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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 handout picture provided by the Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV (C) gesturing as he attends a meeting with cardinals in Vatican City, 10 May 2025. (EPA/Vatican Media Handout)

Pope Leo XIV Lays Out His Vision of Papacy, Identifies AI as a Main Challenge for Humanity

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity. In his…

World  Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic in Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via Reuters)

Russia Says Western Arms Flows to Ukraine Would Need to Stop During Any Ceasefire

Russia would require a halt to US and European arms supplies to Ukraine during any potential ceasefire, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview…

World US President Donald Trump speaks to the media outside West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 08 May 2025.  EPA/WILL OLIVER

Judge Pauses Much of Trump Administration's Massive Downsizing of Federal Agencies

The Trump administration must halt much of its dramatic downsizing of the federal workforce, a California judge ordered Friday. Judge Susan Illston in San…

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World From left, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska Olena Zelenska, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stand at the memorial of fallen Ukrainian soldiers at independence square during a ceremony for 80th anniversary of VE Day in a memorial park in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP)

Ukraine and Its Allies Push for a 30-Day Ceasefire Starting Monday

Leaders from four major European countries threatened to ratchet up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin if he does not accept an unconditional 30-day…

World  In this photo provided by Myanmar Military True News Information Team on May 9, 2025, Myanmar military chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, center left, talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, center right, during their meeting in Moscow, Russia. (Myanmar Military True News Information Team via AP)

China’s Xi Pledges to Help Myanmar Rebuild Post-earthquake

China's President Xi Jinping pledged on Friday to support Myanmar in its rebuilding efforts following the Southeast Asian nation's deadliest earthquake in…

World  Pro-Palestinian protesters take part in a demonstration at Butler Library on the Columbia University campus in New York, US, May 7, 2025. (Reuters)

Columbia Suspends over 65 Students Following Pro-Palestinian Protest in Library

Columbia University has suspended dozens of students and barred alums and others who participated in a pro-Palestinian demonstration inside the school’s main…

World Security personnel cordon off a road near Nur Khan military airbase after Indian strikes in Rawalpindi on May 10, 2025. (AFP)

G7 Urges India-Pakistan Dialogue, US Offers Help on ‘Constructive Talks’

The Group of Seven (G7) major countries on Friday urged India and Pakistan to engage in direct dialogue as hostilities rise between the nuclear-armed neighbors…

World  Smoke rises after a blast on the outskirts of Jammu city, May 10, 2025. (Reuters)

Pakistan and India Hint at De-escalation after Trading Missile Strikes

India and Pakistan on Saturday signaled they were ready to de-escalate their conflict if the other reciprocates following missile and drone attacks on each…

World Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal (L) shakes hands with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (R) after signing documents during a EU-Ukraine Foreign Ministers' meeting in Lviv, western Ukraine, 09 May 2025, amid the Russian invasion. (EPA)

EU to Help Ukraine Purchase Weapons Using Russian Frozen Assets

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says the European Union will allocate almost 1.9 billion euros for military support to his country. Shmyhal posted on…

World An Iranian woman walks next to a wall painting on a street in Tehran, Iran, 07 May 2025. (EPA)

Iran Agrees to Fourth Round of Indirect Nuclear Talks with US on Sunday

Iran has agreed to hold a fourth round of indirect nuclear talks with the United States on Sunday in Oman, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported on…

World A visitor reads an edition of L'Osservatore Romano newspaper covering the election of newly elected pope Leo XIV, with the Vatican's St Peter's Basilica in the background, in Rome on May 9, 2025. (AFP)

Pope Leo XIV Addresses Cardinals in English at His First Mass 

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who…

World An Iraqi Kurdish woman waves a flag bearing the portrait of the founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan as people gather at Freedom Park to listen to an audio message by the jailed leader in Sulaimaniyah, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on February 27, 2025. (AFP)

Kurdish PKK Says Held 'Successful' Meeting on Disbanding

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) held a "successful" meeting this week with a view to disarming and disbanding, a Kurdish news agency close to the…

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World A North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su

North Korea's Kim Makes Rare Visit to Russian Embassy as Ties Deepen

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a rare visit to the Russian embassy in Pyongyang with his daughter on Friday to celebrate Russia's Victory Day to mark the…

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World This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on May 8, 2025, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (front R) and First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska (front L), along with others officials attending a ceremony to commemorate the fallen of the Second World War as part of the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, in Kyiv on May 8, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP)

Zelenskyy Tells Trump He’s Ready for a Ceasefire in Ukraine 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he had a “good conversation” with US President Donald Trump, during which the two marked Victory Day and discussed…

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Helicopter Crash in Sri Lanka Kills Six Military Personnel

A helicopter crash in Sri Lanka has killed six military personnel, an Air Force official said on Friday. A Bell 212 helicopter had crashed into the Maduru…

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World People walk at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 8, 2025. (Reuters)

Ukraine Says It Uncovered Hungarian Spy Network 

Ukraine's SBU security agency said on Friday it had uncovered a spy network being run by the Hungarian state to obtain intelligence about Ukraine's defenses. …

World Forensic officers from the British police during the arrest of an Iranian man at a house in the town of Rochdale near Manchester on Sunday. (Getty Images) 

Israeli Embassy in London Reportedly Targeted by Iranian Network  

Recent reports suggest that the Israeli embassy in London was the intended target of a complex plot orchestrated by a multi-layered Iranian network. This…

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World This picture taken on May 8, 2025 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 9, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting a joint striking drill of long-range artillery and missile systems of the Korean People's Army eastern front division, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (KCNA via KNS / AFP)

North Korea Says Leader Kim Supervised Missile Tests Simulating Nuclear Strikes Against Rivals 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised tests of short-range ballistic missile systems that simulated nuclear counterstrikes against US and South Korean…

World Iran’s main Bushehr nuclear reactor, located 1,200 kilometers south of Tehran (Reuters – Archive) 

Tehran Seeks Balanced Terms in Nuclear Talks with Washington

Iran has underlined the need for parity and mutual respect in its ongoing dialogue with the United States over its nuclear program, rejecting any negotiations…

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World A handout photo made available by Photo host Agency RIA Novosti shows President of Russia Vladimir Putin (R) and President of China Xi Jinping (L) attending the Victory Day military parade, marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War, on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, 09 May 2025. (EPA/ RIA Novosti /Handout)

Russia and China Mark Victory in WW2 as Ukraine War Grinds on 

Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Friday with a parade attended by China's Xi Jinping amid…

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World US President Donald Trump speaks to the media outside West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 08 May 2025. (EPA)

Report: Trump Met Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Dermer on Thursday for Iran, Gaza Talks 

US President Donald Trump met Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer on Thursday and discussed nuclear talks with Iran and Israel's war in Gaza, Axios…

World Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (Reuters)

Reaction to Cardinal Prevost Becoming Pope Leo XIV, First US Pontiff 

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, a surprise choice who took the name Leo XIV to become the first US…

World A resident inspects his house damaged by Pakistani artillery shelling in Poonch, along the Line of Control, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP)

India, Pakistan Accuse Each Other of Attacks as Hostilities Rise 

India and Pakistan accused each other of launching new military attacks on Friday, using drones and artillery for the third day in the worst fighting between…

World  A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the US Treasury building in Washington, US, January 20, 2023. (Reuters)

US Imposes Iran-Related Sanctions on Third China ‘Teapot’ Refinery, Port Terminal

US President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on a third Chinese independent - or "teapot" - oil refinery, and port terminal…