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Trump in Saudi Speech Urges Iran Toward a ‘New and a Better Path’ as He Pushes for Nuclear Deal

World US President Donald Trump speaks during the Saudi-US investment forum at the King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center in Riyadh on May 13, 2025. (AFP)

Trump in Saudi Speech Urges Iran Toward a ‘New and a Better Path’ as He Pushes for Nuclear Deal

President Donald Trump in a speech in Saudi Arabia urged Iran to take a “new and a better path” as he pushes for a new nuclear deal. Trump said at the US…

World A protester waves a flag bearing a portrait of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) jailed in Türkiye since 1999, during a demonstration calling for his release in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria on February 15, 2025. (AFP)

Türkiye Says It Is Closely Monitoring PKK Disbandment to Secure Peace 

Türkiye is closely monitoring any attempts to undermine its peace initiative with the PKK, a senior official said Tuesday, following the militant Kurdish group…

World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a joint press conference with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, in Prague, Czech Republic, May 5, 2025. (Reuters)

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Insists on Face-to-Face Talks with Putin in Istanbul 

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will only attend talks on Ukraine if Russia's Vladimir Putin is also there, the Ukrainian leader's top aide said on Tuesday,…

World Villagers look for the fragments in a crater outside a house damaged by a cross-border shelling last week at Kot Maira, a border village in Jammu region, May 12, 2025. (Reuters)

Pakistan Says Clashes with Neighbor India Killed More Than 50 

Pakistan's army said on Tuesday that more than 50 people were killed in last week's military clashes with India which ended in a ceasefire agreed by the…

World Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, to view the fly past featuring the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows and current and historic military aircraft, at the end of the military procession marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and in honor of those who served during the Second World War, May 5, 2025. (Aaron Chown/Pool via Reuters)

UK’s King Charles to Host France’s Macron for State Visit in July 

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla will host France's Emmanuel Macron and his wife at Windsor Castle in July, after the French president accepted an…


World People celebrate after the ceasefire announcement between India and Pakistan, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, May 10, 2025. REUTERS/Yasir Rajput

Fragile Ceasefire Holds Between India, Pakistan

A fragile ceasefire was holding between India and Pakistan on Sunday, after hours of overnight fighting between them, as US President Donald Trump said he will…

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World People in Kinshasa’s Pompage district after the Congo River overflowed. (AFP/Getty Images file)

Floods in Eastern DR Congo Kill More Than 100

Raging floods rushing through a village during the night killed more than 100 people, many of them children as they slept, in the east of the Democratic…

World US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff looks on during a swearing in ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 06 May 2025. (EPA)

US Envoy Calls Enrichment ‘Red Line’ Ahead of New Iran Talks

The United States and Iran will hold a new round of nuclear talks Sunday in Oman ahead of a visit to the region by Donald Trump, whose key negotiator staked…

World  A Kashmiri woman row her wooden boat on Dal Lake in Srinagar, in Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, May 10, 2025.(AP)

World Reacts after India, Pakistan Agree to Stop Firing

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India and Pakistan had agreed to a "full and immediate ceasefire" after a fourth day of strikes and counter…

World A resident looks at his damaged house after cross-border shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) between Pakistan and India, in the Jura sector in Neelum Valley of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 10, 2025. (AFP)

India and Pakistan Agree to Immediate Ceasefire after US Diplomacy

Nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday after US pressure and diplomacy, announcing a sudden stop to a conflict that had…

World  In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on May 8, 2025, a rescue worker puts out a fire of a building which was heavily damaged by a Russian strike in Sumy region, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russia and Ukraine Blame Each Other as Fighting Continues Despite Moscow’s Truce

Russia said on Saturday that fighting had been taking place in four regions of Ukraine despite this week's unilateral ceasefire by Moscow, saying its troops…

World A handout picture provided by the Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV (C) gesturing as he attends a meeting with cardinals in Vatican City, 10 May 2025. (EPA/Vatican Media Handout)

Pope Leo XIV Lays Out His Vision of Papacy, Identifies AI as a Main Challenge for Humanity

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity. In his…

World  Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic in Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via Reuters)

Russia Says Western Arms Flows to Ukraine Would Need to Stop During Any Ceasefire

Russia would require a halt to US and European arms supplies to Ukraine during any potential ceasefire, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview…

World US President Donald Trump speaks to the media outside West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 08 May 2025.  EPA/WILL OLIVER

Judge Pauses Much of Trump Administration's Massive Downsizing of Federal Agencies

The Trump administration must halt much of its dramatic downsizing of the federal workforce, a California judge ordered Friday. Judge Susan Illston in San…

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World From left, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska Olena Zelenska, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stand at the memorial of fallen Ukrainian soldiers at independence square during a ceremony for 80th anniversary of VE Day in a memorial park in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP)

