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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 Participants and security staff stand outside the venue of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, 16 November 2024. EPA

COP29 Nations are No Closer to a Goal on Cash for Climate Action

Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of the United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be done, especially on the main issue of money. In…

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World In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Nov. 15, 2024. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea's Kim Urges Improved Military Capabilities for War

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged the country's military to improve capabilities for fighting a war in a speech last week, state media KCNA said on Monday,…

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World Security is tight around Rio for the G20 summit. Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP

Brazil Hosts a G20 Summit Overshadowed by Wars and Trump's Return, Aiming for a Deal to Fight Hunger

With Brazil preparing to host the Group of 20 summit, it appears unlikely the leading rich and developing nations will sign on to a meaningful declaration…

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World Emergency crews and first responders gather for rescue operations at the site of a collapsed four-story building in Dar es Salaam on November 16, 2024. (Photo by Gidulaus Amosi / AFP)

Tanzania Building Collapse Kills At Least 13 People

At least 13 people died when a building collapsed in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam and more than 80 people have been rescued, the country's…

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World Slovenia's national flag flutters next to Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB) building in Ljubljana(photo credit: REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic)

Small Plane Crashes in Slovenia, Killing 3 People

A small plane crashed on Sunday in foggy weather in northeast Slovenia, killing three people on board, police said. Police said they were informed about the…

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Biden will Become the First Sitting US President to Visit the Amazon Rainforest

Joe Biden will become the first sitting American president to set foot in the Amazon rainforest during a brief stop Sunday in the Brazilian city of Manaus as…

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World Australian soldiers and Indonesian marines conduct a maneuver during a joint amphibious landing exercise on Banongan Beach, Situbondo, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (Fle/AP Photo/Trisnadi)

Japanese Troops will Train with US, Australian Forces as Concerns over China Grow

Japan will send troops for joint training with US Marines and Australian forces in northern Australia, the three defense ministers said Sunday, as they…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a hall for a meeting with Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, not in the picture, on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Maxim Shipenkov, Pool Photo via AP)

Germany's Scholz Defends Call to Putin ahead of Snap Elections

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his conversation with Vladimir Putin on Friday had given no indication of a shift in the Russian President's thinking on the…

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World A handout photo released by the press service of the State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine shows Ukrainian rescuers working at the site of an air strike in Odesa, southwestern Ukraine, 17 November 2024.  EPA/STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE HANDOUT

Russia Launches One of Fiercest Missile, Drone Attacks at Ukraine's Infrastructure

Russia on Sunday launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, described by officials as the largest over the past months, targeting energy…

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World Men carry caddies across a golf course englufed in thick smog, early morning in Chandigarh, India on November 17, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

India Hails 'Historic' Hypersonic Missile Test Flight

Nuclear-armed India has tested its first hypersonic missile, the defence minister said Sunday, publicising the super-fast high-tech weapon days after rival…

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World FILE - US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver a speech at Krasinski Square at the Royal Castle, July 6, 2017, in Warsaw. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump Draws Up Executive Orders that he Could Issue on 1st Day in White House to Target Iran

Donald Trump’s new administration will revive its “maximum pressure” policy to “bankrupt” Iran’s ability to fund regional proxies and develop nuclear weapons,…

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World FILED - 08 June 2024, Israel, Ramat Gan: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference at the Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Centre, in Ramat Gan. Photo: Jack Guez/AFP pool/dpa

Two Flash Bombs Fired into Garden of Netanyahu's Home, Arrests Made

Israeli police arrested on Sunday three suspects after flares were fired at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's private residence in the coastal city of…

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World A man passes by the sign which reads "Zhuhai People's Fitness Plaza" where a man rammed his car into people exercising at the sports center, killing and injuring dozens of people in Zhuhai in southern China's Guangdong province Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP)

Police Formally Arrest Suspect in China Car Ramming

A man apprehended by Chinese police for killing 35 people when he rammed his car into a crowd was formally placed under arrest on Saturday, state media said. …

World In this photo taken from video released by TV Pirveli on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, an opposition representative splashes black paint on the face of Giorgi Kalandarishvili, the chairman of the Central Election Commission, before the results of parliamentary elections were announced in Tbilisi, Georgia. (TV Pirveli via AP)

Georgia Election Chief Doused in Paint as Protests Continue after Divisive Parliamentary Vote

The head of Georgia’s Central Electoral Commission was doused with black paint Saturday at a meeting to confirm the results of the country’s divisive Oct. 26…

World A picture taken at a news stand in Tehran on November 16, 2024 shows copies of Iran's Donyaye Eqtesad daily newspaper (bottom) with the main front-page headline highlighting the New York Times' report on a meeting between Tehran's ambassador to the United Nations and tech billionaire Elon Musk earlier this week.(Photo by AFP)

Iran Denies its UN Envoy Met With Elon Musk in New York

Iran on Saturday "categorically" denied that its United Nations envoy had met with US billionaire Elon Musk in New York, Iran's official IRNA news agency…

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World  A Ukrainian MSLR BM-21 "Grad" rocket launcher of the 95 Air Assault brigade fires towards Russian positions at the frontline near Kreminna, Ukraine, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP)

Russia Captures Two Villages in Eastern Ukraine, Defense Ministry Says

Russian forces have captured the villages of Makarivka and Hryhorivka in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Russia's Defense Ministry said on Saturday. Makarivka is…

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Trump Aide: Britain Should Align With US on Trade Rather than Pursue EU

A senior economic adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump has said Britain should align itself with the United States on trade rather than pursue closer…

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World  Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof talks during a press conference at the Catshuis, the official residence of the Prime Minister, in the Hague, on November 15, 2024. (AFP)

Dutch Government Survives Dispute over Amsterdam Violence

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof saved his governing coalition on Friday despite threats of an exodus by cabinet members over the right-wing government's…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference after the 5th summit of the European Political Community (EPC) in Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, 07 November 2024. (EPA)

Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Must Try to Ensure War Ends Next Year through Diplomacy

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Ukraine must do all it can to ensure the war with Russia ends next year through diplomacy. In a radio interview aired…

World Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a trilateral meeting with President Joe Biden and the President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol in Lima, Peru, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Japan PM Expresses Concern to Xi Over South China Sea Situation

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed "serious concerns" over the situation in the South China Sea to Chinese President Xi Jinping in their first in…

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World Karoline Leavitt speaks to the news media across the street from Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York, May 28, 2024. (AP)

Karoline Leavitt: Trump’s 27-Year-Old White House Press Secretary

Karoline Leavitt, President-elect Donald Trump's 27-year-old pick for White House press secretary, has had a meteoric rise since getting her break as a student…

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Philippines Warns of 'Potentially Catastrophic' Super Typhoon Man-Yi

A super typhoon sweeping towards the Philippines on Saturday was intensifying and could have a "potentially catastrophic" impact, the state weather forecaster…

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World Visitors heading to the entrance of the conference hall hosting the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku (dpa)

COP Climate Talks Require Reform and a Shift from Negotiation to Action

A group of former leaders and climate experts said the annual UN COP climate talks were no longer fit for purpose and needed to be reformed, publishing a…

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World US President-elect Donald Trump during his meeting with Republicans in the House of Representatives on November 13, 2024 (Reuters)

Reports from Tel Aviv: Trump Formulated Plans to Topple Tehran Regime

As the world prepares for the US President-elect to be sworn in to office on January 20, reports in Tel Aviv said the inner circle of Donald Trump is…

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