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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 Taiwan military reservists conduct a rifle handling and shooting drill during combat training as part of the Annual Han Kuang military exercises in Taipei, Taiwan, 05 August 2026. (EPA)

Taiwan Begins Military Drills as China Pressure Grows

Taiwan's largest military drills of the year began Wednesday as the island democracy attempts to prepare its population for a potential Chinese invasion. The…

World Brazil's President  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) talks with the new Argentine ambassador to Brazil, Guillermo Daniel Raimondi, during a meeting at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on November 14, 2024. AFP)

Brazil Wants Argentine Ambassador Out, Says Buenos Aires

Brazil has asked Argentina's ambassador to leave the country, the foreign ministry in Buenos Aires said Tuesday, amid a diplomatic spat sparked by Argentine…

World North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae and his wife Ri Sol Ju, attends an event marking the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War armistice, in Pyongyang, North Korea, July 27, 2026, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 28, 2026. KCNA via REUTERS

North Korea Warns of New Military Options over Japan's Strike Capabilities

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, warned on Wednesday that Pyongyang would adopt "additional military options" in response…

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World President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian takes questions from the media during a news conference in New York on Sept. 26, 2025. (AP)

Pezeshkian Denies He Intends to Step Down amid Mounting Internal Disputes in Iran

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied on Tuesday that he was intending to step down amid mounting disputes within the country’s leadership over the…

World With US President Donald Trump on board, Marine One arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles on August 4, 2026 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. (Getty Images/AFP)

Armed Man Arrested at Trump LA Golf Course Before President’s Visit

An armed man was arrested at President Donald Trump's golf course in Los Angeles two days before the US leader's visit on Tuesday, the local sheriff's office…

World  US President Donald Trump speaks to the media upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport before departing Los Angeles for Las Vegas, Nevada, in Los Angeles, California, US, August 4, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Warns Iran to Open Hormuz or Get ‘Hit Very Hard’

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran would be "hit very hard" unless the strategic Strait of Hormuz is reopened "very soon," in an interview with…

World European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, speaks during a press conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP)

EU Nations Patch Things up After Ceuta Migration Discord

Spain and fellow EU nations moved to bury the hatchet Tuesday after a mass influx of migrants into the North African enclave of Ceuta laid bare fault lines on…

World US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a media interview at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 30, 2026. (Reuters)

US Treasury Secretary Says Chance of Hormuz Deal with Iran by Wednesday

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the United States could reach a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Wednesday, adding that this would…

World US and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Qatar Says Progress Made Toward US-Iran Talks on Ending War

Qatar said mediators were making progress in efforts to end the US-Iran war on Tuesday, driving oil prices lower, although Tehran has denied President Donald…

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World FILED - 29 July 2026, France, Hardelot: A person thought to be a migrant is brought back by French authorities to the beach in Hardelot, after attempting to board a small boat to attempt to cross the English Channel. Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/dpa

Nearly 160 Migrants Rescued after Boat Catches Fire During Channel Crossing

French and British vessels saved 157 migrants after their boat caught fire while trying to cross the Channel Tuesday, authorities in both countries said. …

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World This photograph taken on July 26, 2026, shows the sinking of the Golden Leo (L) off the Odesa coast after a Russian attack on the cargo ship leaving Ukraine's port of Odesa that killed 10 people on July 19, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Turkish Ministry Denounces Attacks on Two Ships in Black Sea

Turkish officials on Tuesday said a drone attack on two civilian vessels in the Black Sea had left crew members injured. The foreign ministry said the ships…

World Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Cargo Ship Hit after Trump Insists Iran Talks Could Reopen Hormuz

An unknown projectile hit a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, a key point of tension in the US-Iran conflict, on Tuesday as President Donald Trump insisted…

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World FILE PHOTO: Congolese medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) carry children tested and cleared off from Ebola from Saint Nicholas orphanage, at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) within the secured Ebola response zone, in Hoho commune of Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 9, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Ebola Kills 1,700 in Eastern Congo as the Fastest-growing Outbreak Surges

Ebola has killed more than 1,700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data showed. As of Tuesday, 3,802 cases had been…

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World Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire raging since four days in the Megara Region, west of Athens on August 3, 2026. (AFP)

Firefighters Hope to Contain Blaze on Athens Outskirts

Firefighters in Greece on Tuesday were hoping to contain a wildfire on the outskirts of Athens burning for a fifth day, with easing winds enabling the use of…

World A NATO E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft is seen after landing in Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, 31 July 2026. (EPA)

Ukraine Will Never Join NATO, Former Top Commander Says

Ukraine's ex-army chief Valery Zaluzhny has said the country, fighting a Russian invasion since 2022, will "never" join NATO despite Kyiv's stated intention to…

World People clean a stretch of a road covered with mud following heavy rain in Nawalapitiya, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo)

Sri Lanka Closes Some Schools as Heavy Rains Trigger Floods and Mudslides, Killing 5

Sri Lanka closed schools in its tea-growing mountainous regions Tuesday as heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that left five people dead and three…

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World This photograph shows a general view of Crimean landscape with Alushta town in the background on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Igor IVANKO / AFP)

Soldier Kills Four, Including Civilians, in Crimea

Four people, including three civilians, were killed by an unidentified soldier in the Black Sea city of Sevastopol in Russian-annexed Crimea, the city's Moscow…

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World Police officers use umbrellas to shield from the sun on a street in Seoul as a scorching heat wave continues to grip South Korea. Jung Yeon-je / AFP

Heat Kills 16 in South Korea this Summer, Says Interior Ministry

South Korea's summer heat has killed 16 people so far this year, the interior ministry said Tuesday, as the nation swelters in a wave of searing weather, AFP…

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World  Dozens of homes are seen burned to the ground after a wildfire hit the northern part of Spokane, Wash., Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP)

Arson Suspect Arrested as US Northwest Battles Wildfires

US authorities arrested a man Monday on suspicion of arson in connection with the biggest of three fires burning around the northwestern city of Spokane, as…

World Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for US Senate in Michigan, attends a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit following the March of the Many, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, in Detroit. (AP)

Michigan Primary Puts Democratic Divide on the Ballot

US Democrats vote Tuesday in their marquee primary in Michigan, choosing between a left-wing insurgent and an establishment-backed congresswoman in a contest…

World US President Donald Trump (Reuters) 

25 US States Sue Trump Administration Over Latest Tariffs

Twenty-five US states, nearly all led by Democrats, sued US President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday over wide-ranging tariffs, arguing that the…

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World US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor (Reuters)

US Supreme Court Refuses to Halt $655 Million Judgment Against Palestinians over Attacks

US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined on Monday to halt $655.5 million in damages that Palestinian authorities were ordered to pay plaintiffs in a…

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World Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a press briefing with Adm. Brad Cooper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine at the Pentagon on April 16 in Washington (AP)  

Report: US Military Asks For ‘Creative and Unconventional’ Ideas to Punish Iran

CENTCOM is asking military analysts to propose fresh ways to pressure Tehran and punish it, in a sign of the limited — and potentially unpalatable —options…

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World FILE - Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks with the media after meeting with South Korea's Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back at the headquarters of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Yokosuka District, south of Tokyo, on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan Sees 'Urgent' Need to Boost Military

Japan needs to boost its military with a "sense of urgency and crisis,” its defense minister said Tuesday, as a new government assessment again highlighted…

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