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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 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025. (Reuters)

Merz Says He Will Find a Way for Netanyahu to Visit Germany without Being Arrested

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday he had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit and would find a way for him…

World In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on February 24, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a meeting with the Western nations' leaders in Kyiv, to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP)

Ukraine, US in 'Final Stages' of Agreeing Minerals Deal, Kyiv Says 

Ukraine and the United States are in the final stages of negotiating a minerals deal considered central to ending Russia's three-year-old war in Ukraine, a…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping via videoconference at Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside of Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Xi Affirms ‘No Limits’ Partnership with Putin in Call on Ukraine War Anniversary 

China's President Xi Jinping reaffirmed his "no limits" partnership in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, China's state media…

World In this file photo taken on Monday, July 16, 2018, US President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of the press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland. (AP)

Kremlin Welcomes New US Approach After Trump Criticism of Zelenskiy 

The Kremlin praised the administration of US President Donald Trump on Monday for trying to understand the "root causes" of the Ukraine conflict and bring an…

World A member of the M23 movement stands guard as people board a truck during an enrollment of civilians, police officers, and former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) who allegedly decided to join the M23 movement voluntarily in Goma on February 23, 2025. (AFP)

7,000 Killed Since January in Fighting in DRC, Says Congo Prime Minister 

Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the DRC told a high-level meeting of the…

World Waltz speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) (AP)

Iranian Newspaper Calls for New Approach to Negotiations with Trump

An Iranian newspaper close to President Masoud Pezeshkian’s government has called for a fresh approach to negotiations with the United States. Citing…

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World Erdogan speaks at the eighth ordinary congress of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the Presidential Sports Complex in Ankara on Sunday (Turkish Presidency)

Erdogan Reaffirms Commitment to New Constitution, Supports Dialogue with Ocalan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated his determination to draft a new constitution for the country while signaling a willingness to advance…

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World Bomb-squad officers prepare a demining robot in front of the Russian consulate in Marseille, after improvised explosive devices were thrown, on February 24, 2025. (AFP)

Projectiles Thrown at Russian Consulate in France, One Explodes, Says Source

Two projectiles were thrown at the perimeter wall of Russia's consulate in the southern French port city of Marseille on Monday, one of which exploded, a…

World UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech at the opening of the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, on February 24, 2025. (AFP)

UN Chief: We Must Spare No Effort to End War in Ukraine 

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that countries must work to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, calling for a just and…

World EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks during an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 24 February 2025. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET

EU Imposes New Sanctions on Russia

The European Union on Monday hit Russia with a new round of sanctions aimed at curbing its war effort on the third anniversary of the Kremlin's full-scale…

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World Philippines' Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro (R) shakes hands with Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani following a joint press briefing held after their bilateral meeting at a hotel in Manila on February 24, 2025. (AFP)

Japan, Philippines Agree to Deepen Defense Ties Due to Alarm Over Chinese Aggression 

Japan and the Philippines agreed Monday to further deepen their defense collaboration and talk about protecting shared military information in the face of…

World (FILES) Pope Francis speaks during the weekly general audience at Paul-VI hall in The Vatican on February 5, 2025. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

Pope Francis Shows Slight Improvement and Resumes Some Work, Vatican Says

Pope Francis showed slight improvement in laboratory tests Monday and resumed some work activities, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept in…

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World (From L at table) France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, Estonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, Finland's President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Latvia's President Edgars Rinkevics, European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Minister Kristrun Frostadottir and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, attend a press conference after the “Support Ukraine” summit, marking the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 24, 2025. (AFP)

European Leaders in Kyiv to Mark Three Years of War, but Top US Officials Stay Away

Ukraine hosted European leaders on Monday to mark three years of all-out war with Russia, while top US officials stayed away in a clear illustration of…

World Recently fired US Agency for International Development (USAID) staff react as they leave work and are applauded by former USAID staffers and supporters during a sendoff outside USAID offices in Washington, DC, US, February 21, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Trump Administration is Putting USAID Staffers on Leave Worldwide, Firing at Least 1,600

The Trump administration moved its fast-paced dismantling of the US Agency for International Development toward what appeared to be its final phases, telling…

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World FILE - Conservative commentator Dan Bongino speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., March 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump Says Media Personality Dan Bongino to be FBI Deputy Director

President Donald Trump said in a post on social media Sunday that Dan Bongino, a conservative talk show host, will be deputy director of the FBI. Bongino will…

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World Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and his party's main candidate for Chancellor addresses supporters at the electoral evening in Berlin on February 23, 2025. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

Conservatives Win German Election while Far-right Party Surges to 2nd Place

Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the…

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World Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 18, 2025. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Russia's Lavrov to Discuss Turkish Role in Ending Ukraine War in Visit

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Türkiye on Monday to discuss his country's recent talks with US officials on ending the war in Ukraine, and…

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World Archbishop Rino Fisichella presides over Sunday's mass instead of Pope Francis. The Vatican, February 23, 2025. Vatican Media/­Simone Risoluti/Handout via REUTERS

Pope Francis is Conscious and Receiving Supplemental Oxygen Following a Respiratory crisis

Pope Francis was conscious but still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen Sunday following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, as he remains in…

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Russia Launches Record Number of Drones into Ukraine on Eve of War's 3-year Anniversary

Russia launched more strike drones into Ukraine overnight on Saturday than in any other single attack of the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said…

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World US President Joe Biden shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy after they both delivered statements at Mariinsky Palace on an unannounced visit in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Evan Vucci/Pool via REUTERS

Ukraine Says Ukrainian, US Resolutions on War are 'Not Mutually Exclusive'

Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said on Sunday that UN Resolutions on Russia's invasion drafted by Ukraine and the US are "not mutually exclusive"…

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World French forensic police walk under police caution tape as they arrive to collect evidence at the site of a bladed weapon attack in Mulhouse, eastern France on February 23, 2025. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)

France Makes Arrests after Deadly Knife Attack

French police have made several arrests since a man went on a stabbing rampage, killing one and wounding several others in what President Emmanuel Macron…

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World The Agostino Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is currently hospitalized, in Rome, Italy, 23 February 2025. EPA/GIUSEPPE LAMI

Vatican: Pope Francis, in Critical Condition, Had 'Tranquil' Night

Pope Francis, in critical condition battling double pneumonia, had a "tranquil" night and rested following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, the…

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World FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the eastern Swiss Alps, Lake Zurich and the city of Zurich, Switzerland January 29, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

Swiss Police Arrest Australian Man over Stabbing in Zurich

Swiss police have arrested a 28-year-old Australian man suspected of stabbing and seriously injuring a 41-year-old man in a shop in central Zurich, authorities…

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World A man drives a Danfo, a mini-bus, in Lagos, on February 21, 2025. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)

14 Die in Central Nigeria Road Crash

Fourteen people were killed on Saturday when a bus collided with a petrol tanker in central Nigerian Niger state, a road safety official told AFP Sunday. The…

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