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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 provided by the Malacanang Presidential Communications Office, a view of a damaged bridge caused by Tropical Storm Trami, in Laurel, Batangas province, Philippines on Friday Oct. 25, 2024. (Malacanang Presidential Communications Office via AP)

New Storm Bears Down on Philippines after Deadly Trami

The Philippines raised a fresh weather alert on Monday, days more than 100 people were killed by the worst storm of the year. Nearly a million people are…

World Members of an election commission count ballots at a polling station after the parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kostya Manenkov)

US, EU Call for Probe after Reports of Georgia Election Violations

Georgia's president called for protests on Monday following a disputed parliamentary election, and the United States and the European Union urged a full…

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World FILE - North Korean balloons are seen from the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

North Korea Blames South's Military for Drone Intrusion

North Korea's defense ministry blamed South Korea's military for sending drones into its territory for political purposes, calling it an infringement upon the…

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World A screengrab shows an Israeli Air Force plane, which the Israeli army says is departing to carry out strikes on Iran, from a handout video released on October 26, 2024. Israel Army/Handout via REUTERS

Iran Says it Will 'Use All Available Tools' to Respond to Israel's Attack

Tehran will "use all available tools" to respond to Israel's weekend attack on military targets in Iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei…

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World A handout photo made available by the Iranian supreme leader's office shows Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei speaking during an event in Tehran , Iran, 27 October 2024. EPA/HANDOUT

Social Platform X Suspends New Account on Behalf of Iran's Supreme Leader

The social platform X has suspended a new account on behalf of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei that posted messages in Hebrew. The account was suspended…

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World A man walks past a newspaper displayed on a street for the public in Seoul on October 21, 2024, with coverage on North Korea's decision to deploy thousands of soldiers to Ukraine's front lines and a photo (C) of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin toasting at a banquet in Pyongyang earlier this year. (AFP)

South Korean Delegation to Brief NATO on North Korean Troops for Russia, Alliance Says

A high-level delegation from South Korea will brief the North Atlantic Council about North Korea's troop deployment to Russia on Monday, NATO said on Sunday,…

World Democratic presidential nominee, US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the press after speaking at a church on October 27, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Getty Images/AFP)

Kamala Harris Says She Is Not Concerned about Trump’s Talks with Netanyahu

US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Sunday she was not concerned about talks between former President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

World Part of the city skyline is pictured at dawn after several explosions were heard in Tehran on October 26, 2024. (AFP)

UN Security Council to Meet Monday over Israel’s Strike on Iran

The United Nations Security Council will meet on Monday to discuss Israel's attack on Iran, council president Switzerland said on Sunday. The Swiss UN…

World Members of an election commission count ballots at a polling station after the parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kostya Manenkov)

Georgia's Election Took Place amid Widespread Intimidation. Vote Could Decide its Future in Europe

European electoral observers said Sunday Georgia's election took place in a “divisive” environment with widespread intimidation and instances of physical…

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World  26 October 2024, Ukraine, Dnipro: Rescuers work at the scene of an overnight Russian attack in the Novokadatskyi district. (dpa)

Ukraine’s Air Defense Downed 41 of 80 Russian Drones, Military Says

Ukraine's air defenses downed 41 of 80 Russian drones launched overnight, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday. The air force said it lost track of 32…

World Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in State College, Pennsylvania, US October 26, 2024. (Reuters)

Trump Takes Election Pitch to Storied New York Arena

Donald Trump rallies supporters Sunday at an iconic New York arena while Kamala Harris goes neighborhood to neighborhood in Philadelphia just over a week…

World  A supporter holds a placard during a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan, October 26, 2024. (Reuters)

Harris and Walz to Campaign across Battleground States This Week

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will crisscross the country to visit all seven battleground states in the coming days, part of a final blitz before the end of the…

World Pakistani security officials stand guard following an attack by criminal gangs, in Rahim Yar Khan district, Punjab province, Pakistan, 23 August 2024. EPA/FAISAL KAREEM

