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US Forces Responded to Suspected Drone Activity Over Base in Britain

World The main entrance at the RAF Lakenheath airbase, which hosts United States Air Force (USAF) personnel, amid reports of a security threat in Lakenheath, Britain, November 13, 2026. (Reuters)

US Forces Responded to Suspected Drone Activity Over Base in Britain

US forces responded to possible unauthorized drone activity over a military base in Britain Friday, spokespeople from the two countries said, in the latest…

World  Secretary Marco Rubio delivers a keynote speech at Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention, in Washington, DC on November 13, 2026. (AFP)

Rubio Says Further US Military Action Is Not Needed Against Economically Weakened Iran

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that further US military action against Iran is unnecessary because the economic pain the US is inflicting on a…

World Traditional Russian wooden dolls depicting China's President Xi Jinping, the US president, Donald Trump, and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. (AP)

Trump, Xi, Putin to Hold Historic Meeting in China, Says White House

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will hold the first three-way meeting between the leaders of the United States, Russia and China at a summit in…

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 A remote controlled machine gun is attached to an Israeli military vehicle during an Israeli raid in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 4, 2025. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta/File Photo

Amid Gaza War, Israel Defense Exports Jump 13% in 2024 to Record $15 bln

Israel's defense exports rose 13% in 2024 to a record of nearly $15 billion, led by missiles, rockets and air-defense systems with over half the deliveries…

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World Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attends the BRICS Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 28, 2025. Mauro Pimentel/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Russia Urges US, UK to Restrain Ukraine after Attacks on Bombers

Moscow said on Wednesday that military options were "on the table" for its response to Ukrainian attacks deep inside Russia and accused the West of being…

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World Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler attends a signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding on establishing a mine countermeasures naval group in the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Türkiye, January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File

Türkiye to Press Allies for Access to EU Defense Funds

Türkiye will press European allies which plan to sharply ramp up their defense spending to ease restrictions that now require most of that money to be spent in…

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World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to the media during a press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

Zelenskiy Suggests Truce Until Meeting with Putin Can be Arranged

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday proposed implementing a ceasefire until such time as a meeting can be arranged with Russian President…

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World Badiss Mohammed Bajjou was wanted by French authorities over a spate of kidnappings (Handout) - AFP

Suspected Mastermind of French Crypto Kidnappings Held in Morocco

A 24-year-old Franco-Moroccan man suspected of masterminding a series of kidnappings targeting cryptocurrency entrepreneurs in France has been arrested in…

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World Residential buildings and business towers are seen in the city's Kagithane and Sariyer districts in Istanbul, Türkiye, May 30, 2025. (Reuters)

Türkiye Arrests Five Mayors from CHP Opposition Party 

Turkish police arrested five opposition mayors early Wednesday alongside 17 others as part of a probe into corruption allegations at CHP-held municipalities, a…

World Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025. (AFP)

Musk Calls Trump’s Tax-Cut and Spending Bill ‘a Disgusting Abomination’ 

Billionaire Elon Musk plunged on Tuesday into the congressional debate over President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill, calling it a "disgusting…

World Iranians drive past a wall painting of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei (R) and late Iranian supreme leader Khomeini (L) on a street in Tehran, Iran, 01 June 2025. (EPA)

Iran’s Khamenei Criticizes US Proposal in Nuclear Talks but Doesn’t Reject the Idea of a Deal 

Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday criticized an initial proposal from the United States in negotiations over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program,…

World A fragment of a rocket is seen following a Russian strike on Sumy, Ukraine, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP) 

Sumy City Under Threat as Russian Forces Advance, Ukraine Says 

Russian forces have widened the frontline in Ukraine's northern region of Sumy, officials and analysts said, and Moscow said it captured another village on…

World South Korean new President Lee Jae-myung and his wife Kim Hea Kyung leave after attending the presidential inauguration at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP)

South Korea’s New President Lee Vows to Revive Democracy from ‘Near Demise’

South Korea's new liberal President Lee Jae-myung pledged on Wednesday to raise the country from the near destruction caused by a martial law attempt and…

World A satellite image shows a North Korean warship covered with a blue tarp after an accident that occurred during its launch at the shipyard in Chongjin, North Korea, May 24, 2025. (Reuters)

