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Military Helicopter Crashes in Southern Türkiye, Killing 4

World Rescuers and security officers examine the wreckage of an ambulance helicopter after it collided with a hospital building and crashed into the ground, in Mugla, Türkiye, December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Kenan Gurbuz Purchase

Military Helicopter Crashes in Southern Türkiye, Killing 4

A military helicopter crashed in southern Türkiye on Thursday, killing four personnel, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. The aircraft crashed for unknown…

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World US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance look on during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 11, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump Says US Does Not Need Iran Deal

President Donald Trump said on Thursday the US does not need a deal with Iran and directed Vice President JD Vance, who has played a role in efforts to resolve…

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World Iran: Four Tankers Struck by Explosions in Strait of Hormuz

Iran: Four Tankers Struck by Explosions in Strait of Hormuz

Four oil tankers were hit by explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's military said on Thursday, adding that the vessels had ignored warnings and entered…

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World Members of the New York City Fire Department and first responders work at the scene a day after a building collapsed in Brooklyn in New York on November 12, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Death Toll Rises to 8 in New York Building Collapse

At least eight people died after a three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed at the edge of a construction site, New York City’s mayor said Thursday, as…

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World A seagull fly by the River Thames, near Westminster Bridge and the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, at the Houses of Parliament in central London on November 12, 2026. (Photo by Brook Mitchell / AFP)

Iran Pair Guilty of Spying on London-based Journalists 'for Tehran'

A UK jury on Thursday found two Iranian men guilty of spying for Iran's intelligence service, as a chief prosecutor said it showed Tehran's willingness to use …

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World Members of Iran's Basij paramilitary force take part in a military rally named Jan-Fada (those willing to sacrifice their lives) in Tehran September 18, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

Iran Shuts Language Center Affiliated with French Embassy in Tehran

Iranian authorities on Sunday announced the closure of a French language center associated with the embassy, accusing it of having undertaken "illegal…

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World A member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard salutes while riding on a float displaying drones during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran Reportedly Informed that US Plans to Resume Action

Iran received information that the United States, with the backing of some regional countries, was preparing to resume actions against ⁠Iran, the country's…

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World FILE PHOTO: Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 31, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Iran Says Strait of Hormuz will Remain Closed Until its Conditions Are Met

Iran will not ​reopen the Strait of Hormuz until its conditions are ‌met ‌and ​US ‌commitments are ⁠implemented, ​parliament speaker ⁠Mohammad…

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World People sit near a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on September 20, 2026. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Seoul: NKorea Fires 2 Projectiles Into East Sea

North Korea fired two projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast on Sunday, including at least one ballistic missile, South Korea's defense ministry said. …

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World Emergency services personnel stand around the body of a victim killed in what authorities described as a Ukrainian drone strike on a residential building, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Sofyino settlement in the Ramensky district of the Moscow region, Russia, September, 20, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

2 Dead in Mass Drone Barrage on Moscow Aiming to 'Disrupt' Russia's Elections

Hundreds of drones targeting Moscow and its surrounding region killed at least two people and damaged a major refinery on the final day of the country's…

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World A video grab from a clip published by the US Central Command on X, showing its forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz

CENTCOM: Over 1 Billion Crude Oil Barrels Crossed Strait of Hormuz

The United States is working to secure navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, as talks between Washington and Tehran remain stalled and the war is in its seventh…

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World  Women draped in Iranian flags march during the state-organized military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP)

Iran Says It Has Conveyed Conditions to Re-Engage in Talks, End War with US

‌Iran has conveyed its conditions to mediators for re-engaging in negotiations aimed at ending the war with the ‌US, Al ‌Jazeera cited &zwnj…

World The CNN booth at the White House after US President Donald J. Trump announced he would ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, from the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 18, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

Trump Says He Is Banning Media Outlets CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he is banning three major news outlets – CNN, MS NOW and Politico – from the White House in his latest threat to the…

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US and Denmark Reach Deal on Greenland, Trump Says

The United States, Denmark and Greenland have entered into an agreement for the US to develop a significant military presence on Greenland, while prohibiting…

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World US President Donald Trump attends the signing ceremony for an executive order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, March 31, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Signs Bill Authorizing Sweeping Russia Sanctions

US President Donald Trump signed a bill on Friday authorizing new sanctions designed to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine, after Congress gave its…

