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Report: Trump Tells Advisers He May Hold Off on Iran Attacks Barring New Provocations

World US President Donald Trump attends a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 11, 2026. (Reuters)

Report: Trump Tells Advisers He May Hold Off on Iran Attacks Barring New Provocations

President Donald Trump has told senior advisers in recent days that he may hold off on attacking Iran if the US faces no new provocations from Tehran or the…

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 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha attends a joint press conference after a meeting with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys (not pictured) in Kyiv, Ukraine, 01 April 2025. (EPA)

Ukraine Says It Will Work with US Towards Mutually Acceptable Minerals Deal

Ukraine will work with the United States towards a mutually acceptable text of a minerals deal that the two countries can sign, Ukrainian Foreign Minister…

World  A portrait of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hangs on the sidewalk during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the October 7 attacks by Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip, in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on March 29, 2025. (AFP)

Israel PM Drops Security Chief Nominee under Fire from Trump Ally

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Tuesday he had reversed a decision to appoint former navy commander Vice Admiral Eli Sharvit as…

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Poland Charges Ukrainian with Spying for Russia

Prosecutors in Poland have charged a Ukrainian man who was born in Russia with participating in activities linked to Russian intelligence, they said on Tuesday…

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World People walk on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, Feb. 2, 2024. (AP)

Pro-Palestinian Cornell Student to Leave US after Officials Asked for Surrender

A Cornell University student who participated in pro-Palestinian protests and was asked to surrender by US immigration officials said on Monday he was leaving…

World This frame grab taken from UGC video footage taken and posted by TikTok user @by_tharraa on the social media platform on April 1, 2025 shows a big fire in Putra Heights, near Kuala Lumpur. (Courtesy of Tiktok user @by_tharraa / AFP)

Towering Blaze in Malaysia on Petronas Pipeline, 63 Sent to Hospital

At least 63 people were being treated in hospitals in Malaysia on Tuesday after a major blaze at a gas pipeline operated by state energy firm Petronas,…

World White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responds to a question from the news media during a briefing outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 31 March 2025. (EPA)

White House, Shaken by Signal Scandal, Says Case Is Closed

The Trump administration sought to put the scandal over its use of the Signal messaging app behind it on Monday, calling it case closed, even as the breach…

World Policemen stand guard on a street near the presidential residence of impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on April 1, 2025. (AFP)

South Korea’s Constitutional Court Will Rule Friday on Yoon’s Impeachment

South Korea’s Constitutional Court will rule Friday on whether to formally dismiss or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol — a decision that either way…

World  In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, locals gather near a collapsed building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar on Saturday, March 29, 2025 (Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua via AP)

Myanmar Earthquake Survivors without Food and Shelter as Death Toll Rises above 2,700

Aid groups in the worst-hit areas of Myanmar said there was an urgent need for shelter, food and water after an earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people,…

World People listen to speeches during a rally called by Republican People’s Party or (CHP) against the arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Türkiye Arrests Swedish Journalist over Alleged Terrorist Connections to a Pro-Kurdish Group

Turkish authorities said Sunday they arrested a Swedish journalist dispatched to cover ongoing nationwide protests on charges of terrorism and insulting the…

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World Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi participates in a press conference in Beijing, China, 27 March 2025. (Reuters)

‘Friends Forever, Never Enemies’, Chinese Foreign Minister Tells Russia

China and Russia are "friends forever, never enemies," Chinese's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in remarks published on Tuesday during a visit to Moscow in…

World This handout photo taken on March 31, 2025 and released by the Taiwan Defense Ministry on April 1, 2025 shows the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sailing in waters off Taiwan. China on April 1 sent its army, navy, air and rocket forces to surround Taiwan for drills Beijing said were aimed at practicing a blockade of the self-ruled island. (Handout / Taiwan Defense Ministry / AFP)

China Launches Military Drills around Taiwan, Calls Its President a 'Parasite'

China began joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday as a "stern warning" against separatism and called Taiwanese President Lai…

World A miner looks on as trucks wait to load soil at a gold quarry in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

Two Dead, Four Missing in Spanish Mine Accident

At least two miners died on Monday and four were missing in an accident in a mine in the northern Spanish region of Asturias, the regional emergency service…

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World President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen arrives at the Paris courthouse for her trial verdict on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, on March 31, 2025. (AFP)

French Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Is Barred from Seeking Public Office for Embezzlement

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen strode out of a French court as the chief judge on Monday barred her from seeking public office after she was found…

World  Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, left, and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)

Hegseth Calls Japan Indispensable in the Face of Chinese Aggression

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Japan on Sunday an "indispensable partner" in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the region and announced…

World Members of Taliban security stand guard at a checkpoint ahead of Eid al-Fitr in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 28 March 2025. EPA/QUDRATULLAH RAZWAN

Pakistan Plans to Expel 3 Million Afghans from the Country this Year

Pakistan plans to expel 3 million Afghans from the country this year, as a deadline for them to voluntarily leave the capital and surrounding areas expired on…

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World Billionaire businessman Elon Musk prepares to give $1,000,000 to a Wisconsin voter during a town hall meeting he was hosting at the KI Convention Center on March 30, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Getty Images/AFP)

Elon Musk Hands Out $1 Million Payments after Wisconsin Supreme Court Declines Request to Stop Him

Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme Court…

World Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev (C) and VTB Bank President and Chairman of the Management Board Andrey Kostin (R) attend a meeting held by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the development of the Russia's Arctic zone and the Arctic transport corridor, in Murmansk, Russia, 27 March 2025. (EPA / Sputnik / Kremlin)

Russia, US Discussing Rare Earth Metals Projects, Putin Envoy Says

Russia and the United States have started talks on joint rare earth metals and other projects in Russia, and some companies have already expressed an interest…

World Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during the International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP)

Israel’s Netanyahu Nominates New Domestic Security Chief

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated a new domestic security chief, after he moved to fire the current one over a crisis of confidence that…

World Myanmar and Indian rescuers search for victims at the U Hla Thein Buddhist monastery after an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, 31 March 2025. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING

Deaths from Devastating Myanmar Quake Climb Past 1,700

The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled from the rubble, the country’s military-led…

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World An Iranian demonstrator holds up an anti-US placard and a poster of the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, with a quotation of him against Israel during the annual anti-Israeli Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day rally in support of Palestinians, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran Supreme Leader: US Will Receive Blow if it Acts on Trump's Threats

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Monday the US would receive a strong blow if it acts on President Donald Trump's threat of bombing if the country…

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World 7.0 Quake Causes Slight Damage in Tonga and Brief Tsunami Evacuations

7.0 Quake Causes Slight Damage in Tonga and Brief Tsunami Evacuations

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga early Monday morning, causing slight damage and brief evacuations before the threat of a tsunami hitting the Pacific…

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World An Iranian painter repaints one of the famous anti-US murals in Tehran, Iran, 29 March 2025. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Trump Threatens Bombing if Iran Does Not Make Nuclear Deal

US President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Sunday with bombing and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear…

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World FILE - President Donald Trump walks after a news conference at Trump National Golf Club, Aug. 15, 2024, in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Trump Says he's Considering Ways to Serve 3rd Term as President

President Donald Trump said Sunday that “I’m not joking” about trying to serve a third term. “There are methods which you could do it,” Trump said in a…

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World 28 March 2025, Iran, Teheran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) attends a rally marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), that takes place annually on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Photo: Iranian Presidency/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Iran Says it Rejected Direct Negotiations with the US

Iran’s president said Sunday that Tehran had rejected direct negotiations with the United States in response to a letter from President Donald Trump over its…

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