Court over Melbourne Synagogue Fire that Shocked the Nation

A suspected arsonist accused of destroying a Melbourne synagogue appeared in court seven months after the crime shocked the nation and triggered a large-scale…

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World FILED - 04 October 2024, Lebanon, Beirut: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a meeting in Beirut. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa

Iran Foreign Minister Tells FT: US Must Agree Compensation Before Nuclear Talks

The US must agree to compensate Iran for losses incurred during last month's war, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing Iran's foreign minister, as…

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World A firefighter works to extinguish a fire of a burnt-out car following a Russian attack in Kyiv on July 31, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP)

Russian Air Strikes Pound Kyiv, 6-year-old Boy among Dead, Zelenskiy Says

Russia launched missile and drone attacks on Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday, killing at least six people including a six-year-old boy and his mother, and…

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World Palestinians gather as they seek aid that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Belgium Says Will Take Part in Gaza Aid-drop Plan

Belgium will take part in a multi-country operation coordinated by Jordan to airdrop aid to Gaza, the government announced Wednesday, as UN agencies warn the…

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World A view shows buildings damaged by Russian military strikes in the frontline town of Dobropillia, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 29, 2025. (Reuters) 

Russian Missiles Hit a Ukrainian Army Training Ground, Killing at Least 3 Soldiers 

A Russian missile hit a Ukrainian army training ground, killing three soldiers and wounding 18 others, authorities said, in the latest attack to embarrass…