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Iran Ready to Reopen Strait of Hormuz if US Eases Military Pressure, Lifts Blockade

World FILE PHOTO: Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 31, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Iran Ready to Reopen Strait of Hormuz if US Eases Military Pressure, Lifts Blockade

Iran can reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports, a senior Iranian…

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World This handout photograph taken and released on September 22,2026 by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) shows ambulances and police officers waiting in front of a high school outside which a gunman opened fire and was detained shortly afterwards, in Turgutlu, an area west of the resort city of Izmir. (Photo by Handout / DHA (Demiroren News Agency) / AFP)

Student Opens Fire Outside School in Türkiye, 11 Pupils Wounded

A student opened fire in front of their high school in Türkiye's western province of Manisa early on Tuesday, wounding at least 11 other pupils, Justice…

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World Residents cycle through a flooded street after Typhoon Dujuan brought torrential rain to Sakura, Chiba prefecture, Japan, September 22, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Typhoon Dujuan Leaves 4 Dead in Japan, 45,000 Houses Without Power

Typhoon Dujuan left at least four people dead and 22 injured in Japan, while thousands of houses near Tokyo were without power after the storm swept through…

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World FILE PHOTO: Flags are pictured during the first working session of G7 foreign ministers in Muenster, Germany, November 3, 2022. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/Pool/File Photo/File Photo

G7 Foreign Ministers Call on Iran to Stop Arming Houthis

G7 foreign ministers on Monday called on Iran to end its arming and support of Houthis in Yemen, which they said constituted a dangerous pattern of escalation…

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World The aftermath of the bombing that targeted a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires (AFP file photo)

Argentina Accuses 7 Iranians and a Lebanese Man in 1994 Jewish Center Bombing Case

An Argentine judge on Monday formally charged seven Iranians and a Lebanese citizen for their alleged involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community…

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World FILE PHOTO: A damaged car next to the wreckage of an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport, in Miami, Florida, US, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on September 8, 2026. National Transportation Safety Board/Handout via REUTERS

Amazon Pauses Operations with 21 Air after Miami Cargo Plane Crash

Amazon said on Sunday it was pausing operations with Miami-based 21 Air, the cargo carrier that operated the aircraft for Amazon Air that crashed in Miamilast…

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World FILED - 27 December 2011, ---, --: FILE PHOTO - A satellite picture provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), shows the Arabian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman. Photo: -/The Visible Earth/NASA/dpa

Hormuz Shipping Traffic Remains Below 10-day Average

Commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to a single digit per day, preliminary shiptracking data showed on Monday, well below a 10-day…

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World US President Donald Trump departs the Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin, Ireland, 12 September 2026. EPA/NEIL HALL

Trump Downplays Report China Gave Iran Intel before Deadly Strike on US Base

US President Donald Trump on Sunday downplayed reports that Chinese entities supplied Tehran with satellite images of a military base in Jordan before and…

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World  A message reading "AI artificial intelligence", a keyboard, and robot hands are seen in this illustration taken January 27, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Says ‘Very Negative Forces’ Raising Exaggerated Concerns Over AI

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday a lot of "very negative forces" are bringing things up about AI that won't happen and said that he wanted to make sure…

World US President Donald Trump waves during a visit to Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg, Ireland, 13 September 2026. (EPA)

Trump Says Zelensky ‘Has to Stop’ Attacking Russian Refineries

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to "stop knocking out diesel fuel" refineries in Russia because it…

World 11 September 2026, US, New York: France's Permanent Representative to the UN, Jerome Bonnafont, speaks during a UN Security Council meeting marking the 25th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks and examining the evolving global terrorist threat and international efforts to counter terrorism. Photo: Bianca Otero/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

France Apologizes for UN Diplomatic Spat with Washington

The French UN mission said it regretted an online post criticizing how the United States voted during a UN General Assembly meeting, with US officials telling…

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World Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov waits before a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vietnamese President To Lam (both not pictured) at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 09 September 2026. To Lam is on a three-day state visit to Russia.

Kremlin Not Ruling Out Return to Talks with Ukraine in October

Three-way negotiations with Ukraine and the United States on ending Europe's worst conflict since World War II could take place in October, the Kremlin said on…

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World French President Emmanuel Macron looks on prior to welcoming Rwanda's President Paul Kagame (not pictured) upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 11 September 2026. (EPA)

Macron, Carney to Visit French Islands After Trump’s Map Post

The leaders of France and Canada will next week visit France's North Atlantic territory of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon to underscore their support for national…

World Firefighters extinguish a car of a passenger train hit by a Russian drone strike at a railway station, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lutsk, Ukraine September 12, 2026. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Volyn region/Handout via Reuters)

