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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 Pakistani security officials inspect the scene where a train was hijacked by suspected militants, in Sibi, Pakistan, 15 March 2025. EPA/STRINGER

At Least 11 Dead after Security Operations Against Militants in Northwest Pakistan

Pakistan's security forces raided two militant hideouts in the country’s restive northwest on Saturday, triggering gun battles that left at least two soldiers…

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World A young person walks past a mural in San Salvador, El Salvador, 07 March 2025. EPA/RODRIGO SURA

US Prepares to Deport About 300 Alleged Gang Members to El Salvador

President Donald Trump's administration will pay El Salvador $6 million to imprison for one year about 300 alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua…

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World This handout photo provided by the Mandalay People's Defense Force shows a firefighter and men douse fire after an airstrike by the ruling military in Let Pan Hla village in Singu township in Mandalay region, Myanmar, Friday, Mar.14, 2025. (Mandalay People's Defence Force via AP)

Airstrike in Myanmar Kills Nearly 30 People

An airstrike by Myanmar’s military on a central village under the control of a pro-democracy resistance group has killed at least 27 civilians and injured 30…

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at a press conference following this morning's virtual summit video conference at 10 Downing Street in London, England, March 15, 2025. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)

Starmer Urges Putin to Prove He is Serious about Peace by Signing up to Ukraine Ceasefire

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sign up to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine if he is “serious…

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World Emergency personnel work near the damage after a tornado touched down in Florissant, Missouri, US March 14, 2025. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant

Huge Crowds March in Rival Rallies For and Against South Korea’s Impeached President

Thousands of South Koreans on Saturday filled the streets of downtown Seoul in massive rival rallies for and against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, as the…

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World Emergency personnel work near the damage after a tornado touched down in Florissant, Missouri, US March 14, 2025. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant

Tornadoes Strike US South, Killing 10 People

At least 10 people were killed in Missouri as a series of tornadoes hit the US Midwest and Southeast overnight, raking a path of destruction that was still…

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World A view shows a damaged hotel at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Mykola Synelnykov

Russia, Ukraine Launch Aerial Attacks amid Proposed Ceasefire Talks

Russia and Ukraine traded heavy aerial blows overnight Saturday, with both sides reporting more than 100 enemy drones over their respective territories. The…

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World Candles, flowers and messages for Pope Francis sit at the base of the statue of Pope St. John Paul II outside the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, Italy, 15 March 2025. EPA/FABIO FRUSTACI

Pope Enters 5th Week of Hospital Treatment for Pneumonia on Positive Trajectory

Pope Francis entered the fifth week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia on Saturday with signs of recovery continuing on a positive trajectory. The…

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World US Administration Weighs Travel Ban on Dozens of Countries, Including Arab States

US Administration Weighs Travel Ban on Dozens of Countries, Including Arab States

The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources…

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World Cubans stand on a corner during a general blackout in Havana on March 14, 2025. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)

Cuba Suffers Another Massive Power Outage Leaving Millions in the Dark

Cuba suffered a massive power outage Friday night affecting Havana and the country's provinces that left millions in the dark. Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and…

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World Dangerous zone warning signs were posted to block off the area at the scene of an accident at an under-construction expressway, in Bangkok, Thailand, 15 March 2025. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

Elevated Road Under Construction in Bangkok Collapses, At Least 5 Dead

An elevated road being built in Thailand’s capital Bangkok collapsed, killing at least five people, officials said. The collapse, which happened in the early…

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World A supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol holds photos during a rally to oppose his impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 15, 2025. The letters read "Dismiss impeachment." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

US Designated South Korea a 'Sensitive' Country amid Nuclear Concerns

The US Department of Energy has designated ally South Korea a "sensitive" country, a spokesperson said on Friday, after the South Korean president briefly…

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World FILE - South Africa's ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool speaks at the South African Embassy in Washington, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

US Declares South Africa's Ambassador Persona Non Grata

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday declared Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa's ambassador to the US, persona non grata, calling the envoy a "race-baiting…

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World FILE PHOTO: Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly speaks during the G7 foreign ministers meeting in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada March 13, 2025. SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

G7 Urges Iran to Resume Diplomacy over Nuclear Program

Foreign ministers of leading Western democracies warned on Thursday of the threat from Iran's growing use of arbitrary detention and foreign assassination…

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World  Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to Ukrainian Muslim service members before sharing an iftar with them, a meal to break their fast at sunset, during the holy month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Kyiv, Ukraine March 13, 2025. (Reuters)

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says There Is Now a Good Chance to End War

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that he saw a good chance to end the war with Russia after Ukraine accepted a US proposal for a 30-day…

World Pro-Palestinian protesters gather near a main gate at Columbia University in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, just before New York City police officers cleared the area after a building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day. (AP)

Immigration Officials Arrest Second Person Who Participated in Pro-Palestinian Protests at Columbia

Immigration officials have arrested a second person who participated in Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, and have revoked the visa of another…

World  In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, March 14, 2025, Russian soldiers patrol an area in the Kursk region of Russia after it was taken over by Russian troops. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Trump Urges Putin to Spare Ukrainian Troops in Kursk

US President Donald Trump urged Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday to spare Ukrainian troops being pushed back out of Russia's Kursk region and said there was a…

World  Demonstrators hold placards as they protest on the day of a hearing on the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, US, March 12, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump’s Policy to Deport Activists Is Unconstitutional, Khalil’s Lawyers Say

The Trump administration’s policy of deporting some foreign nationals who participate in pro-Palestinian protests is unconstitutional, lawyers for a detained…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint news conference with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko following their talks at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Kremlin Says Putin Sent Trump a Message on Ukraine Ceasefire Idea, Talks of 'Cautious Optimism'

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had sent US President Donald Trump a message about his proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine via…

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World FILED - 03 October 2019, Russia, Sochi: The then Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Valdai International Discussion Club meeting. Photo: Kremlin/dpa

Philippine ex-President Duterte Set to Appear in Hague Courtroom to Face 'War on Drugs' Charges

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to make his first appearance before judges of the International Criminal Court on Friday, days after…

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World This handout photograph taken and released by the press service of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces shows a Ukrainian serviceman examining an unmanned ground vehicle at a military training ground in the Zaporizhzhia region on March 13, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (65th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces / AFP)

EU Diplomats Suggest Doubling Military Aid for Ukraine This Year 

The European Union should be prepared to go as far as doubling its military aid to Ukraine this year to 40 billion euros ($43 billion) if necessary, according…

World 13 March 2025, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to welcome President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko during an official visit to Russia. (Kremlin/dpa)

Putin Suggests US Ceasefire Idea for Ukraine Needs Serious Reworking 

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia supported a US proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine in principle, but that fighting could not be paused…

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Iran Summons Ambassadors of E3 Over UN Security Council Meeting

Iran on Thursday summoned the ambassadors of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany in protest against their cooperation with the US in convening a closed…

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