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Speaking Alongside Putin, Kazakh President Calls for Freeze of Ukraine War

World  In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks to Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as they attend the 22nd Russia-Kazakhstan Forum of Interregional Cooperation in Omsk on July 25, 2026. (AFP)

Speaking Alongside Putin, Kazakh President Calls for Freeze of Ukraine War

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Saturday that a Ukraine peace deal might be reached if the two sides froze the conflict and resumed…

World In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out a fire following a Russian air attack in Sumy, Ukraine, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russia Says Ukraine Killed 11 in Tourist Camp; Ukraine Strikes Russian Refinery

Russian authorities said 11 people including four children had been killed by Ukraine in an overnight attack on a holiday camp in a Russian-held part of…

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World Firefighters battle a wildfire in Cebreros area, near Avila, 80 kms west of Madrid on July 24, 2026. (Photo by Cesar MANSO / AFP)

Major NASA Site in Spain Hit by Wildfire

Massive wildfires in Europe on Friday forced NASA to evacuate one of its three global deep space communications facilities in Spain, impacting the agency's…

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World Romanian President Nicusor Dan gives a joint press statement with the Indian President after their official meeting at Cotroceni presidential palace in Bucharest, Romania, 23 July 2026. (EPA)

Romania Says It Shot Down Second Drone Breaching Its Airspace

Romania said on Saturday that it had shot down a second drone breaching national airspace in as many days over a sparsely populated area near the border with…

World UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks to the media during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, May 13, 2026. (AP)

Turk’s Term as UN Human Rights Chief Extended Despite US Warnings

The United Nations General Assembly voted Friday to renew Volker Turk's mandate as high commissioner for human rights for four years despite strong opposition…


World FILE PHOTO: A truck loaded with bicycles drives out of a collection area for shared bicycles near Beijing's Central Business District (CBD), China, July 6, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo/File Photo

China Warns of Reciprocal Countermeasures after US Shortens Foreign Journalist Visas

The Trump administration announced Thursday it will drastically shorten visas for foreign journalists in the US to 240 days, down from years, and cut those for…

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World  A resident looks at the destruction following a Russian missile attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP)

Russian Strikes Kill 4 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy’s Defense Shake-up Sparks Anger

Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight killed at least four civilians and wounded 20 other people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as he faces a political…

World This picture taken on July 16, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on July 17, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) speaking to the Chinese government delegation headed by Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, in Pyongyang. (KCNA vis KNS / AFP)

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Hosts Senior Chinese Official Wang Huning

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks with China's fourth-highest-ranked official, Wang Huning, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported on…

World Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian attends a press conference in Beijing, China April 10, 2025. (Reuters)

China Rejects Trump’s Election Interference Claim as ‘Groundless Accusations’

China on Friday said it has never interfered in US elections and has no interest in doing so, urging Washington to stop making what it described as “groundless…

World A woman rides a bicycle during a rainstorm in central Lyon on 16 July, 2026. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP)

2 Dead after Violent Thunderstorms in France, 53,000 Without Power

At least two people have died as violent thunderstorms hit France overnight following a prolonged heatwave, and 53,000 households were left without power on…

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World  In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers conduct search and rescue operation on the site of the landslide in Pengshui County in southwestern China's Chongqing on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua via AP)

China Landslide Kills 8, at Least 34 Missing

A landslide in southwest China killed at least eight people and left 34 missing on Friday, local authorities said, with Chinese President Xi Jinping urging…

World A Metropolitan Police officer stands on duty in Westminster, London, Britain, October 1, 2021. (Reuters)

UK Police Charge Man Over Iran-Linked Spying Offenses

A British-Iranian national appeared in a London court on Friday accused of offering to help Iran's intelligence service, the latest in a series of incidents…

World  House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, right, joined at left by Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., the ranking member, speaks during a markup on the Fiscal Year 2027 spending plan, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP)

US House Republicans Push Forward on Trump Funding Plan for Iran War, Election Overhaul

Republicans in the US Congress forged ahead on Thursday with a $95 billion budget plan to meet President Donald Trump's demands for new defense funding for the…

World  Members of the Knesset attend a session of the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on July 16, 2026, before the start of the election recess ahead of the October 27 general election. (AFP)

Israel’s Parliament Dissolves Ahead of Oct. 27 Elections

Israel’s parliament dissolved early Friday after passing a marathon of bills in the last moments of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition. …

World  Flight deck crew move a fuel tank from an F-18 fighter jet onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt as the aircraft carrier participates in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises in waters south of the Hawaiian Islands, US, July 13, 2026. (Reuters)

