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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 A Ukrainian serviceman patrols a street next to buildings damaged during recent fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in the Ukrainian-controlled town of Sudzha in Russia's Kursk region, August 16, 2024. (Reuters)

Russia’s Medvedev Calls Ukraine’s Territory Exchange Proposals ‘Nonsense’ 

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's powerful Security Council, on Wednesday dismissed as "nonsense" Kyiv's proposal to trade pockets of Russian…

World US entrepreneur and US special government employee Elon Musk (L), with his son X, and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk to media in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 11 February 2025. (EPA)

With Musk at His Side, Trump Orders US Agencies to Plan for ‘Large-Scale’ Staff Cuts 

President Donald Trump ordered US agencies on Tuesday to work closely with top adviser Elon Musk's effort to shrink the federal workforce by identifying…

World In this photo provided by the US Navy, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey conducts routine underway operations while transiting through the Taiwan Strait May 8, 2024. (AP/US Navy)

First US Navy Ships Sail through Taiwan Strait Since Trump Inauguration 

Two US Navy ships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait this week in the first such mission since President Donald Trump took office last month, drawing…

World Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the 46th anniversary of the 1979 revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Believes Nuclear Deal Possible with ‘Scared’ and ‘Weakened’ Iran

US President Donald Trump predicted on Monday that Washington would make a deal with Iran to prevent it from developing its nuclear program, but added that…

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World Palestinian youth watch the sunset from their destroyed house in the Jabalia camp, north of Gaza City, 11 February 2025. (EPA)

North Korea Condemns Trump’s Gaza Takeover Proposal as ‘Bluster’ 

North Korean state media on Wednesday denounced US President Donald Trump's proposal to take over Gaza and relocate Palestinians as bluster and accused…

World US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth talks to the media during his visit to the headquarters of US European Command and Africa Command at the Africa Command at Kelly Barracks in Stuttgart Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP)

US Will Not Send Troops to Ukraine, Pentagon Chief Hegseth Says

President Donald Trump's administration is not sending US troops into Ukraine, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday. Speaking with reporters in…

World A view shows a building, damaged during a recent fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in controlled by Ukrainian army the town of Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia August 16, 2024. (Reuters)

Zelenskiy Ready to Swap Kyiv-Held Land in Russia’s Kursk Region for Ukrainian Territories

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would offer to swap land Ukrainian troops control in Russia's Kursk region in exchange for a return of Ukrainian…

World The Russian flag waves in the wind - US, September 2, 2017. (File/Reuters)

UK Targets Russian-linked Cybercrime with Sanctions

Britain sanctioned Russian cyber group Zservers and six of its members on Tuesday, saying they helped facilitate crippling ransomware attacks globally. The…

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World Iranian people hold pictures of Mahsa Amini with their hands painted in red during a protest outside the Iranian Consulate following the death of Mahsa Amini, in Istanbul, Türkiye, 11 October 2022. (EPA)

Iran Pardons Journalists Who Reported Woman's Death that Triggered Unrest

Iran's top judicial authority has pardoned two journalists who uncovered the death of a young woman in police custody that triggered nationwide protests in…

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World Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience, in Paul VI hall at the Vatican, February 5, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Pope Francis Tells US Bishops Trump's Immigration Policy 'Will End Badly'

Pope Francis sharply criticized US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in an unusual open letter to America's Catholic bishops on Tuesday, saying…

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World Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu supporters shout slogans as they gather in front of the Istanbul courthouse, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. Placards read in Turkish: “There is no salvation alone; either all of us or none of us”. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Türkiye Detains 10 Officials, Widening a Crackdown on Istanbul's Opposition-held Districts

Turkish police on Tuesday detained 10 senior officials of Istanbul district municipalities over alleged links to Kurdish militants, the state-run Anadolu…

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World Police officers stand guard outside the adult education center Campus Risbergska school in Orebro, Sweden, on February 6, 2025 two days after a shooting there left eleven people dead. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)

