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FILE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Sweden's new prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, in Ankara, Turkey, Nov. 8, 2022.

AKP says fresh term for Turkey's President Erdogan 'on agenda'

Paving the way for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to run for a fourth term in office is "on our agenda", the spokesman for the president's ruling party said on Monday, adding that the important factor was whether the people wanted it. Erdogan, modern Turkey's longest-serving leader, has been in power for

President Joe Biden, left, pauses with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, before giving a speech

Biden insists US is ‘winning’ on world stage – what would losing look like?

The president defended his record on Ukraine, Gaza and Afghanistan but foreign policy successes have been few

An oversize effigy of a health care professional is seen as hundreds of people march through downtown Los Angeles protesting President Donald Trump's plan to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, his predecessor's signature health care law, Thursday, March 23, 2017.

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Obamacare back at the Supreme Court

Trump to decide fate of free preventative care under ACA The Trump administration will have to decide whether to defend a key part of the Affordable Care Act, after the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging the law’s requirement to cover preventive services. The health law requires insurers to cover, without cost-sharing, more than 100 preventive health services

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Time’s nearly up for TikTok

One of the most interesting American sagas in recent years is nearing a conclusion. By January 19, the highly popular social media platform TikTok must either cease operations or be sold. TikTok’s Chinese owner is asking the US Supreme Court to overturn the law requiring this choice. Judging from the questions the justices asked during oral arguments, the court seems

In this Friday Nov. 2, 2012 photo Daniel Mazibuko, pours heavy buckets of water heavy with soil into a yellow plastic bowl during their illegal gold mining in Roodepoort, South Africa

Dozens of illegal miners have died while trapped in South African mine, group says

JOHANNESBURG — At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried to force them out, a group representing the miners said Monday. More than 500 others are still trapped, the group said. Sabelo Mnguni, a spokesman for the Mining

Biden announces aircraft carriers to be named for Clinton, Bush

WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden announced Monday that two of the Navy’s future

People celebrate following the reports that, Sudan's army had entered the central city of Wad Madani and pushed out its paramilitary rivals the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Merowe, Sudan, Saturday, Jan.11, 2025.

We ignore Sudan at our peril. This campaign of mass murder and rape will have global consequences

Sudan’s war, which began in April 2023, is closing in on its second year. No one expects or becomes accustomed to war, but it is striking that the most common sentiment I hear among Sudanese people – and even some outside observers – is that they still can’t believe this is happening. Since the calamitous falling out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF),

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni during a press conference after their meeting at Chigi Palace, Government's office, in Rome, Saturday, May 13, 2023

Ukrainian president offers to exchange North Korean POWs with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has released a video of the first North Korean soldiers captured in Russia’s Kursk region and said Kyiv is willing to swap the prisoners of war for its troops held by Moscow. In a video posted Sunday on Zelenskyy’s Facebook and X accounts, two bedridden and apparently injured North Korean soldiers are questioned by Ukrainian forces

FBI Director Christopher Wray appears before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2018, on Justice Department and FBI actions around the 2016 presidential election.

Outgoing FBI director calls China and its cyber program the ‘defining threat of our generation’

China’s cyber program has already infiltrated critical American infrastructure and is poised to “wreak havoc” at a whim, the outgoing FBI director told “60 Minutes” on Sunday. Christopher Wray, who plans to resign as President-elect Donald Trump takes office later this month, described the Chinese government as “the greatest-long-term threat” and the “defining threat of our

President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit, Friday, July 7, 2017, in Hamburg. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin may hold phone conversation in coming days or weeks - Waltz

US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin may hold a phone conversation in the coming days or weeks, Trump’s National Security Advisor Designate Mike Waltz said. "Well, we haven't set the exact framework for it yet. We're working on that, but I do you know, expect a call for

A Congolese government army soldier displays a mortar round after his unit returned from fighting against rebel forces, Congo

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Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels but fighting intensifies in its east

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Several towns that fell to armed groups in eastern Congo’s North Kivu and South Kivu provinces have been recaptured by government forces, a Congolese army spokesman said, even as the rebels have made advances in other areas amid intensified fighting in the conflict-battered region. Eastern Congo has been in conflict for decades with more than 100 armed

A gang member holding a weapon, walks in the Cite Soleil slum of Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Haitian police arrest ex-lawmaker long accused of arming gangs to influence elections

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti have arrested a former legislator long accused of

