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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 Residents look on as members of the M23 armed group walk through a street of the Keshero neighborhood in Goma, on January 27, 2025. (AFP)

Congo Rebels Face Some Resistance in Goma, More Peacekeepers Killed 

Gunfire rippled across east Congo's largest city Goma where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels still faced pockets of resistance from army and pro-government militias…

World US President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, DC, USA, 27 January 2025. (EPA)

Trump ‘Not 100% Sure’ He’s Barred from Third Term 

US President Donald Trump once again hinted at the idea of serving a third term, saying he was "not 100 percent sure" he was barred from doing so under the…

World An Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system is seen in position near Ashdod, Israel May 13, 2023. (Reuters)

Trump Orders Planning for ‘Iron Dome’ Missile Shield for US 

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to start planning for an "Iron Dome" air defense system for the United States, like the one that…

World Rescuers of the State Emergency Service work to extinguish a fire in a building after a drone strike in Kharkiv, on January 28, 2025, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (AFP)

Russian Air Attacks Injure Several, Spark Fire in Kharkiv, Ukraine Officials Say 

An overnight Russian air attack injured four people, set a private business on fire and damaged several houses in Kharkiv, a city that has been under…

World  Iranians walk past an anti-Israel billboard bearing a sentence in Farsi reading "Palestine is victorious", at Tehran's Palestine square on January 22, 2025. (AFP)

Israel Arrests 2 Citizens on Suspicion of Working for Iran

Israeli authorities say they have arrested two Israeli citizens for allegedly conducting missions on behalf of Iran, the latest in a string of similar cases…

World Test tube is seen labelled "Bird Flu" in front of the US flag in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

UK Detects Human Case of Bird Flu, Says Wider Risk Remains Low

British health authorities said on Monday they had detected a case of the H5N1 bird flu in a person in central England but added that the risk to the wider…

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World Delegates attend the Africa Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman

African Nations Seek to Connect 300 mln People to Power by 2030

Several African nations committed on Monday to open up their electricity sectors to attract investors and light up homes of 300 million people currently…

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World A Russian Sukhoi Su-35S jet fighter performs a flight during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

IRGC Commander Says Iran Purchased Russian-made Sukhoi 35 Fighter Jets

Iran has purchased Russian-made Sukhoi-35 fighter jets, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday, amid Western concerns about Tehran and Moscow's…

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World A man passes an Interpol logo during the handing over ceremony of the new premises for Interpol's Global Complex for Innovation, a research and development facility, in Singapore September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Edgar Su//File Photo

Interpol: 37 Suspected Terrorists Arrested in East Africa

Thirty-seven suspected terrorists, including suspected members of ISIS, have been arrested across east Africa over the last two months, the global police body…

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World In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin visits the Moscow State University (MSU) in Moscow on January 24, 2025. (Sputnik/AFP)

Kremlin Says It Has Yet to Hear from US About Setting up a Possible Putin-Trump Meeting 

The Kremlin said on Monday it had yet to receive any signals from the United States about arranging a possible meeting between President Vladimir Putin and…

World US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (AFP)  

Starmer Praises Trump’s Role in Securing ‘Landmark’ Ceasefire in Gaza

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday praised the role of US President Donald Trump for securing a “landmark” ceasefire in Gaza, during a call between…

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World This video grab made from AFP TV footage in Goma on January 27, 2025, shows armed men walking in the streets of the city, some carrying their belongings. (AFPTV / AFP)

Rwandan-Backed Rebels Enter Congo’s Goma in Major Escalation

Rwandan-backed rebels marched into east Congo's largest city Goma on Monday and Congolese troops exchanged fire with the Rwandan military across the border, in…

World A handout photo made available by the Belarusian President's press service shows Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko casting his ballot as he votes in the presidential elections at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, 26 January 2025. (EPA/Belarus President Press Service / Handout)

Putin Ally Lukashenko Declared Winner in Belarus Election Scorned by the West as a Sham 

Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential…

World The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)

South Korean Plane Crash Report Says Bird Remains Were Found in Engines, but No Cause Yet Revealed 

The first report on last month’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea confirmed bird strikes in the plane's engines, though officials haven’t determined the cause of…

World FILE - A view of a Greek Air Force F-16 aircraft after landing at Cyprus' Andreas Papandreou Air Base near the southwestern coastal city of Paphos, Cyprus, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, File)

Israel Suspends Commercial Flights to Paphos in Cyprus, Reasons Unspecified

Israel has ordered the suspension of Israeli commercial flights to Paphos in Cyprus, Cypriot officials confirmed on Monday, for unspecified security reasons…

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World South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the third hearing of his impeachment trial in connection to his short-lived imposition of martial law at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, 21 January 2025.  EPA/Kim Hong-Ji / POOL

South Korea President's Indictment: What Happens Next?

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Seok Yeol was indicted for his martial law declaration that plunged the country into political turmoil, with prosecutors…

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World An LPG tanker truck lies charred after it exploded near an industrial area in Multan on January 27, 2025. (Photo by Shahid Saeed MIRZA / AFP)

At Least 5 Killed in LPG Tanker Truck Blast in Pakistan

A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas caught fire and exploded overnight near an industrial area in central Pakistan, killing five people and injuring more…

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World Adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Rahim Safavi (Telegram) 

Khamenei’s Advisor: We Must Be Ready for All Scenarios

An adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Sunday said his country must be prepared for all potential scenarios and urged authorities not to allow…

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World Mourners carry the coffin of Vedia Nil Apak during the funeral of Ferda Apak and her daughter Vedia Nil Apak, killed in a huge fire in a ski resort hotel in Bolu, at Sakirin Mosque in Istanbul on January 23, 2025. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

Türkiye Arrests 15 Over Deadly Fire at Ski Resort

Türkiye has arrested 15 people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 78 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains earlier…

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World FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends an Israeli soldier memorial ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, July 16, 2024. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Netanyahu: France Assures Israel its Firms Can Take Part in Paris Air Show

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday that French President Emmanuel Macron had given him assurances that Israeli companies would…

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

Iran Arrests 13 Baha'is, Accusing them of Proselytising

Iran said it had arrested 13 adherents of the banned Baha’i faith accusing them of proselytising to children and adolescents, local media reported, drawing…

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World Israeli military reservists sing together as they sign pledge to suspend voluntary military service if the government passes judicial overhaul legislation near the defense ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Israel Names Spy Veteran as Top Finance Ministry Civil Servant

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday named Ilan Rom, a longtime intelligence official, as the Finance Ministry's director general. As the…

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World Firefighters battle a fire at a building in Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP PhotoSunday Alamba)

Fuel Tanker Blast Kills 18 in Nigeria's South East

A fuel tanker truck explosion killed 18 people in Nigeria's southeastern Enugu state on Saturday, the national road safety agency said, a week after another…

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World Guatemalan soldiers of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) secure the evacuation of their non essential civil personnel in Goma on January 25, 2025 (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP)

Peacekeepers Killed as Fighting Rages Around Eastern Congo's Key City

Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Congo has left at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead, United Nations and army officials said Saturday. M23 has…

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