Sweden Sentences Woman to 12 Years in Prison for Genocide, War Crimes in Syria

A court in Stockholm on Tuesday convicted a Swedish woman of genocide, crimes against humanity and gross war crimes committed in Syria in 2015 against women…

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World FILE PHOTO: Puntland Security Forces parade newly trained soldiers and equipment to combat ISIS in Bosasso, Bari Region, Puntland region, Somalia January 30, 2025. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

ISIS Attacks Military Bases in Somalia's Puntland with Car and Motorbike Bombs

ISIS attacked military bases in Somalia's northeastern Puntland state overnight with suicide car and motorbike bombs, a military official said on Tuesday…

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World Swedish flag flies at half-mast, following a school shooting in Orebro, on the government offices (Rosenbad) in Stockholm, Sweden February 5, 2025. TT News Agency/Jonas Ekstromer via REUTERS

Swedish Police Arrest Person Suspected of Preparing Terrorist Crimes

Swedish police said on Tuesday they had apprehended one person in the Stockholm area on suspicion of preparing terrorist crimes in a case concerning violent…

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World Supporters of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 lift placards and flags during a rally calling to complete the exchange deal with the Palestinian Hamas group to bring the remaining captives back, in front of the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on February 11, 2025. (AFP)

Israeli Man Thought to Be the Oldest Hostage Was Killed in 2023 Attack, Military Says 

An Israeli man who was thought to be alive and in Hamas captivity was killed during the 2023 attack and his body taken to Gaza, the military said Tuesday. …

World An Afghan security personnel walks near the entry gate of the Kabul Serena Hotel renamed as the Kabul Grand Hotel, in Kabul on February 5, 2025. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

5 Killed in Suicide Bomb Blast in Northeastern Afghanistan

At least five people were killed when a suicide bomber with explosives strapped to his body detonated outside a bank in northeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday,…

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World Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 05 February 2025. (EPA)

Trump Says He Has Spoken to China’s Xi Since Inauguration 

US President Donald Trump said he had spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping since taking office on January 20, but did not offer details on the topics of…

World Firefighters work around the site of a crashed Learjet at Scottsdale Airport after it collided with a parked plane Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Private Jets Collide at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, Killing 1 Person

One person was killed and others were injured when a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil collided with another jet Monday afternoon at the…

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World Danish flags are attached to the spire of Christiansborg Castle, the Danish Parliament building in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept. 5, 2021. (AP)

Corruption Survey Gives Many Nations Worst Scores in Over a Decade 

Many countries had their worst showing in more than a decade in an index released Tuesday that serves as a barometer of public sector corruption worldwide,…

World Afghan vendors sell bread on a roadside in Kabul, Afghanistan, 08 February 2025. (EPA)

Aid Agency NRC Halts Work in 'Nearly 20 Countries' Over US Aid Freeze

The Norwegian Refugee Council, one of the world's biggest aid agencies, on Monday announced that it was "forced" to suspend its humanitarian activities in…

World First responders work at the site of a deadly bus crash, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, February 10, 2025. (Reuters)

At Least 50 Die in Guatemala after Bus Plunges off Bridge

A bus veered off a highway bridge into a polluted ravine in Guatemala City early on Monday, killing at least 51 people and trapping survivors, a spokesperson…

World Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holds a picture with US President Donald Trump during a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, US, February 7, 2025. (Reuters)

Beijing Complains to Tokyo about ‘Negative’ China References in Japan, US Communique

China's foreign ministry said on Monday it had complained to Japan over "negative" references to China in a statement issued after a meeting between the…

World An Iranian cleric holds balloons as they celebrate the 46th anniversary of the 1979 revolution in Tehran, Iran, 10 February 2025. (EPA)

Iranian President Says US Not Sincere over Readiness to Engage

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday questioned the United States' sincerity in seeking negotiations with Tehran as crowds of people, many chanting …

World 09 February 2025, US, New Orleans: US President Donald Trump salutes as the national anthem is played ahead of the Super Bowl LIX American football match between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome. (dpa)

Trump Says He Is Serious about Canada Becoming 51st State

President Donald Trump said he is serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview that aired Sunday during the Super Bowl preshow. …