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Taiwan’s spy agency launches webpage for Chinese nationals to report tips
Taiwan's intelligence agency said on Sunday it is establishing an information-reporting channel for Chinese nationals to offer tips securely, at a time when tensions between Beijing and the self-ruled island remain elevated.
Lightning strikes plane flying from London to Charlotte, pilot makes emergency landing
A plane slated to fly from London to Charlotte, North Carolina, had to double back and make an emergency landing after being struck by lightning.
Trump says Iran peace deal to be signed Sunday, but Iran disagrees
President Trump announced that a deal to end the war in Iran is scheduled to be signed Sunday, with the Strait of Hormuz opening right away.
Tens of thousands join Pride marches in Romania, Bulgaria to call for equality
Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ supporters took to the streets of Romania and Bulgaria's capitals on Saturday for their annual Pride parades, against a backdrop of rising opposition from conservative groups in the Orthodox Christian countries.
German broadcaster accuses Elon Musk, Tommy Robinson of inciting Belfast riot
German public broadcaster ZDF accused Elon Musk and British right-wing activist Tommy Robinson of inciting anti-immigrant violence in Belfast following a brutal stabbing attack that triggered days of riots across Northern Ireland.
Trump and Macron will meet over dinner at Versailles palace after G7 summit in France
President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron will meet over dinner at the glittering Palace of Versailles near Paris after the G7 summit of leading industrialized nations next week in France, their governments announced Saturday.
Mass shootings in South Africa’s poorest areas are a symptom of organized crime and police failures
A mass shooting in South Africa this week was the latest in a trend of killings in some of the country's poorest areas that experts say is a symptom of organized crime gangs taking advantage of the failures and sometimes absence of police.
Senate bill details sharing intelligence with Israel, other countries
Buried inside the Senate Intelligence Authorization Act is a provision to expand sharing information with Israel, with a key stipulation: Such security exchanges can't be suspended or reduced unless the president identifies a specific national security concern.
What we know about a possible deal to end the Iran war
The United States and Iran appear close to a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz.
Ukrainian drone strike kills 1 in southern Russia and triggers fire at sea terminal
A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and injured three in Russia's southern Krasnodar region, local officials said Saturday, as part of Kyiv's campaign of strikes on military and energy targets deep inside Russia.
Trump says U.S. military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang with help from Venezuela
President Trump said Friday that a "swift and lethal kinetic" U.S. strike has killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called "the infamous leader" of the Tren de Aragua gang.
Crypto site pays people to tattoo ads on themselves
A Florida man offered about $2,585 in cryptocurrency to a man in Chennai, India, to permanently tattoo a promotional message across his forehead, one of dozens of increasingly extreme tasks posted to a new bounty marketplace on Pump.fun, a platform known for facilitating the creation and trade of speculative digital tokens.
Stocks soar from ‘Korea discount’ to ‘Korea premium’ under leftist president
His opponents brand him a populist, a hardcore leftist and even a North Korean sympathizer, but liberal South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has launched his country's stock market into the stratosphere.
DNI rebukes faulty intelligence analyses of Havana Syndrome
Outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard revoked two U.S. intelligence reports on brain injuries suffered by U.S. diplomats and intelligence personnel called Havana Syndrome, an official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Friday.
Top Pakistani mediator says U.S.-Iran deal is close to completion
The prime minister of Pakistan says there is a "final, agreed-upon text" of a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran after intense mediation efforts by Islamabad.
NATO weighs options to defend Europe as the U.S. plans for conflict elsewhere
NATO's top military officer is weighing alternative plans to defend Europe should it come under attack from Russia, after the United States announced that it is cutting the number of aircraft and warships that it would provide in a security crisis.