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Trump in Address to World Leaders at UN Defends His Decision to Start War Against Iran

World US President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Pool via REUTERS

Trump in Address to World Leaders at UN Defends His Decision to Start War Against Iran

President Donald Trump returned to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday at and started his address ticking off progress — including adding private sector jobs,…

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World FILE PHOTO: Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 31, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Iran Ready to Reopen Strait of Hormuz if US Eases Military Pressure, Lifts Blockade

Iran can reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports, a senior Iranian…

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World This handout photograph taken and released on September 22,2026 by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) shows ambulances and police officers waiting in front of a high school outside which a gunman opened fire and was detained shortly afterwards, in Turgutlu, an area west of the resort city of Izmir. (Photo by Handout / DHA (Demiroren News Agency) / AFP)

Student Opens Fire Outside School in Türkiye, 11 Pupils Wounded

A student opened fire in front of their high school in Türkiye's western province of Manisa early on Tuesday, wounding at least 11 other pupils, Justice…

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World Residents cycle through a flooded street after Typhoon Dujuan brought torrential rain to Sakura, Chiba prefecture, Japan, September 22, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Typhoon Dujuan Leaves 4 Dead in Japan, 45,000 Houses Without Power

Typhoon Dujuan left at least four people dead and 22 injured in Japan, while thousands of houses near Tokyo were without power after the storm swept through…

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World FILE PHOTO: Flags are pictured during the first working session of G7 foreign ministers in Muenster, Germany, November 3, 2022. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/Pool/File Photo/File Photo

G7 Foreign Ministers Call on Iran to Stop Arming Houthis

G7 foreign ministers on Monday called on Iran to end its arming and support of Houthis in Yemen, which they said constituted a dangerous pattern of escalation…

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World  A military armored vehicle takes position on the street following a mutineers' attack on the airport and the presidency in Niamey, Niger, August 30, 2026. (Reuters)

Niger Blames France for Inciting Soldiers’ Mutiny

Niger ‌has blamed France for inciting an attack on a key military airbase by mutinous soldiers last week, according to a government statement read on TV…

World Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev, US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner attend a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025. (Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via Reuters)

Putin, Zelenskyy Agree to Pause Strikes on Kyiv, Moscow During Talks with US Envoys

The leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Saturday agreed to pause strikes on each other's capitals while US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner hold talks to…

World A drone view shows rescue workers evacuating flood-affected residents by boat after heavy rainfall from Typhoon Saudel, in Putian, Fujian province, China September 4, 2026. (China Daily via Reuters)

One Dead, 11 People Missing After Mudslide in China’s Jiangxi Province

One person has been confirmed dead and 11 others remain missing after torrential rains triggered a mudslide ‌early Saturday ‌morning in ‌a ⁠town…

World  US President Donald Trump attends an event to sign executive orders related to beef, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 4, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Calls Iran Conflict ‘Small Potatoes’ and Defends Vance’s Position That It’s Not a ‘War’

President Donald Trump on Friday said the conflict in Iran is “small potatoes” as he defended Vice President JD Vance for asserting that months of on-and-off…

World FILE PHOTO: A vendor sells a map of Africa along the streets of Bujumbura, Burundi April 24, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

UN Approves Resolution in Support of Map that Shows Africa's True Size

The United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries' true size, a…

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World FILE -Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte gestures as she speaks during a press conference in Manila, Philippines on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe, File)

Philippine VP is Ordered Arrested for Threats Against the President

A Philippine court ordered the arrest of Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday over charges that she publicly threatened to have the president and two other…

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World The logo of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the organization's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 6, 2023 (Reuters)

IAEA Members Draft Resolution Reporting Iran to the UN Security Council

The United States, Britain, France and Germany have drafted a resolution for possible consideration by the Board of Governors of the UN nuclear watchdog that…

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World Vice President JD Vance speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP)

Vance Says Iran Conflict Is Not a War, Declines to Offer Timeline for End

US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the fighting between the United States and Iran was not a war and declined to provide a timeline for when the…

World Firefighters walk among debris at a destroyed pharmaceutical warehouse after Russian drone attacks on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (AP)

Russian Attacks Kill at Least 3 in Ukraine as US Talks on the War Are Expected

Russian attacks overnight killed at least three people in Ukraine, local officials said Friday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said US envoys are expected…

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World Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner (AFP)

Trump Envoys to Visit Russia and Ukraine at Weekend, TASS Reports

US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who have spearheaded efforts to broker a Ukraine peace agreement, will visit Russia and Ukraine on Saturday and…

