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Military Helicopter Crashes in Southern Türkiye, Killing 4

World Rescuers and security officers examine the wreckage of an ambulance helicopter after it collided with a hospital building and crashed into the ground, in Mugla, Türkiye, December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Kenan Gurbuz Purchase

Military Helicopter Crashes in Southern Türkiye, Killing 4

A military helicopter crashed in southern Türkiye on Thursday, killing four personnel, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. The aircraft crashed for unknown…

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World US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance look on during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 11, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump Says US Does Not Need Iran Deal

President Donald Trump said on Thursday the US does not need a deal with Iran and directed Vice President JD Vance, who has played a role in efforts to resolve…

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World Iran: Four Tankers Struck by Explosions in Strait of Hormuz

Iran: Four Tankers Struck by Explosions in Strait of Hormuz

Four oil tankers were hit by explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's military said on Thursday, adding that the vessels had ignored warnings and entered…

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World Members of the New York City Fire Department and first responders work at the scene a day after a building collapsed in Brooklyn in New York on November 12, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Death Toll Rises to 8 in New York Building Collapse

At least eight people died after a three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed at the edge of a construction site, New York City’s mayor said Thursday, as…

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World A seagull fly by the River Thames, near Westminster Bridge and the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, at the Houses of Parliament in central London on November 12, 2026. (Photo by Brook Mitchell / AFP)

Iran Pair Guilty of Spying on London-based Journalists 'for Tehran'

A UK jury on Thursday found two Iranian men guilty of spying for Iran's intelligence service, as a chief prosecutor said it showed Tehran's willingness to use …

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World The flags of Pacific Island nations during the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror, Palau, September 1, 2026. (AAP/ Mick Tsikas via Reuters)

China Warns of ‘Consequences’ Over Taiwan Presence at Pacific Leaders Meeting

China said it had serious concerns about Taiwan's presence at the annual Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, warning of "consequences" after the democratically…

World Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and his wife Sara Netanyahu stand during a welcome ceremony for India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on February 25, 2026. (AFP)

Israel PM’s Wife Shares Conspiracy Theory About Opposition Figure

Sara Netanyahu, the wife of the Israeli prime minister, has claimed an opposition figure was aware of the plan for Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack before it…

World Thousands of PKK members are waiting to return to Türkiye following the implementation of a law allowing for their integration. (Reuters)

Türkiye Unveils Mechanism for PKK Weapons Handover Ahead of Reintegration

Turkish sources have revealed the creation of a mechanism to disarm the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), involving coordination among Ankara, Baghdad, Erbil and…

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World People walk on a field as smoke rises at the site of a Russian strike near Kyiv, Ukraine, 31 August 2026, amid the Russian invasion. (EPA)

Russian Air Attacks Kill 12 in Kyiv Region, on Sixth Day of Strikes

Russian air attacks killed 12 people and injured several more in Kyiv and the surrounding region early on Tuesday, authorities said, in the sixth consecutive…

World Pedestrians walk past a wall mural along a street in downtown of Tehran on August 31, 2026. (AFP)

Iran Defiant as Bessent Says US Likely to Announce Bank Sanctions This Week

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday Washington was likely to announce bank sanctions against Iran this week, stepping up an attempt to …

World US President Donald Trump, with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at his side, speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on a flight from Dover, Delaware, to Miami, Florida, US, March 7, 2026. (Reuters)

Report: Trump Considering Limited Strikes Against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump and his senior aides have been considering launching limited strikes in the Strait of Hormuz to prevent Iran from reconstituting its…

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World People scout for usable materials from debris after flash floods at Trishuli Center in Nepal's Nuwakot district on September 1, 2026. (AFP)

Nepal Rescuers Reach Remote Areas, Electricity Restored Nearly a Week After Devastating Floods

Nepali rescuers built temporary bridges to reach remote areas and dug through the ruins of hydropower projects in the Himalayas to rescue close to 300 trapped…

World Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov attends a plenary session as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, US, August 31, 2026. (Reuters)

Report: Bessent Told Russian Minister No Economic Relief Until Ukraine War Ends

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made clear to Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on Monday that no economic relief for Russia or agreements on other…

World US Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll testifies on budget requests during a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 12, 2026. (AFP)

US Army Secretary Driscoll Submits Resignation

US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation, the White House confirmed Monday, following reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete…

World A member of the NYPD stands guard at the scene of an officer-involved shooting, in Times Square, New York City, US, August 31, 2026. (Reuters)

