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Local Authorities: Migrant Dinghy Sinks Off French Coast, 4 Dead

World A vessel from the Maritime Affairs Department is sailing off France's Pas-de-Calais northern coastal city of Equihen-Plage after an attempt to cross the English Channel illegally turned tragic with several migrants found in cardiac arrest, on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP)

Local Authorities: Migrant Dinghy Sinks Off French Coast, 4 Dead

Four people died after a small boat carrying migrants seeking to reach Britain sank in the Channel and a search and rescue operation was underway, French local…

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World TOPSHOT - First responders stand amid rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's Corniche al-Mazraa neighborhood on April 8, 2026.  (Photo by AFP)

Iran Publishes Chart Showing It May Have Put Sea Mines in Strait of Hormuz as Shaky Ceasefire Holds

Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz…

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World Demonstrators flags of Iran and Lebanon during a protest against US military action in Iran near the White House in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Iranian Delegation Due in Islamabad ahead of US Talks

An Iranian delegation is expected to arrive in Islamabad late Thursday ahead of Pakistan-brokered talks with the United States, Iran's envoy said. Pakistan…

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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 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…

World Zorro Ranch, a property formerly owned by Jeffrey Epstein, stands behind a protest sign that reads "Justice for all" on International Women’s Day near Stanley, New Mexico, US, March 8, 2026. (Reuters)

Epstein Survivors Sue US Govt Over Revealed Identities

Survivors of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sued the US government and Google on Thursday over victims' identities being mistakenly revealed in a trove of…

World Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian attends a press conference in Beijing, China April 10, 2025. (Reuters)

China Demands More Than Just ‘Regret’ From Japan After Embassy Break-in

Japan has expressed its "regret" over the break-in into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo by a knife-wielding Japanese military officer, but that is "far from…

World 21 March 2026, ---: US Navy sailors move a F/A-18 fighter aircraft fuel tank on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Epic Fury, from an undisclosed location. (US Navy via Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa)

Reports: US Weighs Sending up to 10,000 Troops to Middle East

The United States is weighing sending up to 10,000 extra troops to the Middle East, US media reported Friday, as speculation grows that Washington may be…

World 26 March 2026, France, Vaux-De-Cernay: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul arrives to attend the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in France. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

German Foreign Minister: US, Iran Have Been in Contact Indirectly and Plan to Meet

Germany's foreign minister said on Friday that the United States and Iran ‌have ‌had indirect negotiations ‌and ⁠that representatives from ⁠both…

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World  Rescue workers and first responders work at a residential building hit in an earlier US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP)

Trump Moves Deadline for Striking Iran Energy Sites

US President Donald Trump has pushed back his deadline for strikes on Iran's energy assets, saying talks on ending the war were "going very well" as Israel…

World NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte via Reuters/File

NATO: Ukraine Still Receiving Arms Despite Mideast War

Ukraine is still getting essential defense equipment despite the war in the Middle East, which is depleting stockpiles in Europe and the United States, NATO…

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World German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. (Reuters: File Photo)

Germany FM Says 'Encouraging' if US Speaking Directly to Iran

Germany's foreign minister Thursday said it was encouraging if the United States was talking directly to Iran to end the war in the Middle East, but…

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World US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

US Envoy Witkoff Says Iran is Seeking an Off-ramp

The United States has sent Iran a "15-point action list" as a basis for negotiations to end the current conflict, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on…

World Police officers walk toward a commercial complex to investigate where a female employee at a Pokemon merchandise shop was stabbed to death at Ikebukuro district in Tokyo, Japan March 26, 2026, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

Knife-wielding Man Kills Woman at Tokyo Pokemon Shop before Taking his Own Life

A man brandishing a knife stabbed a woman in a Pokemon store in downtown Tokyo before turning the knife on himself, leaving both dead, Japanese police said…

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World US President Donald Trump speaks during the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual fundraising dinner at Union Station on March 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump was this year's keynote speaker at the dinner. AFP

Trump Says Iran 'Better Get Serious' in Mideast War Talks

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday to engage in talks to end the Middle East war "before it is too late", after Tehran publicly spurned US…

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World FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov looks on as Russia's President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) and Togo's President of the Council of Ministers Faure Gnassingbe (not pictured) meet at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/File Photo

Russia Says It Hopes for New Round of Ukraine Talks with US as Soon as Conditions Allow

Russia is in contact with the United States about a new round of talks on a Ukraine peace settlement as soon as conditions allow, the Kremlin said on Thursday…

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World FILE - The Pentagon and the surrounding area is seen in this aerial view in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Pentagon Reportedly Weighs Diverting Ukraine Military Aid to the Middle East

The Pentagon is weighing whether to redirect weapons originally meant for Ukraine to the Middle East, as the war in Iran strains supplies of some of the US…

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World (FILES) This handout photo provided by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official website Sepah News on February 1, 2025, shows navy commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri. (Photo by SEPAH NEWS / AFP)

Israel Defense Minister Says Iran Guards Navy Commander Killed in Strike

Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Thursday that an Israeli airstrike had killed Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' navy. …

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World FILED - 09 September 2025, Egypt, Cairo: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a joint press conference in Cairo. Photo: Stringer/dpa

Israel Reportedly Took Iran's Araghchi, Qalibaf Off Hit List after Pakistan Request to US

Israel took Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf off its hit list after Pakistan requested that Washington…

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World Rescue teams conduct search operations and look for victims, a day after a bus plunged into the Padma River while boarding a ferry in Rajbari district, 84 km from Dhaka, Bangladesh, 26 March 2026. EPA/STR

Bus Sinks in Bangladesh River, Many Killed

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World Iranian women walk at Pardisan Park, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 25, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US Activists Work to Connect Iranians Via Starlink

With the war in Iran leading to a near-total internet blackout in the country, activists around the world -- especially in the United States -- are mobilizing…

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World 26 March 2026, Australia, Canberra: German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius (R)  and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles speak during press conference following their meeting at the Australian Parliament. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa

Germany, Australia Deepen Defense Ties

Australia and Germany agreed Thursday to simplify hosting each other's troops and cooperate on space defense during a visit by German Defense Minister Boris…

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World France's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot acknowledges the world is going through a period of 'tension and rivalry'. Thomas SAMSON / AFP

G7 Meets in France to Narrow Transatlantic Iran Split

Foreign ministers from the G7 meet outside Paris from Thursday with European nations and allies seeking to narrow differences with the US on the Middle East…

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World Myanmar's ancient capital Mandalay bore the brunt of damage in the 7.7-magnitude quake. Sai Aung MAIN / AFP

Myanmar's Rebuild Stutters Year after Deadly Quake

The gaping holes torn in a road to Mandalay by last year's devastating earthquake have been filled in, and the route in northern Myanmar partly resurfaced. …

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World Altura, a Turkish-owned crude oil tanker, transits the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik

Transport Minister: Türkiye-operated Oil Tanker Attacked in Black Sea

A Turkish-operated oil tanker was attacked early Thursday in the Black Sea, possibly by an unmanned surface vehicle, Türkiye's transport minister Abdulkadir…

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