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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 A general view shows traffic moving along a main road in Bamako on July 4, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

Mali: Insurgents Stage Attacks on Army, Russian Fighters

Insurgents in Mali staged attacks in five locations early on Saturday, including a northern town where government and Russian fighters are based and a town…

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World An outdoor stage set up at the Grand Mosalla resembled the stage where Khamenei once gave his speeches at a husseiniyah at his compound in downtown Tehran. Millions are expected to flood the streets of Tehran in the coming days. (AP Video: Bassam Hatoum)

Iran Begins Dayslong Funeral for the Late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a dayslong funeral Saturday for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, calling for revenge against Israel…

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World Servicemen of the 15th 'Kara-Dag' Brigade of the Operational Assignment of the National Guard of Ukraine chat before a combat mission, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Dobropillia, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine June 28, 2026. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov

Russia Says it Has Taken Five Villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv, Donetsk Regions

Russia's Defense Ministry said on Saturday that its forces have taken four villages in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, and one more in the neighbouring…

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World Pope Leo XIV walks trough the arch of the monument Door of Europe - Porta d'Europa made by the italian artist Mimmo Paladino, during a one day visit to Lampedusa island, south of Sicily, on July 4, 2026. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)

Pope Defends Migrants at Mediterranean Island Frontier

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited Italy's Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from Africa, in a stark message to…

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World British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seen at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, 02 July 2026. EPA/ANDY RAIN / POOL

Outgoing UK PM Says Successor Cannot Spend Less Time on Foreign Affairs

Outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer said whoever succeeds him would have to devote as much time to international crises and diplomacy as he did, rejecting…

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World The First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoy holds a news briefing in Moscow, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

St Petersburg Region Port, Oil Terminal Hit in Major Ukrainian Drone Attack

Russia's second city of St Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region came under a large Ukrainian drone attack overnight on Saturday, with a local port…

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World Iran's Speaker of Parliament, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf (L), and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Araghchi (C), attend a meeting at the Bürgenstock resort in Obbürgen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday, 21 June 2026. EPA/URS FLUEELER

US Warned Iran About Israel’s Aims to Assassinate Leaders

Senior US officials feared that Israel intended to assassinate Iran’s top negotiators as the Trump administration pursued a high-stakes deal to end the war…

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World A group of people stands in shallow water as a cargo ship appears anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

US Offers Tehran a Trade-Off: Frozen Funds in Exchange for Abandoning Hormuz Toll Payments

Iran has insisted on managing the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with Oman, with a plan to impose a service fee on ships passing through the Strait, despite…

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World Trump and Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago on December 29, 2025. (AFP via Getty Images)

Netanyahu, Trump Agree to Meet Soon after Phone Call

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with ‌US ‌President Donald ‌Trump ⁠on Friday and the ⁠two leaders agreed ⁠to ‌meet soon …

World A rescue worker stands in a residential building damaged following a Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 3, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (AFP)

Ukraine Backers to Vow Major Support at NATO Summit

NATO's European members and Canada will pledge to give Ukraine 70 billion euros ($80 billion) in military aid both this year and next at the alliance's summit…

World The German national flag flies in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Germany Held Urgent Talks with Chinese Envoy over Report of China Training Russian Soldiers

Germany requested urgent talks with the Chinese ambassador over reports that China is training Russian soldiers, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday…

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World A woman walks at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla on the day International delegates participate in a farewell ceremony for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 during Israeli and US airstrikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran July 3, 2026. (Reuters)

Iran’s Slain Leader Khamenei Laid in State in Tehran for Week of Mass Funeral Events

The body of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was lying in state in a vast hall in Tehran on Friday as clerics, officials, foreign dignitaries and other…

World Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi prior to their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, 02 July 2026. (EPA)

China Says Japan-India Cooperation ‘Should Not Target’ Beijing

China said on Friday that cooperation between India and Japan "should not target" Beijing, after the leaders of the other two countries agreed to work more…

World Logo of Israel's NSO Group, owner of the Pegasus spyware, on a smartphone placed on a keyboard. (Reuters)

Researchers Say EU Lawmaker Who Investigated Surveillance Was Hacked by Israeli Spyware

A former member of the European Parliament who served on a committee investigating abusive surveillance was himself hacked using an Israeli-made spy tool, a…

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World A Pakistani security official stands guard in Quetta, Pakistan, 01 July 2026. (EPA)

At Least 40 Dead After Bus Falls into Ravine in Pakistan

A bus veered off a road and fell more than 20 meters into a ravine in western Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 40 people, officials said. "A passenger…

World  President of Rassemblement National parliamentary group Marine Le Pen poses poses ahead of a television interview entitled "Le Grand Entretien" broadcast on French news channel LCI, in Boulogne-Billancourt, southern of Paris on July 1, 2026. (AFP)

France’s Le Pen Faces Crunch Verdict Before Presidential Vote

France's far-right chief Marine Le Pen faces a key ruling next week that will determine if she can run in the 2027 presidential elections, in what is seen as…

World  A paper collector pulls his handcart past billboards displayed along the boulevard on the protocol route ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara, on July 2, 2026. (AFP)

Trump Says ‘Ridiculous’ for US to Maintain Current Support for NATO

President Donald Trump said Thursday it is "ridiculous" for the United States to continue its "one sided" relationship with NATO, less than a week before a…

World This photograph taken on July 2, 2026 in Caraballeda in the state of La Guaira shows volunteers looking for survivors in a collapsed building following the June 24 twin earthquakes. (AFP)

Venezuela’s Interim Leader Angrily Defends Earthquake Response

Venezuela's US-backed acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday issued a fiery defense of her government's response to last week's devastating earthquakes,…

World A woman with a bicycle walks by a residential building damaged following a Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 2, 2026, (AFP)

Death Toll From Massive Strikes on Kyiv Rises to 30

Ukraine said on Friday that the death toll from a massive barrage on its capital had risen to at least 30 people, as both Kyiv and Moscow vowed fresh assaults…

World A demonstrator wears a mask depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a rally marking 1,000 days to the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, (AP)

Calls for State Inquiry as Israel Marks 1,000 Days Since Oct. 7

Israelis called on Thursday for a state commission of inquiry into Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, as the country marked 1,000 days since the deadliest event…

World File photo: Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi briefs the media on elections in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2024. (AP)

Powerful General in Iran Emerges from Hiding as Tehran Prepares for Khamenei's Dayslong Funeral

A powerful general who leads Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard emerged from hiding as Tehran prepared Friday for the dayslong funeral for the late…

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World The coffins of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his family members are displayed on the day international delegates participate in a farewell ceremony for Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 during Israeli and US airstrikes on Iran, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran July 3, 2026.  Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Supreme Leader's Body Arrives at Tehran Religious Complex for Funeral

The body of Iran's supreme leader who was killed in US-Israeli strikes that triggered the Middle East war arrived at Tehran's Grand Mosalla on Friday ahead of…

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World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy walks with Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko as he visits the site of an apartment building damaged during overnight Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Ukraine, Russia Vow Escalation after Moscow Attack Kills 21 in Kyiv

Ukraine and Russia on Thursday vowed fresh assaults in their four-year war after Moscow launched a massive barrage on Kyiv, killing at least 21 people, tearing…

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