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Iran Hangs Man for Spying during War with US, Israel, Says Judiciary

World A security personnel stands guard as Iranians take part in a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iran Hangs Man for Spying during War with US, Israel, Says Judiciary

Iran on Sunday hanged a man convicted of espionage, the judiciary said, the first known execution for a spying offence committed during the war with Israel and…

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World Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado delivers a speech on Cuba Avenue in Panama City, Panama, 23 May 2026. (EPA)

Venezuela’s Machado Vows Another Run for Presidency and Eyes Return from Exile Before End of 2026

Venezuela's Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announced Saturday that she plans to run for president again and intends to return to her home…

World Greater Manchester Mayor and Labour candidate Andy Burnham speaks during his campaign launch, ahead of the Makerfield by-election triggered by the resignation of Labour MP Josh Simons, in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Britain, May 22, 2026. (Reuters)

Would-Be Challenger to UK PM Faces Uphill Battle in Key Vote

Makerfield, a little-known political district in northwest England, has been thrust into the spotlight in the UK ahead of a by-election dubbed one of the most…

World A man takes a nap in front of a closed shop on a hot summer day in Varanasi, in India's Uttar Pradesh, on May 23, 2026. Niharika KULKARNI / AFP

Heatstroke Kills 16 in India as Temperatures Climb

At least 16 people have died of heatstroke in southern India so far this summer, officials said Sunday, as a heatwave grips swathes of the country following…

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World A building burns after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russia Hits Kyiv with Deadly Attack after Vowing Retaliation

Russia pounded Kyiv with a large missile and drone attack early on Sunday, killing one person and wounding 20, authorities said, after Moscow threatened…

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World FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro embraces Alex Saab, who was facing US bribery charges, after he was released by the US government, at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, December 20, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

US Court Accuses Former Venezuelan Industry Minister of Money Laundering for Maduro

Venezuela's former minister of industry appeared in a US court Monday to face money laundering charges under accusations of being a front man for deposed…

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World People walk on a street near a mural featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iran Says Peace Proposal Includes Reparations for War Damage, US Troop Withdrawal

Tehran's latest peace proposal to the United States involves ending hostilities on all fronts including Lebanon, the exit of US forces from areas close to Iran…

World Russian Yars RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile systems move through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2021. (AFP)

Russia Announces Three-Day Nuclear Drills

Russia's army on Tuesday began three days of nuclear weapons drills involving thousands of troops across the country, as Kyiv escalates its drone attacks and…

World A pedestrian walks past a secondhand and TV repair store, with TV screens broadcasting the Beijing meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Taipei, Taiwan, 14 May 2026. (EPA)

Taiwan ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ about US Arms Sales, Defense Minister Says

Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo on Tuesday said he was "cautiously optimistic" about arms sales from the US, after President Donald Trump said he was…

World Scientist of the Malbran institute, members of Health Minister of Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego and members of National Park Administration set mouse traps in the forest near Ushuaia, Argentina on May 18, 2026. (AFP)

Argentine Scientists Lay First Traps in Hantavirus Hunt

Scientists attempting to determine whether or not hantavirus is present in Argentina's Ushuaia on Monday laid the very first traps to catch rodents potentially…

World Alfredo Rodriguez, industrial designer and ISDI professor, studies during a power cut in Punta Brava, Havana on May 11, 2026. (AFP)

Lights Out for Cuban Students as Blockade Bites

It's the middle of the night in Havana, but Alejandro Benitez is just getting down to work. The power is back on for the first time in 15 hours and Benitez,…

World A firefighter works at a compound of a port which was hit during overnight Russian drone strikes in the town of Izmail, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine, May 19, 2026. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via Reuters)

Russia Attacks Ukraine’s Danube Port, Ukraine Launches Drones Towards Moscow

A Russian air attack damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine's Izmail city in the early hours of Tuesday, while Russian authorities said they had downed four…

World Scientist of the Malbran institute, members of Health Minister of Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego and members of National Park Administration walk in the forest to place mouse traps near Ushuaia, Argentina on May 18, 2026. (AFP)

Britain Gets Experimental Drug from Japan to Bolster Hantavirus Response

Britain has received supplies of the antiviral drug favipiravir from Japan as part of its response to a deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to the Hondius cruise…

World People walk past a billboard about the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iran Announces New Authority to ‘Manage’ Strait of Hormuz

Iran on Monday announced the formation of a new body that it said would “manage” the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively closed and wants to…

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World A Palestinian flag is pictured against a background of smoke grenades during a gathering against the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla by the Israeli Navy off the coast of Cyprus outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens on May 18, 2026. (AFP)

Irish President’s Sister Intercepted by Israel on Gaza Boat, Say Organizers

The sister of Ireland's President Catherine Connolly is among eight Irish citizens intercepted by Israel on Gaza-bound aid flotilla ships, organizers said…

