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World 03 December 2025, Iran, Teheran: View of the smog-ridden metropolis of Tehran. Photo: Aref Taherkenareh/dpa

Iran Accused of ‘Digital Apartheid’

Ordinary Iranians face up to 10 years in prison or even execution if they use X to write anything the government deems critical. But little did they know…

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World TOPSHOT - Migrants sit onboard an inflatable boat before attempting to illegally cross the English Channel to reach Britain, off the coast of Sangatte, northern France, on July 18, 2023. (Photo by BERNARD BARRON / AFP)

Aid Workers Stand Trial in Greece on Migrant Smuggling Charges

Two dozen aid workers went on trial in Greece on Thursday on charges including migrant smuggling, in a case that rights groups have dismissed as a baseless…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with journalists as he attends the VTB Investment Forum "Russia Calling!" in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025. Sputnik/Yevgeny Biyatov/Pool via REUTERS

Putin Says Russia Will Take All of Ukraine's Donbas Region Militarily or Otherwise

President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine's Donbas region by force unless Ukrainian…

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World South Korea's presidential office confirmed Thursday that six nationals were being held captive in North Korea. Pedro PARDO / AFP/File

Seoul Says Six Nationals Held in North Korea, Vows to Help Them

South Korea's presidential office confirmed Thursday that six of its citizens have been captive in North Korea for years, after President Lee Jae Myung…

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World The Arrow 3 shield system is pictured during an event of the German Air Force to declare the Initial Operating Capability for the Arrow Weapon System for Germany at the Annaburger Heide Air Base in Schoenewalde / Holzdorf, eastern Germany, on December 3, 2025. (AFP)

Germany Deploys Arrow Air Defense to Counter Russian Missile Threat

Germany on Wednesday became the first European nation to deploy the Arrow air defense system, built to intercept intermediate-range ballistic missiles such as…


World A US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber returns from Operation Midnight Hammer, the US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, US June 2025. US Air Force/Handout via REUTERS

Trump Says US Just Ordered a Lot More B-2 Bombers

President Donald Trump told US military service members on Thursday his administration had ordered "a lot more" B-2 Spirit stealth bombers made by Northrop…

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World President Donald Trump holds up a photo as he speaks to troops via video from his Mar-a-Lago estate on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump Says to 'Permanently Pause Migration from All Third World Countries'

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he planned to suspend migration from what he called "third world countries," a day after an Afghan national allegedly…

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World Secret Service uniformed division officers patrol in Lafayette Square across from the White House, in Washington, DC on November 27, 2025. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

FBI Launches Terror Probe after Washington Shooting

The FBI said Thursday it was launching a full-scale terror probe after a gunman carried out what officials described as an "ambush style" attack near the White…

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World Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attend a press conference after the signing of the maritime demarcation agreement, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Türkiye Says Lebanon-Cyprus Maritime Deal Violates Turkish Cypriots' Rights, is Unacceptable

A maritime demarcation deal signed between Lebanon and Cyprus violates the rights of Turkish Cypriots on the island and is therefore unacceptable, Türkiye said…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, November 27, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS

Putin Says US-Ukraine Text Could Form Basis for Future Peace Agreement

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the outlines of a draft peace plan discussed by the United States and Ukraine could become the basis of future…

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World Pope Leo XIV leaves after a Mass for the Jubilee of the Choirs in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV Encourages Türkiye's Role as Stabilizing Force for Peace

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Türkiye to continue being a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, as he opened his first foreign trip as pope…

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World The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. (Reuters)

Iran Condemns Australia's Listing of Revolutionary Guards as State Sponsor of Terrorism

Australia's listing of the Revolutionary Guard Corps as a state sponsor of terrorism is "an unjustified and insulting action", Iran's foreign ministry said in…

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World France's President Emmanuel Macron reviews the troops prior to unveiling a new national military service in a speech at an army base in the French on November 27, 2025. Pool via Reuters

French President Unveils New Voluntary Military Service for Volunteers Aged 18 and 19

President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a new national military service plan Thursday as France seeks to bolster its armed forces to address growing concerns over…

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World Firefighters and police officers work at the site of an apartment building which was damaged during an evening Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

Türkiye Ready to Take Part in Ukraine 'Reassurance' Force, Says Ministry

Türkiye on Thursday said it was ready to participate in a "reassurance force" to be deployed in Ukraine after any eventual peace deal with Russia. "The…

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World Senegal President Macky Sall, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara, President of Economic Community of West African States Commission Omar Touray, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe, Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo, Vice President of Gambia Muhammad B.S Jallow, Sierra Leone President Julius Maid Bio, Benin Republic President Patrice Talon and Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo during the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Extraordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government on the political, Peace and Security Situation in the ECOWAS sub-region in Abuja, Nigeria February 24, 2024. REUTERS/Marvellous Durowaiye  NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

West African Bloc ECOWAS 'Unequivocally Condemns' Guinea-Bissau Coup

West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Thursday condemned a military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and called for the immediate release of President Umaro Sissoco…

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World A plane lands at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, near Caracas, Venezuela, 26 November 2025. EPA/RONALD PENA R.

