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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 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 2nd Plenary Meeting of the 9th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, North Korea, August 29, 2026, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (KCNA via Reuters)

North Korea Says Hostile US Policy Unchanged, Vows to Strengthen Nuclear Force

North Korea said on Monday the United States' hostile policy remained unchanged and vowed to continue strengthening its nuclear force, rejecting repeated US…

World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Turkish Presidency)

Türkiye, Israel Trade Heated Accusations as Tensions Mount

Tensions between Ankara and Tel Aviv continue to mount with Israel accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of “antisemitism.” Türkiye’s Foreign…

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World US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a ceremony to honor Marines who served at Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul during the August 26, 2021, suicide bombing that killed 13 US service members and roughly 170 Afghan civilians during the US military evacuation from Afghanistan, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, August 26, 2026. (Reuters)

US Military Leaders Warn Against Prolonging Iran Operations

Several US military leaders have advised Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that prolonging large-scale operations against Iran is unsustainable and risks…

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World A drone view of the aftermath of flash flooding along the Trishuli river amidst fresh water surge warning in the Trishuli Bazaar area of Nuwakot district, Nepal, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP)

Nepal PM Says Nation Facing ‘Unimaginable’ Disaster

Nepal is facing an "unimaginable and heartbreaking" disaster with authorities struggling to assess the full scale of devastating floods that have killed…

World FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

Iran Dismisses Trump’s Post of Attack on Key Energy Hub of Kharg

An Iranian official dismissed as "laughable" on Monday a post by Donald Trump of an AI-generated video clip that the US president said showed Iran's oil hub…

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World  US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Asheville, NC, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP)

Bessent Expects New US Secondary Sanctions Weekly, Aiming to Increase Pressure on Iran

The US Treasury Department is likely to unveil weekly new secondary sanctions aimed at increasing economic pressure on Iran, with an initial focus on banks, US…

World A man drives next to a billboard of Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a street in Tehran, Iran, 09 July 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Trump Vows to Hit Iran Hard After First Exchanges of Fire in a Month

US President Donald Trump was quoted on Monday as promising to "hit them hard" after Iran launched missiles overnight at Jordan in response to a US attack on…

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World A sign reading "Lake Ontario, Now and Always," unveiled by Ontario Premier Doug Ford at Fifty Point Conservation Area, after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America," near Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, August 29, 2026. (Reuters)

Google Maps Will Show ‘Lake America’ in US, not ‘Lake Ontario’

Google Maps has changed the ‌name of "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" for US users to reflect President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the lake,…

World An oil tanker sails off the coast of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 29 August 2026. (EPA)

Trump Says US Will Refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve Using Venezuelan Oil

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that oil from a recently struck deal with Venezuela will be used to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which…

World  Mud covers the floor of a classroom damaged in the recent flash floods at the Shree Bagheswori Madhyamik School in Galchhi, Dhading district of Nepal Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP)

Saved by a Lunch Break: Nepal Floods Destroyed Many Schools, but Students at This School Survived

In one of the areas worst hit by Wednesday’s catastrophic floods in Nepal, a group of schoolchildren managed to survive when they happened to leave their…

World People gather at the Place de la Concertation following an attack by mutineers on the airport and the presidency in Niamey, Niger, August 29, 2026. (Reuters)

Niamey Back to Normal After Soldier Mutiny

Life returned to normal in Niger's capital, Niamey, on Sunday, after the military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers. …

World Motorbikes drive past a billboard depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, center, handing the country's flag to his son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, right, as the late revolutionary founder Khomeini stands at left, in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, March 10, 2026. (AP)

Iran Supreme Leader Calls for Unity Among Muslim Countries

Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Sunday called on Muslim countries in the region to unite against the United States and Israel, in a written message…

World A woman walks out from the Mother and Child Health ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital in Islamabad on August 27, 2026. (AFP)

Pakistan Suspends Eight Officials After Deadly Infant Ward Fire

Pakistan's prime minister said eight officials were suspended and called for criminal proceedings against them, after 14 infants were killed in a fire in the…

World A view of the destruction after a Russian attack struck a warehouse, followed by an explosion, in the village of Myla, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP)

Russia Says Preparing ‘Massive Strikes’ on Ukraine’s Energy Sector

Russia's defense ministry on Sunday said it was gearing up for large-scale attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in a tit-for-tat response to strikes by…

World Students walk through the Stanford University campus, March 14, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP)

Trump Cannot Deport Students for Criticizing Israel, Judge Rules

Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the US government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel's war in…

World The flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina among graves 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)

No Dutch Investigation into Mladic’s Death, Says Tribunal

A UN court said Saturday evening that Dutch authorities would not be conducting a criminal investigation into the death of Ratko Mladic, the convicted Bosnian…

World Cardiologist Ayman Alyoussef, who came to Germany from Syria in 2014, is treating a patient in the operating room of the cardiac catheterization lab at Harzklinikum Dorothea Christian Erxleben, in Quedlinburg, eastern Germany, on August 27, 2026. (AFP)

Some Migrants Ready to Pack Bags Fearing Far-Right Win in East German State

As a far-right regional election victory looms in an ex-communist eastern German state, many migrants are readying to pack their bags, fearful of the AfD party…

World A drone view of the aftermath of flash flooding along the Trishuli river amidst fresh water surge warning in the Trishuli Bazaar area of Nuwakot district, Nepal, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP)

Nepal Resumes Bid to Reach Trapped Tunnel Workers

Nepali rescuers seeking to reach hydropower workers believed trapped in tunnels swamped by flood debris resumed work Sunday after rain and rising river waters…

World North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets scientists, researchers and officials from key national defence research institutions at the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, August 29, 2026, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (KCNA via Reuters)

North Korea Defense Minister Dismissed

North Korea's defense minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country's military leadership, state media reported Sunday. The "structural…

World Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham smiles during a visit to Bath, western England, on July 22, 2026. (AFP)

Tests Loom for Popular UK PM Burnham as Parliament Returns

Andy Burnham has enjoyed a honeymoon first month as UK leader, but the hard trade-offs involved in governing are about to get real for the prime minister as…

World An oil tanker sails off the coast of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 29 August 2026. (EPA)

Venezuela Says Retains ‘Sovereignty’ in US Oil Deal

Interim leader Delcy Rodriguez assured the public Saturday that Venezuela retains control of its oil under a new agreement that allows the United States…

World A disaster rescue personnel looks on at the site of damaged buildings in the aftermath of flash floods at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 29, 2026. (AFP)

Nepal Warns of Climate Threat After Deadly Floods

Nepal's foreign minister warned on Saturday of the growing threat from climate change in the Himalayas, as China offered water and satellite data after…

World Smoke rises from a civilian vessel on fire, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine July 19, 2026. (Reuters)

Türkiye Summons Ukraine Ambassador Over Black Sea Attacks

Türkiye summoned Ukraine's ambassador over attacks this week in the Black Sea against a Turkish vessel, and against a second ship that came to tow the first,…

World French far-right leader and member of parliament Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group, attends a debate with other candidates for the 2027 French presidential election during the MEDEF summer forum "La Rencontre des Entrepreneurs de France, La REF" in Paris, France, August 27, 2026. (Reuters)

French Far-Right Accuses Left of Threatening ‘Civil Peace’ if Le Pen Wins

The French far-right on Saturday accused the left of seeking to "undermine civil peace" should Marine Le Pen win the presidential election next spring,…