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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 This photo released by Suphan Buri Provincial Public Relations Office, shows the damage by an explosion at a fireworks factory in Suphan Buri province, Thailand, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (Suphan Buri Provincial Public Relations Office via AP)

Fireworks Workshop Explodes in Central Thailand, Killing at Least 9 

An explosion at a fireworks workshop in central Thailand killed at least nine people on Wednesday, local officials said. The blast occurred in Suphan Buri…

World People watch the coast area from higher ground after Japan issued evacuation alert following major quake in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula that triggered a tsunami warning, at Yotsukura beach in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, Japan July 30, 2025, in this photo taken by Kyodo. (Kyodo/via Reuters)

In Japan, Tsunami Warning Resurfaces Memories of Fukushima Disaster 

Residents across Japan's Pacific coast rushed to higher ground on Wednesday as tsunami warnings following a massive earthquake off Russia's Far East resurfaced…

World Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, is interviewed by the Associated Press in Rome, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP)

UN Investigator Says US Sanctions Over Her Criticism of Israel Will Seriously Impact Her Life 

An independent UN investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s policies in Gaza says that the sanctions recently imposed on her by the Trump administration…

World US President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn after exiting Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 July 2025. (EPA)

Trump Says He May Skip G20 Summit in South Africa, Cites Policy Disapproval 

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he might skip the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) leaders' summit in South Africa in November and send someone else to…

World 22 July 2025, China, Peking: Guo Jiakun, spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, speaks to journalists. (dpa)

China Says It Hopes to Jointly Work with US on Promoting Sustainable Ties 

The Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it hoped the United States would work with China to promote sustainable development of bilateral ties…

World In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks during a ceremony commemorating military personnel, nuclear scientists and other people who were killed during Israeli airstrikes in June, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Khamenei Says West Is Using Nuclear Program as Excuse to Confront Iran

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Tuesday defied Western pressure, saying their demands over Tehran's nuclear program are an excuse to confront the country…

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World A still image taken from a handout video provided by the Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences shows a flooded area in Severo-Kurilsk, Sakhalin Region, Russia, 30 July 2025. (EPA/Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences)

Tsunami Waves Reach Hawaii After Huge Quake Rattles Russia’s Far East 

A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami waves of up to 5 meters (16 feet) and sparked evacuation…

World  Pro-Palestinians protesters gather during the departure of a ship carrying Israeli tourists, background, in Agios Nikolaos port, on the island of Crete, Greece, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (Antonis Zouridakis/Eurokinissi via AP)

Anti-war Demonstrators Protest the Arrival of an Israeli Cruise Ship on the Greek Island of Crete

Demonstrators calling for an end to the war in Gaza protested the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship on another Greek island Tuesday – the third such protest on…

World Ukrainian servicemen of the 59th brigade mobile air defense unit fire a Soviet made ZU-23 anti-aircraft twin autocannon towards a Russian drone during an air attack near Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region on July 19, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Kremlin Says It ‘Noted’ Trump’s Statement on Shorter Deadline for a Ceasefire in Ukraine 

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it had "taken note" of a statement by US President Donald Trump that he was shortening his deadline for Moscow to sign up to a…

World Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir (C) attends a plenary session to vote on a bill for applying Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank territory, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, 23 July 2025. (EPA)

Dutch Summon Israeli Ambassador, Impose Travel Ban on Ministers 

The Netherlands will ban two far-right Israeli ministers from entering the country, in the latest European response to the rapidly deteriorating situation in…

World A soldier receives flowers from members of a royalist group in support of the military at the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters, on the day military negotiations are set, after the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand agreed to a ceasefire on Monday effective midnight, in a bid to bring an end to their deadliest conflict in more than a decade after five days of fierce fighting, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 29, 2025. (Reuters)

Thailand-Cambodia Border Calm as Military Commanders Hold Talks 

Military commanders from Thailand and Cambodia held talks on Tuesday as calm returned to their disputed border and displaced residents began trickling back,…

