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US Plans to Deploy More Missile Launchers to the Philippines Despite China’s Alarm 

World A US M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fires a missile during a Combined Joint Littoral Live Fire Exercise at the joint military exercise called "Balikatan", Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder in a Naval station in Zambales province, northern Philippines on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (AP)

US Plans to Deploy More Missile Launchers to the Philippines Despite China’s Alarm 

The United States plans to deploy more high-tech missile systems to the Philippines to help deter aggression in the South China Sea, where the treaty allies on…

World This undated photograph in an unidentified location released by the US Justice Department on December 19, 2025, shows Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy US financier who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking underage girls. (Handout / US Department of Justice / AFP)

New Mexico Approves Comprehensive Probe of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch 

New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late…

World US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One at Pope Army Airfield at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on February 13, 2026, on his way to Palm Beach, Florida, to spend the weekend. (AFP)

Trump Says He Will Be Involved Indirectly in Iran Talks 

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would be involved "indirectly" in high-stakes talks between Iran and the US over Tehran's nuclear program set…


World Iranians walk in a street in Tehran, Iran, 02 February 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Almost 140 Foreigners Arrested in Central Iran over Protests

Iranian authorities arrested 139 foreign nationals in central parts of the country during recent anti-government protests, local media reported Tuesday. …

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World People walk near an anti-US mural on a building in Tehran, Iran, January 31, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Fire Breaks Out at Western Tehran Bazaar

A massive fire broke out Tuesday at a bazaar west of the Iranian capital, state media reported, although the cause of the blaze was unclear. The fire had …

World President Donald Trump announces the creation of a critical minerals reserve during an event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, 02 February 2026. EPA/BONNIE CASH / POOL

To Counter China, Trump to Create Strategic Reserve for Rare Earth Elements

The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements, a stockpile that could counter China's…

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World This handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency shows Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez (R) talking with the new head of the United States diplomatic mission for Venezuela Laura Dogu during meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on February 2, 2026. (Daniela Millan / Venezuelan Presidency / AFP)

Venezuela, US Talk ‘Transition’ Post-Maduro

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez solidified her new government Monday, appointing several cabinet members and meeting with Washington's new top…

World A local resident clears up debris from his broken balcony after a Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

Russia Resumes Strikes on Freezing Ukrainian Capital

Russia resumed strikes on Kyiv on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said, as a brief truce announced by US President Donald Trump gave way to renewed attacks in…

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World Trucks carrying food, after entering the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, drive through Khan Younis, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

France Issues Warrants for 2 Franco-Israelis for 'Complicity in Genocide'

French authorities have issued warrants for two Franco-Israeli nationals for "complicity in genocide" over allegations that they tried to stop humanitarian aid…

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World Russian mobile Topol-M missile launching units drive in formation during the Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square May 9, 2014. (Reuters)

Russia Is Ready for a New World with No Nuclear Limits, Ryabkov Says

Russia is ready for the new reality of a world ​with no nuclear arms control limits after the New START treaty expires later this week, Russia's point man for…

World A pedestrian walks on the snow covered intersection in Aomori city, Aomori prefecture on January 30, 2026. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Death Toll from Heavy Japan Snow Hits 30

Unusually heavy snow in Japan has been blamed for 30 deaths in the past two weeks, officials said Tuesday, including a 91-year-old woman found under a three…

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World 31 December 2025, Iran, Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian chairs a cabinet meeting in Tehran. Photo: Iranian Presidency/dpa

Iran's President Seeks 'Fair and Equitable Negotiations' with the United States

Iran's president said Tuesday he instructed the country’s foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the United States, the first clear…

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World  A woman walks past the flag and map of Iran painted on a wall in the Iranian capital Tehran on January 31, 2026, ahead of the 47th anniversary of the 1979 revolution. (AFP)

UK Sanctions Iran Interior Minister Over Protester Crackdown

The UK on Monday sanctioned 10 individuals, including Iran's interior minister and police chiefs, for their roles in "recent brutality against protesters", the…

World WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus looks on during a press conference with the Association of Accredited Correspondents at the United Nations (ACANU) at the World Health Organization's headquarters in Geneva, on December 10, 2024. (AFP)

WHO Chief Says Turmoil Creates Chance for Reset

The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that the dramatic cuts of 2025 as the United States headed for the exit created the chance to build a…

World  Iranians walk in a street in Tehran, Iran, 02 February 2026. (EPA)

Iran President Orders Talks with US as Trump Hopeful of Deal

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States, local media said Monday, after US leader Donald Trump said…

World 26 July 2023, Russia, Saint Petersburg: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting at the Konstantinovsky Palace. (Vladimir Smirnov/Kremlin/dpa)

Russia Is Trying to De-Escalate Iran Tensions, the Kremlin Says

The Kremlin said on ​Monday that Russia was still trying to de-escalate tensions around Iran, and that it had long ago offered its services to process or store…

World US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff attends the world premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' "Melania" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026. (AFP)

US Envoy Witkoff to Visit Israel, Meet Netanyahu, Israeli Officials Say

US President Donald Trump's senior ​envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Israel for meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's military…

World Iranian flag is pictured in front of Iran's Foreign Ministry building in Tehran November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN POLITICS)/File Photo

Iran Arrests Four Foreigners for 'Participation in Riots'

Iranian authorities have arrested four foreigners of undisclosed nationalities for "participation in riots", state television said Monday. "These individuals…

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World 01 February 2026, China, Beijing: Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu (L) and China's Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi shake hands during a meeting. (Maxim Blinov/TASS via ZUMA Press/dpa)

Shoigu Says Russia Supports China’s Position on Taiwan

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Moscow continues to support Beijing over Taiwan, state news agency…

World A handout picture made available by Iran's Supreme Leader Office shows Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei addressing the crowd during a ceremony ahead of the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, in Tehran, Iran, 01 February 2026. EPA/IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER OFFICE HANDOUT

Iran Summons EU Ambassadors to Protest Revolutionary Guard Being Listed as Terror Group

Iran said Monday it had summoned all of the European Union ambassadors in the country to protest the bloc’s listing of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as…

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World FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump visits a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, US, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Trump Hopeful of Iran Deal after Tehran Warns of Regional War

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was hopeful of agreeing a deal with Iran after the country's supreme leader warned that any US attack on the…

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World In this handout photo released by the US Navy on January 31, 2026, an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it conducts routine flight operations in the Arabian Sea on January 28, 2026. (AFP / US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zoe Simpson)

Top US, Israeli Generals Meet at Pentagon Amid Soaring Iran Tensions

The top US and Israeli generals held talks at the Pentagon on Friday amid soaring tensions with Iran, two US officials told Reuters on Sunday, speaking on…

World  Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev attends an interview with Reuters, TASS and WarGonzo in the Moscow region, Russia January 29, 2026. (Dmitry Medvedev's Secretariat/Handout via Reuters)

Russia’s Medvedev Says Trump Is an Effective Leader Who Seeks Peace

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said that US President Donald Trump was an effective leader who was genuinely seeking peace, but…

World People walk in front of a mural depicting the late Iranian revolutionary founder Khomeini, right, members of the Basij paramilitary force and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei along Enqelab-e-Eslami Street in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s Supreme Leader Warns Any US Attack Would Spark ‘Regional War’

Iran's supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a "regional war" in the Middle East, further escalating tensions as…

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