What's Trump's strategy now with Iran? To keep things as they are
President Trump says the "status quo" is what Gulf Arab allies want as the Iran war hits a stalemate and the U.S. midterms force a pivot from threats of attacks to economic pressure.
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Pope Leo celebrates Mass in his former diocese of Chiclayo, Peru
Over a million people have gathered for Mass with Pope Leo XIV on Friday. The event in northern Peru, where he served as bishop before becoming head of the Catholic Church, is the centerpiece of his South American tour.
Supreme Court will weigh Trump's asylum restrictions at US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 - The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider the legality of President Donald Trump's restrictions on access to asylum at the US-Mexico border, a hardline immigration policy his administration has credited with helping reduce border crossings.
Why is Erdogan's son meeting Lebanon’s top leaders?
Necmettin Bilal Erdogan, the son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has raised eyebrows in the Middle East by meeting with top Lebanese officials over the past two days.
Ohio restaurant reeling after hosting Vivek Ramaswamy during campaign: ‘Never dining there’
Ramaswamy made a campaign stop at PJ Marley’s in Medina, Ohio, a restaurant run by a Republican couple
(LEAD) Nat'l football team submits another lackluster performance in loss to Saudi Arabia
AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- The men's national football team tried to ...
Europe Agrees on a Team to Represent It in Talks With Russia
After coveting a seat in the Ukraine war discussions, Europe is poised to get one. The continent wants to fill it with a six-member team.
Russian strikes kill one in Zaporizhzhia, two in Odesa
Nov 13 - Russian forces launched strikes on two Ukrainian cities on Friday, killing one person and injuring more than 50 in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia and killing two more in the Black Sea port of Odesa, regional officials said.
At least 10 killed in Guinea clashes over gold mining ban
Guinea banned artisanal gold mining in Siguiri on November 2 due to environmental degradation, causing mass exodus.
Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for global outage, says issue not caused by cyber or AI agents
Microsoft on Friday apologised for a global outage that disrupted public services and businesses around the world, as it reported a “broad recovery” for Outlook email and other services. The company ruled out any malicious “cyber or AI” activity as the cause of the outage, which affected several…
US-China Board of Trade holds first meeting days before Trump-Xi summit
The United States and China held the inaugural meeting of their bilateral Board of Trade on Friday, just days before US President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Shenzhen. “Today, the Office of the US Trade Representative, alongside the @USTreasury, held the first official…
‘Totally unacceptable’: EU leader criticises members planning to opt out of Ukraine aid package
Reluctance from nationalist governments to join EU loan plan for Ukraine ‘not acceptable’, Kyiv backers say
Amnesty demands answers over failure to prevent South Sudan massacre
Amnesty International has accused South Sudanese authorities and UN peacekeepers of failing to prevent a massacre earlier this year, despite advance warnings of an imminent attack.
Why is Microsoft's outage lasting so long and will emails be lost?
Microsoft says it is continuing to restore services including Outlook and Teams following a global outage.
Woman who lost five-year-old daughter in Creeslough explosion launches three High Court actions
Families of victims of Donegal incident have filed multiple lawsuits with over 20 actions due before High Court
The Peruvian city that has embraced Pope Leo as one of its own
Pope Leo XIV is in Peru as part of his Latin America tour, just weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.
Paraguay adds criminal association charge against ex-president Peña
ASUNCION, Nov 13 - The Paraguay prosecutor's office has added a criminal association charge against recently impeached President Santiago Peña and former central bank officials, deepening the fallout over the collapse of digital lender ueno.
Social media reacts to the global Microsoft outage
A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook on Nov. 12, with many users encountering trouble using their e-mail accounts and other errors across the tech giant’s suite of apps. Here are some social media reactions to the global outage.
Israel bars supplies needed to treat six-year-old Gaza burn victim
Six-year-old burns victim Masa is one of the patients in Gaza whose recovery is under threat due to Israeli restrictions
Son Heung-min laments unrewarded effort against Saudi Arabia after 3-2 loss
AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea captain Son Heung-min said Fri...
Europe to send a diplomat team to Ukraine talks as leaders push for a voice
European Council President Antonio Costa said the continent will be represented by officials from the 27-nation EU bloc and five members of the "Coalition of the Willing" that backs Ukraine: the U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Poland.
Texas appeals court says HOA isn't liable for fight between resident and volunteer treasurer
In a pivotal ruling, a Texas appeals court declared that the Lake Bonanza Property Owners Association bears no responsibility for a brawl involving its volunteer treasurer. This incident unfolded during a budget meeting where tensions escalated, leading to a physical confrontation between treasurer…
Family of murdered GAA official say Omagh claims show public inquiry the only way to find truth
Family of Sean Brown, murdered by loyalists in 1997, react after witness tells Omagh inquiry ‘Garda-MI5 source’ helped deliver bomb
Tracking the 5,000-kilometre journey between democracy and authoritarianism
A road trip along the frontier between democracy and authoritarianism took us from a nuclear bunker in Finland to a dying city in Ukraine
What we know about China's military exercises around Taiwan
China has been carrying out major military drills around Taiwan since early November. But contrary to some claims on social media, Beijing's armed forces have not actually implemented a blockade on the island; they just simulated it.
Lebanese army says it seized arms depot in Beirut's southern suburbs
The Lebanese army said on Friday it had raided an arms depot in Beirut's southern suburbs and arrested one person.
Trump sees OPCON transition as potential path to U.S. troop withdrawal from Korea: experts
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump seems to view an env...
Iran honours fallen soldiers in Iran-Iraq war with missile display
Thousands gathered in Tehran for a mass funeral honouring 110 unidentified soldiers killed in the Iran-Iraq war.
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New video shows last pickup by DoorDash driver who mysteriously vanished after completing an order
The missing father of two did not have any known mental health issues, his father says
Peruvians flock to mass with Pope Leo in city he served as bishop
Pope Leo held the central event of his 12-day South America tour on Friday, an outdoor mass in northern Peru where he told a vast crowd of people who once knew him as their bishop that he thanked God he was alive to see them. People arrived on foot and in lines of vehicles at an arid field outside…