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Trump Is Taking Elon Musk on His Asia Trip, but He Plans to Avoid Talking About Nvidia Scandal

World US President Donald Trump presents the National Medal of Science to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk during the "A New Golden Age" summit at the US Institute of Peace, renamed The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace by the Trump administration, in Washington, DC, US, October 8, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Is Taking Elon Musk on His Asia Trip, but He Plans to Avoid Talking About Nvidia Scandal

President Donald Trump plans to take the world's wealthiest man, Elon Musk, with him next week when he travels to the Philippines and China. As the head of…

World South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) officers attend the funeral of Sudan's late former Vice President Joseph Lagu, near the Dr John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, November 13, 2026. (Reuters)

South Sudan Delays Election to February 2027

South Sudan has pushed back its national elections to February 11, 2027, according to a timetable issued by the country's National Elections Commission, in…

World Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 12, 2026. (Reuters)

Iran’s Navy Says Oil Tanker on Fire After Hitting Mine in Hormuz

Iran's navy said an oil tanker caught fire on Saturday ‌morning after ‌hitting a ‌naval ⁠mine in the eastern ⁠Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state…

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 Iranian newspaper front pages on the day of the highest-level Iran-US nuclear talks in years - AFP

Iran Says Talks with US to Focus Solely on Nuclear Issue, Lifting Sanctions

Iran's foreign ministry said Sunday that talks with the United States slated for next weekend will remain "indirect" with Omani mediation, and focused solely…

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World Nigerian Police officers deploy ahead of an anti government demonstration in Lagos, on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Olympia DE MAISMONT / AFP)

A Roadside Bomb Kills 8 Bus Passengers in Northeast Nigeria

A roadside bomb suspected to have been planted by extremists in northeastern Nigeria struck a passenger bus, killing eight people and wounding more than a…

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World The city center in the aftermath of the Russia's missile attack that killed at least 21 civilians in Sumy, Ukraine, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo)

More Than 30 People Killed, 84 Injured in Russian Missile Attack on Ukrainian City of Sumy

At least 32 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, officials said. Two ballistic missiles struck the…

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World Pope Francis greets cardinals as he unexpectedly appears during the Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 13, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Pope Francis Makes Brief Appearance after Palm Sunday Service

Pope Francis made a brief appearance in St. Peter's Square on Sunday at the end of a Palm Sunday service, greeting the crowds from his wheelchair as he…

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World New York Mayor Eric Adams joins Joan Camprubí Montal, a family member of five of the victims who died in the Hudson River helicopter crash, at a memorial on Saturday, April 12, 2025 in New York.  (Justin Persaud/Mayoral Photography Office via AP)

Plane with 2 People on Board Crashes in Upstate New York

A twin-engine plane with two people on board crashed Saturday in a muddy field in upstate New York, authorities said. The Columbia County Sheriff's Office…

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World A general view shows residential and commercial buildings in Hong Kong on April 11, 2025. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)

UK Demands Answers after MP Denied Entry to Hong Kong

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Sunday said he was deeply concerned after a UK lawmaker was denied entry to Hong Kong, and said he would be urgently…

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World A man on motorcycle rides past a damaged building in Mandalay on April 13, 2025, following the devastating March 28 earthquake. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)

Central Myanmar Shaken by New Quake

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck on Sunday morning near Meiktila, a small city in central Myanmar, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake came as…

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World US President Donald Trump speaks to the media on board Air Force One on the way to Miami, Florida, US, April 12, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Trump Says Nuclear Talks with Iran Are Going 'OK'

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that talks with Iran over its nuclear program were going 'OK.' "I think they're going OK," Trump told reporters…

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World (FILES) Afghan men stand in a queue as they wait to receive food being distributed as an aid by the World Food Program (WFP) organization at Nawabad Kako Sahib area in Baraki Barak district of Logar Province on January 7, 2024. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

UN Warns US Aid Cuts Threaten Millions of Afghans with Famine

Fresh US cuts to food assistance risk worsening already widespread hunger in Afghanistan, according to the World Food Program, which warned it can support just…

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World A handout photo made available by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine shows the site of a drone attack on a storage building in Kyiv, Ukraine, 12 April 2025, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. EPA/STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE  HANDOUT

