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Millions Join Spain Housing Strike, Scores Arrested in Clashes

World A worker sweeps broken glass behind the shattered entrance door of an Apple store in Plaza de Catalunya in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 12 November 2026. EPA/QUIQUE GARCIA

Millions Join Spain Housing Strike, Scores Arrested in Clashes

More than 3 million Spaniards took to the streets on Wednesday as part of a mostly peaceful general strike protesting against a growing housing crisis, unions…

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World FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 28, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Iran's Guards Say 'Accident' Left Two Tankers on Fire in Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Thursday that two tankers carrying over four million barrels of oil had caught fire after an "accident" on an unauthorized…

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World A wounded policeman receives treatment at a hospital in Kohat in northwestern Pakistan on November 11, 2026 following an attack on a police convoy. Basit SHAH / AFP

10 Police, 18 Militants Killed in Pakistan's Northwest

Gunmen attacked police during an operation against illegal gold mining in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 10 officers, while 18 militants died in…

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World  Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conference after the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers Meeting in Beijing Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP)

China Tells US Ready to Strengthen Cooperation

China's top diplomat Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday Beijing was "willing to strengthen" cooperation with Washington, the Chinese…

World Policemen stand outside the "Virgilio" middle school after children have been evacuated due to a bomb alert, in Rome on November 11, 2026. (AFP)

Italy Evacuates Hundreds of Schools Due to Bomb Alert, with Threats in Scotland and Ireland

Italian authorities evacuated hundreds of schools Wednesday after an emailed bomb threat, the latest in a series of disruptions affecting European institutions…


World Over time, the Sol camp mushroomed into a sprawling warren of tents and tarpaulin. Oscar DEL POZO / AFP

Spanish Police Dismantle Madrid Housing Protest Camp

Police on Tuesday dismantled a sprawling tent camp in Madrid which had spearheaded protests over Spain's housing crisis for more than a month and prompted…

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World An Iranian woman walks past a portrait of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, in a street of Tehran, Iran, 31 October 2026. (EPA)

Iran Hangs Two Men Over Involvement in Killing Police Officers

Iranian authorities on Tuesday hanged two men after convicting them of involvement in the killing of four police officers during January protests in central…

World This image provided by Nepal Police shows rescue workers inspecting a helicopter after crashing just below Mount Everest's Base Camp in Nepal, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. (Nepal Police via AP)

Helicopters Collide Below Mount Everest Base Camp, Killing 1 Person and Injuring 2

Two helicopters collided Tuesday while trying to land just below Mount Everest's base camp, killing at least one person and injuring two others, officials said…

World A member of IRGC at a military training center for ordinary citizens at Tajrish Square in Tehran, Iran, November 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iranian Police Officer Killed in Attack in Restive Southeast

Iranian police said on Tuesday that one of their officers was killed in an attack by unidentified assailants in the country's restive southeast, state media…

World A bird flies low over the water as cargo ships lie at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, early Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

Iran-US Deal Still Out of Reach despite Heightened Diplomatic Efforts

Iran and the ‌United States are far from reaching a deal to end the war, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, despite heightened diplomatic…

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World Police manage crowds as garment workers block a road during a protest calling for higher minimum wages in Dhaka on Sunday. Shamim-US-SALEHIN / AFP

Bangladesh Garment Workers Stage Fourth Day of Wage Protests

Garment workers in Bangladesh staged a fourth day of wage protests on Tuesday, with police firing tear gas to disperse demonstrators as unrest disrupted…

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World A view from the cockpit of a Romanian F-16 fighter jet during a mission to intercept and neutralize two drones that entered Romanian airspace without authorization on October 17, in this handout image provided by the Borcea 86th Air Base and released on October 18, 2026 by the Romanian Defense Ministry, in location given as Romania. Romanian Ministry of National Defense/Handout via REUTERS

War Widens in the Black Sea in a Test of NATO Red Lines

After seven strikes on cargo ships near NATO members Romania and Bulgaria last month, the US-led military alliance said it would deploy maritime patrol…

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World President Donald Trump walks from the podium after speaking at a campaign rally at the Salina Regional Airport, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in Salina Kan. (AP)

Poll: Trump Approval Near Career Low Ahead of Elections

President Donald Trump’s approval rating held near a career low as a broad swath of the US electorate saw ‌their vote in Tuesday's congressional midterm…

World Binance logo and hacker code are seen in this illustration taken October 30, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

North Korea Says Accusations Linking It to Binance Heist are ‘Grave Political Provocation’

North Korea on Tuesday flatly dismissed the outcome of a US investigation that accused Pyongyang hackers of standing behind a $6 billion cryptocurrency heist…

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World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters during a Likud party election event in Jerusalem, 28 October 2026. (EPA)