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World Denmark's then Defense Minister Morten Bodskov speaks ahead of a NATO Defense Ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2022. (Reuters)

Denmark Aims to Send Rejected Migrants to ‘Return Hubs’ by 2027

Denmark said Friday it was ready to send rejected asylum seekers to 'return hubs' as of 2027, as it hosted talks with four EU countries on the creation of…

World Motor boats take part in a search operation for people missing two days after a ferry disaster off the coast of Cyprus, near the port of Kyrenia in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP)

Cyprus Ferry Toll Rises to 12 as Two More Bodies Found

The death toll from a ferry accident off northern Cyprus rose to 12 on Friday after rescuers found the bodies of two women, with another 16 people still…

World Davutoglu speaks in the Turkish parliament. (File photo - Future Party on X)

Davutoglu Investigated for ‘Insulting’ Turkish President

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into former Turkish Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on suspicion of…

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World This handout photograph taken and released on September 2, 2026, by the Istanbul Governor's Press Office, shows a Turkish Coast Guard ship during a search for crew members around the ALSU oil tanker after it collided with another ship near Silivri in the Sea of Marmara, off Istanbul. (Photo by Handout / AFP)

Tanker Captain Arrested Over Cargo Ship Sinking Off Istanbul

The captain of an oil tanker that hit a cargo ship that sank in waters off Istanbul, leaving 10 missing, has been arrested along with his third officer, media…

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World Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP)

Musk Super PAC Wades into US Midterms With $800,000 for Republicans in Close Races

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has spent more than $800,000 in recent days on over a dozen key congressional races through his super PAC, funding direct-mail and…

World FILE - Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jets fly over a Patriot Air and Missile Defense System in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on Aug. 4, 2024.  (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Russia Says It Struck Two Vessels in Black Sea Carrying Arms for Ukraine

Russian forces struck two cargo vessels ‌in ‌the Black ‌Sea ⁠that had been ⁠transporting weapons, ammunition and ⁠military equipment ‌for …

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World File photo of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz (AFP)

South Korea Weighs 'Contributions' to Hormuz Security

South Korea said Friday it was weighing "contributions" to US security efforts in the Strait of Hormuz provided its own military readiness was not compromised,…

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World Members of a search and rescue team evacuate people affected by Typhoon Saudel in Minhou, Fuzhou, China's eastern Fujian province on September 3, 2026. (CNS / AFP)

Typhoon Saudel Brings Torrential Rain, Flooding to China’s Coastal Areas

China's southern coastal provinces of Fujian and Guangdong braced for further torrential rain on Friday, after severe downpours linked to Typhoon Saudel…

World Iranians walk along a street in Tehran on September 2, 2026. (AFP)

UN Investigators Urge Iran to Withdraw Bill Punishing Foreign Contact

A team of United Nations investigators called on Iran Thursday to immediately withdraw draft legislation that could lead to decades-long prison sentences for…

World A handout photo made available by the Nepali Army shows a worker rescued from a hydropower tunnel following flash floods in Rasuwa district, Nepal, 04 September 2026. EPA/Nepali Army HANDOUT Handout

2 Trapped Workers Rescued from Hydropower Tunnel 9 Days after Nepal Floods

Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped…

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World FILE PHOTO: Cuba's former President Raul Castro watches a May Day rally in Havana, Cuba May 1, 2025. REUTERS/Norlys Perez/File Photo/File Photo

US Sanctions Grandson of Former Cuban Leader Raúl Castro

The US government on Thursday slapped new sanctions on Cuba in a fresh push to strangle the island’s economy and deepen its multiple crises. Among those…

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World Police stand between counter-protesters and a protest encampment in support of Palestinians, during the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, at McGill University’s campus in Montreal, Quebec, Canada May 2, 2024. (Reuters)

US House Passes Bill to Crack Down on University Boycotts of Israel

The ‌US House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday to block federal aid for universities that boycott Israel, the latest Republican-backed…

World  Men drive past a banner showing a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP)

Netanyahu Says Toppling Iran’s Regime ‘within Reach’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday voiced confidence that Iran's regime could soon fall, saying it was weaker than ever as the United States…

World A convoy of vehicles, escorted by police, carrying the coffin of deceased Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic leaves Belgrade Airport, in Belgrade, Serbia, 03 September 2026. (EPA)

War Criminal Mladic’s Body Returns to Serbia with Military Honors

Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic's body arrived in Serbia Thursday, where it was received with military honors. The casket, draped in the Serbian flag,…