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Rubio Takes Swipe at International Law, Attacks ICC

World The exterior of the International Criminal Court is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, September 22, 2025. (Reuters file)

Rubio Takes Swipe at International Law, Attacks ICC

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took aim Friday at what he deemed the "weaponization of international law," calling it a tool of the elite, and issued a…

World  An apartment building damaged during a Russian airstrike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine November 13, 2026. (Reuters)

Russia Says Forces Capture Ukrainian Settlement, Strike Energy and Drone Sites

Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday that its forces had captured ‌the settlement ‌of Tersianka in ‌Ukraine’s ⁠southeastern Zaporizhzhia…

World  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a bilateral press conference with Ireland's Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin at Government Buildings, in Dublin, Ireland, November 11, 2026. (Reuters)

US Floated Idea of Ukraine Ceding Donbas for NATO Membership, Zelenskiy Says

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that US negotiators had floated a question about Ukraine's potential withdrawal from its eastern region of Donbas in…

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  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listens as President Donald Trump meets with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP)

US Targets Iranian LPG Magnate with Sanctions, Treasury Says

The United States issued new sanctions on Tuesday targeting Iranian liquefied petroleum gas magnate Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh and his corporate network, the…

World Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, 18 April 2025. EPA/TATYANA MAKEYEVA / POOL

China Says Iran's Foreign Minister Will Visit on Wednesday

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will visit China on April 23 at the invitation of China, the Chinese foreign ministry announced on Tuesday. The…

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World The body of Pope Francis is placed in an open casket during the rite of the declaration of death in Santa Marta residence at the Vatican, April 22, 2025. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS

Pope Francis’s Funeral to Be Held on Saturday, Many World Leaders Expected 

Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that…

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World A man stands amid debris in the aftermath of a mass overnight drone attack by Russian forces, at a location given as Odesa, Ukraine, April 21, 2025, in this still image taken from video. (Mayor of Odesa Hennadiy Trukhanov via Telegram/Handout via Reuters)

Russian Drones Batter Ukraine’s Odesa as Peace Talks Come to a Crux 

Russian drones battered the Ukrainian port city of Odesa in a nighttime attack, local authorities said Tuesday, less than 24 hours after a purported Easter…

World Two Omani security officers monitor a motorcade believed to be carrying US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in Muscat on April 12. (AP)

Iran: No Deal Without Tangible Sanctions Relief, Guarantees

Iran has accused Israel of actively working to undermine ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Washington over its nuclear program. The talks, mediated by…

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World Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024. (AP)

Palestinian Protest Leader Detained by US Misses Son’s Birth 

Detained pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil missed the birth of his son on Monday after US authorities refused a temporary release, his wife said. A…

World Afghan men travel in auto rickshaws in the city of Jalalabad on April 21, 2025. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

Fleeing Pakistan, Afghans Rebuild from Nothing

Pushed out of Pakistan where she was born, Nazmine Khan's first experience of her country, Afghanistan, was in a sweltering tent at a border camp. "We never…

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World Rescue workers carry a body of a victim after a truck fell into a ravine, at a local hospital in Hyderabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP)

Passenger Truck Falls into a Ravine in Southern Pakistan, Killing at Least 13 

A speeding truck carrying laborers, women and children fell into a ravine in southern Pakistan, killing at least 13 people and injuring 20 others, police said…

World With his storm of tariffs, President Donald Trump has torched ties with Beijing and likely wrecked any hope of meeting his counterpart Xi Jinping in the near term, analysts say. Brendan Smialowski / AFP/File

Trump Tariffs Torch Chances of Meeting with China's Xi

With his storm of tariffs on Chinese goods, US President Donald Trump has torched ties with Beijing and likely wrecked any hope of meeting his counterpart Xi…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to heads of municipalities in the constituent entities of Russia at the All-Russian Municipal Forum in the Russia National Center in Moscow, Russia, Monday, April 21, 2025. (Stanislav Krasilnikov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin Says He Is Open to Direct Peace Talks with Ukraine 

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Monday bilateral talks with Ukraine for the first time since the early days of the war, and his Ukrainian…

