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US to Resume Flights After Air Traffic Network Failure Sparks Chaos

World  A message board displays flights at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International airport as all flights are canceled or delayed, Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP)

US to Resume Flights After Air Traffic Network Failure Sparks Chaos

The FAA lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday after a communications failure at air traffic control centers caused chaos at US airports and triggered the…

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 Israeli security forces inspect the site struck by an Iranian missile strike that killed several people, in Beersheba, Israel, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Iranians, Israelis Celebrate Ceasefire despite Early Reports of Violations

Iranians and Israelis celebrated a tentative return of peace on Tuesday, despite reports from both sides of early violations of a ceasefire announced by US…

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World British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C-L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C-R) meet with soldiers from the Operation Interflex at Downing Street, London, Britain, 23 June 2025. EPA/JASON ALDEN / POOL

Starmer and Zelenskiy Meet in London, Agree Military Production Project

Volodymyr Zelenskiy and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new defense co-production initiative on Monday during a short visit by the Ukrainian…

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World Syria's newly appointed president for a transitional phase Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Türkiye, February 4, 2025. (Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via Reuters)

Erdogan Says Won't Let Terror 'Drag Syria Back to Instability'

Türkiye will not allow extremists to drag Syria back into chaos and instability, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday after a suicide attack killed 22…

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Iran Says Israel Attacked Tehran's Evin Prison

Iran's judiciary said Israeli strikes on Monday hit Tehran's Evin prison, leaving sections of the facility damaged. "In the latest attack by the Zionist…

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World Representation photo: The seized yatch 'Tango', which belongs to Renova Group head Viktor Vekselberg, moors in the port of Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 04 April 2022. EPA/CATI CLADERA

Italy Has Frozen Russian Oligarchs' Assets Worth over $2.6 Billion

Italy has frozen Russian oligarchs' assets valued at around 2.3 billion euros ($2.64 billion) since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, data provided by Italian…

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World 20 June 2025, US, Washington: US President DONALD TRUMP waving as he walks towards Marine One as he leaves the White House. Photo: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Germany Has No Reason to Doubt Trump's Attendance at NATO Summit

Germany has no reason to assume that US President Donald Trump will not attend the NATO summit in The Hague this week, said a spokesperson for the German…

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World Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani talks to the press as he arrives for an informal meeting of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) foreign ministers ahead of potential peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Türkiye, in Antalya, on May 15, 2025. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP)

Italy against Suspending EU-Israel Accord, Foreign Minister Says

Italy is against a suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement over alleged human rights violations in Gaza, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on…

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World Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has taken seat for the IAEA's Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on June 16, 2025. (AFP)

UN Watchdog Chief Says 'Very Significant Damage' Expected at Iran's Fordo Site after US Attack

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Monday that “very heavy damage” is expected at Iran’s underground facility at Fordo after a US…

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World File photo: Khamenei receives Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran, July of last year (Iranian Supreme Leader’s website)

Putin Tells Iranian FM There Was no Justification for US Attack

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iran's foreign minister on Monday there was no justification for the US bombing of his country and that Moscow was trying…

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World In this handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office on April 24, 2025, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a high level security meeting with the chiefs of the Pakistan forces and other government officials at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad. Sharif on April 24 led a rare meeting of the national security committee, the government said, after India accused its neighbor of supporting "cross-border terrorism" and downgraded ties. (Photo by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / AFP)

Pakistan Condemns Trump for Bombing Iran a Day after Recommending Him for a Nobel Peace Prize

Pakistan condemned US President Donald Trump for bombing Iran, less than 24 hours after saying he deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for defusing a recent crisis…

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World  Journalist Fatih Altayli 

Turkish Court Arrests Journalist for Threatening Erdogan

A Turkish court on Sunday arrested prominent independent journalist Fatih Altayli over comments on his social media allegedly threatening President Tayyip…

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World Debris lies at the site of an apartment building hit during Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 23, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

'Massive' Russian Attack on Kyiv Kills at Least Five

Ukraine said Monday that "another massive attack" on the capital Kyiv killed at least five people, a day after the country's top military commander vowed to…

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World A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the US struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 22, 2025. MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS

Iran Reports a New Attack at Fordo Nuclear Site, Tehran Prison as It Launches More Strikes on Israel

Iran's underground enrichment site at Fordo was hit again Monday while Iran fired a salvo of missiles and drones at Israel and warned the United States…

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World  The public hospital in the city of Al-Majlad before the attack 

Tens Killed, Injured in West Kordofan, Reports Say

Dozens of people were killed and injured in a drone strike on a public hospital in the city of Al-Majlad, in the western state of Kordofan, western Sudan. The…

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World A Pakistani woman holds a national flag of Iran during a rally in solidarity with the Iranian people, in Karachi, Pakistan, 22 June 2025. EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER

European Leaders: Iran Must Not Take Destabilizing Action

The leaders of Britain, France and Germany on Sunday urged Iran not to take any actions that would further destabilize the region following US strikes on…

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World US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the American Compass fifth anniversary gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., US, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

US Urges China to Dissuade Iran from Closing Strait of Hormuz

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out strikes on…

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World Members of the United Nations Security Council listen as Ambassador Majed Bamya, Deputy Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the UN, speaks meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the UN headquarters on November 20, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)

UN Security Council to Meet Sunday over US Strikes on Iran

The United Nations Security Council is due to meet later on Sunday, diplomats said, after the United States joined Israel's assault on Iran and hit the country…

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World Vice President JD Vance, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2025, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP)

JD Vance Says US at War with Iran's Nuclear Program, Not Iran

Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday the US was not at war with Iran but at war with its nuclear program, adding the program had been pushed back by a very…

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World A man holds a placard during a demonstration ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Hundreds Protest in The Hague against NATO, Days before the Dutch City Hosts Alliance Summit

Hundreds of people protested Sunday against NATO and military spending and against a possible conflict with Iran, two days before a summit of the alliance in…

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World A general view of the Strait of Hormuz (Reuters)

Iran's Top Security Body to Decide on Hormuz Closure after Parliament Approval

Iran's Supreme National Security Council must make the final decision on whether to close the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Press TV said on Sunday, after…

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World US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing at the Pentagon, after the US struck Iranian nuclear facilities, during the Israel-Iran conflict, in Arlington, Virginia, US, June 22, 2025 in this still image taken from handout video. Reuters TV/US Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS

US Strikes against Iran Not Aimed at Regime Change, Pentagon Chief Says

The US military's strikes on Iran's nuclear sites were not a preamble to plans for regime change, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday, adding that…

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World Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. AFP

Iran Says it Cannot Return to Diplomacy while Under Attack

Iran reserves all options to defend its security, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday, adding that Tehran could not return to diplomacy while under…

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World This picture shows a general view of Tehran on June 22, 2025. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Nations React to US Strikes on Iran with Calls for Diplomacy

The US strike on Iran fueled fears that Israel's war with Tehran could escalate to a wider regional conflict, and other countries began reacting Sunday with…

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World 22 June 2025, Israel, Tel Aviv: First Responders gather around a destroyed building after Iranian strikes on Israel. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa

Iran Targets Multiple Sites in Israel after US Attack

Iran's armed forces said Sunday they targeted multiple sites in Israel including Ben Gurion airport, after US attacks on key nuclear sites in Iran. "The…

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