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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 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks as he attends a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

Zelenskiy Says Ukraine is Preparing to Resume Diplomatic Ties with Syria

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he was preparing to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria, less than a month after the overthrow of…

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World FILE PHOTO: Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

Next Nuclear Talks between Iran and Three European Countries Due on Jan 13

The next round of nuclear talks between Iran and three European countries will take place on Jan. 13 in Geneva, Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency cited the…

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World Ukrainian service personnel use searchlights as they search for drones in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Russia Says it Struck Ukrainian Energy Facilities

Russia said on Thursday it had attacked energy facilities in Ukraine that support Kyiv's military-industrial complex. The Russian Defense Ministry said that…

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10 People Injured in New York City Shooting Incident

Ten people were injured in a mass shooting in the New York City borough of Queens late on New Year's Day, the New York Police Department said in a news…

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World The remains of a Tesla Cybertruck that burned at the entrance of Trump Tower, are inspected in Las Vegas, Nevada, US January 1, 2025.  REUTERS/Ronda Churchill

Tesla Cybertruck Explodes Outside Trump Las Vegas Hotel, Killing Driver

A Tesla Cybertruck exploded in flames outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on Wednesday, killing the driver and injuring seven others, and the FBI…

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World A protester holds a placard reading "Stop the Steal" during a rally to support impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. Philip FONG / AFP

South Korea's Impeached President Resists Arrest over Martial Law Bid

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol remained defiantly inside his residence resisting arrest for a third day on Thursday after vowing to "fight"…

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World Afghan refugees returning voluntarily from Pakistan wait at the UNHCR center in Nowshera. FAROOQ NAEEM / AFP/File

Afghan Refugees Suffer 'Like Prisoners' in Pakistan Crackdown

The space in which refugee Shaharzad has to live has shrunk to the small courtyard of a guesthouse in Pakistan's capital, reminiscent of her life under Taliban…

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World The seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seen on the Headquarters in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP)

FBI Finds 150 Homemade Bombs at Virginia Home in One of Largest Such Seizures

Federal agents found one of the largest stockpiles of homemade explosives they have ever seized when they arrested a Virginia man on a firearms charge last…

World Emergency personnel work the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP)

Driver Flying ISIS Flag Rams into New Orleans Crowd, Killing 15; He May Have Had Help

A US Army veteran flying an ISIS flag from his truck swerved around makeshift barriers and plowed into New Orleans' crowded French Quarter on New Year's Day,…

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World Condensation trails from the airplanes are seen in the sky in Islamabad on January 1, 2025. (AFP)

Pakistan and India Conduct Annual Exchange of Lists of Nuclear Assets under Bilateral Pact

Pakistan and India on Wednesday exchanged lists of their nuclear assets as part of a bilateral pact that bars them from attacking each other’s nuclear…

World This is handout photo taken and released on January 1, 2025 by the Taiwan Presidential Office shows Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te giving his New Year's address at the Presidential Office in Taipei. (Handout / Taiwan Presidential Office / AFP)

Taiwan President Vows to Boost the Island’s Defense Budget as China Threats Rise

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te pledged to strengthen the island's defenses in the face of escalating Chinese threats, saying in a New Year’s address on…

World Pezeshkian speaks to members of the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday. (Iranian Presidency)

Iranian Advisor: Leadership Recognizes Need for Direct Talks with Washington

A senior advisor to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has revealed that Iran’s leadership has reached a consensus on the necessity of engaging in direct…

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World Participants wave US and South Korean flags during a rally to support impeached South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol near the presidential residence in Seoul on January 1, 2025. (AFP)

South Korea’s Presidential Aides Offer to Resign amid Political Crisis

Senior aides to South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign en masse on Wednesday, a day after his office expressed regret over acting…

World This photo provided on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, with his daughter, second left, attend a New Year celebration in Pyongyang, North Korea on Dec. 31, 2024. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea's Kim Jong Un Attends New Year's Celebrations with Daughter

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae attended New Year's celebrations including fireworks and an ice dancing display, state media KCNA…

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World A general view of the Durankulak border point between Bulgaria and Romania, 01 January 2025. EPA/VASSIL DONEV

Romania, Bulgaria Fully Join EU's Borderless Schengen Zone

Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union's Schengen free-travel area on Wednesday, joining an expanded…

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World FILE PHOTO: Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

Next Nuclear Talks between Iran and 3 European Countries Due on Jan 13

The next round of nuclear talks between Iran and three European countries will take place on Jan. 13 in Geneva, Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency cited the…

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World Officials take part in an investigation at the site where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on January 1, 2025. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)

South Korea Says Will Send Jeju Air Crash Black Box to US

South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said Wednesday they will send one of the…

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World A handout photo made available by the State Emergency Service shows Ukrainian rescuers working at the site of a drone attack on a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, 01 January 2025, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. EPA/STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE HANDOUT

Russia Launches New Year Drone Strike on Kyiv, 2 Killed

Russia launched a drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday, killing two people, wounding six others and damaging buildings in two…

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World A man walks past a graffiti depicting the Statue of Liberty with the torch-bearing arm broken, drawn on the walls of the former US embassy headquarters in Tehran on December 30, 2024. (AFP)

US Imposes Sanctions on Entities in Iran, Russia over Election Interference

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on entities in Iran and Russia, accusing them of attempting to interfere in the 2024 US election. The US…

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the fifth day of testimony in his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP)

Days after Surgery, Netanyahu Rushes to Knesset for Budget Vote

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rushed to Israel’s parliament Tuesday for an emergency vote on a portion of the budget less than two days after his prostate…

World FILED - 19 March 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Ramstein-Miesenbach: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a press conference. Photo: Uwe Anspach/dpa

The Pentagon Chief Loses Bid to Reject 9/11 Plea Deals

A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other…

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World A utility pole with loose cables towers over a home in Loiza, Puerto Rico, Sept. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo, File)

Nearly All of Puerto Rico is Without Power on New Year's Eve

A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as the US territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark…

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World Debris left by drug users lies next to a tattered US flag, in the Bronx borough of New York City, US, June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

China Seeks Greater Global Cooperation on Drug Control

China's public security minister vowed on Tuesday to deepen international cooperation in the area of drug control, state media Xinhua reported. Wang Xiaohong,…

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World A Somali military officer runs to secure the scene of a suicide car bombing near Somalia’s presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia (File Photo: Reuters)

Somalia Security Forces Repulse Suicide Attack by ISIS

Security forces in Somalia repulsed an attack by ISIS suicide bombers on a military base in the northeastern region of Puntland on Tuesday, the local state…

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