World A Ukrainian service member walks on a street protected with anti-drone nets, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline town Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine July 23, 2025. (Reuters) 

Russian Strike Hits Ukrainian Prison, Killing at Least 17 

A Russian airstrike on a prison in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region killed at least 17 inmates and wounded more than 80 others, Ukrainian officials…

World US President Donald Trump, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island, in Singapore, June 12, 2018. (AP)

North Korea Says Kim-Trump Ties Are ‘Not Bad’ but It’s Not Giving up Its Nuclear Weapons 

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed the US's intent to resume diplomacy on North Korea’s denuclearization, as she urged Washington…

World Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech after receiving the credentials of 16 new ambassadors to China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 25 July 2025. (EPA/Xinhua)

Trump Says He Is Not Seeking Summit with Xi, but May Visit China 

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was not seeking a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but added that he may visit China at Xi's…

World An aerial view shows an overflowing river amid flooding due to heavy rains at Xinanjuang village in Miyun district, on the outskirts of Beijing on July 29, 2025. (AFP)

Extreme Weather Turns Beijing into Rain Trap, Kills at Least 30 

Extreme weather killed at least 30 people in Beijing after a year's worth of rain fell in a matter of days, stretching the Chinese capital's disaster…

World Damage from a deadly June 13 Israeli airstrike is seen in a building at a residential compound in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP)

Trump Warns Iran That Its Nuclear Sites Could Be Bombed Again

US President Donald Trump warned on Monday that he would order fresh US attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities should Tehran try to restart facilities that the…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Admiral Grigorovich frigate on Russia's Navy Day in Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 27, 2025. (Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via Reuters)

Putin, Netanyahu Discuss Syria and Iran in Phone Call, Kremlin Says

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Syria and Iran in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, the Kremlin said. It said…

World  In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out the fire in a fire department school following a Russian air attack in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine, Monday, July 28, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Trump Sets New Deadline of 10 or 12 Days for Russia to Act on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump set a new deadline on Monday of 10 or 12 days for Russia to make progress toward ending the war in Ukraine or face consequences,…

World  Palestinians inspect the site struck by an Israeli bombardment in Muwasi, Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Monday, July 28, 2025. (AP)

EU Proposes Curbs on Israel Research Funding Over Gaza  

The European Union's executive body recommended on Monday curbing Israeli access to its flagship research funding program after calls from EU countries to…

World People hold a large Palestinian flag as they take part in the protest “Global Pot-Banging for Gaza” in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on July 27, 2025. (AFP)

Riot Police Scuffle with Demonstrators on Greek Island During Visit by Israeli Cruise Ship

Scuffles broke out between riot police and demonstrators on the Greek island of Rhodes Monday during a protest against the war in Gaza while an Israeli cruise…

World A Palestinian reacts as he waits to receive food from a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, in Gaza City, July 28, 2025. (Reuters)

Berlin Says It Is Prepared to Increase Pressure on Israel Over Gaza 

The German government said on Monday that it is prepared to take steps to put pressure on Israel with regards to the humanitarian situation in Gaza, but did…

World File photo: Pakistani Army and security officials stand guard as the opposition party Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaft (PTI) continue their protest for the third day demanding release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Islamabad, Pakistan, 06 October 2024. EPA/SOHAIL SHAHZAD

Pakistani Security Forces Kill 3 Militants Linked to 2024 Attack on Chinese in Karachi

Pakistani security forces in an overnight raid killed three suspected militants accused of orchestrating last year's attack in which two Chinese nationals…

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World The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) logo and Iranian flag is seen in this illustration taken June 16, 2025. (Reuters)

IAEA Will Visit Iran in Next Two Weeks, Iranian Foreign Ministry Says 

The UN nuclear watchdog will make a visit to Iran within the next two weeks, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, a few days…

World The United States is conducting a review of its military deployments worldwide. Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP

Europe Hopes for 'No Surprises' as US Weighs Force Withdrawals

After keeping Donald Trump happy with a pledge to up defense spending at NATO's summit, Europe is now bracing for a key decision from the US president on the…

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