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Dozens Killed in Blast Targeting Train in SW Pakistan

World Firefighters work to extinguish the burning cars at the site of bomb explosion, in Quetta, Pakistan, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

Dozens Killed in Blast Targeting Train in SW Pakistan

At least 24 people were killed on Sunday in a blast targeting a train carrying military personnel in Pakistan's turbulent southwestern province of Balochistan,…

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World  Britain's Armed Forces Minister Al Carns, center, inspects autonomous vehicles with sonar sensor that can detect and identify mines, on RFA Lyme Bay in territory of Gibraltar, on Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP)

Britain’s Navy Prepares to Clear Mines in the Strait of Hormuz While Waiting for a Peace Deal

Aboard the RFA Lyme Bay docked off the coast of Gibraltar, hundreds of British sailors are waiting to be deployed for a mine-clearing mission to the Strait of…

World A security personnel stands guard as Iranians take part in a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iran Hangs Man for Spying during War with US, Israel, Says Judiciary

Iran on Sunday hanged a man convicted of espionage, the judiciary said, the first known execution for a spying offence committed during the war with Israel and…

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World Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado delivers a speech on Cuba Avenue in Panama City, Panama, 23 May 2026. (EPA)

Venezuela’s Machado Vows Another Run for Presidency and Eyes Return from Exile Before End of 2026

Venezuela's Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announced Saturday that she plans to run for president again and intends to return to her home…

World Greater Manchester Mayor and Labour candidate Andy Burnham speaks during his campaign launch, ahead of the Makerfield by-election triggered by the resignation of Labour MP Josh Simons, in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Britain, May 22, 2026. (Reuters)

Would-Be Challenger to UK PM Faces Uphill Battle in Key Vote

Makerfield, a little-known political district in northwest England, has been thrust into the spotlight in the UK ahead of a by-election dubbed one of the most…


World 20 May 2024, Taiwan, Taipei City: Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te is pictured during his inauguration speech. (dpa)

Taiwan’s President Defends US Arms Purchases That Trump Called ‘Bargaining Chip’

Taiwan’s president on Sunday stressed that arms purchases from the United States are “the most important deterrent” of regional conflict and instability, after…

World This picture taken on May 17, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 18, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (top C) speaking on key military issues during a meeting of commanding officers of the divisions and brigades of the entire army at the Party Central Committee headquarters in Pyongyang. (KCNA via KNS / AFP)

North Korea’s Kim Calls to Make Border with South Korea an ‘Impregnable Fortress’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said plans to strengthen frontline units on the border with South Korea, as well as other major units, were key to "more…

World  Delegates attend the 79th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2026. (Reuters)

WHO Kicks off Annual Assembly Amid Hantavirus, Ebola Crises

World Health Organization member states gather for their annual meeting in Geneva Monday amid concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks and…

World  15 May 2026, United Kingdom, London: (L-R) Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Metropolitan Police Commander Clair Haynes, during a visit to a police station in Lambeth, south London. (Peter Nicholls/PA Wire/dpa)

PM Starmer Will Not Set Out a Timetable to Quit, Says His Deputy

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is under intense pressure to quit from within his Labour Party after a set of poor local election results, will not…

World In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Monday, May 18, 2026, rescue workers put out a fire of a residential building destroyed after a Russian strike on Dnipro, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

More Than 30 Wounded in Russian Attacks on Ukraine Overnight

Russia launched hundreds of drones and nearly two dozen missiles at Ukraine overnight wounding more than 30 people, Ukrainian officials said on Monday, as Kyiv…

World People walk in a square in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, April 15, 2026. (Reuters)

A Strong Quake in South China Kills 2 and Triggers Evacuation of 7,000

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck south China’s Guangxi region early Monday, killing two people, toppling buildings and triggering the evacuations of thousands…

World President Donald Trump answers a question from a reporter at the end of a news conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP)

Israel at ‘Peak Readiness’ for Possible Renewed Conflict with Iran

US President Donald Trump may order renewed limited military strikes against Iran amid what appears to be a deadlock in talks between the Chinese and US…

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World  People walk past a mural depicting a US aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP)

Trump Issues Dire Warning to Iran to Accept Peace Deal

President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning to Iran on Sunday, saying it had to move quickly towards a peace deal or "there won't be anything left of them." …

World  A vintage car passes by images of late Cuban President Fidel Castro, Cuba's former President Raul Castro and Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel displayed on a billboard in Havana, Cuba, May 15, 2026. (Reuters)

