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‘I May Lose My Mind’: Frustrated Travelers Stuck in US Flight Havoc

World  Travelers wait in line at ticket counters at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights nationwide. (AP)

‘I May Lose My Mind’: Frustrated Travelers Stuck in US Flight Havoc

Confusion reigned at airports across the United States on Friday as a rare grounding of all US flights stranded hundreds of thousands of frustrated travelers. …

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  Smoke rises after a missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)

Khamenei Says Israel Initiated a War as Iran Fires Missiles in Retaliation

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in a statement on Friday that Israel initiated a war and said it will not be allowed to do "hit and run" attacks…

World  In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with service members as part of the "Time of Heroes" program, which aims to integrate veterans into high-ranking public positions, at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 12, 2025. (AFP)

Putin Tells Netanyahu Issues Surrounding Iran’s Nuclear Program Must Be Solved Through Diplomacy

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in separate telephone conversations on Friday, told Iran's president that Moscow condemned Israel's actions against Tehran…

World  People gather on a street, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Israel Military Chief Says, 'Continuing with Full Force' after Iran Strikes

Israel's army chief on Friday said the military was keeping up "full force" to achieve its goals after launching a wave of strikes on military and nuclear…

World  People gather near a damaged building, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iran's New Guards Chief Says ‘Gates of Hell’ Will Open on Israel, Netanyahu Expects ‘Waves of Attacks’

The newly appointed commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Mohammad Pakpour, threatened on Friday to open "the gates of hell" in…

World Rescuers work at the site of a damaged building, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. Iranian Red Crescent Society/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters

Report: Israel Used Long-Planned Subterfuge in Attack on Iranian Nuclear Targets

Israel sent Mossad commandos deep into Iran to destroy Iranian weapons systems during Israel's attack on nuclear and military targets, an Israeli security…

World Protesters march through downtown Los Angeles as demonstrations continue after a series of immigration raids began last Friday on June 13, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images via AFP)

Military Commander Says 200 Marines Moved into Los Angeles to Protect Federal Property and Personnel

About 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles and will protect federal property and personnel, a military commander said Friday. Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman,…

World A damaged high-rise building that was hit by Israeli air strikes, north of Tehran, Iran, 13 June 2025. (EPA)

Iran FM Says Israel Will ‘Deeply Regret’ Its Attack

Israel’s targeted killings of officials and scientists were “clear instances of state terrorism,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a letter to…

World The future USS Thomas Hudner, a US Navy destroyer named after Korean War veteran Thomas Hudner, during christening ceremony at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, April 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)

US Shifts Military Resources in Middle East in Response to Israel Strikes and Possible Iran Attack

The United States is shifting military resources, including ships, in the Middle East in response to Israel’s strikes on Iran and a possible retaliatory attack…

World FILED - 27 October 2023, Iran, Chomein: A woman sorts flags of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in a factory. Photo: Arne Immanuel Bansch/dpa

Hezbollah Official Says Group Will Not 'Initiate' Attack on Israel after Israeli Strikes on Iran

A Hezbollah official said on Friday the Lebanese armed group backed by Iran would not unilaterally launch its own attack on Israel in response to Israeli…

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World President Donald Trump speaks during the congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump Says It’s Unclear If Iran Still Has a Nuclear Program

President Donald Trump told Reuters in a phone interview on Friday that it was unclear if Iran still has a nuclear program following Israeli strikes on the…

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World A man rides a bicycle along the empty promenade on Tel Aviv's beachfront, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)

EU Calls on All Parties to Exercise Restraint in Middle East 

European Union leaders called on Friday for restraint from all parties in the Middle East. "The reports emerging from the Middle East are deeply alarming,"…

World Vehicles move along a street in central Tehran on June 13, 2025. (AFP)

Russia Says Israel’s Attack on Iran Was Unprovoked and Illegal 

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Israeli strikes on Iran and its nuclear facilities were unprovoked and in breach of the United Nations Charter…

World Pedestrians walk past a monument destroyed by Russian bombing in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, on June 12, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Russia Says It Took Control of Three Settlements in Ukraine, State Media Reports 

Russian forces have taken control of three new Ukrainian villages, Yablonovka in the northeastern Sumy region, and Koptevo and Komar in the eastern Donetsk…