Russian Drone Hits Kyiv-Warsaw Train

A Russian drone struck a Warsaw-bound passenger train from Kyiv on Sunday but caused no casualties, Warsaw and Kyiv said, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

World  President Donald Trump arrives to speak at Deerfield Residence, the residence of the US Ambassador to Ireland Edward S. Walsh, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Dublin. (AP)

Trump Turns to Golf, Family Business on Irish Visit’s Second Day

Donald Trump turns his focus Sunday to golf and promoting his business interests, as he wraps up a two-day visit to Ireland during which his off-the-cuff…

World Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a session on day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, September 13, 2026. (Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via Reuters)

Xi Pushes ‘Greater BRICS’ Economic Ties to Give Bloc Larger Global Role

Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled on Sunday initiatives in areas ranging from AI to trade to deepen cooperation among the "Greater BRICS" emerging…

World A person inspects the damage at the site of a Russian strike on a building in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 12 September 2026. (EPA)

Russian Nuclear Head Says Ukraine Attacked Fuel Trucks, Endangered Zaporizhzhia Plant

The head of Russia's ‌state nuclear energy corporation accused Ukraine on Sunday of attacking diesel fuel trucks, killing two Russian servicemen and…

World  Opposition leader and Sweden's Social Democratic Party leader, Magdalena Andersson, and her husband, Richard Friberg, vote during the general election in Nacka, near Stockholm, Sweden, September 13, 2026. (Reuters)

Swedish Voters Go to Polls to Choose a New Parliament as Hard Right Bids for Role in Government

Voters in Sweden will head to the polls on Sunday for an election that will determine whether a conservative leader remains in charge and a hard-right party…

World A Congolese medical worker dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) walks within the emergency unit at the Muthiri Adventist Hospital, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in the Mutiri quarter of Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 10, 2026. (Reuters)

DR Congo’s Worst Ebola Epidemic Ever Passes 7,000 Cases

More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo's worst outbreak of the deadly disease ever, according to figures released…

World This handout photograph taken on September 12, 2026 and released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) shows India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and China's President Xi Jinping shaking hands during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 12, 2026. (Handout / Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) / AFP)

India’s Modi and China’s Xi Seek to Reset Ties on BRICS Sidelines

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Saturday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, the latest effort by the…

World A police boat is seen as a team member uses binoculars during search operations for a speedboat carrying eight people including five journalists, which went missing September 7 in waters of the Sunda Strait, on September 12, 2026.  (Photo by PERDIANSYAH / AFP)

Rescuers Search for 130 People after Indonesia Passenger Ship Sinks; Six Dead

Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 130 people from a passenger ship that sank in the Java Sea after ‌113 others ‌were evacuated, the country's…

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World Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration

South Korea's Expanded Espionage Law Takes Effect amid Push to Protect Chip Technology

South Korea's expanded espionage law ‌takes effect on Sunday, broadening espionage offences beyond acts involving North Korea to include all foreign…

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World FILE PHOTO: Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Iran Authorities Say One Dead after Ship Struck in Hormuz

A ship was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, killing one person and injuring three, local Iranian authorities said, as Tehran and Washington clash over…

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World A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

New Report of Attack on Strait of Hormuz Shipping Fans Fears of Threats to Oil Supplies

Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to energy…

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World Ukrainian rescuers work amid the rubble at the site of a Russian strike on a multi-story residential building in Odesa, southern Ukraine, 12 September 2026, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. EPA/IGOR MASLOV

5 Killed in Russian Strikes on Ukraine as Putin Warns Europe Against Sending Troops

Russian strikes killed five civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, local officials said Saturday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending…

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World A handout photo made available by India’s Ministry of External Foreign Affairs shows BRICS leaders planting trees during the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit in New Delhi, India, 12 September 2026. EPA/INDIAN MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS/HANDOUT

BRICS Nations Call for 'Maximum Restraint' in Middle East War

Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday. …

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World Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, greets Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian upon his arrival for the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Indian Foreign Ministry via AP)

Pezeshkian Says Middle East Has No Need for US 'Policeman'

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that the Middle East does not need the United States to be a "regional policeman,” with the two countries…

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World US President Donald Trump meets with Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Micheal Martin (not pictured) at Farmleigh House in Dublin, Ireland, September 12, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump Says Iran War Will End after US Midterm Elections

President Donald Trump repeated on Saturday that he believed the war with Iran will end after US midterm elections in November and that oil ⁠prices will tumble…

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World SNCF workers stand next to a derailed train carriage in Cléon, northwestern France, on September 12, 2026, the morning after the train derailed. (Photo by Guillaume SALIGOT / AFP)

French Police Suspect Train Derailment Was Sabotage

Investigators suspect that a train derailment in northwest France which injured 44, one gravely, was the result of sabotage, a police source told AFP on…

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