Report: US Weighs Drone Threat from Cuba

Cuba has obtained more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the US base at Guantanamo Bay, US military vessels…

World The MV Hondius sparked global alarm after the outbreak of hantavirus. JORGE GUERRERO / AFP

Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Ends Deadly Voyage

A cruise ship that sparked global alarm after a deadly outbreak of hantavirus ended its voyage by docking in Rotterdam harbor Monday, with the skeleton crew…

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World US President Donald Trump waves after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 15, 2026. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP)

Trump Warns 'Won't be Anything Left' of Iran Unless it Agrees to Deal

President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Iran "there won't be anything left of them," if Teheran does not quickly agree to a peace deal with the United States. …

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World A mural depicting the late leader of the Iranian Revolution Ruhollah Khomeini is reflected in a bookshop window display in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US Presents Five-point List that Iran Describes as 'No Tangible Concessions'

Iranian media said Sunday that the United States had failed to make any concrete concessions in its latest response to Iran's proposed agenda for negotiations…

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Iran Chief Negotiator Ghalibaf Appointed to Oversee Ties with China

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who recently emerged as a chief negotiator in talks with the United States, has been appointed to oversee…

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World This handout video grab taken from a footage released on August 14, 2025, on the official Telegram account of the Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, shows a scene of a alleged Ukrainian strike in Belgorod. (Photo by Handout / TELEGRAM / @vvgladkov / AFP)

Ukraine Drones Kill 4 in Russia, Moscow Faces Biggest Attack in Over a Year

At least four people were killed in a major Ukrainian drone attack on Russian regions, including Moscow, which faced its largest assault in more than a year. …

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World FILE - Health workers dressed in protective gear begin their shift at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo, July 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

WHO: Ebola Outbreak in Congo and Uganda Declared Public Health Emergency

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on…

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World  Britain’s former Health Secretary Wes Streeting delivers a keynote address at the Progress annual conference 2026, in London, Britain, May 16, 2026. (Reuters)

UK’s Ex-Health Minister Streeting Says Will Run to Replace PM Starmer

Wes Streeting, who resigned as UK health secretary this week, announced Saturday he will run to replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister, after…

World Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrives at Naval Station Norfolk on May 16, 2026 in Norfolk, Virginia. (Getty Images/AFP)

USS Ford Returns Home After 11-Month Deployment Supporting the Iran War and Maduro’s Capture

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world largest aircraft carrier, returned home to Virginia on Saturday after an 11-month deployment, the longest since the Vietnam…

World  Night falls over the city and the Milad Tower in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP)

Pakistani Minister Arrives in Tehran to ‘Facilitate’ US-Iran Peace Talks

Pakistan's interior minister arrived in Tehran on Saturday "to facilitate" the peace talks between Iran and the United States that have stalled despite a…

World Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney talks to reporters during the 8th European Political Community Summit in Yerevan, Armenia on Monday, May 4, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada Deepens Arctic Defense Ties with Nordics after Trump Threats

Since US President Donald Trump’s barrage of threats to seize Greenland, authorities on the frozen island have been seeking help from a northern ally: Canada. …

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World A handout photo made available by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service shows Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) reacting following their release in a prisoner swap at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, 15 May 2026. (EPA/Ukrainian Presidential Press Service Handout)

Kyiv Says Russia Has Returned 528 Bodies to Ukraine

Kyiv said on Saturday that Russia had returned 528 bodies to Ukraine identified as Ukrainian soldiers killed in action, in one of the few areas of cooperation…

World Israeli soldiers seen in the village of Aitaroun in southern Lebanon, January 27, 2025. (AP)

End of the ‘People’s Army’ Myth: Israel Weighs Resorting to Mercenaries

As Israel’s military grapples with a severe manpower shortage estimated at 15,000 troops — a situation Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has described as “dangerous…

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World  Russian President Vladimir Putin pauses as he meets with newly appointed acting governor of Belgorod region Alexander Shuvaev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin to Visit China May 19-20 After Trump Trip

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19 for a two-day visit, hot on the heels of US President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing, the…

World Mohammad Ali Jafari, a senior commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (File photo - state television) 

Former IRGC Chief Says No Direct Talks Before US Confidence-Building Steps

Mohammad Ali Jafari, former commander-in-chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said Iran would not enter negotiations with the United States before…

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World FILE - Raul Castro waves a Cuban national flag during a May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana on May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Report: Trump Administration Prepares to Seek Raúl Castro Indictment as It pressures Cuba

The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated…

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