World Iranians hold posters of nuclear scientists Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi (L), Fereidun Abbasi (C) and, IRGC general Gholam Ali Rashid (R) who were killed in Israeli airstrikes during a protest in Tehran, Iran, 13 June 2025. (EPA)

China Expresses Deep Concern About Israel’s Attacks on Iran, Urges De-Escalation 

China was deeply concerned about the Israeli attacks on Iran and urged de-escalation for regional peace and stability, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson…

World A fire truck is seen outside a building that was hit by Israeli air strikes in central Tehran, Iran, 13 June 2025. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Israel Army Says Destroyed Radars, Missile Launchers in Iran Strikes

Israel's military on Friday said it destroyed dozens of radars and surface-to-air missile launchers in western Iran in a wave of air strikes. "In recent…

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World A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (Center-R) and his daughter Kim Ju Ae (Center-L) attending the launch ceremony of a destroyer named Kang Kon at the Rajin shipyard in Rason, North Korea, 12 June 2025 (issued 13 June 2025). (EPA)

North Korea Says It Has Repaired Its Damaged Second Destroyer, a Claim Met with Outside Skepticism 

North Korea said Friday it has repaired its damaged second naval destroyer and launched it into the water in the presence of leader Kim Jong Un, about three…

World Russia's Central Bank predicts growth of no more than 1-2 percent this year. Alexander NEMENOV / AFP

As Trump Mulls Sanctions, Russia's Military Economy Slows

After three years of doom-defying growth, Russia's heavily militarized economy is slowing, facing a widening budget deficit and weak oil prices, all under the…

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World An Israeli El Al passenger plane is parked at a gate at Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv on June 9, 2025. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)

Israel's Airlines Evacuate Planes to Other Countries after Strikes on Iran

Israeli airlines El Al, Israir and Arkia said on Friday they were moving their planes out of the country, hours after Israel launched widespread strikes…

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World Infographic with a map of Iran showing nuclear sites, reactors and uranium mines. Sylvie HUSSON, Nalini LEPETIT-CHELLA, Sabrina BLANCHARD / AFP

Iran's Nuclear Program: The Key Sites

Before Israeli strikes on Friday, Washington and Tehran had held several rounds of talks on Iran's nuclear program, as concerns mounted about its rapid…

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World A flower is placed in front of members of the National Guard as they confront protesters in downtown Los Angeles as demonstrations continue after a series of immigration raids began last Friday on June 13, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images via AFP)

Trump Can Keep National Guard Deployed to Los Angeles for Now, Appeals Court Rules 

A US appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to maintain his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles amid protests over stepped-up…

World This screengrab of video footage taken and released by the Narendra Modi Youtube Channel on June 13, 2025 shows India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) meeting with Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, sole survivor of the Air India flight 171 crash, at a hospital in Ahmedabad. (Photo by NARENDRA MODI YOUTUBE CHANNEL / AFP)

Authorities Investigate One of India’s Worst Aviation Disasters as Modi Visits the Site

Authorities are investigating one of India’s worst aviation disasters a day after an Air India plane crashed, killing all but one of the 242 passengers and…

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World FILE - A Canada flag, left, and an Alberta flag flap in the breeze with Wedge Mountain in the background at the site of the G7 Leaders meeting in Kananaskis, Alberta, June 2, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, file)

What to Know about the Group of Seven Summit in Canada that Trump Will Attend

US President Donald Trump will arrive Sunday for a Group of Seven summit in a country he has suggested should be annexed and as he wages a trade war with…

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World (FILES) A worker dismantles loudspeakers that were set up for propaganda broadcasts near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju on May 1, 2018. (Photo by KIM HONG-JI / AFP)

ICAN: Nuclear States Spent $100 Billion on Weapons in 2024

Nuclear-armed states spent more than $100 billion on their atomic arsenals last year, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said Friday,…

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World FILE PHOTO: Sudanese women from community kitchens run by local volunteers prepare meals for people who are affected by conflict and extreme hunger and are out of reach of international aid efforts, in Omdurman, Sudan, June 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mazin Alrasheed/File Photo

UN Agencies Say a Violence-hit Part of South Sudan is on the Brink of Famine

Three United Nations agencies warned on Thursday of looming famine in a conflict-stricken part of South Sudan. People in 11 of 13 counties in South Sudan’s…

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