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Military Helicopter Crashes in Southern Türkiye, Killing 4

World Rescuers and security officers examine the wreckage of an ambulance helicopter after it collided with a hospital building and crashed into the ground, in Mugla, Türkiye, December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Kenan Gurbuz Purchase

Military Helicopter Crashes in Southern Türkiye, Killing 4

A military helicopter crashed in southern Türkiye on Thursday, killing four personnel, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. The aircraft crashed for unknown…

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World US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance look on during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 11, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump Says US Does Not Need Iran Deal

President Donald Trump said on Thursday the US does not need a deal with Iran and directed Vice President JD Vance, who has played a role in efforts to resolve…

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World Iran: Four Tankers Struck by Explosions in Strait of Hormuz

Iran: Four Tankers Struck by Explosions in Strait of Hormuz

Four oil tankers were hit by explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's military said on Thursday, adding that the vessels had ignored warnings and entered…

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World Members of the New York City Fire Department and first responders work at the scene a day after a building collapsed in Brooklyn in New York on November 12, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Death Toll Rises to 8 in New York Building Collapse

At least eight people died after a three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed at the edge of a construction site, New York City’s mayor said Thursday, as…

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World A seagull fly by the River Thames, near Westminster Bridge and the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, at the Houses of Parliament in central London on November 12, 2026. (Photo by Brook Mitchell / AFP)

Iran Pair Guilty of Spying on London-based Journalists 'for Tehran'

A UK jury on Thursday found two Iranian men guilty of spying for Iran's intelligence service, as a chief prosecutor said it showed Tehran's willingness to use …

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World Iranians drive past a political billboard at the Valiasr square in central Tehran, Iran, 13 September 2026.  EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iran Says Reports About Activity in Pickaxe Mountain Are Baseless

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson stressed Monday that reports of activity at the country's Pickaxe Mountain were baseless, after ⁠President Donald Trump…

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World  French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he welcomes Vietnam's President and his wife at the Elysee Palace in Paris on September 10, 2026. (AFP)

France’s Macron to Make State Visit to Spain on September 29-30

France's President Emmanuel Macron will make a two-day state visit to neighboring Spain from September 29, the Spanish government said on Monday. The…

World  22 July 2025, China, Beijing: Guo Jiakun, spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, speaks to journalists. (dpa)

China Slams Report It Gave Iran Intel Before Deadly Strike on US Base

Beijing rejected on Monday "groundless" reports that Chinese entities supplied Tehran with satellite images of a military base housing US troops in Jordan,…

World An Australian and an Aboriginal flag are seen in Canberra, Australia Wednesday, August 30, 2023. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch via Reuters)

Australian Far-Right Leader Sparks Outrage with ‘Primitive’ Indigenous Comments

Australian far-right leader Pauline Hanson drew outrage on Monday for comments in which she described the country's Indigenous people as the "most primitive…

World Rescue personnel stretcher out a body bag containing a deceased victim of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ferry, which capsized September 13 while en route from Banjarmasin to Surabaya, at the port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, on September 14, 2026. (AFP)

Indonesia Searches for 129 People Missing After Ferry Capsizes in the Java Sea

Indonesian authorities intensified a search Monday for 129 people who were missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday, killing…

World The G20 meeting comes as oil and gas prices surge over the Middle East war, with Europe struggling to fill its gas storage facilities ahead of winter. Matthew Hatcher / AFP/File

US Hosts G20 'Energy Abundance' Talks amid Iran War Shock

The United States on Monday kicks off a set of G20 meetings touting "energy abundance," even as President Donald Trump's war against Iran continues to disrupt…

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World A man drives next to a billboard of Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a street in Tehran, Iran, 09 July 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

How Iran’s Hard-Liners Blew Up a Peace Deal With Trump

Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz led by hardliners derailed a push by more moderate pragmatists in Iran to reach an end to hostilities with the United…

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World In this photo taken with a smartphone, rescuers carry a survivor on a stretcher after a ferry sank in bad weather in the Java Sea, upon arrival at a port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Iman Satria)

More Than 30 Missing from Ferry that Sank in Vanuatu

A search in waters off the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu continued Monday for more than 30 people who officials said were missing after a passenger ferry…

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World A photo released by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C), accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae (R), overseeing a test-fire of a large-caliber multiple-rocket launcher system at an unknown location in North Korea, 27 January 2026 (issued 28 January 2026). EPA/KCNA  EDITORIAL USE ONLY

NKorea Says its Recent Live-fire Drill Demonstrated 'Huge Destructive Power'

North Korea said Monday it conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones that it claimed demonstrated “huge destructive power." …

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World FILE PHOTO: A damaged car next to the wreckage of an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport, in Miami, Florida, US, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on September 8, 2026. National Transportation Safety Board/Handout via REUTERS

