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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  An aerial view shows cargo vessels after transiting through the Panama Canal, in Colon, Panama, February 1, 2025. (Reuters)

China Lashes Out at US ‘Coercion’ after Panama Declines to Renew Infrastructure Agreement

China on Friday lashed out at what it called US “coercion” after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement with Beijing following Washington’s…

World M23 soldiers are seen at the Stade de l'Unite' (Unity Stadium in French) in Goma on February 6, 2025 for a public gathering called by the armed group. (AFP)

African Leaders Call for Direct Talks with Rebels to Resolve Congo Conflict

Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African blocs aimed at defusing the crisis in Eastern Congo urged all parties to hold direct…

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)

Baltics Begin Decoupling from Russian Power Grid

The Baltic states on Saturday began cutting ties with Russia's power grid in order to integrate with Europe's system, a years-long process that gained urgency…

World  Flowers and a sign are placed outside the headquarters of the US Agency for International Development, or USAID, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP)

Judge Blocks Trump from Placing Thousands of USAID Workers on Leave, Giving Them 30-Day Deadline

A federal judge on Friday dealt President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk their first big setback in their dismantling of the US Agency for…

World A Palestinian flag is waved as the image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is projected, with a message that reads "Arrest war criminal Netanyahu", on the Hay-Adams Hotel, near the White House, on the day Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump in Washington, US, February 4, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Signs Order to Cut Funding for South Africa over Land Policy, ICJ Case

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut US financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said on Friday, citing disapproval of its land…

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks during a press conference with the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, following a meeting in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 07 February 2025. (EPA)

Trump Administration Backs Big Arms Sales to Israel, Defying Congress

US President Donald Trump's administration announced on Friday that it had approved military sales to Israel worth some $7.4 billion, despite a Democratic…

World  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to business and labor leaders on investment, trade and international markets amid the looming threat of US protectionism in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 7, 2025. (Reuters)

Trudeau Says Trump Talk of Absorbing Canada Is ‘A Real Thing’, Paper Says

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said US President Donald Trump's talk about absorbing Canada "is a real thing" and is linked to the country's rich…

World This photograph taken on June 22, 2024, shows heavily damaged residential building following shelling and smoke rising in the background, in the town of Toretsk, eastern Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Russia Claims It’s Taken Another Eastern Ukraine Town

Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed on Friday that its forces had captured the coal mining town of Toretsk in their latest breakthrough in eastern Ukraine’s…

World  People stand next to candles and flowers placed near the Risbergska school, following a deadly shooting attack at the adult education center, in Orebro, Sweden, February 7, 2025. (Reuters)

Sweden to Tighten Gun Laws after Mass Shooting at School

Sweden's right-wing government said on Friday it would seek to tighten gun laws in the wake of the country's deadliest mass shooting at an adult education…

World International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, right, and head of Russia's Rosatom state corporation, Alexey Likhachev walk after their talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Grossi Says Number of Attacks on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Has Increased

Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Friday that the number of attacks on the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear…

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World FILE PHOTO: The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

Countries Vow ‘Unwavering’ Support for ICC, as Trump Hits It with Sanctions

Dozens of countries expressed their "unwavering support" for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, a day after US President Donald Trump authorized…

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World A handout photo made available by the Iranian Supreme Leader's office shows Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reacting during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, 28 January 2025.  EPA/IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER OFFICE / HANDOUT

Khamenei: US Talks 'Not Intelligent, Wise or Honorable'

Iran's supreme leader said Friday that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks…

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World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the US Capitol, in Washington, US, February 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura

Netanyahu Applauds Trump’s Order to Impose Sanctions on ICC

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, has applauded US President Donald Trump’s move…

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World Puntland Security Forces patrol in Balidhidin village in Bari Region, east of the Gulf of Aden in the city of Bosasso, Puntland region, Somalia January 26, 2025 REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Puntland Offensive Deals Blow to ISIS in Somalia

Forces from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory from ISIS during a weeks-long offensive they hope will draw increased…

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World People walk past cherry blossoms at Yangmingshan National Park in Taipei, Taiwan, 04 February 2025. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

Taiwan Says Detects Six Chinese Balloons Near Island

Taiwan detected six Chinese balloons off the island, the defense ministry said Friday, as Beijing maintains military pressure to push its claim of sovereignty…

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World FILE - The city of Nome, Alaska. (Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)

Crews Search for Missing Alaska Plane with 10 Onboard

An aircraft carrying 10 people went missing in rural Alaska on Thursday during dangerous winter weather, and crews scoured the ground for any sign of them. The…

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World The US Department of the Treasury building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. The US Treasury Department announced that it is expanding sanctions against the Russian energy sector for it's nearly three-year old war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

US Sanctions Network Delivering Iranian Oil to China

The US Treasury announced financial sanctions on Thursday, the first under the new administration of Donald Trump, that target an "international network"…

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World A 3D-printed miniature model of US President-elect Donald Trump and the US and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo

Iran Tells Trump that Verifying Its Nuclear Program Is an 'Easy Task'

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday that his country was not seeking a nuclear weapon, a day after US President Donald Trump called for a new…

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World A serviceman of the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, carries a Shark reconnaissance drone, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 5, 2025. REUTERS/Oleksandr Klymenko

Ukraine Receives F-16s from Netherlands, 1st Mirage Jets from France

Ukraine said on Thursday it had received a first batch of French Mirage 2000 fighter jets as well as US-made F-16 fighters from the Netherlands as European…

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World United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark, 05 February 2025. EPA/Ida Marie Odgaard

UN Special Rapporteur Criticizes Israel's Withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Thursday that Israel's decision to withdraw from the UN Human Rights…

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World Flowers and candles are placed at a makeshift memorial near the scene of a shooting at an adult education center on the outskirts of Orebro, Sweden, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Swedish Police: Mass Shooter Was Connected to School Where he Opened Fire

The shooter who killed 10 people in Sweden’s worst mass shooting earlier this week was connected to the adult education center where he opened fire with at…

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World Taxis line up to pick up customers in Lagos, Nigeria, 04 February 2025. EPA/EMMANUEL ADEGBOYE

Fire Breaks Out at School in Northern Nigeria, At Least 17 Children Dead

At least 17 children were killed in a fire that broke out in an Islamic school in northwestern Nigeria, the country’s emergency response agency said, as…

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World A man walks past a sign reading "Niger" in Niamey, September 13, 2013. Picture taken September 13, 2013/File Photo

At Least 10 Niger Soldiers Are Killed in Ambush

An ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger’s ruling military junta…

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World An Iranian woman walks past a banner depicting Iran's national flag in Tehran, Iran, 05 February 2025. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iran's First Drone Carrier Joins Revolutionary Guards' Fleet

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have taken delivery of the country's first ship capable of launching drones and helicopters at sea, the semi-official Tasnim news…

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