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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   FILE PHOTO: An FBI police car stands outside FBI headquarters, in Washington, US. February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

FBI Arrests Soldier Accused of Selling US Army Intel to China

The FBI on Thursday arrested a US soldier suspected of selling classified information to individuals based in China, the Department of Justice has said. …

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World US President Donald Trump speaks prior to signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, 06 March 2025.  EPA/AL DRAGO / POOL

Trump Administration Weighs Closure of Nearly a Dozen Diplomatic Missions Abroad

The US State Department is preparing to shut down almost a dozen consulates that are mainly in Western Europe in the coming months and is looking to reduce its…

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World This image released by the FBI shows the wanted poster for former Olympian Ryan James Wedding. (Photo by FBI / AFP)

US Offers $10 Million Reward for Fugitive Snowboarder Accused of Running Deadly Drug Ring

There's a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who is wanted for running a multi-national drug…

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World Protesters hold up cards showing national flags during a rally calling for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean Court Orders Impeached President Released from Jail

A South Korean court ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, according to news reports Friday. The Yonhap News Agency reported that…

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World An Iraqi Kurdish woman waves a flag bearing the portrait of the founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan as people gather at Freedom Park to listen to an audio message by the jailed leader in Sulaimaniyah, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on February 27, 2025. (AFP)

Türkiye Presses PKK to Disarm ‘Immediately’

Türkiye on Thursday insisted the PKK and all groups allied with it must disarm and disband "immediately", a week after a historic call by the Kurdish militant…

World  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak to the media as they attend a European Union leaders special summit to discuss Ukraine and European defense, in Brussels, Belgium March 6, 2025. (Reuters)

Zelenskiy Says Truce in Air and at Sea Could Test Russia’s Will to End War

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on EU leaders on Thursday to support the idea of a truce between Russian and Ukrainian forces in the air and at sea,…

World A man walks past a mural painting of Iranian flags in a street in Tehran on October 26, 2024. (AFP)

Explosion at Tehran Military Site Kills 1 and Injures 10 Firefighters

An explosion in a container at a military site east of Tehran killed one military personnel and injured 10 firefighters, Iranian media reported Thursday. …

World  Scott Bessent, United States Secretary of the Treasury, speaks at an Economic Club of New York luncheon in New York, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP)

US Will Exert Maximum Pressure on Iran via Sanctions, Bessent Says

The US will exert a campaign of maximum pressure of sanctions Iran to collapse its oil exports and put pressure on its currency, Treasury Secretary Scott…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Novosibirsk Region Governor Andrey Travnikov during their talks via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin Says Any Peace Deal on Ukraine Must Ensure Russia's Security

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia should choose a peace in Ukraine that will ensure the long-term security of Russia and its sustainable…

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World The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy transfers crude oil from the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Lana (former Pegas), off the shore of Karystos, on the Island of Evia, Greece, May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Costas Baltas/File Photo

US Mulls Plan to Disrupt Iran's Oil by Halting Vessels at Sea

US President Donald Trump's administration is considering a plan to stop and inspect Iranian oil tankers at sea under an international accord aimed at…

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World Women walk to the market near Nzara, South Sudan on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

UN: Women's Rights Are Under Attack 30 Years after Leaders Adopted Blueprint for Equality

Thirty years after world leaders adopted a historic blueprint to achieve gender equality, a new United Nations report says women’s and girls’ rights are under…

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World European Council President Antonio Costa, right, greets Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union, prior to a meeting at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP)

EU Leaders Open Emergency Summit on Defense and Ukraine Aid as US Security Support Wanes 

Facing the prospect that the United States might cut them adrift under President Donald Trump, European Union leaders launched a day of emergency talks…

World France's President Emmanuel Macron prepares for a plenary meeting at a summit held at Lancaster House in central London on March 2, 2025. (Reuters)

Mocking Him as ‘Micron’, Russia Warns Macron Not to Threaten It

Russia warned French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday not to threaten it with nuclear rhetoric and, mocking his height by calling him "Micron", ruled out…

World Emergency personnel work in a destroyed building following a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine March 5, 2025. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region/Handout via Reuters) 

Russian Missile Kills Four, Injures Many More in Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih 

A Russian missile struck a hotel in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih late on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring 31, with rescuers still…

World Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow, Russia, March 5, 2025. Sputnik/Sergei Bobylyov/Pool via REUTERS

Putin Appoints Alexander Darchiev as Russia's New Ambassador to Washington

Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed senior veteran diplomat Alexander Darchiev as ambassador to the United States on Thursday, to lead a rapprochement…

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World IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi speaks during a press conference on the opening day of his agency's quarterly Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Elisabeth Mandl

European Powers Alarmed by Iran’s Threats to Leave NTP Treaty

France, Germany and the UK on Wednesday said they are alarmed by Iran’s repeated threats to leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and of further expanding…

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World FILE PHOTO: New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Phil Goff speaks at a commemoration service on Anzac Day at Westminster Abbey, London, Britain April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Belinda Jiao/Pool/File Photo

New Zealand's Most Senior Diplomat in London Loses his Job over Remarks about Trump

New Zealand’s most senior envoy to the United Kingdom has lost his job over remarks he made about US President Donald Trump at an event in London this week,…

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World Pro-Palestinian student protesters demonstrate outside Barnard College in New York on February 27, 2025. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

US Police Responding to Bomb Threat Clear Pro-Palestinian Protesters Occupying Barnard College Library

Barnard College's library was evacuated Wednesday as police responded to a fake bomb threat during a sit-in staged by pro-Palestinian protesters. The New York…

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World Shards of glass lie near a damaged shop after Mk82 bombs fell outside the shooting range during joint live-fire exercises near the demilitarized zone separating two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea Air Force Jets Accidentally Drop Bombs on Homes, 15 Injured

Fifteen people were injured in South Korea on Thursday after bombs dropped by fighter jets landed in a civilian district, damaging houses and a church during…

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World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy looks on during a meeting with members of the media on the outskirts of London, Britain, March 2, 2025. (Reuters)

Zelenskiy Hails ‘Positive Movement’ in Relations with US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday there had been "positive movement" in cooperation with the United States that could lead to another…

World Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images via AFP)

US Diplomats in Dissent Cable to Rubio Protest USAID Dismantling, Cut in Foreign Aid

Hundreds of diplomats at the State Department and US Agency for International Development have formally written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio protesting…

World A Taliban fighter is pictured at the site of the Kabul airport bombing, which killed scores of people including 13 US troops - AFP

ISIS Militant behind Kabul Airport Attack Arrested, Says US

An ISIS operative who allegedly planned the 2021 suicide bombing outside Kabul airport during the chaotic US military withdrawal has been arrested, President…

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World President Donald Trump talks about Greenland as he addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, as Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., listen. (AP)

Greenlanders Are Waking up to a Message from Trump Welcoming Them to the United States 

Greenlanders awoke Wednesday to a message from US President Donald Trump, who said his administration supported the Arctic island’s right of self-determination…

World US President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 28, 2025. (Reuters)

Kremlin Says Zelenskiy's Letter to Trump on Willingness to Negotiate is Positive

Russia takes a positive view of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's statement that he is willing to negotiate over the war, the Kremlin said on Wednesday…

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