Amazon Pauses Operations with 21 Air after Miami Cargo Plane Crash

Amazon said on Sunday it was pausing operations with Miami-based 21 Air, the cargo carrier that operated the aircraft for Amazon Air that crashed in Miamilast…

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World FILED - 27 December 2011, ---, --: FILE PHOTO - A satellite picture provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), shows the Arabian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman. Photo: -/The Visible Earth/NASA/dpa

Hormuz Shipping Traffic Remains Below 10-day Average

Commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to a single digit per day, preliminary shiptracking data showed on Monday, well below a 10-day…

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World US President Donald Trump departs the Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin, Ireland, 12 September 2026. EPA/NEIL HALL

Trump Downplays Report China Gave Iran Intel before Deadly Strike on US Base

US President Donald Trump on Sunday downplayed reports that Chinese entities supplied Tehran with satellite images of a military base in Jordan before and…

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World  A message reading "AI artificial intelligence", a keyboard, and robot hands are seen in this illustration taken January 27, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Says ‘Very Negative Forces’ Raising Exaggerated Concerns Over AI

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday a lot of "very negative forces" are bringing things up about AI that won't happen and said that he wanted to make sure…

World US President Donald Trump waves during a visit to Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg, Ireland, 13 September 2026. (EPA)

Trump Says Zelensky ‘Has to Stop’ Attacking Russian Refineries

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to "stop knocking out diesel fuel" refineries in Russia because it…

World 11 September 2026, US, New York: France's Permanent Representative to the UN, Jerome Bonnafont, speaks during a UN Security Council meeting marking the 25th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks and examining the evolving global terrorist threat and international efforts to counter terrorism. Photo: Bianca Otero/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

France Apologizes for UN Diplomatic Spat with Washington

The French UN mission said it regretted an online post criticizing how the United States voted during a UN General Assembly meeting, with US officials telling…

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World Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov waits before a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vietnamese President To Lam (both not pictured) at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 09 September 2026. To Lam is on a three-day state visit to Russia.

Kremlin Not Ruling Out Return to Talks with Ukraine in October

Three-way negotiations with Ukraine and the United States on ending Europe's worst conflict since World War II could take place in October, the Kremlin said on…

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World French President Emmanuel Macron looks on prior to welcoming Rwanda's President Paul Kagame (not pictured) upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 11 September 2026. (EPA)

Macron, Carney to Visit French Islands After Trump’s Map Post

The leaders of France and Canada will next week visit France's North Atlantic territory of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon to underscore their support for national…

World Firefighters extinguish a car of a passenger train hit by a Russian drone strike at a railway station, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lutsk, Ukraine September 12, 2026. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Volyn region/Handout via Reuters)

Russian Drone Hits Kyiv-Warsaw Train

A Russian drone struck a Warsaw-bound passenger train from Kyiv on Sunday but caused no casualties, Warsaw and Kyiv said, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

World  President Donald Trump arrives to speak at Deerfield Residence, the residence of the US Ambassador to Ireland Edward S. Walsh, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Dublin. (AP)

Trump Turns to Golf, Family Business on Irish Visit’s Second Day

Donald Trump turns his focus Sunday to golf and promoting his business interests, as he wraps up a two-day visit to Ireland during which his off-the-cuff…

World Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a session on day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, September 13, 2026. (Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via Reuters)

Xi Pushes ‘Greater BRICS’ Economic Ties to Give Bloc Larger Global Role

Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled on Sunday initiatives in areas ranging from AI to trade to deepen cooperation among the "Greater BRICS" emerging…

World A person inspects the damage at the site of a Russian strike on a building in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 12 September 2026. (EPA)

Russian Nuclear Head Says Ukraine Attacked Fuel Trucks, Endangered Zaporizhzhia Plant

The head of Russia's ‌state nuclear energy corporation accused Ukraine on Sunday of attacking diesel fuel trucks, killing two Russian servicemen and…

World  Opposition leader and Sweden's Social Democratic Party leader, Magdalena Andersson, and her husband, Richard Friberg, vote during the general election in Nacka, near Stockholm, Sweden, September 13, 2026. (Reuters)

Swedish Voters Go to Polls to Choose a New Parliament as Hard Right Bids for Role in Government

Voters in Sweden will head to the polls on Sunday for an election that will determine whether a conservative leader remains in charge and a hard-right party…

World A Congolese medical worker dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) walks within the emergency unit at the Muthiri Adventist Hospital, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in the Mutiri quarter of Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 10, 2026. (Reuters)

DR Congo’s Worst Ebola Epidemic Ever Passes 7,000 Cases

More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo's worst outbreak of the deadly disease ever, according to figures released…

World This handout photograph taken on September 12, 2026 and released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) shows India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and China's President Xi Jinping shaking hands during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 12, 2026. (Handout / Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) / AFP)

India’s Modi and China’s Xi Seek to Reset Ties on BRICS Sidelines

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Saturday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, the latest effort by the…