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Netanyahu Vows to Eliminate Iran Threat ‘Once and for All’

World 10 November 2026, Israel, Jerusalem: Caretaker Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech on the sidelines of the opening session of the new Knesset. (dpa)

Netanyahu Vows to Eliminate Iran Threat ‘Once and for All’

Israel's caretaker prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday reiterated his calls for a national unity government with his opponent Gadi Eisenkot, as well…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a press briefing in Copenhagen November 10, 2026. (AFP)

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Escalates Criticism of SpaceX Over Speed Caps

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ‌escalated his criticism of SpaceX on Saturday, saying speed restrictions on its military-grade Starshield…

World Jorge Moreira da Silva, Executive Director of UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services), and coordinator of the UN Strait of Hormuz Task Force established by the UN Secretary-General, speaks during an interview with AFP on the sidelines of the 31st United Climate Change Conference (COP31), at the media center located on the Antalya Expo Center in Antalya on November 14, 2026. (AFP)

UN Official Urges Iran, US to Let Fertilizers Through Hormuz Strait

Iran and the United States should "immediately" allow fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to ease the crisis in some of the most vulnerable…

World US President Donald Trump attends a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 11, 2026. (Reuters)

Report: Trump Tells Advisers He May Hold Off on Iran Attacks Barring New Provocations

President Donald Trump has told senior advisers in recent days that he may hold off on attacking Iran if the US faces no new provocations from Tehran or the…

World US President Donald Trump presents the National Medal of Science to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk during the "A New Golden Age" summit at the US Institute of Peace, renamed The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace by the Trump administration, in Washington, DC, US, October 8, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Is Taking Elon Musk on His Asia Trip, but He Plans to Avoid Talking About Nvidia Scandal

President Donald Trump plans to take the world's wealthiest man, Elon Musk, with him next week when he travels to the Philippines and China. As the head of…


World In this photo released by Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, right, is greeted by Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr. in Palau, Thursday, Dec. 5. 2024. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

Taiwan's Leader Calls on China to Refrain From Threats Ahead of Expected Military Drills

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te called on China to “open its arms rather than raise its fists” as he wrapped up his first overseas tour since taking office in…

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World 06 December 2024, Australia, Melbourne: Fire crews work at the scene of a fire at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea. Photo: Con Chronis/AAP/dpa

Arsonists Set Melbourne Synagogue Ablaze

Mask-wearing arsonists set a synagogue ablaze in a pre-dawn attack Friday in the Australian city of Melbourne, police said, sparking widespread condemnation. …

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World US businessman David Sacks speaks during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 15, 2024 (AFP).

Trump Appoints Former PayPal Exec David Sacks as AI and Crypto Czar

US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said he was appointing former PayPal Chief Operating Officer David Sacks as his "White House A.I. & Crypto Czar,"…

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World A "Simorgh" missile carrying three "research" payloads was launched into space from an undisclosed location in Iran on December 30, 2021 (E.P.A.)

Iran Launches Advanced Module to Deploy Satellites to Higher Altitudes

Iran sent into space on Friday its heaviest-ever payload using the Simorgh carrier rocket including an advanced module for transferring satellites to higher…

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World Senator Richard J. Durbin. Photo: The New York Times

US Senator Urges Settlement for Accused 9/11 Plotters

By Carol Rosenberg The departing chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has asked Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III to support a settlement with…

World Israeli Chief of Staff during his meeting with soldiers in Jabalia, north of Gaza (Israeli Army website)

Netanyahu is Intensifying His War Against His Army

Israel has recently witnessed a new and intense escalation at the so-called eighth front that has emerged between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his…

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World A street is lit by car lights during a nationwide blackout caused by a grid failure in Havana on December 4, 2024. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)

Cuba Restores Power Grid and Resumes Planned Blackouts

After a nationwide blackout left millions without electricity for several hours in Cuba, the power grid was restored Thursday, authorities said, adding that…

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World A general view of the Canary Wharf financial district is pictured in London, Britain, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo

Two Men Charged over Attack on British-Iranian Journalist

British prosecutors said on Thursday they had authorized charges to be brought against two Romanian men over the stabbing of a journalist working for a Persian…

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World First lady Jill Biden visits Kasr Al Hosn Fort, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

US First Lady Jill Biden in Abu Dhabi on Last Solo Foreign Trip

US first lady Jill Biden toured the capital of the United Arab Emirates on Thursday as part of her final solo foreign tour. Biden, 73, arrived in Abu Dhabi on…

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World File photo: Members of the German Navy operate a submarine drone onboard German mine hunter FGS Weilheim during NATO exercise Freezing Winds 24, led by the Finnish Navy, in the Baltic Sea in Turku, Finland, November 20, 2024. REUTERS/Anne Kauranen

