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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 Devin Bruce of Minneapolis places flowers at a memorial for US Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were fatally shot in their Brooklyn Park home on 14 June, at the State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, 15 June 2025. (EPA)

US Police Arrest Suspect Vance Boelter for Minnesota Lawmakers’ Shooting 

A massive two-day manhunt ended on Sunday with the arrest of Vance Boelter, 57, for allegedly killing a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker and her husband…

World Israeli soldiers search through the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam, central Israel, on Sunday. (Associated Press) 

Prominent Israeli Figures Say War with Iran Must Stop

While most Israelis, including Jewish opposition parties, have been supporting the government of Benjamin Netanyahu in its war on Iran, other senior figures…

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World A protester listens during a rally in response to a series of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, in Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, June 15, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Trump Says Must Expand Efforts to Deport People Illegally in US 

President Donald Trump on Sunday said efforts to deport people who are illegally in the United States must be expanded, including from cities such as Los…

World FILED - 03 March 2020, Israel, Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, delivers an address. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa

Netanyahu Says Conflict Could Result in Regime Change in Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has brushed off urgent calls by world leaders to de-escalate. In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, he said…

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Türkiye Ready to Play Facilitator Role to Resolve Nuclear Dispute, Erdogan Tells Trump

Türkiye's President Tayyip Erdogan told US President Donald Trump in a phone call on Sunday that Ankara was ready to play a facilitator role to resolve the…

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World FILE - A general view of the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, in London, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, file)

Britain's MI6 Spy Agency Gets its First Female Chief

Britain’s real-life spies have finally caught up with James Bond. MI6 has appointed its first female chief. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Sunday…

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World Smoke rises from an oil storage facility after it appeared to have been struck by an Israeli strike on Saturday, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP)

Iran Missile Attacks on Israel Kill 8, Israel Warns Some Tehran Residents to Evacuate Before Strikes

Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks at Israel early Monday, killing at least eight people, while Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people in the…

World Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei waves during the 36th anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran's 1979 revolution, Khomeini, at Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran, Iran June 4, 2025. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters

Trump Vetoed Israeli Plan to Kill Iran’s Supreme Leader, US Officials Say

President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, two US officials told Reuters on Sunday. "Have the…

World Iranians stand in front of a billboard carrying pictures of late Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Mohammad Bagheri, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) head Hossein Salami, Commander of the IRGC's Aerospace Force Amir Ali Hajizadeh, scientists Fereidun Abbasi, and Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi during an anti-Israel rally in Tehran, Iran, 14 June 2025. (EPA)

Israel Doesn't Want Regime Change in Iran, Says FM

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Sunday that the goal of its military campaign in Iran “is not a regime change.” “This is for the Iranian people to…

World Smoke billows following an explosion in central Tehran on June 15, 2025. (AFP)

Iran’s President Criticizes US, West for Supporting Israel, Vows More ‘Severe Responses’

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian criticized the United States and some Western countries for supporting Israel's attacks on Iran. He said that if Israeli…

World  Flags flutter along a bridge as a plume of heavy smoke and fire rise from an oil refinery in southern Tehran, after it was hit in an overnight Israeli strike, on June 15, 2025. (AFP)

Israel Claims It Hit a Refueling Aircraft Deep Inside Iran

Israel’s military claimed attacking an Iranian refueling aircraft in Mashhad in the country’s northeast, saying it was the deepest strike yet inside Iran and…

World A plume of heavy smoke and fire rise from an oil refinery in southern Tehran, after it was hit in an overnight Israeli strike, on June 15, 2025. (AFP)

Israeli Strikes in Iran Have Killed at Least 406 People, Says Rights Group

Israeli strikes in Iran have killed at least 406 people and wounded another 654, a human rights group said Sunday. The Washington-based group Human Rights…

World French President Emmanuel Macron is seen aboard the Danish frigate F363 Niels Juel in Nuuk, Greenland, on June 15, 2025. (AFP)

Macron Visits Greenland to Show European Solidarity After Trump Annexation Threats

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he was visiting Greenland to show French and European Union solidarity with the Arctic island after US…

World Demonstrators protest against conditions in Gaza and demand that the caretaker government impose sanctions against Israel, in The Hague, Netherlands, June 15 2025. (Reuters)

Tens of Thousands Protest in Netherlands over Israel’s Actions in Gaza

Tens of thousands of protesters, including families with children, gathered in the Netherlands on Sunday to oppose Israel's siege of Gaza and the Dutch…

World  President Donald Trump, right, speaks with reporters as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens upon arriving at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, NJ, en route to Camp David, Md., Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP)

Trump Administration Weighs Adding 36 Countries to Travel Ban, Memo Says

US President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional…

World  Israeli first responders work in a residential area hit by a missile fired from Iran, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, June 15, 2025.(AP)

Israel and Iran Bombard Each Other; Trump Says He Can ‘Easily’ End Conflict

Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday, killing scores and raising fears of a wider conflict, as US President Donald Trump…

World  Huge smoke rises up from an oil facility facility after it appeared to have been hit by an Israeli strike Saturday, in southern Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP)

Iran Nuclear Program a Threat to Israel and Europe, Says French FM as Araghchi Calls it a 'Right'

Tehran's nuclear program is a threat for the security of Israel and of Europe and diplomacy is the only way to avoid an escalation in the conflict between…

World  A rescuer walks next to destroyed cars and a building of shopping mall damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine June 14, 2025. (Reuters)

Report: Russia Has Handed Ukraine another 1,200 Bodies of War Dead

Russia on Sunday handed Ukraine another 1,200 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in the war, Russian state news agencies reported on Sunday, saying Moscow had…

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World Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street, ahead of presenting the Spending Review to Parliament, in London, Britain, June 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Britain’s Finance Minister Signals Possible Support for Israel in Iran Conflict

Britain could potentially support Israel in its conflict with Iran, but the decision to send additional military jets to the Middle East was made mainly to…

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Cyprus Says It Has Been Asked by Iran to Convey 'Some Messages' to Israel

Iran has asked Cyprus to convey "some messages" to Israel, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, saying he expected to speak to Prime Minister…

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World  A rescuer walks next to destroyed cars and a building of shopping mall damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine June 14, 2025. (Reuters)

Russia Says It Struck Oil Refinery That Supplies Ukrainian Army with Fuel

Russian forces carried out an overnight strike on the Kremenchuk oil refinery that supplies fuel to Ukrainian forces in the Donbas region, Russia's defense…

World Israel's Ben Gurion Airport is empty of passengers following an Israeli military strike on Iran, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)

Israel Says Airspace Remains Closed for Third Day amid Iran Fighting

Israeli authorities said the country's airspace was closed Sunday for a third consecutive day, after two nights of deadly missile strikes from Iran in response…

World Commuters drive along a road as a plume of heavy smoke and fire rise from an oil refinery in southern Tehran, after it was hit in an overnight Israeli strike, on June 15, 2025. (AFP)

Iran Media Say Police Arrest Two Suspects Linked to Israel’s Spy Agency

Iranian media said Sunday that police had arrested two suspects over alleged links to Israel's Mossad spy agency, on the third day of heavy exchange of fire…

World 'We stand with universities facing the threat of government control," said French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. JULIEN DE ROSA / POOL/AFP

France Says Supports Harvard, Welcomes Foreign Students

France's foreign minister on Saturday said his country supported students and staff at Harvard, after President Donald Trump tried to ban foreign students from…

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