Venezuela Revokes Flight Rights for Six Airlines amid Escalating US Tensions

Venezuela has revoked operating rights for six major international airlines which suspended flights to the country following a warning from the US Federal…

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World A Turkish flag with the Bosphorus Bridge in the background, flies on a passenger ferry in Istanbul, Türkiye September 30, 2020. (Reuters)

Türkiye Says Construction Starts on Indigenous Air Defense Destroyer

Türkiye said on Thursday contractors had begun building a naval air defense destroyer, adding the vessel would form part of the country's planned "Steel Dome"…

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World (FILES) This picture taken on September 11, 2023, shows Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina awaiting the arrival of France's President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) at the Prime Minister's office during his two-day visit in Dhaka. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

Bangladesh Ex-PM Hasina Gets 21 Years in Jail for Corruption

A court in Bangladesh sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday to 21 years in prison for corruption, a week after she was given the death…

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South Africa Slams Trump's G20 Ban as ‘Punitive’

South Africa denounced US President Donald Trump's decision to bar it from the 2026 G20 summit, calling the move punitive and driven by distortions that erode…

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World File photo: Security officials examine damage at the site of a bombing on the outskirts of Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. AP

Militants Kill 3 Police Officers in Attack on Checkpoint in Northwest Pakistan

A group of militants armed with assault rifles attacked a roadside police checkpoint overnight in northwest Pakistan, killing three officers before fleeing,…

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World A person sits in a small boat on Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 26 November 2025. EPA/FAROOQ KHAN

More than 20 Dead and 14 Missing as Heavy Rains Trigger Landslides and Floods in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka stopped passenger trains and closed roads in some parts of the country where landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains have caused more than 20…

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World Firefighters work the scene of a fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, on Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

'Very Worried': Hong Kong Fire Survivors Hunt for the Missing

The morning after saving her elderly neighbor from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades, retiree Kwok was trawling through social media groups looking for…

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World FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump, left, and Sanae Takaichi, Japan's prime minister, during a signing ceremony for a document on the implementation of the US Japan trade deal at Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Trump Urged Japan to Avoid Escalation in China Dispute

US President Donald Trump asked Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takiachi to avoid further escalation of a dispute with China during talks this week, sources with…

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World Military officers said they had formed ‘the high military command for the restoration of order’ and would rule until further notice. (AFP) 

Military Announces ‘Total Control’ in Guinea-Bissau

Military officials in Guinea-Bissau said they seized “total control” of the West African nation on Wednesday, arresting the president, closing borders and…

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World National Guard are seen after reports of two National Guard soldiers shot near the White House in Washington, Wednesday(AP)

National Guard Shooting Suspect Worked with US Military in Afghanistan

An Afghan man suspected of shooting two National Guard soldiers near the White House worked with the United States military in Afghanistan, US media reported…

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World 26 November 2025, China, Hong Kong: A student watches Smoke and flames rising as a major fire engulfs several residential buildings at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong. Photo: Vernon Yuen/Nexpher via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Hong Kong Tower Fire Toll Rises to 44, Police Arrest Three

A huge fire still burning in a Hong Kong residential apartment complex that has killed at least 44 people and left almost 300 missing may have been spread by…

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World US President Donald Trump looks on aboard Air Force One during travel to Palm Beach, Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, November 25, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Rages at Report That He Is Increasingly Frail

US President Donald Trump raged on Wednesday at a New York Times report that focused on his age and growing signs of fatigue, insisting that he is full of…

World Mainland Chinese tourists are seen in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP)

China Again Cautions Citizens Against Japan Visits

China's embassy in Japan on Wednesday again cautioned Chinese citizens against visiting Japan in the near future, citing what it said were reports from…

World Protesters from "Palestine Action" demonstrate on the roof of Guardtech Group in Brandon, Suffolk, Britain, July 1, 2025. REUTERS/Chris Radburn

UK Ban on Pro-Palestine Group Branded 'Authoritarian' as Appeal Begins

The British government's ban on pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization amounted to an authoritarian restriction on protest…

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