Two Dead After Stabbing in New York’s Times Square

A knife-wielding woman stabbed and killed a person and injured another in New York's tourist-filled Times Square on Monday, before she was shot and killed by…

World A Bosnian woman looks at the names of victims at the memorial cemetery where the victims of the Srebrenica genocide are buried, following the death of Bosnian Serb Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide, in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 28, 2026. (Reuters)

EU Says No Place for Serbia’s ‘Glorification’ of War Criminal Mladic

EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos on Monday criticized Serbia's plans to bury former Bosnian Serb military leader and convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic…

World Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 31, 2026. (AP)

Trump Was Sending Message to Iran with Kharg Island Post, Says Vance

US President Donald Trump was sending a message to Iran with his social media post about Iran's energy hub of Kharg Island being blown to smithereens, Vice…

World A woman walks past a wall mural of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei, along a street in downtown of Tehran on August 31, 2026. (AFP)

Iran Sentences Two Women to Death Over 2026 Protests, Say Rights Groups

Iranian courts have issued death sentences for two women charged over anti-government protests in January, rights groups said Monday, as Tehran ramps up…

World FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, gestures while speaking to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Sept. 16, 2022. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Russia Wants AI, Digital Cooperation with China, Putin Tells Xi

Moscow aims to cooperate with Beijing in the field of artificial intelligence and digital innovation, Russian President Vladimir Putin told China's Xi Jinping…

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World FILE - The Pentagon is seen from the air, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Pentagon Signs 7-year Deals to Increase Missile Production

The Pentagon said on Monday it secured seven-year agreements with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) and Lockheed Martin to increase…

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World Greece to buy a defense system from Israel (Reuters)

Israel Signs Three-billion-euro Arms Export Deal with Greece

Israel's defense ministry announced Monday it had signed a deal with Athens worth approximately three billion euros (almost $3.5 billion) to set up the …

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World View of a rock formation at the Pacific Ocean in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California state, Mexico on August 4, 2023. AFP

World Leaders Need to See Rising Oceans in Pacific, Says UN Official

Leaders from the world's top economies should stand on a Pacific atoll to see the reality of record sea level rise, a top UN official said in Palau on Monday. …

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World 16 March 2018, Austria, Vienna: Abbas Araghchi, Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran, gives an interview in Vienna. (dpa)

Iran FM Accuses ‘Serpent’ Netanyahu of Tricking US into War

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "serpent", accusing him of tricking Washington into going…

World (FILES) A motorcyclist rides past a mural of ousted Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro flashing the V sign, in Caracas, on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)

'We are Standing Firm,' Maduro Says in Photo Posts from Detention

Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolas Maduro said on social media Sunday that he was "standing firm" with photographs that appear to show him in the detention…

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World Migrants wait outside the Loma Colmenar temporary migrant shelter in Ceuta, Spain, 31 August 2026. (EPA)

Spanish PM Says Disinformation on Ceuta Crisis Was Spread by Russia, Israel

Russia and Israel both spread and amplified disinformation related to the mass entry of migrants into Spain's North ‌African ‌enclave of ‌Ceuta ⁠last month,…

World FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, gestures while speaking to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Sept. 16, 2022. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Leaders of China, Russia and India are Among Heads of State Meeting to Counter US Influence

The leaders of China, Russia and India are among the heads of state gathering in Kyrgyzstan this week for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization,…

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World Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference in Moscow, Russia, 25 August 2026. (EPA)

NATO’s Arctic Moves Pose ‘Direct Threat’ to Russia, Says Lavrov

Russia sees ‌NATO activity in the Arctic as a direct security threat, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an article published on Monday, as the alliance…

World A helicopter rescues a passenger off a ferry that capsized off the coast of Northern Cyprus, August 30, 2026. (Reuters)

Nearly 20 Still Missing After North Cyprus Ferry Capsize Kills Eight

Nearly 20 ‌people were missing on Monday after a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus, killing at least eight, as divers joined search teams scouring deep…

World This handout image released by the Grand Canyon National Park Service via X on August 30, 2026 shows remnants of stone bridge pylons along Bright Angel Creek following a flash flood that destroyed the footbridge on August 29. (AFP/ National Park Service)

New Storms Threaten Grand Canyon Flood Search, 2 Bodies Recovered

Forecasted storms in the Grand Canyon on Monday threatened efforts to find more than a dozen people missing after flash floods over the weekend, the National…