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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 People attend a memorial prayer for fallen soldiers at the Lychakiv's cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, 28 December 2024, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. EPA

Ukraine Says Naval Drone Destroys Russian Helicopter for 1st Time

Ukrainian military intelligence said on Tuesday one of its naval drones had destroyed a Russian helicopter and damaged another one in the Black Sea. In a…

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World Supporters of impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol wave US and South Korean flags as they gather near the presidential residence in Seoul on December 31, 2024. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP)

South Korea Court Approves Arrest of President Yoon

A South Korean court gave authorities approval on Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in a criminal investigation into his martial law decree,…

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World FILED - 02 March 2024, China, Beijing: A medical service member takes a throat swab from a media representative of the People's Congress in China for a Covid-19 test. Photo: Johannes Neudecker/dpa

China Defends COVID-19 Data-sharing as WHO Seeks More Access

China has shared the most COVID-19 data and research results in the international community, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday, after the World Health…

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World FILE PHOTO: A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the US Treasury building in Washington, US, January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

US Treasury: Chinese Hackers Remotely Accessed Workstations, Documents in 'Major' Cyber Incident

Chinese hackers remotely accessed several US Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service…

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World ARLINGTON, VA - DECEMBER 22: Birds fly near the Pentagon building over the US Air Force Memorial on December 22, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. Tom Brenner/Getty Images/AFP

Pentagon: Detainee was Repatriated from Guantanamo Bay to Tunisia

The US Department of Defense said on Monday that detainee Ridah Bin Saleh Al-Yazidi was repatriated from Guantanamo Bay to Tunisia. It said 26 detainees…

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World US President-elect Donald Trump gestures at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, US, December 22, 2024. (Reuters)

Trump Gives US House Speaker Johnson ‘Complete and Total Endorsement’

US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threw his support behind House Speaker Mike Johnson, who will stand for reelection to the top job this week with a…

World Flowers and a message of condolence laid by people working at the site where an aircraft went off the runway and crashed, are pictured at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon

South Korea Orders Airline Safety Probe after Worst Domestic Crash Kills 179

South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operation as investigators worked…

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World Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC, US on November 13, 2024. ALLISON ROBBERT/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

German Government Seeks to Downplay Musk's Backing of Far-right Party ahead of General Election

The German government on Monday sought to downplay efforts by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to get involved in the country's general election campaign by again…

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World Former US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, US, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Jeenah Moon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Trump Loses Appeal of E. Jean Carroll $5 million Defamation Verdict    

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a $5 million verdict that E. Jean Carroll won against Donald Trump when a jury found the US president-elect liable for…

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World Students attend a class at a school in Qamishli, Syria, December 16, 2024. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman/File Photo

Germany Plans $62 mln Boost for Syrian Schools, Projects

Germany said on Monday it would back 60 million euros ($62.70 million) worth of projects in Syria to boost education, women's rights and other areas in the…

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World A forest with frozen trees is pictured in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Iraqi Couple Charged in Germany with Keeping, Abusing Yazidi Girls as Slaves

Germany's federal prosecutor on Monday charged an Iraqi couple with enslavement, torture and war crimes, alleging they kept two young Yazidi girls as slaves…

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World People hold placards while attending a peaceful sit-in in front of the Prefecture to demand the immediate release of the Italian journalist Cecilia Sala in Turin, Italy, 29 December 2024. EPA/JESSICA PASQUALON

Iran Confirms Arrest of Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala

Iran's Ministry of Culture confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala for "violating the laws” of the country, Iran's official IRNA news agency…

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World US President Joe Biden speaks at the Company House Hotel, in Christiansted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, December 29, 2024. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Biden Announces $2.5 Billion in Fresh Military Aid to Ukraine

US President Joe Biden announced $2.5 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine on Monday as he uses his final weeks in office to surge military…

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World A handout photo made available by the Jimmy Carter Library shows US President Jimmy Carter making a telephone call from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 07 August 1980 (reissued 29 December 2024). (EPA / White House Photographer / Jimmy Carter Library / Handout)

Jimmy Carter Worked Tirelessly for Peace and Democracy, Nobel Committee Says

Former US President Jimmy Carter should be praised for his "decades of untiring effort" to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts and to advance…

World Former President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd at the Democratic National Convention 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, on August 25, 2008. (AFP)

World Leaders React to Former US President Jimmy Carter’s Death

World leaders and US politicians reacted to news that former US President Jimmy Carter, who as president brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later…

World French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (C) and  French Minister of the Overseas Manuel Valls (2ndR) react as they visit the ESCRIM hospital in Mamoudzou on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, on December 30, 2024. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)

French PM Promises Concrete Aid for Cyclone-hit Mayotte

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrived in Mayotte on Monday, vowing to bring help to the Indian Ocean territory ravaged by a cyclone. The most…

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World 30 December 2024, South Korea, Muan: Firefighters conduct search operations at Muan International Airport after a Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people crashed the previous day. Photo: -/YNA/dpa

Flags Fly at Half-mast as S. Korea Probes its Worst Plane Crash

Flags flew at half-mast on Monday as South Korea mourned 179 people killed in the worst plane crash on its soil, as investigators probe why the Jeju Air plane…

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World FILED - 03 March 2020, Israel, Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister and Chairman of the Likud Party, Benjamin Netanyahu, makes an address. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa

Netanyahu in Good Condition after Successful Prostate Surgery

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in good condition and fully conscious after his prostate surgery ended "successfully," his office said on Sunday. …

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World Forensic police officers inspect the scene of a blaze at The Ember Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, 29 December 2024. EPA

Hotel Fire in Bangkok Tourist Area Kills 3 Foreigners

A fire broke out at a hotel near Bangkok's Khao San Road, a popular tourist destination, killing three foreigners and injuring several other people, Thai…

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World (FILES) Former US President Jimmy Carter poses for a photo on March 25, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

Jimmy Carter, Former US President and Nobel Peace Prize Recipient, Dead at 100

Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as US president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but later received the Nobel Peace…

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World (FILES) This handout photo taken on December 14, 2024 and released by the South Korean Presidential Office shows President Yoon Suk Yeol giving a public address from his official residence in Seoul. (Photo by Handout / South Korean Presidential Office / AFP)

South Korea Investigators Request Arrest Warrant for Yoon Over Martial Law

South Korean investigators have sought an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over this month's short-lived imposition of martial law, an…

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World This photograph shows a general view the city of Addis Ababa at night, on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

At Least 71 Killed in Ethiopia Road Accident

At least 71 people died in Ethiopia when a truck packed with passengers plunged into a river, authorities in the southern Sidama region said. The accident…

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World People attend the funeral of Captain Igor Kshnyakin, co-pilot Alexander Kalyaninov and flight attendant Hokuma Aliyeva, crew members of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 that crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau, in Baku, Azerbaijan December 29, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov

Azerbaijan's President Says Crashed Plane Was Shot at from Russia

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that a passenger plane that crashed last week, killing 38 people, had been damaged by accidental shooting…

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World Firefighters work near the wreckage of a Jeju Air aircraft at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, 29 December 2024. EPA/HAN MYUNG-GU

Plane Crash Kills 179 in Worst Airline Disaster in South Korea

The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea killed 179 people on Sunday, when an airliner belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway, erupting in a…

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