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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 Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

UN Rights Chief Deeply Worried about 'Fundamental Shift in Direction' in US under Trump

The rights chief of the United Nations expressed deep concern on Monday about a "fundamental shift in direction" by the United States under President Donald…

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World File photo:In this handout photo provided by Public Affairs Office Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Navy personnel watch the Canadian vessel HMCS Montreal (FFH336) during the Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity being held in the West Philippine Sea, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (Private First Class Carmelotes/Public Affairs Office Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP, File)

Philippines Confident Trump Will Continue Military Patrols to Keep China in Check in Disputed Sea

The Philippines' top diplomat to the United States expressed confidence Monday that President Donald Trump’s new administration would continue military patrols…

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World FILE - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a news conference in Tehran, Iran, Nov. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran’s Zarif Who Was Key to 2015 Nuclear Deal Tenders Resignation under Pressure

A former Iranian foreign minister who was key to the country's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers reportedly tendered his resignation Monday from the…

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World Members of Israeli security and emergency services deploy at the site of a stabbing attack at a central bus station in Haifa on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP)

Israeli Officials: 1 Killed, 4 Wounded in Stabbing Attack in Haifa

A man in his 60s was killed and four other people were wounded in a stabbing attack Monday in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, police said. Israeli…

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World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during the Grand Congress of his ruling AK Party in Ankara, Türkiye, February 23, 2025. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan

Erdogan Threatens PKK if Ocalan’s Promise Not Kept

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Sunday to crush the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) if it refuses to adhere to the call made by its jailed…

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World FILED - 03 March 2020, Israel, Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister  Benjamin Netanyahu delivers an address. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa

Netanyahu Thanks Trump for Weapons to ‘Finish the Job’ against Iran Axis

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday thanked US President Donald Trump for sending munitions held up by the previous administration, which would…

World Busan, South Korea, June 22, 2024. Song Kyung-Seok/Pool via REUTERS

US Aircraft Carrier Visits South Korea in Show of Force against North Korea

The US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson arrived at the southern port city of Busan in South Korea on Sunday as a show of force against North Korea, South Korea…

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World Afghans walk at a market, ahead of Ramadan, in Kabul on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

Afghan TV Station Resumes Operations After Being Shut Down by Taliban

An Afghan TV station resumed operations Saturday, its leadership said, after being shut down in December by the Taliban government. Seals placed on Arezo TV's…

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World President Donald Trump waves and talks on the phone as he arrives at the Trump International Golf Club, Sunday, March 2, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump Downplays 'Worrying' over Putin Rapprochement

US President Donald Trump responded Sunday to criticism over his increasing closeness to Russia on Ukraine, saying the United States should worry "less" about…

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World French President Emmanuel Macron said in a newspaper interview that France and Britain wanted to propose a partial one-month truce. JUSTIN TALLIS / POOL/AFP

Zelensky and European Allies Cement Cooperation after Trump Row

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he would work with Europe to set terms for a possible peace deal to present to the United States, after…

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World  US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on February 21, 2025. (AFP)

Trump Aide Waltz Says US Needs Ukrainian Leader Who Wants Peace

A top adviser to President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States needs a Ukrainian leader who is willing to secure a lasting peace with Russia but…

World Youngsters hold a photograph of the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan as they gather to watch live on a tv screen a Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM, delegation members releasing a statement from Ocalan, in Diyarbakir, Türkiye, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP)

Türkiye's Kurds Say PKK Militants Heeding Jailed Leader's Peace Call Is the Right Move

Residents in Diyarbakir, Türkiye's largest Kurdish-majority city, said on Sunday that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) decision to heed its jailed…

World A still image shows what the Indian Army says is a rescue operation by Indian Army members during heavy snowfall, after an avalanche struck a camp near Mana village, in a location given as Garhwal Sector, Uttarakhand state, India, in this image released on February 28, 2025. (Indian Army/Handout via Reuters)

Eight Dead in India Avalanche as Rescue Operation Ends

Rescuers recovered the eighth and final body from the site of an avalanche in a remote area of northern India, the army said Sunday, marking the end of a…

World  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks in a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP)

Russia Praises Trump and Scolds Europe for Being the Crucible of War

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday praised US President Donald Trump's "common sense" aim to end the war in Ukraine, but accused the European…

World An Iraqi peddler holds in his hand banknotes of Iranian rials for exchange in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. (AFP/Getty Images)

Iran’s Parliament Fires Minister of Economy over Plummeting Rial, Mismanagement

Iran’s parliament on Sunday impeached the country’s economy minister and voted to remove him from office, amid growing concerns over the crashing rial and…

World Members of the M23 movement drive on the back of a pick-up truck in Bukavu on March 1, 2025. (AFP)

Ugandan Army Deploys to Town in Northeast DR Congo

The Ugandan army confirmed Sunday it has sent troops to another town in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight local armed groups, amid fears a…

World In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on March 1, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) pose for a photo during their talks in London, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP)

UK's Starmer Says Europe Is at Crossroads in History as World Leaders Discuss Ending War in Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday Europe was at a crossroads in history and must do the heavy lifting to defend itself as world leaders met in…

World Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei. (Iranian Foreign Ministry)

Iran, Türkiye Clash over ‘Regional Influence’

Iran slammed as a “vulgar” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s recent statement in which he called on Tehran to abandon its “expansionist policy in the…

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World The USS Carl Vinson, a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, arrives at a South Korean naval base during its port visit in the southeastern port city of Busan on March 2, 2025. (Yonhap / AFP)

US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in South Korea, Days after North Korea Test-Fired Missiles

A US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Sunday in a show of force, days after North Korea test-launched cruise missiles to demonstrate its…

World Ugandan doctors attend the contacts of a patient who had tested positive, during the launch of the vaccination for the Sudan strain of Ebola virus, with a trial vaccine at the Mulago Guest House (Isolation center) in Kampala, Uganda, February 3, 2025. (Reuters)

Uganda Reports Second Ebola Death, a 4-Year-Old, WHO Says

A second Ebola patient, a four-year-old child, has died in Uganda, the World Health Organization said, citing the country’s health ministry. The fatality…

World  General view of Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is admitted to continue treatment, in Rome, Italy, March 2, 2025. (Reuters)

Pope Francis No Longer Needs Ventilation, Is Stable, Vatican Says

Pope Francis remained stable through the day on Sunday and no longer required the use of mechanical ventilation to breathe, the Vatican said, in a sign of…

World Israeli soldiers stand near army vehicles in the West Bank city of Jenin, 25 February 2025. (EPA)

Rubio Signs Declaration to Expedite Delivery of $4 Billion in Military Aid to Israel

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday he had signed a declaration to expedite delivery of approximately $4 billion in military assistance to…

World  A broken window is seen while people protest outside of a Tesla store during a National Day of Tesla Protest in New York City, US, March 1, 2025. (Reuters)

Nine Arrested at New York Tesla Dealership as Anti-Musk Protests Break Out

Nine people were arrested during a raucous demonstration outside a New York City Tesla dealership on Saturday, protesting owner Elon Musk's role in sweeping…

World FILE PHOTO: A US military member stands near a section of the border wall between the United States and Mexico, after the visit of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in Sunland Park, New Mexico, February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo

Pentagon is Sending About 3,000 More Active-duty Troops to US-Mexico Border

The Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border as President Donald Trump seeks to clamp down on illegal immigration and…

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