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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 FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump Reportedly Holds Call with Netanyahu Over State of Iran War

US President Donald Trump held a call with Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu over when and whether to ramp up combat operations against Iran, US media reported…

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World FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

UKMTO: Vessel Struck in Strait of Hormuz

A vessel was struck on Sunday by "an unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz, a British maritime security agency said, after Qatari media reported an…

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World Iranians motorists drive past a poster of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in central Tehran on November 1, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) /

Iran Warns New War Could Last Longer After Trump Threatens Strikes

Iran warned on Sunday that any renewed war with the United States could last longer than the previous round of fighting, after President Donald Trump said he…

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World PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 31: US President Donald Trump shakes hands with members of the media during a Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago club on October 31, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP

Trump Says US Still Has 'One or Two Targets' in Iran

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States has knocked out much of Iran's military but still has to "take care of" one or two targets, as…

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World A smartphone with displayed Binance logo and representation of cryptocurrencies are placed on a keyboard in this illustration (Reuters)

FBI Accuses NKorea of Standing Behind $6 Billion Crypto Theft from Binance

The FBI on Saturday accused North Korea of stealing more than $6 billion in virtual assets from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance in what is thought to be…

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World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands during a press conference in Istanbul, Türkiye, October 31, 2026. (Reuters)

Erdogan Takes Russia, Ukraine to Task Over Black Sea Attacks

Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday attacks aimed at civilian vessels in the Black Sea were unacceptable, urging Russia and Ukraine to …

World Iranian people walk past a mural depicting late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, in a street of Tehran, Iran, 31 October 2026. (EPA)

Rubio Says US Yet to Decide on New Iran Strikes

US President Donald Trump has not made a decision about fresh strikes on Iran amid stalled peace talks, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday. "We…

World A man holds Iran's national flag in a street of Tehran, Iran, 31 October 2026. (EPA)

Iranian Envoys Meet Qatari Mediators as Threat Looms of US Strikes After Midterms

Iranian negotiators held talks in Doha with Qatari mediators on Saturday to discuss paths out of war in the region, a source told Reuters, as diplomats try to…

World  Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting Welcome Reception at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. (Megan Varner/Pool Photo via AP)

Rubio Hosts Meeting of Indo-Pacific Quad, Wraps up G20 Gathering

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted a meeting with the foreign ministers of Australia, India and Japan on Saturday, their third meeting this year, as…

World Iranians walk past billboards featuring Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on a street in Tehran, Iran, 28 October 2026, amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict. (EPA)

Iran Supreme Leader Warns of 'Geographically Unrestricted Response' to Any Attack

Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday met with top military commanders and ordered them to meet any US or Israeli attack with a "geographically…

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World A woman walks through traffic while crossing Enghelab Square in Tehran on October 26, 2026.  (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran's Army Warns Any New US Attack Would Spread War Wider

Iran's army warned Saturday that any new US attack would only spread their war wider, following threats by America and Israel of further military action as…

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World Flavio Bolsonaro steps off a plane after arriving at Opa Locka Executive Airport in Miami, Florida on October 28, 2026. (AFP)

Flavio Bolsonaro Says He Left Brazil Because He Is the Victim of ‘Persecution’

Former conservative presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro said Friday that he fled Brazil to the United States because he was a victim of "persecution" in…

World People wait at a bus station, on a road covered with anti-drone nets during a temporary ceasefire in the southern Kherson region, in the city of Kherson, southern Ukraine, on October 30, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Evacuated Oleshky Residents Begin the Long Journey Out of the War-Ravaged Region

Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky began the long journey out of the war-ravaged region in bus convoys Friday, on the fourth day of the most significant…

World A health workers takes the temperature of a traveler after arriving at the landing stage, in Bimbo district south-west of Bangui, on October 28, 2026. (AFP)

Congo’s Ebola Deaths Top 5,000 as Fear of Continent-Wide Spread Mounts

Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African…

World CHILLICOTHE, OHIO - OCTOBER 28: US President Donald Trump points during a campaign rally at the Shoemaker Center at Ohio University on October 28, 2026 in Chillicothe, Ohio. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP

Trump and Clinton Rally as Early Voting Surges, Alaska Probe Widens, and Michigan Democrats Feud

President Donald Trump rallied with Republican supporters in Florida on Friday while former President Bill Clinton spoke to Democrats just two states over in…

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World French riot police personnel are enveloped by fireworks during nationwide demonstrations over the rising cost of living and inequality organized by Yellow Vest movement, labor unions and high school and university students, in Paris on October 31, 2026. (AFP)

Isolated Clashes in France, as Tensions Erupt After Peaceful Marches

Scuffles broke out in Paris and other French cities at the end of nationwide demonstrations driven by anger over living costs and strained public services, as…

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World Surface-to-air missile launcher of the Patriot system, newly added to the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) stands at an army base in Sochaczew, Poland, December 18, 2024. (Reuters)

US Approves $2.1 Billion Patriot Missile Sale to Ukraine

The US State Department said on Friday it had approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1 billion, in what would be one of…

World  South Korea Foreign Minister Cho Hyun arrives for the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP)

US, S.Korea, Japan Vow ‘Complete’ N.Korea Denuclearization

The United States, South Korea and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to the "complete denuclearization" of North Korea on Saturday, as Pyongyang continues to…

World Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media and public relations wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, October 30, 2026. (Reuters)

Pakistan Military ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ on Iran-US Mediation

Pakistan’s military is “cautiously optimistic” about its mediation between Iran and the United States, its spokesman said on Friday in his first interview…

World UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shakes hands with head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu. (UN)

Türkiye Nominates OSCE Chief Sinirlioglu for UN’s Top Job

Türkiye has nominated Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu, leader of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), to be the next UN secretary-general,…

World Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Chair of the African Union Executive Council Edouard Bizimana and others attend the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, US, October 30, 2026. REUTERS/Megan Varner/Pool

G20 Foreign Ministers to End Atlanta Meeting without Consensus on Key Issues

Top diplomats from the Group of 20 largest world economies will wrap up two days of talks in Atlanta on Saturday without reaching consensus on several critical…

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World  A vote here sign and electioneering distance marker sit outside the Tom Green County Elections Office and polling location in San Angelo, Texas, US October 28, 2026. (Reuters)

US Midterm Early Voting Hits Record 48 Million

A record 47.9 million Americans have already voted in next week's US midterm elections, with participation surging in key battleground states and registered…

World Pope Leo XIV waves to faithful as he leaves after the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on October 28, 2026. (AFP)

Pope Leo Makes History with US Midterm Vote

Pope Leo XIV, the Catholic Church's first US-born pontiff, has voted in the United States midterm elections, the first known time a pope has voted in a…

World  Prime Minister Mark Carney, center, flanked by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, and European Council President Antonio Costa arrive for their closing news conference during the EU-Canada summit in Montreal on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

EU and Canada to ‘Withstand Shocks Together’ with New Alliance

EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa held talks with Canada's Mark Carney in Montreal Friday to finalize a new partnership in a world dominated by…