Russia Launches Scores of Drones on Ukraine, Four People Injured, Kyiv Says

Russia launched a barrage of drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine, injuring four people and damaging residential and commercial buildings in Kyiv and other…

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World This handout picture provided by the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) meeting with Oman's Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi in Muscat on April 12, 2025. (Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs / AFP)

Iran, US Hold ‘Productive’ Talks in Oman, Agree to Resume Next Week, Tehran Says

Iran and the US held "productive" talks in Oman on Saturday and agreed to reconvene next week, Tehran said, a dialogue meant to address Tehran's escalating…

World  Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during the opening ceremony of the Osaka Expo 2025 in Osaka, western Japan Saturday, April 12, 2025. (Jia Haocheng/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan PM Warns of Divided World at Futuristic World Expo Opening Ceremony

Japan's prime minister urged the importance of unity in a world plagued by "divisions" at a futuristic but also tradition-steeped opening ceremony for the…

World (FILES) This photograph shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) displayed at their headquarters in Geneva on March 13, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

WHO Members Reach Accord 'in Principle' over How to Tackle Future Pandemics

Members of the World Health Organization have reached an accord "in principle" over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co…

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UN Seeks $275 Million in Aid for Myanmar Quake Survivors

The United Nations launched an appeal on Friday for $275 million in donations urgently needed to aid more than one million people affected by the recent…

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World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) welcomed US envoy Keith Kellogg at his offices in Kyiv on February 20. Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP

Trump Envoy Suggests Allied Zones of Control in Ukraine

Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, suggested British and French troops could adopt zones of control in the country, in an…

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World Supporters of Mahmoud Khalil walk away from the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena, Louisiana, April 11, 2025 after the immigration court hearing for Khalil, who is being held at the center for pro-Palestinian activism. (AFP)

Columbia University Activist Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, Immigration Judge Rules

Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be forced out of the country as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled…

World US President Donald Trump looks on while walking to his vehicle upon arrival at Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida, US, April 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Proclaims Himself ‘In Good Shape,’ but the Results of His Physical Aren’t Immediately Released

President Donald Trump had an annual physical Friday and concluded, "I did well," praising his own heart, soul and cognitive ability while noting medical…

World Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. Photo: Turkish Presidency/dpa

In a Turbulent Time, Türkiye Lays Claim to a Role of Stability for Europe, Syria and Global Trade

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday sought to position his country as a point of stability in an increasingly tumultuous world, saying Türkiye was…

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World Police officers stand guard as buses carrying migrants arrive at a facility in Gjader, Albania, 11 April 2025. EPA/DOMENICO PALESSE

Italy Sends Rejected Migrants to Detention Centers in Albania

Italian authorities on Friday transferred 40 migrants with no permission to remain in the country to Italian-run migration detention centers in Albania. It was…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (L) during a meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, 11 April 2025. (EPA/ Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/Kremlin)

US Envoy Witkoff Meets Putin as Trump Tells Moscow to ‘Get Moving’ on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with President Vladimir Putin on Friday in St. Petersburg about the search for a peace deal…

World US President Donald Trump speaks to the media on board Air Force One on the way to Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida, US, April 11, 2025. (Reuters)

White House Says ‘All Hell to Pay’ Should Iran Develop Nuclear Weapon

President Donald Trump wants Iran to know that there will be "all hell to pay" if it does not abandon its nuclear program, his press secretary told reporters…

World FILE - President-elect Donald Trump listens as Steve Witkoff speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Iran, US to Start Talks in Oman under Shadow of Regional Conflict

Iran and the United States will hold high-level talks in Oman on Saturday aimed at jump-starting negotiations over Tehran's fast-advancing nuclear program,…

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World A man holds an anti-US banner during a rally in support of Gaza, in Tehran, Iran April 11, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iran Says Seeks ‘Real and Fair’ Deal in Nuclear Talks with US

Iran seeks a "real and fair" agreement with Washington on its nuclear program, a senior aide to supreme leader Ali Khamenei said Friday, setting the stage for…

World A man rides his motorbike past a collapsed building in Mandalay on April 11, 2025, following the devastating March 28 earthquake. (AFP)

UN Decries Ongoing Combat in Myanmar as Earthquake Relief Faces Big Challenges

Human rights experts for the United Nations are expressing urgent concern about ongoing military operations in Myanmar’s civil war, despite ceasefires called…