North Korea Pulls Capsized Warship Upright After Botched Launch, Report Says 

North Korea appears to have returned to an upright position its stricken Choe Hyun Class destroyer that partially capsized during a botched launching ceremony,…

World People walk at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran on June 3, 2025. (AFP)

Iran Says Continuing Uranium Enrichment on Its Soil 'Red Line'

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday that Iran's right to enrich uranium on its soil was a "red line" after the United States submitted its proposal…

World A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from the bank of Kakhovka Reservoir near the town of Nikopol amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, June 16, 2023. (Reuters)

No Way to Restart Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant at Present, IAEA Chief Says

Conditions for restarting Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant do not exist at present due to a lack of water for cooling and the absence of a…

World  Israeli soldiers fire a mortar towards Gaza from their position near the border, as seen from Israel, June 2, 2025. (Reuters)

Spain Cancels Contract for Anti-tank Missiles Built by Israeli Subsidiary

Spain has cancelled a deal for anti-tank missile systems that were to be manufactured in Madrid by a subsidiary of an Israeli company, in a bid to move away…

World Cells in the basement of the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate Branch 251, also known as Al-Khatib branch, in the capital Damascus. (AFP)

Syrian Pro-Assad Fighter Jailed For Life in Germany for Crimes Against Humanity

A German court on Tuesday convicted a Syrian man of crimes against humanity and jailed him for life over offences committed during his time fighting for former…

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World Firefighters extinguish cars hit by a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine June 3, 2025. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region/Handout via Reuters)

Ukraine President’s Chief of Staff in US for Talks on Defense Support 

A Ukrainian government delegation arrived in Washington on Tuesday to discuss military support and sanctions against Russia, a day after Kyiv and Moscow held…

World Vladimir Medinsky (3rd from L), head of the Russian delegation, delivers a statement to the press after a second round of direct talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul, on June 2, 2025. (AFP)

Medvedev Says Russia Seeks Victory, Not Compromise, in Talks with Ukraine 

Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that the point of holding peace talks with Ukraine was to ensure a swift and complete Russian…

World Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders after pulling his party out of the four-party Dutch coalition in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP)

Dutch Far-Right Leader Wilders Quits Coalition, Toppling Government 

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders said on Tuesday his PVV party would leave the governing coalition, toppling the right-wing government and likely leading…

World Police officer stand guard as members of media film inside the premises of the district Malir prison from where more than 100 inmates escaped overnight, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP)

Over 100 Inmates Escape from a Pakistan Prison After an Earthquake Evacuation in Karachi 

More than 100 inmates escaped from a prison and at least one was killed in a shootout in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi overnight after they were…

World  A girl casts her mother’s vote at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, 03 June 2025. (EPA)

Millions of South Koreans Vote in Presidential Poll Overshadowed by Martial Law Crisis 

South Koreans turned out in force to vote in the presidential election on Tuesday, as millions of people sought to restore stability after six months of…

World Law enforcement officers detain a suspect, after an attack that injured multiple people, in Boulder, Colorado, US June 1, 2025, in this picture obtained from social media. X/@OpusObscuraX/via REUTERS

What We Know about the Man Charged in the Attack in Boulder, Colorado

A man armed with a makeshift flamethrower and other incendiary devices launched a fiery attack on demonstrators in Colorado who were calling for the release of…

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5.8-magnitude Earthquake Shakes Turkish Mediterranean Coast, Injuring 7 People

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Mediterranean coastal town of Marmaris on Tuesday, Türkiye’s disaster management agency said. At least seven people were…

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World Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (C) meets with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi (L) and Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Cairo on June 2, 2025. (AFP)

Iran Says No Nuclear Deal If Deprived of 'Peaceful Activities'

Iran said Monday it will not accept a nuclear agreement that deprives it of what it called "peaceful activities", a reference to uranium enrichment, as it…

World File photo: Police officers work after police shot dead an armed man earlier who set fire to the city's synagogue in Rouen, France, May 17, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Tunisian National Shot Dead by Neighbor in the South of France

A Tunisian national was shot dead by his neighbor in the south of France, the Draguignan prosecutor said in a statement, adding that the incident was being…

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