World 20 April 2025, Ukraine, Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, wearing a traditional embroidered shirt known as a vyshyvanka, addresses the nation in front of St. Sophia Cathedral on Easter Sunday. (Ukraine Presidency/dpa)

Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Sending Delegation to London Talks on Settling War

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Kyiv was sending a delegation to talks in London on Wednesday with Western countries on finding a…

World US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends the 2025 Easter Egg Roll with his family on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA 21 April 2025. (EPA)

Trump Stands behind Hegseth after Attack Plans Shared in Second Signal Chat, White House Says

President Donald Trump stands behind US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Monday, after reports that he shared…

World Israeli Security Agency director Ronen Bar attends a memorial ceremony of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year -. GIL COHEN-MAGEN/Pool via REUTERS/File

Israeli Spy Chief Hands Court Scathing Rebuke of Netanyahu Bid to Sack Him

The head of Israel's domestic intelligence service said on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bid to sack him followed his refusal to fulfil…

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World Cars drive in front of Moscow's Kremlin along Tverskaya street in Moscow, Russia, 21 March 2025. (EPA)

Kremlin Says US Position Ruling Out NATO Membership for Ukraine Gives Satisfaction

The Kremlin said on Monday that the position of US President Donald Trump's administration on ruling out NATO membership for Ukraine gave Moscow satisfaction,…

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World Pope Francis speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at The Vatican, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (AP)

Global Tributes Pour in to Honor Pope Francis after His Death

Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on Monday after the Vatican announced…

World Students, faculty and members of the Harvard University community rally, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo)

Trump Threatens to Cut another $1 Billion in Harvard Funding

US President Donald Trump is threatening to cut another $1 billion in funding for Harvard University, this time targeting health research, the Wall Street…

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World Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a press conference following a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2025. (Reuters)

Iran's Top Diplomat to Visit China on Tuesday

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will visit China on Tuesday, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, ahead of a third round of…

World US Marines Lieutenant General James Glynn, commander of the US Marines Pacific, speaks during the opening ceremony of the Philippines-US joint military exercise called "Balikatan" or "Shoulder to Shoulder" at Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in Quezon city, Philippines Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP)

Philippines, US Launch Joint Combat Drills in ‘Full Battle Test’

More than 14,000 Filipino and American soldiers kicked off annual military exercises on Monday for a "full battle test" between the two defense treaty allies…

World In this handout photograph taken on April 21, 2025, and released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB), India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) walks as he receives US Vice President JD Vance (L) and his wife, Usha Vance (2L), along with their children, before their meeting in New Delhi. (Photo by PIB / AFP)

Vance and Modi Meet in New Delhi to Discuss Trade Deal and Avoid US Tariffs

US Vice President JD Vance held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday as New Delhi looks to avoid American tariffs, negotiate a bilateral…

World Pope Francis smiles during an exclusive interview with Reuters, at the Vatican, July 2, 2022. (Reuters)

Pope Francis, First Latin American Pontiff Who Ministered with a Charming, Humble Style, Dies at 88

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with…

World US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on before a luncheon with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the Cabinet Room of the White House, in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2025. (AFP)

Report: Pentagon Chief Hegseth Shared Sensitive Yemen War Plans in Second Signal Chat

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother and…

World US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (Reuters)

US Denies Plan to Reduce Its Diplomatic Footprint in Africa

The United States would drastically reduce its diplomatic footprint in Africa and scrap State Department offices dealing with climate change, democracy and…

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World People walk past residential buildings heavily damaged by air attacks in Kostyantynivka, in the eastern Donetsk region, on April 20, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.(Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

Russian Attacks During Easter Ceasefire Declared Killed 3 in Ukraine’s Kherson Region

Russian attacks during the 30-hour Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by President Vladimir Putin over the weekend killed three people in Ukraine's…

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World Trump and Netanyahu at the White House on January 27, 2020 (dpa)

Concern in Israel Over US-Iranian Talks in Rome

Israel has expressed concern that the Trump administration would relieve sanctions against Tehran as the second round of Iran-US talks wrap up in Rome with an…

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