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Trump Says US-Iran Talks Will Be Behind Closed Doors

World US President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Says US-Iran Talks Will Be Behind Closed Doors

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said talks on the Iran crisis would be held behind closed doors, and that "only one group of meaningful 'POINTS'" were…

World  France's Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin speaks during the press conference following the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 8, 2026. (AFP)

France Unveils Rearmament Boost to Face Russia Threat

France is to ramp up explosive drone stocks by up to 400 percent by 2030, draft legislation showed Wednesday, as the country seeks to accelerate rearmament to…

World A general view of Kabul, Afghanistan, 06 April 2026. (EPA)

China Says Afghanistan and Pakistan Agree to Explore a ‘Comprehensive Solution’

China's government said that Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed not to escalate their conflict and to "explore a comprehensive solution” after several weeks…

World People wave Iranian national flags as they gather at Enghelab Square following the US-Iran ceasefire announcement, in Tehran, Iran, 08 April 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Pakistan PM Says US-Iran Ceasefire Violations Reported, Urges Restraint

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that violations of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran "have been reported" and pressed…

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Germany's Merz Speaks with Trump after Iran Ceasefire, Sources Says

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke with US President Donald Trump by telephone on Wednesday afternoon after the latter's ceasefire with Iran, two German…

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World Seafarers operate the cargo ships and tankers on which global trade relies. CN-STR/AFP

Helplines Buzz with Alerts from Seafarers Trapped in War

Seafarers' helplines say they are overwhelmed with messages from crews stuck in the Gulf by the Middle East war, desperately seeking repatriation, compensation…

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World This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 29, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a combustion test of a solid-fuel rocket engine at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (KCNA via KNS / AFP)

North Korea Conducts Engine Test for Missile Capable of Targeting US Mainland

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of a high-thrust, solid-fuel engine for weapons and hailed it as a development to boost the country’s strategic…

World A supporter of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores reacts while gathering with others in support of Maduro and Flores on the day they attend a hearing in a Manhattan federal court, more than two months after US military forces captured them in a surprise raid on Caracas and ferried them to New York, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 26, 2026. (Reuters)

Venezuela’s Maduro Thanks Supporters in First Online Post from US Prison

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, captured by US forces in a nighttime raid in January, said Saturday that they feel "steadfast" and …

World Iranian officials and journalists make their way through debris at car service center in eastern Tehran that was hit by a missile strike, on March 28, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) /

Yemen's Houthis Enter Iran War with Attacks on Israel, While US Marines Arrive in Region

The risk of an expanded Iran war grew as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday launched their first attacks on Israel since the start of the conflict, as…

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World Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his counterparts from Pakistan, Egypt and Türkiye in Riyadh. (SPA)

Pakistan to Host Saudi, Türkiye, Egypt FMs for Talks on Middle East War

Pakistan's prime minister said he had a "detailed" call with Iran's president on Saturday, as foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Türkiye gathered…

World Police stand outside the Bank of America building in Paris, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP)

Minister Links Foiled Paris Bank Bombing to Middle East War

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez on Saturday linked a foiled attempt to bomb a Bank of America building in Paris to the war in the Middle East. …

World Wreckage of vehicles at an auto service center in Tehran, Iran, 28 March 2026. (EPA)

Iran Guards Threaten to Hit US Universities in Middle East

Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Sunday threatened to target US universities in the Middle East after saying US-Israeli strikes had destroyed two Iranian…

World Hellenic coast guard performs SAR operation, following migrant's boat collision with coast guard off the Aegean island of Chios, near Mersinidi, Greece, February 4, 2026. REUTERS

22 Migrants Die Off Greece after Six Days at Sea

Twenty-two migrants hoping to reach Europe from North Africa have died off the coast of Greece after six days at sea in a rubber boat, survivors told the Greek…

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World French police arrested suspected militants in Marseille. Credit Gerard Julien/Agence France-Presse/File Photo-Getty Images

French Police Thwart a Suspected Bombing Outside a Bank of America Building in Paris

French police have thwarted a suspected bomb attack outside a Bank of America building in Paris, authorities said Saturday. One suspect was detained and…

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World A large crowd of protesters holding up signs and banners. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

Protesters March in London to Oppose the Rise of Political Right

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of central London on Saturday for a "March to Stop the Far Right" with many demonstrators decrying the…