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World Iranian motorists drive past a billboard displaying the flags of Iran and Palestine and portraits of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on a street in Tehran, Iran, 01 August 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iran Executes Man Accused of Providing Missile Info to Israel

Iran's judiciary announced on Saturday the execution of a man accused of providing information about Iranian missile sites to Israeli intelligence. "The…

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

Russia Hits Ukrainian Cargo Ship, Tanker in Black Sea and Ukrainian port, Interfax Says

Russian forces struck a Ukrainian cargo ship and ‌a ‌tanker located ‌in ⁠the Black Sea ⁠and in one of Ukraine's ⁠ports, ‌the Interfax &zwnj…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin votes online in the parliamentary election in Moscow, Russia, September 18, 2026. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofiev/Pool via REUTERS

Russia Holds Parliamentary Vote in Areas it Seized from Ukraine in the War

Russia’s parliamentary election for the first time includes residents of regions that Moscow illegally annexed from Ukraine after the start of its full-scale…

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World North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides guidance on projects in the defense industry sector in North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on September 19, 2026. KCNA via REUTERS

North Korea Affirms its Status as a Nuclear Power is 'Irreversible'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, accused the International Atomic Energy Agency on Saturday of double standards after it adopted…

World FILE PHOTO: Life jackets abandoned by migrants are seen in the Slack dunes, the day after migrants died when their dinghy deflated as they attempted to cross the English Channel, in Wimereux, near Calais, France, November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo

South Sudanese Migrant Jailed in UK for Piloting Record Channel Boat Crossing

A South Sudanese man was jailed for two years and three months in an English court on Friday after he admitted piloting a small boat across the Channel from…

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World File photo: Firefighters work to extinguish the burning cars at the site of bomb explosion, in Quetta, Pakistan, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

At Least 16 Killed in Suicide Attack on Police Facility in Northwest Pakistan

At least 16 people, including five police personnel, were killed in northwest Pakistan on Friday after a suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden car into a…

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World The Spanish National Police transfer hundreds of migrants who had been sleeping on the street to a new location consisting of several tents, aiming to prevent them from continuing to sleep outdoors, in Ceuta, Spain, 13 September 2026. EPA/Reduan

Spanish Police Launch Operation to Clear Ceuta Migrants off Beach

Spanish riot police fired rubber ‌bullets into the air and struck people with batons on Friday as they began an operation to clear thousands of migrants off…

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World Vessels transit the Hormuz Strait off the coast of Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas on September 7, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran Says Struck Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday they struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, according to state news agency IRNA, as a British maritime agency…

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World FILE PHOTO: A Turkish flag flies on a passenger ferry with the Bosphorus in the background in Istanbul, Türkiye, January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Türkiye Jails Four Fund Executives in Market Manipulation Probe after Volatility

Turkish ‌authorities jailed four people pending trial and imposed travel bans and asset restrictions on 51 others on Friday in investigations into alleged…

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World A Polish Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies over military vehicles and soldiers during a military training demonstration at the Nowa Deba training ground, ahead of the International Defense Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce, Poland, September 7, 2026. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Polish Official Says Potential US Army Base Would Be in Western Poland

A potential permanent US Army base in Poland would definitely be in the country's west, Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka said on Friday,…

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World Voting results are seen on the screen during a special session of the UN General Assembly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, New York, US, March 24, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Mideast Turmoil, AI Set to Dominate UN Gathering of World Leaders

As wars rage in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan, and fears mount over rapidly advancing AI, world leaders descend on the UN in New York from Tuesday for the…

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World South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (EPA)

South Korea's Lee Rules Out Military Involvement in Middle East Conflict

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday he would not deploy military assets to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country into conflict,…

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World FILED - 20 February 2025, Palestinian Territories, Khan Younis: Fighters of the Ezz al-Din Al-Qassam brigade, the military wing of Hamas, stand guard during the hand over of the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa

Israeli Minister Suggests Türkiye Take in Hamas Members from Gaza

Israel's defense minister suggested on Thursday that Türkiye take in Hamas members from Gaza, as he called for the full-scale removal of the war-torn territory…

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World Some of the immigrants rescued at sea, after arrival at the dock of Arrecife, Lanzarote island, Spain, 16 September 2026.  EPA/Adriel Perdomo

Fewer Migrants but More Deaths on European Sea Route, Says UN

Fewer migrants and refugees have tried to make the journey to Europe by sea this year but more have died in the attempt, the UN warned Thursday. The…

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