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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 Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen listens to speakers during a meeting after a ceremony to mark the 25th Anniversary Nordic Embassies in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP)

Denmark Says It Will Summon a US Diplomat Over Report on Increased US Intel Gathering in Greenland 

Denmark says it will summon the top US diplomat in the country for an explanation following a Wall Street Journal report about the United States stepping up…

World European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (Frist row - 3rd R) holds a European Union flag during the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, as part of a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France on May 7, 2025. (AFP)

80 Years Ago World War II in Europe Was Over. Celebrating V-E Day Is Now Tinged with Some Dread 

Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as…

World Two Iranians walk past an anti-US mural on the wall of the former American embassy in Tehran (EPA). 

Red Sea Truce Signals Possible Deal Between Washington, Tehran

Before US President Donald Trump announced that the Houthis had pledged to halt attacks on ships in the Red Sea, religious and political institutions in Tehran…

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

Cardinal Prevost Elected Pope Leo XIV, First US Pontiff

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV, becoming the first…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony before their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 8, 2025. (Reuters/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool)

Putin Says Russia Stands with China against 'Neo-Nazism'

Russian President Vladimir Putinthanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for joining celebrations to mark 80 years since the "sacred" victory over Adolf Hitler in…

World In this photo provided by the National Task Force West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), a Chinese Coast Guard ship patrols the area as Philippine inter-agency members visit Sandy Cay 2 at the South China Sea on Sunday April 27, 2025. (National Task Force West Philippine Sea via AP)

Philippines, China Trade Accusations on South China Sea Confrontation

The Philippines and China gave conflicting versions on Thursday of a maritime confrontation around a contested shoal in the South China Sea, the latest…

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World Protestors gather outside of Columbia University's Butler Library after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the space on May 07, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP

Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Clash with Security Guards at Columbia University

Police officers in helmets streamed into Columbia University Wednesday evening to remove a group of mask-clad protesters who staged a Pro-Palestinian…

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World People watch the file image news at a station in Seoul, South Korea, 08 May 2025. (EPA)

North Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles Possibly in Performance Test for Export 

North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea's military said on Thursday, possibly to test the…

World Haitian immigrants gather at a park following a church service where they shared pizza and sought out answers about their legal status, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Swiftly Deporting Migrants to Libya Would Violate Court Order, US Judge Rules

A US judge said any effort by the Trump administration to deport migrants to Libya would clearly violate a prior court order barring officials from swiftly…

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World Protesters hold their mobile phones in the air as they hold placards reading "Freedom for Imamoglu" as they take part in a demonstration against the detention of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, organized by the country's main opposition, the Republican People's Party (CHP), at Beyazid Square, in Istanbul, 07 May 2025. (AFP)

Jailed Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu’s X Account Blocked in Türkiye 

Access to the X account of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, has been blocked in Türkiye in response…

World Residents gather as police personnel inspect the site where an alleged drone was shot down in Karachi on May 8, 2025. (AFP)

India and Pakistan Trade Fire and Accusations as Fears of a Wider Military Confrontation Rise

India fired attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least two civilians, the Pakistani military said. India, meanwhile, accused its neighbor of…

World A woman walks near a damaged residential building in the town of Lyman, near the frontline in the Donetsk region, on May 7, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Ukraine’s Cities Quiet as Kremlin-Sponsored Ceasefire Kicks in 

A three-day ceasefire declared by Russia came into effect on Thursday morning with skies over Ukraine's major cities quiet, in a change from successive nights…

World 23 July 2024, Berlin: Netherlands' Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp speaks during a press conference in Berlin. (dpa) 

The Netherlands Wants to Force a Review of EU Ties with Israel as Concerns Grow Over Gaza 

Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said Wednesday that the Netherlands is "drawing a line in the sand" over Israel’s actions in Gaza and is insisting on a…

World Competitors participate in a line-fishing competition aboard a wooden dhow during the Senyar festival off the coast of Sealine beach, south of Doha on April 21, 2025. (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)

Trump Says the US Will Adopt ‘Arabian Gulf’ Naming

President Donald Trump plans to announce next week that the United States will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia,…

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World Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)

Fighter Jet Goes Overboard from USS Harry S. Truman

An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official…

World A giant screen installed in St. Peter's Square shows the cardinal electors as the conclave to elect a new pope starts, in the Vatican, 07 May 2025. (EPA)

Cardinals Begin Conclave to Elect New Pope in Majesty of Sistine Chapel

Catholic cardinals who will choose the next pope were locked behind the heavy wood doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, sequestered from the world to…

World French President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 07 May 2025. EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE

Macron Announces Joint French-German Defense Council

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday the creation of a "French-German defense and security council" as Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz…

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World Police and people inspect the wreckage of a minibus after crashing with a dump truck in Purworejo, Central Java Province, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/ Zain Firmansyah)

Dump Truck Crashes Into Minibus in Indonesia, Killing 11 Kindergarten Teachers

A dump truck crashed into a minibus on a downhill road in Indonesia's Central Java province, killing 11 people, all of them kindergarten teachers, officials…

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World A municipal worker clears the rubble from a balcony of a residential building, damaged after a Russian strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russian Missile, Drone Attack Kills 2 People in Ukraine's Capital

Russia launched a ballistic missile and a barrage of drones at Ukraine's capital before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least two people in apartment buildings,…

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World Iranians walk past an anti-US mural in Tehran bearing the slogan “Death to America,” with skulls replacing the stars on the American flag (AFP)

Washington-Tehran Nuclear Talks Postponed as Iran Reasserts Red Lines

As diplomatic activity intensified around Iran’s nuclear program, Tehran moved to reestablish firm “red lines” ahead of anticipated talks with the United…

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World A private security guard walks through rubble of a damaged building after a suspected Indian missile attack, in Muridke, a town in Pakistan's Punjab province, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

India Fires Missiles into Pakistani Territory in what Islamabad Calls 'Act of War'

India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in several locations early Wednesday, killing at least 26 people including a child, in what Pakistan's…

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World FILE - Dozens of tents in place as part of a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Ed White, File)

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested after Occupying University of Washington Building

Police arrested about 30 pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied a University of Washington engineering building and demanded the school break ties with Boeing…

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World Smoke billows after an artillery shell landed in the main town of Poonch district in India's Jammu region on May 7, 2025.  (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

Asian Airlines Re-route, Cancel Flights Due to India-Pakistan Fighting

Several Asian airlines said on Wednesday they were re-routing or cancelling flights to and from Europe because of fighting between India and Pakistan. India…

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World People inspect the wreckage of a passenger bus after it sped out of control on a downhill road and overturned in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/M.Sulthan Azzam)

At Least 12 Dead in Indonesia Bus Crash

A bus carrying 34 passengers sped out of control on a downhill road and overturned in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people…

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