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World A Los Angeles County sheriff's officer stands watch as a police vehicle passes by, while officers block the road to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Biscailuz Center Academy Training facility,in East Los Angeles, California, US July 18, 2025. REUTERS/ Mike Blake

Blast at Los Angeles Sheriff's Facility Leaves 3 Dead

An explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility has killed three deputies, local media reported on Friday, though officials have…

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World Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress Approves Trump's $9 billion Cut to Public Broadcasting, Foreign Aid

The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as…

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World Taiwan's Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim makes a speech at a briefing for foreign media in Taipei, Taiwan July 18, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Taiwan Will 'Not Provoke Confrontation' with China, Vice President Says

Taiwan will not provoke a confrontation with China, the self-ruled island’s vice president said Friday, lamenting Beijing’s “aggressive military posturing”…

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Libyan ICC War Crimes Suspect Arrested in Germany

German authorities have arrested a Libyan war crimes suspect accused of being a senior official at a notorious prison where inmates were routinely tortured and…

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World Iranians walk past a propaganda mural in Tehran depicting a figure from Persian mythology launching missiles, Wednesday (EPA)

Snapback Threat Deepens Iran-West Tensions Amid Warnings and Diplomatic Standoff

Tensions between Iran and Western powers have escalated sharply, as the European trio - Britain, France, and Germany - hinted at reactivating the “snapback”…

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World FILE PHOTO: People enjoy the sunset in Ankara, Türkiye January 4, 2022. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan/File Photo

Türkiye Says Arrests 153 Suspected ISIS Members, Associates

Türkiye has arrested 153 presumed members of ISIS in nationwide raids, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday. The arrests took place from Izmir…

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World Workers clear debris and rubble from the street following a major overnight Russian attack in Kyiv on July 10, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by OLEKSII FILIPPOV / AFP)

EU Hits Russia with Sweeping New Sanctions over Ukraine War

The EU on Friday adopted a sweeping new package of sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war, looking to pile more pressure on the Kremlin by lowering a price…

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World (FILES) Domestic tourists watch as a man uses a slide into a swimming pool at the Myongsasimni Water Park in the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area in Wonsan, North Korea's Kangwon Province on July 2, 2025. (Photo by KIM Won Jin / AFP)

North Korea Bans Foreign Tourists to Newly Opened Beach Resort

North Korea is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex that leader Kim Jong Un…

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World US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes part in a meeting between President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 14, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Administration Tells Embassies to Rein in Criticism of Foreign Elections

The State Department is pulling back from commenting on or criticizing elections overseas unless there is a clear and compelling US foreign policy interest in…

World Israeli right-wing Knesset members Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich attend a session at the plenum at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem December 28, 2022. (Reuters)

Slovenia Declares Two Israeli Ministers Persona Non Grata

Slovenia declared two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, persona non grata on Thursday, the first European Union…

World  A view of Kremlin tower with backdrops of the Moscow City business center, during a stormy weather in Moscow, Russia July 14, 2025. (Reuters)

Russian Air Defenses Destroy Ukrainian Drone Headed for Moscow, Mayor Says

Russian air defenses destroyed a Ukrainian drone headed for Moscow late on Thursday, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. Sobyanin, writing on the Telegram messaging…

World Traffic flows past a huge billboard bearing a painting of a missile falling on Israel with the slogan in Farsi: "The missile has fallen amidst the demons", on a main road in central Tehran on July 16, 2025. (AFP)

Europeans Warn Iran of UN Sanctions Unless Concrete Progress on Nuclear Talks

France, Britain and Germany told Iran on Thursday that they wanted Tehran to resume diplomacy immediately over its nuclear program and warned if there were no…

World Makeup partially covers the back of the right hand of US President Donald Trump as he shakes hands with Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 16, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Diagnosed with Vein Condition Causing Leg Swelling, White House Says

The White House said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump is experiencing swelling in his lower legs and bruising on his right hand, after photographs…

World An Israeli flag is seen at the entrance to a school in Kibbutz Amir near Israel's border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Belgian Court Orders Regional Government to Stop Military Exports to Israel, Belga Reports

A court in Brussels on Thursday ordered the regional Flemish government to stop all transit of military equipment to Israel, Belgian news agency Belga…

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World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. File Photo/The AP

Ukraine to Boost Domestic Arms Production to Counter Russia's Invasion, Says Zelensky

