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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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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 A police boat is seen as a team member uses binoculars during search operations for a speedboat carrying eight people including five journalists, which went missing September 7 in waters of the Sunda Strait, on September 12, 2026.  (Photo by PERDIANSYAH / AFP)

Rescuers Search for 130 People after Indonesia Passenger Ship Sinks; Six Dead

Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 130 people from a passenger ship that sank in the Java Sea after ‌113 others ‌were evacuated, the country's…

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World Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration

South Korea's Expanded Espionage Law Takes Effect amid Push to Protect Chip Technology

South Korea's expanded espionage law ‌takes effect on Sunday, broadening espionage offences beyond acts involving North Korea to include all foreign…

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World FILE PHOTO: Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Iran Authorities Say One Dead after Ship Struck in Hormuz

A ship was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, killing one person and injuring three, local Iranian authorities said, as Tehran and Washington clash over…

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World A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

New Report of Attack on Strait of Hormuz Shipping Fans Fears of Threats to Oil Supplies

Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to energy…

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World Ukrainian rescuers work amid the rubble at the site of a Russian strike on a multi-story residential building in Odesa, southern Ukraine, 12 September 2026, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. EPA/IGOR MASLOV

5 Killed in Russian Strikes on Ukraine as Putin Warns Europe Against Sending Troops

Russian strikes killed five civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, local officials said Saturday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending…

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World A handout photo made available by India’s Ministry of External Foreign Affairs shows BRICS leaders planting trees during the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit in New Delhi, India, 12 September 2026. EPA/INDIAN MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS/HANDOUT

BRICS Nations Call for 'Maximum Restraint' in Middle East War

Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday. …

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World Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, greets Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian upon his arrival for the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Indian Foreign Ministry via AP)

Pezeshkian Says Middle East Has No Need for US 'Policeman'

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that the Middle East does not need the United States to be a "regional policeman,” with the two countries…

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World US President Donald Trump meets with Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Micheal Martin (not pictured) at Farmleigh House in Dublin, Ireland, September 12, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump Says Iran War Will End after US Midterm Elections

President Donald Trump repeated on Saturday that he believed the war with Iran will end after US midterm elections in November and that oil ⁠prices will tumble…

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World SNCF workers stand next to a derailed train carriage in Cléon, northwestern France, on September 12, 2026, the morning after the train derailed. (Photo by Guillaume SALIGOT / AFP)

French Police Suspect Train Derailment Was Sabotage

Investigators suspect that a train derailment in northwest France which injured 44, one gravely, was the result of sabotage, a police source told AFP on…

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World Fire and smoke rise near an ammunition warehouse, near the village of Tsareva Livada, Bulgaria, September 12, 2026. Stringer/via REUTERS

Police: Explosions, Fire at Bulgarian Munitions Site

An explosion and fires have hit an ammunition storage site in central Bulgaria, police said Saturday, weeks after a blaze at another munitions facility in the…

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World Jordanian air defenses intercept missiles launched from Iran, September 9, 2026 (EPA)

US Links Chinese Satellite Imagery to Iranian Strike that Killed 3 Troops

Before Iran carried out its attack that killed three US troops in July, Tehran acquired high-resolution satellite images of the base in Jordan from Chinese…

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World North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, oversees the test-launch of 600 mm-calibre multiple rocket launchers, North Korea, March 14, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.  KCNA via REUTERS

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles Toward Sea

North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Saturday, its neighbors said, a day after the US, South Korea and Japan ended…

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World Snipers of the police stand on a roof to protect the area around the Neue Wache (New Watchhouse) Central Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Victims of War and Tyranny in Berlin, Germany, where the German President and his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates are expected to lay a wreath, on September 10, 2026. (AFP)

Germany Charges 7 Over Suspected Hamas Oct. 7 Anniversary Plot

German prosecutors on Friday charged seven suspected members of Palestinian group Hamas for allegedly planning attacks to coincide with the second anniversary…

World Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their bilateral meeting ahead of BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, September 11, 2026. (India's Press Information Bureau/Handout via Reuters)

Iran President Says Pressure on Country at Critical, Dangerous Stage

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that pressure on his country from the United States had reached a critical and dangerous stage. Speaking…

World  (L/R) Former US President George W. Bush, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and US Vice President JD Vance attend the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11, 2001 attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York on September 11, 2026. (AFP)

Americans Mark 25 Years Since September 11 Attacks Amid Enduring Grief, Reflection

Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on US soil, Americans paused on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed…

World US and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Iran Says to Discuss Hormuz with Gulf States in Oman on Monday

Iran's foreign ministry said the country would meet with Gulf states in Oman on Monday to discuss the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which the Islamic republic…

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World A man carrying his belongings walks past a damaged house in the aftermath of flash floods at Trishuli in Nepal's Nuwakot district on September 11, 2026. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)

Nepal Flood Reconstruction Bill to be $4.78 Bn

The reconstruction bill after deadly floods sparked by a glacial mountain collapse that hit Nepal last month would amount to $4.78 billion, the foreign…

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World The Anthropic logo in this illustration taken June 5, 2026. (Reuters)

China, Iran Among Countries That Have Used AI to Aid Spying, Anthropic Says

Anthropic said Thursday it shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models, and warned…

World FILE PHOTO: A man walks next to a symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile and an Iranian flag at Imam Hussein Square in Tehran, Iran, July 12, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran is Reportedly Producing Ballistic Missiles Again in Underground Facilities

Iran has resumed its production of ballistic missiles using stockpiled components and working in underground facilities, officials from the US and Middle East…

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World A person takes a photo of the "Tribute in Light" public art installation commemorating the 9/11 2001 terrorist attacks as it shines up from the skyline of lower Manhattan in preparation for the 25th anniversary, in New York City, on September 10, 2026. (AFP)

Next 9/11 Shock Might Be Being Planned Where We’re Not Looking, UK’s MI5 Chief Says

Intelligence services must not dwell ‌too much on past threats but accept that a new strategic shock along the lines of the 9/11 attacks could already be…

World  Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Republican convention, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas. (AP)

Vance Assails Democratic ‘Hatred’ in Fiery US Midterm Pitch

US Vice President JD Vance called Democrats the "party of hatred" Thursday and urged voters to send them packing in November's midterms, in a prime-time…

World  A firefighter works at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 11, 2026. (Reuters)

Drone Strikes Kill Two in Russia; Eight Injured in Kyiv

At least two people were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Tula region, while eight people were injured in Russian air strikes which caused a fire…

World Emergency responders recover a Dutch travel coach following an accident in Susch, Canton of Grisons, Switzerland, 11 September 2026. (EPA)

Police Say 5 Dead in Tour Bus Crash in Eastern Switzerland

Five people were killed and 40 others injured when a coach carrying Dutch tourists in eastern Switzerland crashed this week, police said on Friday. The…

World Members of the CandleAct union carry placards and shout slogans during a rally near the US embassy in Seoul, South Korea, 10 September 2026. Protesters gathered to oppose a potential deployment of South Korean troops to the Strait of Hormuz.  EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN

South Korea, Iran FMs Discuss Hormuz in Call

The foreign ministers of South Korea and Iran discussed the Strait of Hormuz in a phone call on Friday, Seoul said, days after confirming it was weighing a …

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