North Korea Calls Seoul a ‘Puppet’ for Its Role in US Maritime Exercise

North Korean ‌state media on Friday called South Korea a "puppet" following its participation in a maritime exercise led by the US, saying Seoul and…

World President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Trump Accuses China of 2020 Election Interference, Contradicting US Intel

US President Donald Trump declassified documents on Thursday that he asserted showed Chinese interference in US elections, reviving his long-running attacks on…

World Iranians drive past an anti-US billboard featuring pictures of US President Donald Trump and his family on top of US flag-draped coffins, accompanied by a sentence in Persian that reads "Blood for Blood," that hangs at Palestine Square in Tehran, Iran, 16 July 2026. (EPA)

China, Pakistan Call on US, Iran to Resume Talks

China and Pakistan's foreign ministers called Friday for the United States and Iran to stop fighting and resume negotiations, according to a statement…

World Smoke rises following a strike at an unknown location during what the US military says is its latest wave of strikes on Iran. US Central Command/Handout via REUTERS

US, Iran Trade Attacks in Return to Full-Blown War

The United States and Iran traded drone and missile strikes on Friday, as Tehran announced it had targeted American assets across the region, in the biggest…

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World (FILES) Antelopes cross a road in northwest Uganda, on February 22, 2023. (Photo by BADRU KATUMBA / AFP)

Police: Uganda School Bus Crash Kills 21

A bus full of schoolchildren returning from a trip veered off the road in Uganda, killing 20 children and one adult, police said Friday. The east African…

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World Colombian President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, left, waves to supporters next to his wife Ana Lucia Pineda in Chiquinquira, Colombia, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombia President-elect to Open Israel Embassy in Jerusalem

Colombia's hard-right president-elect plans to open an embassy in Jerusalem as he seeks to restore and strengthen ties with Israel, his office said Thursday. …

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World (FILES) This general view taken on August 15, 2018, shows abandoned vehicles on the Morandi motorway bridge the day after a section collapsed in the north-western Italian city of Genoa. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

Italy Court Finds 32 People Guilty Over Deadly Genoa Bridge Collapse

An Italian court sentenced 32 defendants on Thursday, including the former head of motorway operator Autostrade, for their role in a deadly bridge disaster…

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World US Vice President JD Vance speaks at This is the Turning Point Tour at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, US, April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo

Vance Says Some in Israeli Government Sought to Sway US on Iran Deal

US Vice President JD Vance said some members of the Israeli government had tried to influence US public opinion to oppose a deal by the US to end the war with…

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World Russian soldiers in Crimea (Reuters - file photo)

Ukraine Says Received 501 Bodies from Russia

Ukraine has received 501 bodies from Russia believed to be those of fallen soldiers, authorities Thursday, in one of the few areas of cooperation between the…

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World The Britain's national flag flies next to the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, in London, Britain, March 23, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/ File Photo

UK Unveils Sanctions against Sudan Gold Networks

Britain on Thursday announced sanctions targeting what it said are "illicit gold and finance networks" propping up rival factions in Sudan's devastating civil…

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World A picture showing a side of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which is controlled by Russia in southeastern Ukraine (Reuters - Archival)

UN Atomic Chief Slams 'Unacceptable' Killing at Ukraine Power Plant

The United Nations atomic agency's head has denounced the killing of the chief engineer of Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in a…

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World President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 13, 2026, in Washington, as he signs executive orders. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump Hails Release of US Citizen Held in Iran as 'Goodwill' Gesture

US President Donald ‌Trump has called the release of a US citizen held in Iran a "gesture of goodwill", even as conflict raged for a fifth night across…

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World FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises in the city during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 11, 2026. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo

Ukraine's Parliament to Elect New Government amid Outcry over Defense Chief

Ukrainian lawmakers will vote on a new wartime government on Thursday amid popular protests over the dismissal of reformist Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov…

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World TOPSHOT - A woman crosses Tehran's Enghelab Square on July 15, 2026, past a giant anti-US billboard featuring US president Donald Trump in a coffin with text in Persian reading "We Kill Trump".  (Photo by AFP)

Mediator Pakistan Says Encouraging US, Iran to Resume Talks

Pakistan said on Thursday it would encourage the United States and Iran to stop violence and resume talks under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) it helped…

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World The US deploys two aircraft carriers and more than 20 US Navy warships across the Middle East (CENTCOM)

US War Against Iran Enters a New Phase

By: Julian E. BarnesEric Schmitt and David E. Sanger The Trump administration has lurched back into a war against Iran that had never really ended. …