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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Moscow on Sunday after a brief return to Islamabad where U.S.-backed peace efforts stalled, as President Donald Trump said … Read more
Brent crude oil prices rose more than 2 percent on Sunday after the United States and Iran failed to hold a second round of peace talks … Read more
Satellite images from April 16 reveal extensive damage to the towns of al-Qozah and Beit Lif in southern Lebanon following Israeli military operations. What the images … Read more
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck northern Japan at 5:24 a.m. On April 27, 2026, shaking Hokkaido’s Tokachi region but causing no reported damage or injuries, underscoring … Read more
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is traveling to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as former U.S. President Donald Trump said Tehran can initiate … Read more
In the predawn chill of Slavutych, Ukraine, a 71-year-old woman placed a candle on the ground beside a friend, her husband’s absence a quiet echo in … Read more
Putin’s approval rating has fallen to 65.6 percent, the lowest level since before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, according to the latest data … Read more
In the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed security and energy cooperation agreements with President Ilham Aliyev on Saturday, even as Russian strikes … Read more
An Airbus A330 operated by Swiss International Air Lines aborted its takeoff from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport early Sunday after an engine fire, forcing an … Read more
The second explosion at Chernobyl came at 1:59 a.m. On February 14, 2025, when a Russian drone struck the protective arch shielding the wreckage of Reactor … Read more
An explosion on a bus along the Pan-American Highway in southwestern Colombia killed 13 people and injured at least 38, including five children, according to regional … Read more
Palestinians in Deir el-Balah cast ballots in municipal elections held for the first time since 2006, marking a symbolic attempt to revive local governance amid war … Read more