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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 - Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 26, 2024. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Kremlin Neither Confirms Nor Denies Trump-Putin Phone Call

The Kremlin said on Monday it could neither confirm nor deny whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had spoken to US President Donald Trump by phone. …

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World People stroll in Guozijian Hutong alley in Beijing on February 9, 2025. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)

China Hopes Aging Dalai Lama Can 'Return to Right Path'

China hopes the Dalai Lama can "return to the right path" and is open to discussions about the Nobel Peace laureate's future as long as certain conditions are…

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World  China's President Xi Jinping is pictured on a screen during the opening ceremony of the Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on February 7, 2025. (AFP)

Report: China’s Xi Accepts Invitation to Attend Moscow’s Victory Day in May

Chinese President Xi Jinping has accepted Russia's invitation to attend the commemorations of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, TASS state…

World Tracers are seen in the night sky as Ukrainian servicemen fire at the drone during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 8, 2025. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Russia Launches Drone Attacks on Kyiv, Sumy

Overnight Russian drone attacks sparked a fire in Kyiv and injured a woman and damaged several houses in the northeastern city of Sumy, Ukrainian officials…

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World This photo provided by the US Coast Guard on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, shows a small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on a flight that was bound for the hub community of Nome. (US Coast Guard via AP)

Remains of All 10 People Killed in Alaska Plane Crash Recovered

The remains of all 10 people killed when their small plane crashed into ice on the Bering Sea have been recovered, authorities said. The Nome Volunteer Fire…

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World An Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. (Reuters)

Iran Says Displacement of Palestinians Threatens Middle East

Iran's top diplomat has said a proposal by US President Donald Trump to move Palestinians out of the war-battered Gaza Strip represents a threat to stability…

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World South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his 2025 State of the Nation Address in Cape Town, South Africa, February 6, 2025. REUTERS/Esa Alexander/File Photo

'No Thanks', White South Africans Turn Down Trump's Immigration Offer

US President Donald Trump's offer to rehouse white South Africans as refugees fleeing persecution may not spur quite the rush he anticipates, as even right…

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World Polish transmission system operator PSE (Polskie Sieci Energetyczne) substation, part of the route of the LitPol, the interconnection between Poland and Lithuania is seen at Elk Bis substation near Elk, Poland, February 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Baltic States Successfully Switch to European Power Grid

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said on Sunday they had successfully synchronized their electricity systems to the European continental power grid, one day after…

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World FILE - Ukrainian soldiers of the 43rd Artillery Brigade fire a howitzer toward Russian positions at the front line in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

Trump Says he Has Spoken to Putin About Ending Ukraine War

US President Donald Trump said he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about ending the war in Ukraine, the New York Post reported, the…

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World A truck from Mali leaves after loading goods in the Industrial area near Abidjan on January 30, 2025, a day afer Junta-lead Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP)

Mali Army Says 25 Civilians Killed in Convoy Ambush

Insurgents killed 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday, the army said…

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World FILE - Gyalo Thondup, elder brother of the Dalai Lama, speaks to media in Dharamshala, India, Nov. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia, File)

Dalai Lama's Elder Brother, who Led Several Rounds of Talks with China, Dies

The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the exiled Tibetan government in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led several rounds of talks with China…

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World HANDOUT - 08 February 2025, North Korea, ---: A picture released by the North Korean state news agency (KCNA) on 09 February 2025, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks as he visits the country's defence ministry, to mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of its armed forces. Photo: -/KCNA/KNS/dpa

North Korea’s Kim Vows to Boost Nuclear Program

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said an elevated US security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave threat to his country and vowed to further…

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World FILE - President Donald Trump listens during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump Revokes Security Clearances for Blinken, Sullivan

President Donald Trump has revoked security clearances for Antony Blinken, the former secretary of state, and Jake Sullivan, the former national security…

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World Supporters of Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) gather to protest against the nuclear program and the detention of EU nationals as tensions escalate between France and Iran, in Paris, France, February 8, 2025. (Reuters)

Emboldened by Trump, Iranian Dissidents Demand Overthrow of Rulers

Thousands of opponents to Iran's authorities rallied in Paris on Saturday, joined by Ukrainians to call for the fall of the government in Tehran, hopeful that…

World In this photo taken from a video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, a Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher Uragan (Hurricane) is fired toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location in the Kursk region border area. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Zelenskyy Confirms New Ukrainian Offensive in Russia’s Kursk Region

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed a new Ukrainian offensive in Russia’s Kursk region and said that North Korean troops were fighting alongside…

World Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Portugal's far-right political party Chega leader Andre Ventura, Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders , Spain's far-right party Vox leader Santiago Abascal and French far-right leader and member of parliament Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini and Greek leader of "Voice of Reason" party Afroditi Latinopoulou and co-leader of Polish far-right political alliance Confederation Krzysztof Bosak stand on stage at Spanish far-right party VOX rally with other European far-right leaders, in Madrid, Spain, February 8, 2025. (Reuters)

Europe’s Far-Right Leaders Applaud Trump, Downplay Threat of Possible US Tariffs

Europe's far-right leaders applauded US President Donald Trump's agenda and spoke of the turning point it presented Europe at an event Saturday organized by…

World Protesters take part in a demonstration against the far right at the Theresienwiese under the motto “Democracy needs you!” in Munich, on February 8, 2025. (AFP)

At Least 200,000 Protesters Rally in Munich against Far-Right AfD Ahead of German Election

More than 200,000 protesters rallied in Munich, Germany, on Saturday against far-right extremism ahead of the country's general election. The far-right, anti…

World This picture taken on February 6, 2025 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on February 7, 2027 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (C) at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Kangdong County hospital and general service facility near Pyongyang. (KCNA via KNS / AFP)

North Korea Says Its Nuclear Weapons Not a ‘Bargaining Chip’ as Trump, Ishiba Meet

North Korea said on Saturday its nuclear weapons are not meant for negotiations but are intended for combat use against enemies that threaten its people and…

World 07 February 2025, Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg: German Chancellor and top candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Olaf Scholz, speaks to citizens at a Townhall event as part of his election campaign tour. (dpa)

German Chancellor Slams Trump's Ukraine Rare Earths Demand

German chancellor Olaf Scholz slammed as "selfish and self-serving" Donald Trump's demands for Ukrainian rare earths in exchange for US military aid, in an…

World In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, right, greets Khalil al-Hayya, a member of Hamas leadership council during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran’s Khamenei Meets Top Hamas Leaders in Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei met with acting Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya and two other leaders of the Palestinian group in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian…

World The Chinese national flag is seen in Beijing, China April 29, 2020. (Reuters)

Rescuers Search for Some 30 People after a Landslide in Southwest China

Chinese rescuers searched for some 30 people after a landslide on Saturday in southwestern Sichuan province buried 10 houses. The Ministry of Emergency…

World Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate as BJP leads in vote counting for the Delhi legislative assembly election outside the party's state headquarters in New Delhi on February 8, 2025. (AFP)

Indian PM Modi’s Party Set to Win Election in Capital after 27 Years Out of Power

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party looked set on Saturday to regain power in the nation's capital for the first time in 27 years, a boost for the…

World  Ohad Ben Ami, a hostage held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, is released by Hamas as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, February 8, 2025. (Reuters)

Israel PM Says Images of Freed Gaza Hostages 'Shocking'

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that the images of three freed hostages in Gaza were "shocking". "The shocking…

World 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)

Canada, Philippines in Final Negotiations for Joint Exercises in South China Sea

Canada and the Philippines are in the final stages of negotiating a key defense pact that would allow their forces to hold larger military drills in the South…