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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 Polish police secure an area at the Warsaw University campus after an attack with an axe, in Warsaw, Poland, May 7, 2025. (Reuters)

Poland Seizes Major Heroin Shipment from Iran

Polish authorities said Monday they had seized over a ton of heroin from Iran, hidden in a shipment of decorative bricks, at the Baltic port of Gdynia. "This…

World FILE: The Greek Coast Guard conducts a search and rescue operation after a migrant boat collided with a coast guard boat off the Greek island of Chios in the Aegean Sea on February 4, 2026 (Reuters)

At Least 11 Dead after Migrant Boat Capsizes off Malta

At least 11 people have died after a migrant boat capsized in waters off Malta, charity group Sea-Watch said on Monday, while around 50 more were rescued at…

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Indian Navy Rescues Sailors on Tanker Ablaze off Oman

Indian navy helicopters airlifted 24 sailors off a tanker on fire off the coast of Oman on Monday, New Delhi officials said, without saying what caused the…

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World The Iran flag flutters from a tall flagpole over high-rise buildings in northern Tehran on May 12, 2026. (AFP)

Iran Halts Israel Operation after First Post-truce Clash

Iran on Monday said it was ending its latest military operation against Israel after the first exchanges of fire between the foes since a shaky ceasefire began…

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World  An Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jewish man reacts near a part of a missile protruding from the ground, following strikes from Iran, in the central Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 8, 2026. (Reuters)

Israel Military Says Iran Fired Nearly 30 Missiles Since Sunday

An Israeli military official said Iran fired nearly 30 missiles towards Israel since Sunday night, in the first exchange of fire between the two countries…

World Members of a Congolese Red Cross team wearing personal protective equipment place the coffin of a woman suspected of having died from Ebola virus disease on a pickup truck ahead of her safe burial at her home in Bunia on June 7, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP)

WHO Chief Visits Ebola-hit Uganda

The head of the World Health Organization on Monday visited Uganda, where a deadly Ebola outbreak has killed two people after spreading from the neighboring…

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World US President Donald Trump speaks at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wis., Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Glen Stubbe)

Trump Says Israel and Iran Must Immediately Stop 'Shooting'

US President Donald Trump in a Truth Social post on Monday said that "Israel and Iran ⁠must immediately stop 'shooting.’” Israel earlier ⁠said it hit a…

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World  Pope Leo XIV delivers his speech as he meets with members of the Spanish Parliament at the Congress of Deputies, in Madrid, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP)

Pope Says Weapons Cannot Lead to ‘Lasting Peace’

Pope Leo XIV on Monday called global peace a "true moral imperative" and said weapons could only lead to a "temporary silence" not a "genuine and lasting peace…

World An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran, Iran June 8, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iran Says Return to Hostilities Will Affect Talks with US

Iran said Monday that the resumption of hostilities in the Middle East war will have consequences for ongoing talks with the United States to reach peace in…

World  Israeli anti-air defense system interceptors, after missiles were launched towards Israel from Iran, as seen from Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Jun 8, 2026. (Reuters)

China Says Hopes Israel, Iran Maintain Ceasefire

China said it was "deeply concerned" Monday by fresh attacks between Israel and Iran, expressing hope that a fragile truce in the Middle East war would be…

World Roman Gofman (left), the new Mossad chief, receives a ceremonial insignia during the agency’s leadership handover ceremony with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and outgoing director David Barnea. (X)

Dismissal of Operations Chief on Iran Leaves Shockwaves in Mossad

Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad, is experiencing a major upheaval following a decision by its new director, Roman Gofman, to dismiss his…

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World  Armenian Prime Minister and leader of the Civil Contract party Nikol Pashinyan holds a press conference following the parliamentary election at the party's headquarters in Yerevan early on June 8, 2026. (AFP)

Armenian PM Pashinyan Claims Victory Following General Election

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan early Monday claimed victory in the country’s general election, as preliminary results showed his governing Civil…

World A crew member on board a Taiwan Coast Guard ship monitors a Chinese Coast Guard vessel in waters east of Taiwan. (AFP file)

Taiwan Says China Maritime Operation ‘Provocative’

Taiwan said Monday that China's maritime operation in waters to the east of the island democracy was "provocative" and "expansionism in disguise". Chinese…

World A drone crater at the site of a Russian strike on a residential area in Odesa, Ukraine, 01 June 2026, amid the Russian invasion. (EPA)

Ukrainian Drone Kills One in Russia-Annexed Crimea, Moscow-Installed Governor Says

A Ukrainian drone struck a train in Crimea, killing its assistant driver and injuring the driver, the peninsula's Russian-installed governor Sergei Aksyonov…

World President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last December. (The New York Times)

Pentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat from Israel

Washington: Julian E Barnes, Eric Schmitt Recent US intelligence reports have raised concerns about Israeli spy agencies eavesdropping on American…

World The national flags of North Korea and China are displayed on a street in Pyongyang on June 8, 2026. (AFP)

China’s Xi Lands in North Korea for Rare Visit

China's President Xi Jinping hailed an "invincible friendship" with Pyongyang as he arrived in North Korea Monday, his first trip abroad this year after…

World  People stand near a collapsed building after a magnitude 7.8 quake in General Santos, Philippines, June 8, 2026. (Reuters)

7.8 Magnitude Quake in the Philippines Kills at Least 35, Collapses Buildings and Sparks Tsunami

An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 35 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in…

World  Israeli security forces examine a fragment of an intercepted Iranian missile in northern Israel, early Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP)

Israel and Iran Trade Strikes, Threatening to Drag Region Back to Full-Scale War

Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a full-scale regional war, while Yemen…

World  A man walks past anti-US graffiti painted on the wall of the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP)

Trump Says Won’t Unfreeze Iran Assets Before Deal

US President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he will not unfreeze Iranian assets before reaching an agreement with Tehran. Asked…

World The IAEA logo is displayed in front of the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2026. (Reuters)

US Draft Resolution at IAEA Demands Iran Open Up on Sites, Uranium Stocks

The US is lobbying other countries on the UN nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors to back a draft resolution demanding that Iran tell the agency what happened…

World 15 September 2021, Ukraine, Chornobyl: A group of tourists stand at the memorial in front of unit four of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which exploded in 1986. (dpa)

Russian Strikes Kill Five, Damage Nuclear Storage Facility

Russia fired waves of drones and other munitions at Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least five people and damaging a nuclear storage facility in the Chornobyl…

World  Tourists visit the 5th century BC Propylaea on the Acropolis Hill during a hot day, in Athens, Greece, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP)

Quakes Rattle Greek Island Near Athens, No Injuries Reported

Two successive quakes with a magnitude near 5 hit the Greek ‌island of ‌Evia, northeast ‌of Athens, ⁠on Sunday, data ⁠from the Athens Geodynamic…

World 27 May 2026, Vatican, Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV leads the Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Photo: Evandro Inetti/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Over 1.2 Million People Attend Pope's Mass in Madrid

More than 1.2 million people filled the streets of Madrid on Sunday for a mass by Pope Leo XIV at which he called for a renewal of the Catholic faith in Spain…

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World  Police experts work at the site of an apartment building destroyed by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine June 4, 2026. (Reuters)

Russian Drone Strikes Kill Two in Ukraine

Russian drone strikes killed two people in Ukraine, officials said Sunday, as world leaders gathered in London to discuss piling pressure on Moscow over its…