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World Iranian firefighters work on a damaged residential building in southern Tehran, Iran, 27 March 2026.EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Pakistan to Host Saudi, Türkiye, Egypt for Talks on Mideast War

Pakistan's prime minister said he had a "detailed" call with Iran's president on Saturday, as foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Türkiye prepared…

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World US President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on Dec. 29, 2025 (Reuters)

Israel Presses Washington to Amend War Plan

Israeli political sources said the government is pushing back against key elements of a US proposal to end the war with Iran, describing the dispute as…

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World Emergency responders inspect the site of a residential building damaged by a strike, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 27, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Israel Army Confirms Struck Two Nuclear Sites in Iran

The Israeli military confirmed it struck a heavy water reactor and a uranium processing plant in central Iran on Friday, as it targeted nuclear sites in the…

World  27 March 2026, Hesse, Frankfurt/Main: Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the "FAZ" Congress. (dpa)

US, Israel Unlikely to Achieve ‘Regime Change’ in Iran, Says Merz

The US-Israeli war against Iran is unlikely to lead to "regime change", German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, as the month-long conflict showed no…

World US Navy sailors taxi an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 17, 2026. (US Navy/Handout via Reuters)

More Than 300 US Troops Injured Since Start of Iran War

More than 300 US troops have been wounded since the start of the Iran war on February 28, US Central Command said on Friday. "Since the start of Operation…

World  A man clears debris from a building damaged after a nearby residential building was hit in a US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP)

UN Appeals for $80 Mn for Refugees, Hosts in Iran

The United Nations said Friday it had launched an $80-million appeal to address the urgent humanitarian needs of nearly two million refugees in Iran and their…

World Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow on Jan 20, 2026. (AFP)

France Hits Back at Lavrov, Says Russia Does Not Defend International Law

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday that Russia does not defend international law either in Ukraine or Iran with its actions, in response…

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World  Motorists drive along an expressway as plumes of smoke rise after a strike in Tehran on March 5, 2026.  (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Intelligence: US Can Only Confirm about a Third of Iran's missile Arsenal Destroyed

The United States can only determine with certainty that it has destroyed about a third of Iran's vast missile arsenal as the US and Israeli war on the country…

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World European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity Valdis Dombrovskis speaks, on the day of the joint debate on the EU-US trade deal at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Iran War Could Mean Stagflation for EU, Dombrovskis Says

The European Union economy is at risk of stagflation as a result of the surge in energy prices caused by the Iran war, European Economic Commissioner Valdis…

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World Tangsiri on the sidelines of a field tour along the shores of Bandar Abbas in 2019 (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps website) 

Alireza Tangsiri… The Supreme Leader’s Man in the Shipping Lanes

When Alireza Tangsiri took command of the naval arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in 2018, he appeared to fit squarely into the role envisioned by…

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World Pope Leo XIV speaks during his pastoral visit to the Parish of the Parish of 'Sacred Heart of Jesus' in Rome, Italy, 15 March 2026. EPA/ANGELO CARCONI

Pope Leo XIV Makes a Rare 1-day Visit to Glitzy Monaco

Pope Leo XIV travels Saturday to the principality of Monaco, becoming the first pope in nearly five centuries to visit the glitzy Mediterranean enclave and…

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World This photo taken on March 13, 2026 shows Noshiro Thermal Power Station, a coal-fired thermal power station operated by Tohoku Electric Power in the city of Noshiro, Akita Prefecture. (Jiji Press/AFP)

Japan to Boost Coal-Fired Power as Middle East War Causes Energy Turmoil

Japan's government plans to temporarily lift restrictions on coal-fired power plants as it seeks to ease an energy crunch caused by the Middle East war,…

World A building is damaged after a nearby residential building was hit in an overnight US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP)

Iran Says Nuclear Facilities Have Been Targeted After Israel Says Attacks ‘Will Escalate and Expand’

Iran state media says its nuclear facilities were attacked Friday, just hours after Israel threatened to “escalate and expand” its campaign against Tehran. …

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World Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov delivers his annual end-of-year press conference at the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow on Jan 20, 2026. (AFP)

Russia’s Lavrov Says US Wants to Take Over Nord Stream Gas Pipelines

Russian ‌Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the US has been seeking control over the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, which were damaged by…