A new Ukrainian government approved Thursday will race to expand domestic arms production to meet half the country’s weapons needs within six months as it…

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World This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Isfahan enrichment facility in Iran after being hit by Israeli airstrikes, on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

NBC: US Strikes Destroyed Only One of Three Iranian Nuclear Sites

A new US assessment has found that American strikes in June destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing current…

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World Local residents carry a big bag as they walk through a flooded road during monsoon rainfall, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

54 People Killed in 24 Hours of Heavy Monsoon Rain in Pakistan

Heavy rains have been linked to 54 deaths in the past 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the toll to about 180 since the arrival of the monsoon in late June, the…

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World A man stands among stones and the soil scattered after the landslide caused by torrential rain in Yesan, South Korea, July 17, 2025. Yonhap via REUTERS

3 Dead, More than 1,000 Evacuated in South Korea Floods

At least three people were killed and more than 1,000 evacuated Thursday after South Korea was hit by torrential rains, an official said, with one region…

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World (FILES) A Harvard sign is seen at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 27, 2025. (Photo by Rick Friedman / AFP)

Ten Republican Senators Urge Trump to Reverse School Funding Freeze

Ten Republican US senators wrote a letter to President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday urging it to reverse its decision to withhold $6.8 billion in…

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World HANDOUT - 14 July 2025, North Korea, Ragwon: A Picture released by the North Korean State News Agency (KCNA) on 13 July 2025, shows  North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspecting an offshore farm under construction in the town of Ragwon. Photo: -/KCNA/KNS/dpa

Satellite Imagery: New Pier Completed at North Korea Rocket Launch Site

Satellite imagery indicates that a new maritime pier has been completed at North Korea's key rocket station, where the latest spy satellite launches and other…

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World FILE PHOTO: A firefighter stands next to the crashed Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, in Ahmedabad, India, June 13, 2025. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

Air India Probe of Boeing 787 Fuel Control Switches Finds No Issues

Air India's inspection of the locking feature on the fuel control switches of its existing Boeing 787 aircraft found no issues, an internal communication…

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World A long exposure photo shows Taiwan military Patriot air defense system deployed at a park as part of the annual Han Kuang military exercises, in Taipei, Taiwan, 15 July 2025. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

Taipei Holds Air Raid Drill to Prepare for Chinese Attack

Taipei's normally busy streets will come to a brief standstill on Thursday when air raid sirens send thousands of people into underground shelters in a…

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World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Ultra-Orthodox Party Quits Israeli Cabinet but Throws Netanyahu a Lifeline

An ultra-Orthodox party quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet on Wednesday, but said it would remain within his coalition for now, giving the…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy inspects newest samples of military equipment and weapons, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 13, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters)

Zelenskiy Says He Wants Half Ukraine’s Weapons to Be Produced Domestically

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that he was counting on his new incoming government to take measures to boost the proportion of…

World A handout picture made available by the Iranian supreme leader office shows, Iranian supreme leader Ali Khameni speaking during a meeting with members of Iranian judiciary in Tehran, Iran, 16 July 2025. EPA/IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER OFFICE

Khamenei: Iran is Ready to Respond to Any Renewed Military Attack

Iran is ready to respond to any renewed military attack, the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in comments carried by state TV on Wednesday, adding…

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World The US Capitol building is lit at dusk (Reuters)

US Republicans Grill University Leaders in Latest House Antisemitism Hearing

The leaders of three US universities testified before a House of Representatives panel on Tuesday about what they have done to combat antisemitism on campus,…

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World An oil tanker that Iran had previously seized. Reuters file photo

Iran Seizes Foreign Tanker Over Fuel Smuggling

Iran has seized a foreign tanker in the Sea of Oman on charges of fuel smuggling, the judiciary said Wednesday. The vessel was intercepted "after legal…

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World In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade press service, a local resident walks along the street under an anti-drone net in Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade via AP)

Russia May Hope to Use Trump's 50-day Window to Wear Down Ukraine, but Quick Gains Seem Unlikely

President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions on its energy exports has given the…

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World South Sudanese asylum seekers gather at informal settlements in Matar town, Gambella region, Ethiopia June 12, 2025. Michael Tewelde/WFP/Handout via REUTERS

Ethiopia Reportedly Arrests Dozens of Suspected ISIS Militants

Ethiopia has arrested dozens of suspected ISIS militants, who it claimed have been trained and deployed to carry out operations across the country, the state…

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