A Suicide Attack Kills 4 Security Personnel in Northwest Pakistan

A suicide attack at a checkpoint killed four Pakistani security personnel and injured five in the country’s northwest on Saturday, police said. The car bombing…

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World SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk speaks during an America PAC town hall on October 26, 2024 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Getty Images/AFP)

Elon Musk Says Real Threat to Democracy Is People Who Accuse Trump of Endangering It

Tech mogul Elon Musk, speaking at a town hall Saturday night in Pennsylvania to support Republican Donald Trump, played down the Jan. 6 attack on the US…

World  Live rounds and flares are fired during a nighttime exercise on Penghu Islands, Taiwan October 24, 2024. (Taiwan Military News Agency/Handout via Reuters)

Taiwan Reports Chinese ‘Combat Patrol’ after Beijing Slams US Arms Deal

Taiwan's defense ministry said on Sunday that Chinese warplanes and warships had carried out another "combat patrol" near the island, after Beijing threatened…

World A flock of ducks sit atop a roof of a submerged house brought about from Tropical Storm Trami in Bula town, Camarines Sur province, South of Manila on October 26, 2024. (AFP)

Storm Trami Lands in Vietnam Posing Flood Risks, Toll Rises in Philippines

Storm Trami hit central Vietnam on Sunday, threatening to trigger heavy rains and dangerous floods after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines. …

World One of the injured people is evacuated after a truck crashed into a bus stop in Glilot, north of Tel Aviv (Israel Ambulance Service)

Dozens Injured as Truck Strikes Bus Stop in Central Israel

Dozens of people were injured on Sunday when a truck struck a bus stop at a major intersection in central Israel, Israeli rescue workers said. "Currently, the…

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World  26 October 2024, Iran, Tehran: People go about their daily lives after the Israeli strike in Iran. (dpa)

Netanyahu Says Attack on Iran ‘Achieved All Its Goals’

Israel hit hard Iran's ability to defend itself and to produce missiles when its air force struck two nights ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on…

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)

Putin Says Moscow Will Respond if West Helps Ukraine to Strike Deep into Russia

President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Russia's defense ministry was working on different ways to respond if the United States and its NATO allies help…

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World A satellite image shows damage to buildings at the Khojir site, believed to be solid-fuel mixers for ballistic missiles (from researcher Decker Eveleth's account on the X platform).

Satellite Photos Show Israel Hit Iran Former Nuclear Weapons Test Building, Missile Facilities

An American researcher said an Israeli airstrike on Saturday hit a building that was part of Iran's defunct nuclear weapons development program, and he and…

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World  Two army soldiers and people walk through Tajrish traditional bazaar in northern Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (AP)

Harris, Trump Address Israeli Airstrikes on Iran During US Presidential Campaigns

On the campaign trail this weekend, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump briefly addressed Israel’s airstrikes on Iran military sites…

World This screen grab taken from a handout video released by the Israeli government press office shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attending a meeting in the command center of the defense ministry in Tel Aviv on October 24, 2024. (Photo by GPO / AFP)

Netanyahu Says Israel Chose Targets in Iran Based on National Interests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that Israel had chosen the targets it attacked in Iran based on its national interests, not…

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World Smoke rises from a suburb, as a Greek military aircraft approaches with three tons of medicines, donated to Lebanese government, at the International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (Orestis Panagiotou/Pool photo via AP)

Tens of Thousands of Demonstrators March Across Italy Calling for End to War

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in seven Italian cities on Saturday calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Middle East, Ukraine and…

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World People sit near a barrier with sandbags as a precaution to prevent probable flooding caused by the overflowing of the Papaloapan river, as heavy rains are expected, in Tlacotalpan, Mexico, October 25, 2024. REUTERS/Yahir Ceballos

Bus Crash in Central Mexico Leaves Scores of Casualties

At least 24 people died and five others were injured when a bus crashed on a highway in Mexico's central state of Zacatecas on Saturday, local authorities said…

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