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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 Israeli army vehicles transport a group of soldiers and journalists inside the southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP)

Israel Ultra-Orthodox Party Threatens Government over Draft Law

Israel's ultra-Orthodox Shas party on Monday threatened to bring down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government by backing a motion for early elections…

World  Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP)

Israeli Left-wing Leader Says War Must End, Government 'Doesn't Represent' The People

Israeli left-wing opposition leader Yair Golan called on Monday for an immediate end to the Gaza war and said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's…

World Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban kisses the hand of French far-right leader and member of parliament Marine Le Pen during the "Fete de la Victoire" (Victory party), an event which gather supporters of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) political party and nationalist politicians from across Europe to mark a year since the EU elections, in Mormant-sur-Vernisson, in the Loiret department, France, June 9, 2025. (Reuters)

Le Pen, Orban Lambast EU at Far-right Rally in France

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday launched scathing attacks on the EU at a rally in France aimed at…

World A woman walks past a fountain in Pyongyang on June 6, 2025. (AFP)

Train Service between Moscow and North Korea’s Pyongyang to Resume This Month, Says Russia

Russia and North Korea plan to restart a direct passenger train service between Moscow and the North Korean capital Pyongyang this month for the first time…

World Law enforcement officers including LA County Sheriffs and Pasadena Police block off Alameda Street in front of Metropolitan Detention Center, after the California National Guard was deployed by US President Donald Trump as a response to protests against federal immigration sweeps, in downtown Los Angeles, California, US, June 9, 2025. (Reuters)

Los Angeles Police Order Immigration Protesters Downtown to Go Home

Los Angeles braced for another day of unrest on Monday over President Donald Trump's immigration policies, after police declared the city's downtown an…

World Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) sit in a bus as they return after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, June 9, 2025. (Reuters)

'Mum, I'm home!' Russia and Ukraine Exchange Prisoners of War

Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war under the age of 25 on Monday in emotional homecoming scenes, the first step in a series of planned prisoner…

World The Russian flag waving in front of the Kremlin in Moscow, July 1, 2018. (AFP / Yuri Kadobnov)

Russia Says Plan to Boost Role in Africa Includes 'Sensitive' Security Ties

Russia plans to step up cooperation with African countries, including in "sensitive areas" such as defense and security, the Kremlin said on Monday. …

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World A woman casts her ballot in a box for referendums on citizenship and job protections, at a polling station in Milan, Italy, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Claudio Furlan/ LaPresse via AP)

Italians Head to Polls in Referendum on Citizenship and Labor, But Vote Risks Sinking on Low Turnout

Italians headed to the polls Monday on the second and final day of referendums that would make it easier for children born in Italy to foreigners to obtain…

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World Ghalibaf presiding over a parliamentary session (File photo – Parliament website)

Tehran Urges Washington to Stop ‘Role-Sharing’ with Israel

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has called on US President Donald Trump to “change his approach” and stop “coordinating roles” with Israeli…

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World Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks to reporters in Tehran. (Iran Foreign Ministry)

Iran to Present a Counter-proposal to US in Nuclear Talks, Foreign Ministry Says

Iran will soon hand a counter-proposal for a nuclear deal to the United States via Oman, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday,…

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World In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on June 6, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov / Pool / AFP)

Putin Approves Big Revamp of Russia’s Navy, Kremlin Aide Says

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new naval strategy which aims to fully restore Russia's position as one of the world's leading maritime powers,…

World FILE PHOTO: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands before their meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine April 15, 2025. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

NATO Chief Urges 400% Increase in Alliance's Air Defense

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday was due to urge a "400-percent increase" in the transatlantic alliance's air and missile defense capacities in…

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World Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk looks on before US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025. (AFP)

Musk’s Father Says Elon Made a Mistake ‘Under Stress’ and That Trump Will Prevail

The row between Elon Musk, the world's richest man, and US President Donald Trump was triggered by stress on both sides and Elon made a mistake by publicly…

World Waymo cars burn during immigration raid protests on June 8, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images via AFP)

Protests Intensify in Los Angeles after Trump Deploys Hundreds of National Guard Troops

Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the…

World The accident is the deadliest in more than a decade on Malaysia's hazardous roads. Handout / Perak's Fire and Rescue Department/AFP

Malaysia Bus Crash Kills at Least 15, Mostly Students

A bus carrying university students back to their campus smashed into a minivan in northern Malaysia on Monday, killing at least 15 people, police and rescue…

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World The Secret Service surrounded Donald J. Trump after shots were fired last year at his presidential rally in Butler, Pa. Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times

The Unraveling of the Man Who Almost Killed Trump

Steve Eder, Tawnell D. Hobbs* Thomas Crooks, 20, was a nerdy engineering student on the dean’s list. He stockpiled explosive materials for months before…

World FILE - In this photo released by US Marine Corps, US Marines take cover behind tattered tombstones during their advance across cemetery ridge on Okinawa, Ryukyu Island, as enemy bullets pass overhead in the battle against Japanese forces in June 1945, World War II. (Cpl. Don Henderson/US Marine Corps via AP, File)

Explosion at US Air Base in Japan Injures 4 Japanese Soldiers

An explosion at a storage site for unexploded wartime ordnances at a US military base on Japan's southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers,…

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World Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. AFP/File

Iran Says No Sanctions Relief in US Nuclear Proposal

Iran's parliament speaker said on Sunday that the latest US proposal for a nuclear deal does not include the lifting of sanctions, state media reported as…

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World FILED - 31 May 2025, France, Gravelines: A group of people thought to be migrants onboard a small boat leaving the beach at Gravelines, France, attempting to reach the UK by crossing the English Channel. Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/dpa

54 Migrants Rescued from Mediterranean Oil Platform

Over 50 migrants were headed to the Italian island of Lampedusa Sunday after a charity ship rescued them from an abandoned oil platform in the Mediterranean,…

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World Police officers guard the area surrounding the Fundacion Santa Fe clinic, where Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe is hospitalized after being shot in Bogota on June 8, 2025. (Photo by Alejandro MARTINEZ / AFP)

Surgery on Colombian Senator Went Well after Shooting, Wife Says

Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, a potential presidential contender, survived an initial operation for his injuries after being shot in Bogota on Saturday,…

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World A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

Chinese Hackers, User Lapses Turn Smartphones into a 'Mobile Security Crisis'

Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in…

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World A member of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces prepares to use a drone at a damaged school after a missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a residential area in Kharkiv, Ukraine Jun 2, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Russia Awaits Ukraine's Confirmation on Planned Exchange of Dead Fighters, Officials Say

Russian officials said Sunday that Moscow is still awaiting official confirmation from Ukraine that a planned exchange of 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in…

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World  President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to New Jersey, US, June 6, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Trump's Travel Ban on 12 Countries Goes into Effect Early Monday

US President Donald Trump's order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States goes into effect at 12:01 am ET (0401 GMT) on Monday, a move…

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World Israeli and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken, April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Sensitive Israeli Documents Obtained by Iran to be Unveiled Soon, Minister Says

Sensitive Israeli documents obtained by Tehran should be unveiled soon, Minister of Intelligence Esmail Khatib told state TV on Sunday, describing them as a …

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