Emmanuel Macron, Ursula von der Leyen, Rishi Sunak, Charles Michel, Volodymyr Zelensky, Olaf Scholz, Justin Trudeau, from the right

Ukrainian Neutrality Is Still the Key to Peace

President-elect Trump said on January 9th that he is a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine. He said “Putin wants to meet,” because “we have to get that war over with.” So what are the chances that a new administration in Washington can break the deadlock and finally bring peace to Ukraine? During both of his election campaigns, Trump he wanted

Nawaf Salam, Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the UN, addresses the segment on operational activities for development of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 2017 session

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Top ICJ judge Nawaf Salam named Lebanon’s next prime minister

The top judge at the International Court of Justice Nawaf Salam has been designated Lebanon’s next prime minister in a surprising

Israeli tanks head towards the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel

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Israel, Hamas ceasefire close, but not 100 percent: Israeli official

Efforts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and release hostages are close but not yet finalized, an Israeli official told The Hill on Monday, after Reuters reported Qatar has handed a final deal to both sides. International mediators have intensified efforts to secure a deal ahead of President-elect Trump taking office on Jan. 20. Trump has warned that “all hell”

Elderly citizens often ride bikes, or cross the roads on their own, as Tokyo City in Japan is generally a safe area for locals and tourists. Taken on May 2014.

Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.7 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan

TOKYO — Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. The agency initially gave the magnitude estimate at 6.9, but later revised it down. There were no immediate reports of damage. Residents in some coastal areas were told to

A soccer fan holds a banner marking Armistice Day prior to the World Cup group F qualifying soccer match between England and Scotland

Former Labour official and chair of Jewish Movement, arrested on charges of child grooming offenses

A social media video has surfaced showing a man, who identifies as former Labour MP Ivor Caplin, being detained by police in handcuffs. A 66-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual communication with a child, as confirmed by Sussex Police. Before entering politics, David Caplin served in the British Army. He was a Labour MP for Hove in Brighton from

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DeSantis calls special session to implement Trump's immigration policies

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling state lawmakers into a special session to help carry

Pilgrims take shelter from the rain under a peepal tree by the side of a road, a day before the Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, India

India opens giant Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims

AFP, PRAYAGRAJ, India Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters yesterday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people — the largest gathering of humanity. The millennia-old Kumbh Mela, a show of religious piety and ritual bathing — and a logistical challenge of staggering proportions — is held at the site where the

Israeli soldiers from the artillery unit store tank shells in a staging area at the Israeli-Gaza border in southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024

Some Israeli soldiers refuse to keep fighting in Gaza

JERUSALEM — Yotam Vilk says the image of Israeli soldiers killing an unarmed Palestinian teenager in the Gaza Strip is seared in his mind. An officer in the armored corps, Vilk said the instructions were to shoot any unauthorized person who entered an Israeli-controlled buffer zone in Gaza. He saw at least 12 people killed, he said, but it is the shooting of the teen that he

Kemi Badenoch blames ‘peasants’ from ‘sub-communities’ for grooming gangs abuse

Slovak PM Fico invites Zelensky to meet over gas transit dispute

Judge postpones hearing for suspects in Haitian president’s slaying

AKP says fresh term for Turkey's President Erdogan 'on agenda'

Biden insists US is ‘winning’ on world stage – what would losing look like?

Obamacare back at the Supreme Court

Time’s nearly up for TikTok

Dozens of illegal miners have died while trapped in South African mine, group says

Biden announces aircraft carriers to be named for Clinton, Bush

We ignore Sudan at our peril. This campaign of mass murder and rape will have global consequences

Ukrainian president offers to exchange North Korean POWs with Russia

Outgoing FBI director calls China and its cyber program the ‘defining threat of our generation’

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin may hold phone conversation in coming days or weeks - Waltz

Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels but fighting intensifies in its east

Haitian police arrest ex-lawmaker long accused of arming gangs to influence elections

Ukrainian Neutrality Is Still the Key to Peace

Top ICJ judge Nawaf Salam named Lebanon’s next prime minister

Israel, Hamas ceasefire close, but not 100 percent: Israeli official

Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.7 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan

Former Labour official and chair of Jewish Movement, arrested on charges of child grooming offenses

DeSantis calls special session to implement Trump's immigration policies

India opens giant Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims

Some Israeli soldiers refuse to keep fighting in Gaza

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Дмитрий Певцов попрощался с «Ленкомом»: фото актера убрали из фойе театра

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مشاور احمدی‌نژاد درگذشت+ عکس