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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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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 Jay Clayton, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on his nomination to be Director of National Intelligence, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. (AFP)

Senate Confirms Clayton as Trump Intelligence Chief

The US Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as Donald Trump's top intelligence official Tuesday, putting a permanent chief in charge of the country's spy agencies as…

World FILED - 20 May 2019, Democratic Republic of Congo, Beni: FILE PHOTO - An Ebola nurse at the CTE ALIMA BENI Ebola Treatment Center cares for a child suspected of having Ebola. Photo: Kitsa Musayi/dpa

Congo: Number of Confirmed Ebola Cases Rises to 3,360

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in ⁠the Democratic Republic ⁠of ⁠Congo has increased to 3,360, including 1,487 deaths, according to ⁠government ⁠data…

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World This aerial view shows vehicles making their way along a road leading to Le Temple between fire damaged forest following wildfires on July 28, 2026. (AFP)

Fire Crews Keep Blazes Near Bordeaux Under Control as Heatwave Picks Up

French firefighters kept a major blaze west of Bordeaux that had prompted mass evacuations under control overnight, ahead of forecast rising temperatures and…

World A supporter of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s Vente Venezuela wears a Venezuelan flag during a rally marking the two-year anniversary of presidential elections, which authorities said Nicolas Maduro won, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 28, 2026. (Reuters)

Venezuela Summons Ambassador of Iran Over ‘Inappropriate’ Remarks

Venezuela summoned the ambassador of Iran, a longtime ally, on Tuesday to face protest over comments that were deemed "contemptuous and inappropriate," the…

World Telegram app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 27, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Russia's FSB Charges Telegram Founder with Facilitating Terrorism

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities, and that it…

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World Women walk past an anti-US and Trump billboard in a street in Tehran, Iran, 27 July 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iran Reportedly to Get Chinese Shoulder-launched Missile Systems in Weeks

Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers, three sources familiar…

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World A police passes by the collapsed storehouse of Shohinken, a nationally designated place of scenic beauty, after an earthquake in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture, Wednesday, July 29, 2026.(Juntaro Yokoyama/Kyodo News via AP)

Rescuers Search for the Missing after Japan Quake as Death Toll Rises

Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful…

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World Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha attends a press conference with Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 1, 2025. (Reuters)

Ukrainian FM Says He Warned Iranian Counterpart Against Escalation, Support for Russia

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Tuesday he called his Iranian counterpart following Iran's denunciation of a Ukrainian drone attack on one …

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) takes part in a welcoming ceremony, during his visit to HM Naval Base in Portsmouth on the south coast of England on July 27, 2026. (AFP)

Zelensky Hails ‘Good’ Trump Talks on Patriot Air Defenses

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed a "good meeting" with US counterpart Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, saying they discussed licenses…

World This handout picture released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) Shows Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) posing for a picture with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC, ahead of their meeting on July 28, 2026. (GPO/AFP)

Netanyahu Praises First Meeting with Trump Since Launching the Iran War

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had an “excellent” meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, their first sit-down…

World  Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz is pictured in Jerusalem. Photo: Hannes P Albert/dpa

Katz: Israel Says US Bombers Used its Bases to Strike Iran

Israeli defense minister Israel Katz on Tuesday said that American warplanes used Israeli bases during their attacks on Iran, reiterating that his country was…

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

Trump Cites 'Good' Talks on Iran, Reiterates Threat to Hit Targets

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said there have been good talks with Iran even as he reiterated his threats to target Pickaxe Mountain as well as bridges…

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World A US Marine on board an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman during an inspection as part of the naval blockade on Iran (AFP)

EU Condemns Iran 'Aggression' against French Diplomats

The European Union on Tuesday condemned an "aggression" this month by Iranian security services against two French diplomats in Tehran. "The EU…

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World A Congolese health worker cleans outside her station during the tour by Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka, at the Mongbwalu General Hospital in the Ebola-stricken town of Mongbwalu, July 24, 2026. (Reuters)

Ebola Cases in Congo Top 3,200, Nearing Record of the Country’s Worst Outbreak

Confirmed cases in Congo's ongoing Ebola outbreak have reached 3,262, its Ministry of Health said in an overnight update, nearly the same as the 2018-2020…

World The exterior wall of a restaurant collapsed following the earthquake in Kumamoto City, southwestern Japan, 28 July 2026. (EPA/Jiji Press)

Japan Quake Injures at Least 50, Disrupts Power and Travel

A major earthquake rocked Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and injuring at least 50…

World FILED - 14 May 2025, Berlin: FILE PHOTO - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres holds a press conference at the Federal Chancellery. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa

UN Chief Guterres Sounds Out Cyprus Sides on Prospects for Peace Talks

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres begins a ‌fresh effort on Tuesday to coax Cyprus' rival sides back into peace talks after nearly a decade of…

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World Police tape stretches across University Avenue as Toronto police work on the scene of a shooting at the US Consulate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 27, 2026. REUTERS/Arlyn McAdorey

Shot Fired Outside US Consulate in Toronto for Second Time this Year

At least one shot was fired outside the US Consulate in downtown Toronto early on Monday but there were no injuries, police said, in the second such incident…

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World A passenger plane flies past smoke rising from a warehouse for a Russian e-commerce giant near Saint Petersburg after being hit by Ukrainian drones early on July 24, 2026 morning, triggering a fire that sent smoke pouring over the historic city, according to local officials. (AFP)

More Than 390 Drones Targeted Moscow Region Overnight, Says Mayor

More than 390 drones targeted the Moscow region overnight, the Russian capital's mayor said Tuesday, hours before Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky is…

World FILE - Yusra Mardini, a swimming for the Refugee Olympic Team, speaks during the Leaders Summit on Refugees during the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

6 Refugees Speak Out as UN-backed Treaty to Help People Fleeing War and Persecution Marks 75 Years

Tuesday marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, which was born after the ravages of World War II to help people fleeing war, violence and…

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World Vehicles drive along a waterlogged road following heavy monsoon rains in Peshawar, Pakistan, 22 July 2026. (EPA)

Pakistan Monsoon Death Toll Tops 100 in a Month as More Heavy Rain Forecast

The death toll from monsoon rains and flash flooding in Pakistan over the past month surpassed 100 on Monday as weather forecasters warned that more heavy rain…

World File photo: The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 2, 2022. (AP)

US Looks to Boost Anti-China Spending Worldwide by Hundreds of Millions

The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China’s growing influence around…

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World  Taiwanese soldiers instruct visitors on the use of military equipment during an open day at the National Defense University's Fuxinggang campus in Taipei on July 25, 2026. (AFP)

Taiwan Drills to Test Relocating Arms Production Under Chinese Attack

Taiwan will test relocating weapons production lines and converting civilian factories for military use in annual drills next month, the defense ministry said…

World Fallen construction hoarding lies on the ground after strong winds from Typhoon Noul, in Hong Kong, China, July 26, 2026. (Reuters)

Southern, Central China Brace for Flood Risk After Typhoon

The remnants ‌of Typhoon Noul pushed deeper into China on Tuesday, threatening heavy flooding across a broad swathe of the country's southern and central…

World People walk through Tehran's Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP)

Amnesty Condemns ‘Escalation’ in Iran Death Sentences

Amnesty International condemned on Tuesday an "escalation" in executions by Iranian authorities, hours after Tehran said two protesters had been hanged. …