Netanyahu Is Pressing Trump to Attack Iran After the Midterms, Officials Say

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for another wave of strikes on Iran after Tuesday's midterm elections in the United States, according to…

World This US Navy handout photograph released by US Naval Forces Central Command shows an F-35C Lightning II preparing to land on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington on October 30, 2026. (Handout / US Navy / AFP)

Trump Confirms Strikes on Iran as Pezeshkian Urges Against Return to War

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed launching strikes on Iran as President Masoud Pezeshkian warned no one would benefit from a return to war. It…

World  Voters fill out their ballots to vote in the midterm election on the last day of early voting at the City of Detroit Department of Elections in Detroit, Michigan, US, 02 November 2026. (EPA)

Americans Vote in Midterms Set to Upend Trump Presidency

Americans voted on Tuesday in pivotal midterm elections with Democrats hoping to seize control of Congress and impose the first significant checks on Donald…

World A municipal employee works at the site of private houses which were damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine November 2, 2026. (Reuters)

Ukraine Says Russian Strikes on Aid Distribution Point Kill 18

Russian strikes on a village in Ukraine's southeast killed at least 18 people on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as some of the victims…

World Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot addresses his supporters at the election night rally after the first exit polls were announced, in Tel Aviv on early October 28, 2026, during Israel's legislative elections. (AFP)

Israel Opposition Meets to Back Eisenkot, but Netanyahu Says Voters Chose Him

Party heads in the Israeli opposition camp, led by Gadi Eisenkot, will meet on Tuesday after they all endorsed him for prime minister, while incumbent Benjamin…

World A member of IRGC at a military training center for ordinary citizens at Tajrish Square in Tehran, Iran, November 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iran Says in ‘Intensive’ Negotiations with US to Avert War

Iran on Monday said "intensive" exchanges were underway with Washington and offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under strict conditions, as efforts…

World World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus looks on during a press conference on global health issues, in Geneva, on October 7, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

WHO Chief: Ebola Reminder of Urgent Need to Finish Pandemic Treaty

Deadly outbreaks like the Ebola epidemic raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo show the urgent need to complete an international pandemic treaty, the…

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World Women who are internally displaced persons from the Kherson region look on at the backyard of their house, which was damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine November 2, 2026. REUTERS/Nina Liashonok

Russia Resumes Attacks on Ukraine's Kherson Region after Local Truce Ends

Russia on Monday resumed attacks on Ukraine's Kherson region, after the end of a local ceasefire in the area, the longest truce in the war raging between the…

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World An Iranian woman holds Iran's national flag on a street in Tehran on November 1, 2026. (AFP)

Iranians Have Left Doha Talks, Draft Proposal for US Deal Being Circulated, Official Says

Iranian negotiators have left talks with Qatari mediators aimed at ending the war with the United States, and a draft proposal is being circulated with a…

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Iran Says Considering Two-day Plan to Reopen Hormuz

Iran's foreign ministry on Monday said it was considering a two-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the US agrees to its conditions, having previously…

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World Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a signing ceremony with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq (not pictured) during the Sultan's state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, 02 November 2026.  EPA/TINGSHU WANG / POOL

China's Xi Says Middle East Should Not Become Battleground for Great Power Rivalry

The Middle East and Gulf region should not become a battleground for great-power rivalry and China is willing to work with Arab nations to achieve lasting…

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World TOPSHOT - Taliban security personnel stand guard near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Nangarhar province on February 27, 2026. (Photo by Aimal Zahir / AFP)

Taliban Government Voices 'Serious Concern' over US Afghan Deportation Plans

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities voiced concern on Monday over reported plans by Washington to deport scores of Afghan immigrants to Pakistan with the aim of…

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World A Learjet explodes after crashing in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, US, November 1, 2026, in this still image obtained from social media video. (Aki Kuusisto/via Reuters)

Nine Dead in Small Plane Crash Near Trump’s Florida Home

A Learjet plummeted into a neighborhood in southern Florida miles from US President Donald Trump's resort home on Sunday, killing all nine people on board,…

World Police manage crowds as garment workers block a road during a protest calling for higher minimum wages in Dhaka on Sunday. Shamim-US-SALEHIN / AFP

Bangladesh Garment Workers Clash with Police Protesting Higher Wages

Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers blocked a major highway and clashed with police on Monday, demanding a monthly minimum wage more than double current…

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World  President Donald Trump stands on stage after speaking at a campaign rally at the Salina Regional Airport, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in Salina Kan. (AP)

Democrats, Trump Hold Final Rallies Before Midterm Elections

Democrats teed up final get-out-the-vote rallies Monday on the eve of midterm elections where they expect to win at least partial control of Congress and…