Ukraine and Its Allies Push for a 30-Day Ceasefire Starting Monday

Leaders from four major European countries threatened to ratchet up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin if he does not accept an unconditional 30-day…

World  In this photo provided by Myanmar Military True News Information Team on May 9, 2025, Myanmar military chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, center left, talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, center right, during their meeting in Moscow, Russia. (Myanmar Military True News Information Team via AP)

China’s Xi Pledges to Help Myanmar Rebuild Post-earthquake

China's President Xi Jinping pledged on Friday to support Myanmar in its rebuilding efforts following the Southeast Asian nation's deadliest earthquake in…

World  Pro-Palestinian protesters take part in a demonstration at Butler Library on the Columbia University campus in New York, US, May 7, 2025. (Reuters)

Columbia Suspends over 65 Students Following Pro-Palestinian Protest in Library

Columbia University has suspended dozens of students and barred alums and others who participated in a pro-Palestinian demonstration inside the school’s main…

World Security personnel cordon off a road near Nur Khan military airbase after Indian strikes in Rawalpindi on May 10, 2025. (AFP)

G7 Urges India-Pakistan Dialogue, US Offers Help on ‘Constructive Talks’

The Group of Seven (G7) major countries on Friday urged India and Pakistan to engage in direct dialogue as hostilities rise between the nuclear-armed neighbors…

World  Smoke rises after a blast on the outskirts of Jammu city, May 10, 2025. (Reuters)

Pakistan and India Hint at De-escalation after Trading Missile Strikes

India and Pakistan on Saturday signaled they were ready to de-escalate their conflict if the other reciprocates following missile and drone attacks on each…

World Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal (L) shakes hands with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (R) after signing documents during a EU-Ukraine Foreign Ministers' meeting in Lviv, western Ukraine, 09 May 2025, amid the Russian invasion. (EPA)

EU to Help Ukraine Purchase Weapons Using Russian Frozen Assets

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says the European Union will allocate almost 1.9 billion euros for military support to his country. Shmyhal posted on…

World An Iranian woman walks next to a wall painting on a street in Tehran, Iran, 07 May 2025. (EPA)

Iran Agrees to Fourth Round of Indirect Nuclear Talks with US on Sunday

Iran has agreed to hold a fourth round of indirect nuclear talks with the United States on Sunday in Oman, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported on…

World A visitor reads an edition of L'Osservatore Romano newspaper covering the election of newly elected pope Leo XIV, with the Vatican's St Peter's Basilica in the background, in Rome on May 9, 2025. (AFP)

Pope Leo XIV Addresses Cardinals in English at His First Mass 

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who…

World An Iraqi Kurdish woman waves a flag bearing the portrait of the founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan as people gather at Freedom Park to listen to an audio message by the jailed leader in Sulaimaniyah, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on February 27, 2025. (AFP)

Kurdish PKK Says Held 'Successful' Meeting on Disbanding

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) held a "successful" meeting this week with a view to disarming and disbanding, a Kurdish news agency close to the…

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World A North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su

North Korea's Kim Makes Rare Visit to Russian Embassy as Ties Deepen

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a rare visit to the Russian embassy in Pyongyang with his daughter on Friday to celebrate Russia's Victory Day to mark the…

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World This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on May 8, 2025, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (front R) and First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska (front L), along with others officials attending a ceremony to commemorate the fallen of the Second World War as part of the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, in Kyiv on May 8, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP)

Zelenskyy Tells Trump He’s Ready for a Ceasefire in Ukraine 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he had a “good conversation” with US President Donald Trump, during which the two marked Victory Day and discussed…

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Helicopter Crash in Sri Lanka Kills Six Military Personnel

A helicopter crash in Sri Lanka has killed six military personnel, an Air Force official said on Friday. A Bell 212 helicopter had crashed into the Maduru…

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World People walk at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 8, 2025. (Reuters)

Ukraine Says It Uncovered Hungarian Spy Network 

Ukraine's SBU security agency said on Friday it had uncovered a spy network being run by the Hungarian state to obtain intelligence about Ukraine's defenses. …

World Forensic officers from the British police during the arrest of an Iranian man at a house in the town of Rochdale near Manchester on Sunday. (Getty Images) 

Israeli Embassy in London Reportedly Targeted by Iranian Network  

Recent reports suggest that the Israeli embassy in London was the intended target of a complex plot orchestrated by a multi-layered Iranian network. This…

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World This picture taken on May 8, 2025 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 9, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting a joint striking drill of long-range artillery and missile systems of the Korean People's Army eastern front division, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (KCNA via KNS / AFP)

North Korea Says Leader Kim Supervised Missile Tests Simulating Nuclear Strikes Against Rivals 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised tests of short-range ballistic missile systems that simulated nuclear counterstrikes against US and South Korean…

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