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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 World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivers his report before delegates during the World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 19, 2025. (AFP)

WHO Members Adopt ‘Pandemic Agreement’ Born Out of the Disjointed Global COVID Response 

The World Health Organization's member countries on Tuesday approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake of…

World 19 May 2025, United Kingdom, London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gestures during a reception for UK and EU businesses in Downing Street. Photo: Hannah Mckay/PA Wire/dpa

2nd Man Charged over Fires at Properties Linked to UK PM

British police said a Romanian national was charged with arson offences on Tuesday, the second man to be charged in an investigation into a series of fires at…

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World Iranians walk in a street in Tehran, Iran, 19 May 2025. (EPA)

Iran’s Khamenei Slams ‘Outrageous’ US Demands in Nuclear Talks 

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said US demands that Tehran refrain from enriching uranium are "excessive and outrageous", state media reported, voicing…

World Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends the vote to start the withdrawal process from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Budapest, Hungary, May 20, 2025. (Reuters)

Hungarian Lawmakers Approve Bill to Quit ICC After Netanyahu’s Visit 

Hungary's parliament approved a bill on Tuesday that will start the country's year-long withdrawal process from the International Criminal Court, which Prime…

World Greece Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis responds to questions during an interview at the Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations, in New York, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP)

Greece’s Top Diplomat Calls War in Gaza a ‘Nightmare’ 

The world is facing the most turbulent times since World War II, Greece’s top diplomat says, pointing to a crossroads in democracy and saying Europe is facing…

World  Charles Kushner arrives for the funeral of Ivana Trump, July 20, 2022, in New York. (AP)

Senate Confirms Charles Kushner, Father of Trump’s Son-in-Law, as Ambassador to France 

The Senate has confirmed real estate developer Charles Kushner, the father of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to…

World Taiwan President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of Computex in Taipei, Taiwan May 20, 2025. (Reuters)

Taiwan President Offers Peace with China but Says Island Must Strengthen Defenses 

Taiwan wants peace and dialogue with China but the government must continue to strengthen the island's defenses, President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday as he…

World A handout photo made available by the Iranian Presidential Office shows Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) greeting Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi at a meeting in Tehran, Iran, 18 May 2025. EPA/IRANIAN PRESIDENT OFFICE HANDOUT

Pezeshkian Visits Oman Next Week to Enhance Relations

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to visit next week the Sultanate of Oman, the mediator in the ongoing indirect nuclear talks between the US…

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World FILE PHOTO: A view of the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, April 15, 2025.   REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi/File Photo/File Photo

US Terminates $60 Million in Harvard Grants over Alleged Antisemitism

The US Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday that it was terminating $60 million in federal grants to Harvard University saying the Ivy…

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World Former US President Joe Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden pose for a selfie photo, in this handout social media picture released May 19, 2025. (Joe Biden via X/Handout via Reuters)

Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis Prompts New Questions About His Health While in Office

Former President Joe Biden's cancer announcement revived questions on Monday about the extent of his health issues during his tenure, with Vice President JD…

World Pope Leo XIV meets with US Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance at the Vatican, May 19, 2025. (Vatican Media/­Simone Risoluti/Handout via Reuters)

JD Vance Gives Pope Leo XIV an Invitation from Trump to Visit US

US Vice President JD Vance extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the Vatican on Monday ahead of a flurry of US…

World (FILES) Migrants travel in an inflatable boat across the English Channel, bound for Dover on the south coast of England. on April 5, 2023. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP)

1 Person Dies When a Boat Overloaded with Migrants Sinks in the English Channel

One person died when a boat overloaded with migrants broke up during an attempted overnight crossing of the English Channel, the 12th migrant killed so far…

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World Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan salutes his supporters as he exit his campaign headquarters in Bucharest on May 18, 2025. (AFP)

EU Leaders Relieved After Centrist Dan Wins Romanian Presidency 

Romania's European allies and markets welcomed centrist Nicusor Dan's presidential election victory over the euroskeptic hard-right on Sunday, relieved that…

World Members of a mobile air defense volunteer unit fire a machine gun and an assault rifle to shoot down an unmanned aerial vehicle during the most massive Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine May 18, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump, Putin Speak for More than 2 Hours amid Hopes for Ceasefire Progress in Ukraine

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for more than two hours Monday, after the White House said the US leader has grown …

World Firefighters work at the site of a private enterprise hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine May 18, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Russia Says It Has Taken Two More Ukrainian Villages

Russia's Defense Ministry said on Monday that its forces had taken the village of Novoolenivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, along with Marine, a…

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World Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (R) talks with Swiss Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider during the opening of the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78) at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 19 May 2025. (EPA)

WHO Opens Annual Assembly as UN Health Agency Faces ‘Existential Crisis’ in Wake of US Funding Cuts 

The World Health Organization on Monday opened its annual meeting of government ministers and other top envoys facing one of the most serious crises of its 77…

World Members of the media work ahead of the UK-EU Summit at Lancaster House in London on May 19, 2025.(Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / POOL / AFP)

The UK and the EU Announce New Deals and Renew Ties, 5 Years after Brexit

Britain’s government said Monday it has struck new agreements with the European Union on boosting defense cooperation, easing food trade and border checks. …

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World Iran's and US' flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Iran Says Nuclear Talks Will Fail If US Pushes for Zero Enrichment

Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States "will lead nowhere" if Washington insists that Tehran drop its uranium enrichment activity to zero, Deputy…

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World In this photo provided by Emerson Young, first responders are at the scene where a train sits idle on tracks after striking multiple pedestrians Sunday evening, May 18, 2025, in Fremont, Ohio. (Emerson Young via AP)

2 Killed, at Least 1 Missing after Train Hits Pedestrians in Northern Ohio

Two people were killed and at least one person is missing after multiple pedestrians were struck by a train Sunday evening in northern Ohio, authorities said. …

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World FILE PHOTO: US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/File Photo 

Washington Insists Iran Must Give Up Enrichment of Uranium

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s chief Iran negotiator, said on Sunday that Washington insists Tehran must give up all enrichment of nuclear fuel, affirming…

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World A plague marks the re-opening of the British Embassy by Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond in Tehran, Iran August 23, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Staples

Iran Summons British Diplomat over Arrest of Nationals in UK

Iran's foreign ministry summoned the British charge d'affaires in Tehran, state media reported on Monday, over the arrest of Iranian nationals and what it said…

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World A traveler looks at a flights information board during a breakdown in air traffic control systems at Paris-Orly airport in Orly, South of Paris, on May 18, 2025. (Photo by Aurore MESENGE / AFP)

Paris Airport Chaos to Enter Second Day after Air Traffic Breakdown

An air traffic control breakdown at Paris-Orly airport caused the cancellation and delay of hundreds of flights and the aviation authority said the chaos would…

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World US President Joe Biden speaks about the presidential election results in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, November 7, 2024. (AFP) 

Biden Has Been Diagnosed with Aggressive Prostate Cancer 

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. The finding came after the 82-year-old reported urinary symptoms,…

World Thousands of people, some waving the Palestinian flag, gather against the Dutch government's Israel policy, as they protest on Malieveld, in The Hague on May 18, 2025. (AFP)

Tens of Thousands Protest in The Hague Against Gaza War

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through The Hague on Sunday demanding a tougher stance from the Dutch government against Israel's war in Gaza. …