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New French Protests Focus on Children and Police

World A protester waves a French flag amid tear gas smoke during a demonstration in Lyon, France. (Getty Images/AFP)

New French Protests Focus on Children and Police

France faces more rallies on Saturday with demonstrators venting frustrations ranging from inflation to opposition to a new police bill at the latest protests…

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 satellite image shows the new North Korean warship at harbor before launch, in Chongjin, North Korea, May 18, 2025. Maxar Technologies /Handout via REUTERS

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Condemns Warship Accident as 'Criminal'

A serious accident occurred on Wednesday during the launch of a new North Korean warship while Kim Jong Un was attending the event, with the isolated state's…

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World Flooding is seen around Settlement Point Road in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, 22 May 2025. EPA/Lindsay Moller

Torrential Rain Ravages Australian Towns, Thousands Brace for Isolation

Torrential rain pummeled Australia's southeast on Thursday, triggering flash flooding and forcing officials to issue fresh evacuation orders, while 50,000…

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World A man, standing behind police tape, talks on his cell phone outside the Capital Jewish Museum following a shooting that left two people dead, in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2025. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP)

Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Killed in Washington Shooting, Suspect Held

Two Israeli embassy staffers, a young couple about to be engaged, were killed by a lone gunman in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night, and a suspect who chanted…

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World  Motorists drive past an anti-US mural in Tehran, Iran, 21 May 2025. (EPA)

Next Round of Iran-US talks to Take Place on May 23 in Rome, Oman FM Says

The fifth round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States is set to take place on Friday in Rome, mediator Oman announced on Wednesday. "The 5th…

World In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on May 20, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a meeting with the Crown Prince of Norway in Kyiv. (Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP)

In Call with NATO Chief, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says Pressure Needed on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had spoken by telephone to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and that they had discussed joint…

World Pope Leo XIV blesses the crowd at the end of his first weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square in The Vatican on May 21, 2025. (AFP)

Pope Leo Appeals for Israel to Allow Humanitarian Aid in Gaza 

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appealed for Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, calling the situation in the Palestinian enclave "yet more worrying and…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a documents signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2025. (Reuters)

Iran Parliament Approves Strategic Pact with Russia 

Iran's parliament approved a 20-year strategic partnership on Wednesday between Moscow and Tehran, state media reported. The agreement represents a deepening…

World FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks on during a reception, following the UK-EU summit, in London, Britain, May 19, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool/File Photo

Ukrainian Becomes 3rd Man to be Charged with Fires Linked to UK PM

British police on Wednesday charged a third man, a Ukrainian national, with arson offences over a series of fires at properties and a car linked to Prime…

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World In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters extinguish a fire following Russia's air raid in the village of Bilopillya in the Sumy region, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP) 

Russian Missile Attack Kills Ukrainian Servicemen in Training 

A Russian missile attack on a Ukrainian military shooting range killed six servicemen and wounded at least 10 more during training on Tuesday, Ukraine's…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Talent and Success Foundation as he visits the Sirius educational center near Sochi in the Krasnodar region, Russia, May 19, 2025. (Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via Reuters)

Putin Visits Kursk Region for First Time Since Ejecting Ukrainian Forces 

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the western Kursk region for the first time since Russian forces ejected Ukrainian troops from the area last month. …

World The exercises involved the Philippine Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard, alongside the US Coast Guard Cutter Stratton and a US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. (EPA file)

Philippines, US Hold Joint Maritime Drills in South China Sea 

Coast Guard vessels of the Philippines and the United States have taken part for the first time in joint maritime exercises with naval and air force units in…

World Suicide Car Bomber Strikes School Bus in Pakistan, Killing 4 Children

Suicide Car Bomber Strikes School Bus in Pakistan, Killing 4 Children

A suicide car bomber struck a school bus in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least four children and wounding 38 others, a government official,…

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World This handout photo taken and released on May 21, 2025 by the New South Wales State Emergency Service (NSWSES) shows a general view of the flooded streets in Wingham town, after heavy overnight rainfall across the NSW mid-north coast. (Photo by Handout / NEW SOUTH WALES STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE / AFP)

Flood Victims Stranded on Roofs as Downpours Lash Eastern Australia

Fast-moving floodwaters rose Wednesday in eastern Australia, inundating homes and leaving residents stranded on their roofs overnight, as authorities warned…

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World US President Donald Trump makes an announcement about the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, May 20, 2025. (AFP) 

Trump Selects $175-Billion Golden Dome Defense Shield Design, Appoints Leader 

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had selected a design for the $175-billion Golden Dome missile defense shield and named a Space Force general to…

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World Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conference for the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC Forum, at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on May 13, 2025. (AFP)

Pakistan, China Agree to Deepen Trade, Maintain Close Communication 

Pakistan said on Wednesday it had agreed to deepen trade and investment with China, days after the end of a deadly conflict with India that Beijing urged…

World This satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)

US Intel Suggests Israel Preparing Strike on Iran's Nuclear Facilities

New intelligence obtained by the United States suggests that Israel is making preparations to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, CNN reported on Tuesday,…

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World Israeli army tanks are deployed at Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing war with Hamas, May 20, 2025. (dpa)

EU to Review Agreement with Israel over Gaza Concerns, Kallas Says 

The European Union will review a pact governing its political and economic ties with Israel due to the "catastrophic" situation in Gaza, EU top diplomat Kaja…

World Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard holds a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden May 17, 2025. (TT News Agency/Caisa Rasmussen/via Reuters)

Sweden Seeks EU Sanctions Targeting 'Individual Israeli Ministers'

Sweden's top diplomat said Tuesday that the country would work within the EU to push for sanctions against certain Israeli ministers over Israel's treatment of…

World People walk next to a mural with the Iranian national flag in Tehran, Iran, 11 May 2025. (EPA)

Israel Arrests Two Accused of Spying on Defense Minister for Iran

Israeli authorities said Tuesday that they had arrested two citizens suspected of carrying out "intelligence-gathering missions" at Iran's behest near the…

World People protest the war on Gaza in London, May 17, 2025. (AP)

UK Suspends Free Trade Talks with Israel and Announces Sanctions over West Bank Settlers

The British government on Tuesday suspended free trade talks with Israel and hit West Bank settlers with sanctions, hours after vowing "concrete actions" if…

World Magnus Brunner, the nominee to become the European Union's commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, faces a confirmation hearing before a European Parliament committee, in Brussels, Belgium November 5, 2024. (Reuters)

EU Proposes Allowing Deportation of Asylum Seekers to Third Countries

The European Union executive on Tuesday proposed amending EU law to allow member states to deport rejected asylum seekers to countries with which they have no…

World File photo: Police officers stand on duty at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, April 1, 2018. Picture taken April 1, 2018. (Reuters)

Egyptian Smuggler Jailed in UK for Arranging Boats from Libya to Italy

An Egyptian national who helped smuggle thousands of migrants into Europe from north Africa was on Tuesday jailed for 25 years in a London court. Ahmed…

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World The PKK has declared its dissolution, ending a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish state - AFP

PKK Urges Türkiye to Ease Imprisonment of 'Chief Negotiator' Ocalan

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has said Türkiye should ease prison conditions for its founder Abdullah Ocalan, declaring him the group's "chief negotiator"…

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World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is followed by members of the media at the 6th European Political Community summit on May 16, 2025 in Tirana, Albania. (Leon Neal/Pool via Reuters)

Zelenskiy Says Russia Is Playing for Time to Continue War in Ukraine 

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia on Tuesday of playing for time to be able to continue the war in Ukraine and its occupation of Ukrainian territory…