EU Naval Force: Chinese Fishing Vessel under Control of Alleged Pirates in Somali Waters

A Chinese fishing vessel is under the control of alleged pirates in Somalia's waters in the semi-autonomous Puntland region, the European Union's anti-piracy…

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World FILE PHOTO: Independent far-right candidate Calin Georgescu casts his vote on the day of the parliamentary election, in Mogosoaia, Romania, December 1, 2024. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo

US Concerned about Potential Interference in Romanian Election

The United States voiced concern about Romania's presidential election following the declassification of documents showing the NATO member state was a target…

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World A woman walks in a street in the Central Business District (CBD) area in Beijing, China, 04 December 2024. EPA/WU HAO

China Slaps Sanctions on 13 US Military Firms over Taiwan Arms Sale

China has decided to impose sanctions on 13 US military firms from Thursday, in response to the sale of US arms to Taiwan, the foreign ministry said after the…

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World National flags are placed outside a room where Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and China's Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng address reporters after their meeting in Beijing, China, January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Philippines Files Diplomatic Protest against China over South China Sea Incident

The Philippines' foreign ministry said on Thursday it has filed a diplomatic protest against China over a Dec. 4 maritime incident in a contested shoal in the…

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World FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Prime Minister Michel Barnier stand at attention during commemorations marking the 106th anniversary of the November 11, 1918, Armistice, ending World War I, at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. ( Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP, File)

Macron Seeks Remedy to France's Political Crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday will seek ways out of France's political crisis, after Michel Barnier became the first prime minister to be ousted…

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World File photo: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands before their meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2022. (AFP Photo)

US's Blinken, Russia's Lavrov to Face Off at OSCE Meeting in Malta

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his outgoing US counterpart Antony Blinken are due to face off over the war in Ukraine on Thursday at an annual…

World Pedestrians and motorists pass a mural on the facade of a building in Tehran's Palestine Square. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

5.7-magnitude Quake Strikes Western Iran

An earthquake measuring 5.7 magnitude struck Western Iran on Thursday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake struck Iran's…

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World Residents walk on a street during a blackout following the failure of a major power plant in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Millions of People in Cuba without Power after Grid Collapse

Cuba said it had begun restoring power after the island's electrical grid collapsed, the latest in a string of nationwide blackouts that underscore the…

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World FILE PHOTO: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech to declare martial law in Seoul, South Korea, December 3, 2024. The Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

South Korean Ruling Party to Fight Yoon Impeachment, Defense Minister Replaced

South Korean opposition lawmakers said on Thursday they would vote this weekend to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched attempt to impose martial…

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World (FILES) Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 7, 2024.  (Photo by Win McNamee / POOL / AFP)

Trump's Middle East Envoy in Diplomatic Push to Help Reach Gaza Ceasefire before Inauguration

Donald Trump's Middle East envoy has traveled to Qatar and Israel to kickstart the US president-elect's diplomatic push to help reach a Gaza ceasefire and…

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World Ukrainian servicemen of the 118th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces operate with an American 155 mm turreted self-propelled howitzer M109 in the direction of Robotyne repelling a Russian assault on a frontline in the Zaporizhzhia area, Ukraine, 03 December 2024 amid ongoing Russian invasion. (EPA)

Blinken Says Ukraine Needs to Get Younger People Fighting Russia

Ukraine needs to get younger people into the military to succeed in the war being waged against it by Russia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on…

World Protesters hold up signs that read "Step down President Yoon Suk Yeol" as people and lawmakers attend a rally in Seoul. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korean Ruling Party to Oppose Yoon's Impeachment 

South Korea's ruling People Power Party decided on Thursday to oppose moves to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his sudden decision, rescinded within hours…

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World This undated portrait of Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi was released by her foundation in 2023. - AFP

Iran Releases Nobel Peace Laureate Mohammadi on Medical Leave

Iran has released Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi, jailed since November 2021, for three weeks on medical grounds, her lawyer posted on social media. …

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World Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, talks to the media about the Global Humanitarian Overview 2025 and the UN annual humanitarian appeal, during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

UN Aid Chief Vows 'Ruthlessness' to Prioritize Spending, Seeks $47 Billion

The new head of the UN humanitarian aid agency says it will be “ruthless” when prioritizing how to spend money, a nod to challenges in fundraising for…

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World Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (L) talks with Danish's Foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (C) and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte (R) during a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Oganization) Foreign Ministers' meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on December 4, 2024. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

Rutte: NATO Agrees Protecting Ukraine Infrastructure is Priority

NATO members agreed at a meeting with Ukraine's foreign minister on Tuesday evening that providing air defense systems to protect the country's infrastructure…

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