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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 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the groundbreaking ceremony for building flats at the fourth stage in the Hwasong area, Pyongyang, North Korea, February 16, 2025, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS

North Korea's Kim Makes Rare Visit to Father's Tomb, Says Devoted to 'Sacred Struggle'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid his respect at a family mausoleum to mark the birthday of his late father and former leader Kim Jong Il, state media…

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World (FILES) US President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a meeting in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Saudi Arabia Prepares to Host US-Russian Talks

Saudi Arabia is preparing to host US-Russian talks scheduled this week in the presence of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The talks come shortly after…

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World US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a press conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025. (Reuters)

Netanyahu Says ‘We Can Finish the Job’ against Iran after Meeting Rubio

Israel and the United States are determined to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions and its "aggression" in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

World France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the International Conference on Syria at the Ministerial Conference Center, in Paris, France, 13 February 2025. (EPA)

Macron to Host European Leaders’ Meeting on Ukraine on Monday, Says FM

French President Emmanuel Macron will host a meeting of European leaders on Monday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel…

World  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Sudanese counterpart addresses a press conference during a meeting in Moscow, on February 12, 2025. (AFP)

Lavrov, Rubio Discuss Removal of ‘Barriers’ Set by Previous US Administration, Russia Says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the situation in Ukraine on Saturday, as well as the removal of …

World Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks at a panel discussion during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP)

European Countries Will Not Create One United Army, Says Poland’s Sikorski

European countries will not create one unified army in response to threats from Russia, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with…

World Residents walk next to a vehicle with M23 fighters on in Bukavu on February 16, 2025. (AFP)

M23 Rebels Enter Center of Congo's Strategic City of Bukavu

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels were seen in the center of eastern Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday, said a local official, a security source and five…

World Flags of Taiwan and US are placed for a meeting between US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce speaks and with Su Chia-chyuan, President of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan March 27, 2018. (Reuters)

US Drops Website Wording on Not Supporting Taiwan Independence

The US State Department has removed a statement on its website that it does not support Taiwan independence, among changes that the island's government praised…

World People look at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, 12 February 2025, amid the Russian invasion. (EPA)

Russian Overnight Attacks Injure One, Damage Infrastructure, Houses, Ukraine Officials Say

At least one person was injured in Russian overnight air attacks that also started a fire in a critical infrastructure building in the southern city of…

World  Israeli soldiers work by military vehicles, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, near the border with Gaza, in Israel, February 15, 2025. (Reuters)

Israel Receives Shipment of Heavy Bombs Cleared by Trump

Israel has received a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from the United States, after US President Donald Trump lifted a block imposed on the export of the…

World  Journalists wait outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, where Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and is receiving drug therapy for a respiratory tract infection. (AP)

Pope Has Another Peaceful Night in Rome Hospital

Pope Francis, who is receiving treatment for a respiratory tract infection, had a peaceful night in Rome's Gemelli hospital, Italy's ANSA news agency reported…

World  A grieving relative of a passenger who died during a stampede which took place Saturday at New Delhi railway station, arrives to collect the body from hospital, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Feb.16, 2025. (AP)

At Least 18 People Are Dead after a Stampede at New Delhi Railway Station in India

At least 18 people, including 14 women, were killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital of New Delhi, the Press Trust of India news agency…

World Britain's new foreign secretary, David Lammy, is pictured at a meeting in Beirut, Lebanon in January 12, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

UK's Foreign Minister: US, Ukraine Should Deepen Partnership

British Foreign Minister David Lammy said on Saturday he would encourage US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to deepen their…

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World A view shows the state flag of Russia before a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with French President Emmanuel Macron in St. Petersburg, Russia May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor

G7 Ministers Link Future Russia Sanctions to Good Faith Talks

G7 foreign ministers agreed on Saturday to continuing working together to get a strong peace deal for Ukraine with robust security guarantees and linked future…

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World A view of the entrance to Evin prison in Tehran, Iran (Reuters)

Family of British Nationals Detained in Iran Focused on Ensuring their Safe Return

The family of two British nationals detained in the Iranian city of Kerman said on Saturday they were engaging with relevant authorities to ensure their well…

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World Tartous, Syria, December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

UK Tracks Russian Ships Carrying Ammunition from Syria

Britain said on Saturday it had tracked in recent days six Russian naval and merchant ships carrying ammunition used in Syria as they sailed through the…

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World A general view of people closing their shops in Bukavu on February 14, 2025. (Photo by Amani Alimasi / AFP)

Rwanda-backed Rebels Advance into Eastern Congo's 2nd Major City of Bukavu

Residents and business owners in eastern Congo's second largest city sat in wait on Saturday morning after a night of loud gunfire marking the ongoing advance…

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World German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 15, 2025. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

German Chancellor Hits Back at US as Trump Administration Upends Norms

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday shot back strongly in defense of his stance against the far-right and said his country won’t accept people who …

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World FILED - 13 February 2011, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bergisch-Gladbach: The seismograph of the earthquake monitoring station registers swings. Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa

6.4-magnitude Quake Strikes Southern Siberia, No Casualties Reported

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 struck Russia’s Altai Republic in southern Siberia on Saturday morning, according to Russian seismologists. The quake…

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World US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 14 February 2025. EPA/SAMUEL CORUM / POOL

AP Barred from Oval Office, Air Force One over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Terminology Dispute

The White House said Friday that The Associated Press is banned from the Oval Office and Air Force One indefinitely. The White House barred a credentialed AP…

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World FILE PHOTO: A view of the Typhon missile system at Laoag International Airport, in Laoag, Philippines, September 13, 2024, in this satellite image. 2024 Planet Labs Inc./Handout via REUTERS

US Says Military Exercises with Philippines 'Purely Defensive,’ for Force Readiness

US-Philippine military exercises are longstanding, "purely defensive" and intended to maintain force readiness and preserve regional security, a US State…

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World Satellite imagery shows the Golbon container ship, carrying sodium perchlorate, off the coast of Iran (Maxar Technologies)

Iran Receives Chemical Key from China for its Missile Program

Iran resumed its missile production after it received a chemical shipment from China carrying the main precursor in the production of the solid propellant that…

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World  Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), attends a joint media briefing with Director General of Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom following their talks in Moscow on February 7, 2025. (AFP)

IAEA Chief Says Time Running Out to Reach Iran Nuclear Deal

Time is running out to secure an accord to rein in Iran's nuclear program as Tehran continues to accelerate its enrichment of uranium to near weapons grade, UN…

World  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, as he visits at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant near the town of Netishyn, in Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine February 13, 2025. (Reuters)

Zelenskiy Says He Will Only Meet Putin When Ukraine Has a Common Plan with US and Europe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that the only Russian official he was prepared to talk to was President Vladimir Putin, and that he…