World Two women react as they leave a reunification center following the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego in southern California, on May 18, 2026. (AFP)

Five Dead, Including Two Teen Suspects, After Shooting at San Diego Mosque

Two teenage gunmen opened fire on Monday at the Islamic Center of San Diego, California, killing a security guard and two other men outside the mosque before…

World FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk at the personal residence of the Chinese leader Zhongnanhai in Beijing, China September 2, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS

Xi to Host 'Old Friend' Putin as China Projects Stable Global Role after Trump Visit

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to host his "old friend" Vladimir Putin less than a week after Donald Trump's high-profile visit, as Beijing seeks to project…

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World President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump Says He Paused Attack on Iran, Signals a Nuclear Deal May Be Possible

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had paused a planned attack against Iran after Tehran sent a peace proposal to Washington, and that there was now a…

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World The shooting occurred near Tarsus, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Mersin, prompting a widespread police manhunt to locate the shooter. (Reuters file)

Report: 4 Dead, 8 Hurt as Gunman Opens Fire in Southern Türkiye

Four people were killed and another eight wounded when a gunman opened fire near the southern Turkish city of Mersin on Monday, the DHA and IHA news agencies…

World Nandito Badea and George Stana, two Romanian men accused of stabbing the Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati near his home in Wimbledon in March 2024, appear at Woolwich Crown Court in London, Britain, May 18, 2026, in a courtroom sketch. (Reuters)

Romanians Stabbed Journalist in London at Behest of Iran, UK Court Told

A team of Romanian men, acting as proxies for the Iranian government, carried out a knife attack on a journalist working for a Persian-language media…

World An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iran Arrests Over 4,000 on Charges Related to War, Says Rights Group

Iranian authorities have made more than 4,000 arrests on charges related to the US-Israeli war against the country in a mass crackdown, a US-based rights group…

World 18 May 2026, Berlin: German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius speaks during a joint press conference with his counterparts from Switzerland Martin Pfister (L), from Austria Klaudia Tanner (2nd L) and from Luxembourg Yuriko Backes at the German Ministry of Defense. (dpa)

Germany to Deploy Air Defense Unit to Türkiye, Relieving US

Germany's armed forces will support Türkiye’s air defense capacities within NATO by deploying a Patriot air and missile defense task force to the ‌country…

World TOPSHOT - A staff member of the CBCA Virunga Hospital checks a visitor痴 temperature using a a contactless infrared thermometer, before allowing her access to the hospital in Goma on May 17, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP)

Congo Announces 3 Ebola Treatment Centers in Ituri as it Grapples with a New Outbreak

The Congolese health minister announced the opening of three treatment centers in the eastern Ituri region as the country grapples with an outbreak of a rare…

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World Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 18, 2026. (Reuters)

Pakistan Sends New Iranian Peace Proposal to US

Iran sent a new peace proposal to the United States with terms that appeared similar to offers Washington has previously rejected, although a senior Iranian…

World Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of an air attack in Odesa on May 18, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (AFP)

Russian Drone Hit Chinese Cargo Ship Overnight in Black Sea, Says Ukraine

A Russian drone hit a Chinese cargo ship in the Black Sea overnight, Ukraine said Monday, a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to Beijing to…

World A serviceman takes part in the “Zapad-2025” (West-2025) joint Russian-Belarusian military drills at a training ground near the town of Borisov, east of Belarus's capital Minsk, on September 15, 2025. (AFP)

Russia, Belarus Stage Nuclear Drills

Russia and Belarus staged nuclear drills on Monday, authorities said, amid a standoff with the NATO military alliance and an impasse with Washington over…

World Residents inspect the damage after US forces launched a strike against ISIS group militants in Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government. Abdullahi Dare Akogu, Reuters

Nigeria, US Carry Out New Strikes on ISIS in Nigeria

Nigeria and the United States have carried out fresh strikes against ISIS extremist militants in northwest Nigeria, the US military said on Monday. The…

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World 20 May 2024, Taiwan, Taipei City: Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te is pictured during his inauguration speech. (dpa)

Taiwan’s President Defends US Arms Purchases That Trump Called ‘Bargaining Chip’

Taiwan’s president on Sunday stressed that arms purchases from the United States are “the most important deterrent” of regional conflict and instability, after…

World This picture taken on May 17, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 18, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (top C) speaking on key military issues during a meeting of commanding officers of the divisions and brigades of the entire army at the Party Central Committee headquarters in Pyongyang. (KCNA via KNS / AFP)

North Korea’s Kim Calls to Make Border with South Korea an ‘Impregnable Fortress’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said plans to strengthen frontline units on the border with South Korea, as well as other major units, were key to "more…