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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 26 January 2025, Australia, Sydney: Protesters march towards Victoria Park during an Invasion Day rally. Photo: Steven Markham/AAP/dpa

Australians Celebrate and Protest Anniversary of British Colonization

Australians celebrated and protested across the country on Sunday as Australia Day drew attention to political differences over Indigenous rights months out…

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World (FILES) The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) seal is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on August 14, 2008. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

CIA Believes COVID Most Likely Originated from a Lab but Has Low Confidence in its Own Finding

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday…

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World An aerial photograph taken by a drone shows Palestinians walking through the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive, in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP)

White House Makes 2,000-Pound Bombs Available to Israel, Undoing Biden’s Pause

President Donald Trump's White House has instructed the US military to release a hold imposed by the Biden administration on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to…

World Participants hold lights during a rally against the far right at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, 25 January 2025. (EPA)

Thousands Protest the Rise of German Far Right Ahead of Feb. 23 General Election

Thousands of Germans on Saturday protested in Berlin and other cities against the rise of the far-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party…

World Supporters of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol (pictured on poster R) attend a rally on a road near the Constitutional Court in Seoul on January 23, 2025, after Yoon arrived at the court for hearings that will decide whether to remove him from office. (AFP)

Seoul Court Rejects Second Request to Extend Yoon Detention

A Seoul court rejected a second request Saturday to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to declare martial law,…

World  A UN armored personnel carrier burns during clashes with M23 rebels outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP)

3 South African Peacekeepers Killed Fighting Rebels in Eastern Congo

Three UN peacekeepers from South Africa have been killed in fighting M23 rebels in eastern Congo, a political party and a trade union said Saturday. The…

World  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint press conference with Moldova's President Maia Sandu (not pictured), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 25, 2025. (Reuters)

Zelenskiy Hopes Europe, US Will Be Involved in Ukraine Peace Talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hopes Europe and the United States will be involved in any talks about ending his country's war with Russia, he told…

World FILE PHOTO: Greenland's flag flies in Igaliku settlement, Greenland, July 5, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via REUTERS/File Photo

Denmark, US and Greenland to Discuss Arctic Security

Denmark agreed on Friday to discuss the Arctic region with Washington, Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said, after his first phone call with the top…

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World Emergency and rescue team members work in the aftermath of a building that collapsed in the city of Konya, central Türkiye, early Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (Ugur Yildirim/Dia Photo via AP)

2 Killed, Syrians Missing in Apartment Building Collapse in Central Türkiye

Rescuers pulled the bodies of a 23-year-old woman and a man believed to be her husband from under a collapsed apartment building in central Türkiye on Saturday…

World Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a joint briefing with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in Beijing’s Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on December 13, 2024. (Reuters)

China Tells Rubio to Behave Himself in Veiled Warning

China's veteran foreign minister has issued a veiled warning to America's new secretary of state: Behave yourself. Foreign Minister Wang Yi conveyed the…

World The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia rose to 25 as rescuers found three more bodies on Friday. Devi RAHMAN / AFP

Indonesia Landslide Death Toll Rises to 25

The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java rose to 25 as rescuers found three more bodies on Friday, a search and rescue agency…

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World Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Defense Secretary, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (AFP)

Hegseth Narrowly Wins Confirmation to Become US Defense Secretary

Pete Hegseth narrowly secured enough votes on Friday to become the next US defense secretary, a major victory for President Donald Trump after fierce…

World In this handout photo from the Philippine Coast Guard taken on January 24, 2025 and received on January 25, 2025, China Coast Guard officers on Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) check an incident with Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) during a marine scientific survey near Thitu Island in disputed waters of the South China Sea. (Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)

Philippines Suspends South China Sea Survey after China’s ‘Harassment’

The Philippines said on Saturday it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after two of its fisheries vessels faced "harassment" and…

World  Workers construct temporary shelters for possible deportees from the United States, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP)

Mexico Refuses US Military Flight Deporting Migrants, Sources Say

Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump's administration to allow a US military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the country, a US…

World Sandra Ramos plays with her daughter at an improvised shack built with the help of the US Agency for the International Development (USAID) following hurricanes in in La Lima, Honduras, in July 2022. Orlando SIERRA / AFP/File

US Freezes almost all Aid Except for Israel, Egypt Arms

The United States, the world's biggest donor, froze virtually all foreign aid on Friday, making exceptions only for emergency food, and military funding for…

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World  Newly confirmed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks next to his wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio at the State Department in Washington, US, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)

US Top Diplomat Rubio, China’s Wang Speak in First Phone Call, China Says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi by phone on Friday, China's foreign ministry said, the first call between the two…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a cabinet meeting via videoconference at Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Kremlin Says Putin Is Ready to Talk to Trump and Is Waiting for Word from Washington 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold a phone call with US President Donald Trump and Moscow is waiting for word from Washington that it is ready…

World Illustrative: The oil tanker Mercer Street, which came under attack last week off Oman, is seen moored off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021 (AP)

UK Warns of Iranian Attempts to Bring Ships into its Waters

A warning has gone out to seafarers in the Arabian Gulf over what appear to be attempts by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to compel ships to enter Iranian waters. …

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World UN's World Health Organisation (WHO) boxes wait to be loaded into a UAE plane headed to Egypt's El-Arish airport on January 24, 2025 at an airport in Dubai, as part of a humanitarian mission organized by the United Arab Emirates to deliver humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip after a ceasefire deal in the war between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Fadel Senna / AFP)

WHO Chief to Cut Costs, Reset Priorities after US Exit, Document Shows

The World Health Organization will cut costs and review which health programs to prioritize after the US announced its exit, its chief told staff in an…

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World A pick up truck of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) patrols in Goma, on January 23, 2025. (AFP)

UN Warns Congo’s M23 Conflict Could Spark Regional War 

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that eastern Congo's M23 conflict risks spiraling into a broader regional war, his spokesperson…

World An aerial view of China occupied Subi Reef at Spratly Islands in disputed South China Sea April 21, 2017. (Reuters)

US Typhon Missile to Stay in Philippines for Now, Top Security Official Says 

The US military's Typhon launchers which can fire multi-purpose missiles up to thousands of kilometers will stay in the Philippines for the time being, the…

World President Donald Trump is briefed on the effects of Hurricane Helene at Asheville Regional Airport in Fletcher, North Carolina, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, as first lady Melania Trump looks on. (AP)

Trump Visits North Carolina and Los Angeles in Tour of Disaster Zones

US President Donald Trump visited disaster-hit western North Carolina on Friday and was traveling later to Los Angeles, promising help while stoking partisan…

World Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Javad Zarif speaks during the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2025. Reuters 

Iran Rejects International Pressure Over its Nuclear Program

Iran on Thursday rejected international pressure over its accelerating nuclear program, which is close to nearly weapons-grade levels, while its Foreign…

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World 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)

US Air Force Looks to Upgrade Cyprus Airbase as Humanitarian Staging Post for the Middle East

Experts from the US Air Force are looking at ways to upgrade Cyprus’ premier air base for use as a humanitarian staging post in future operations in the Middle…

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