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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 A derailed train is pictured in Finneidfjord, Nordland, Norway, October 24, 2024. NTB/Jan Kenneth Transeth/via REUTERS

One Killed as Passenger Train Derails in Norway

A passenger train derailed in northern Norway on Thursday, leaving one person dead and four injured, Norwegian police said, according to broadcaster TV2…

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World Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of Turkish drone-maker Baykar, poses after an interview with Reuters during the first day of SAHA EXPO Defence & Aerospace Exhibition in Istanbul, Türkiye, November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

Turkish Drone Maker Baykar to Invest $300 mln to Develop Jet Engine, CEO Says

Turkish drone maker Baykar is devoting resources to bring more component production in-house amid industry supply chain pressures, and will invest $300 million…

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World Members of Turkish Police Special Forces secure the area near the Interior Ministry following a bomb attack in Ankara, on October 1, 2023, leaving two police officers injured. (AFP)

Türkiye Steps Up Strikes on PKK in Iraq, Syria after Ankara Attack

Türkiye launched fresh airstrikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Syria and Iraq overnight, killing 59 militants, in response to a gun attack that…

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World Pope Francis talks to journalists on the flight back to Rome at the end of his four-day visit to Belgium and Luxembourg, September 29, 2024. (Reuters)

Pope Francis Denounces a World 'Losing its Heart' in 4th Encyclical of His Papacy

Pope Francis issued the fourth encyclical of his papacy on Thursday, denouncing a world that “is losing its heart” during times of global turmoil marked by …

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World Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a festive reception of the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 23, 2024. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / POOL / AFP)

Putin Warns Against 'Illusory' Attempts to Defeat Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday against "illusory" attempts to defeat Russia on the battlefield ahead of his first meeting with United…

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World A propaganda leaflet believed to be from North Korea is seen on the ground prior to a welcoming ceremony for Poland's President Andrzej Duda at the Presidential Office in Seoul on October 24, 2024. (Photo by JEON HEON-KYUN / POOL / AFP)

Trash Carried by NKorean Balloon Again Falls on Presidential Compound in Seoul

Trash carried by a North Korean balloon fell on the presidential compound in central Seoul on Thursday in a second case raising concerns about the…

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World Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces participate in the funeral of Iranian Revolutionary Guard leader Abbas Nilforushan in Najaf earlier this month (AFP)

Iran Expects Israeli Response Within a Week, Sources Say

Iraqi sources reported on Wednesday that Iranian officials told leaders of the ruling Shiite coalition that Israel is likely to respond militarily to recent…

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World Voters wait in line to cast their ballots on the first day of early in-person voting in one of the mountainous counties badly affected by Hurricane Helene, in Marion, North Carolina, US October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

Microsoft: Iranian Hackers Scout US Election-Related Websites

An Iranian hacking group is actively scouting US election-related websites and American media outlets as Election Day nears, with activity suggesting…

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World Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the extended format meeting of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on October 23, 2024. ALEXANDER NEMENOV/Pool via REUTERS

Financial Cooperation and BRICS Expansion are on the Table as Putin Hosts Global South Leaders

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other world leaders at a summit of the BRICS bloc of…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian during the BRICS summit, October 23, 2024 (Reuters)

Pezeshkian: BRICS Has Potential to End US Unipolar World

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that the BRICS summit has the potential to eclipse the US-dominated unipolar world, also calling on the…

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World In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers ferry residents trapped in their homes after floods caused by Tropical Storm Trami inundate their village at Nabua, Camarines Sur province, Philippines Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

Tropical Storm Wreaks Havoc in the Philippines, at Least 26 Dead

Tropical Storm Trami has caused widespread flooding and landslides, leaving at least 26 people dead in the Philippines, officials said on Thursday. Trami,…

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World A general view of the entrance of the headquarters of Türkiye's aviation company TUSAS, where three people were killed and five others wounded in an attack, near Kahramankazan, a town of Turkish capital Ankara, October 23, 2024. (Reuters)

Attackers Kill 4, Injure 14 at Turkish State Aviation Site

Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in an attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries' headquarters on Wednesday, the government said, and witnesses…

World Emergency rescue teams and police officers work outside of Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. on the outskirts of Ankara, Türkiye, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (IHA via AP)

Turkish Minister Says Attack on Aerospace Company Left Number of People Dead

Türkiye's interior minister said an attack on the premises of the Turkish state-run aerospace and defense company TUSAS on Wednesday left a number of people…

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World President Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, July 14, 2024, about the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. (AP)

Biden Says Trump Should be Locked up 'Politically'

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that Republican Donald Trump is a threat to democracy and should be locked up "politically," as he exhorted Democrats at…

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World Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is received by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (not pictured) at the Pentagon in Washington, US, June 25, 2024. (Reuters)

Israeli Defense Minister: After We Strike Iran, World Will Understand Our Preparations

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that after Israel strikes in Iran, the world will understand the preparations that went into such an…

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World A view shows graffiti, partially painted over, on a bridge overlooking the city's main highway, near a building with a light display commemorating the deadly October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 22, 2024. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

Israel Issues Travel Warning to Parts of Sri Lanka over Terror Threat

Israel's national security council on Wednesday called on Israelis to immediately leave some tourist areas in southern Sri Lanka over the threat of a possible…

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World  US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks at a press briefing following his meeting with Ukrainian President and Ukrainian officials, in Kyiv, on October 21, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

North Korean Troops in Russia, US Defense Secretary Says

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday there is evidence that North Korea troops are in Russia, and it remained to be seen what they would be…

World (FILES) Migrants board a smuggler's boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel, on the beach of Gravelines, near Dunkirk, northern France on April 26, 2024. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)

France Reports 2 Migrant Deaths in English Channel

French maritime authorities pulled the bodies of two migrants from the English Channel on Wednesday, pushing the count of dead and missing in French waters so…

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World  Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a welcoming ceremony for participants of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia October 22, 2024. (Reuters)

Report: Nuclear Power Plants, Gas Hub Part of Putin-Erdogan Talks

The construction of new power plants and a gas hub in Türkiye will be part of talks that Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold on Wednesday with Turkish…

World This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on October 23, 2024 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) visiting a strategic missile base at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (KCNA via KNS / AFP)

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Visits Missile Bases, Cites US Nuclear Threat

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited missile bases to examine their readiness to undertake actions of "strategic deterrence", while calling US nuclear…

World Former US president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump reacts at the conclusion of a campaign rally at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, 22 October 2024. (EPA)

Trump Campaign Accuses UK’s Labor Party of Election ‘Interference’

Donald Trump's campaign has accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labor Party of "blatant foreign interference" in the US presidential election after…

World Revolutionary Guards Expect ‘Limited’ Israeli Attack

Revolutionary Guards Expect ‘Limited’ Israeli Attack

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called on parliament on Tuesday to increase the defense budget due to “regional developments.” Former Revolutionary…

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World Prepared polling station kits are organized and stocked at the new electoral center for Pinal County in Florence, Arizona, on October 18, 2024. (Photo by Olivier Touron / AFP)

US Intelligence Warns Russia, China, Iran May Interfere in Elections

Russia, China and Iran are intent on fanning divisive narratives to divide Americans ahead of the November 5 US elections, a US intelligence official said on…

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World Iranians walk past the statue of former Iranian supreme leader Khomeini at the Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran, 21 October 2024. (EPA)

FBI Says It’s Investigating Unauthorized Release of Documents on Israel’s Possible Attack Plans

The FBI said Tuesday that it is investigating the unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel’s preparation for a potential retaliatory attack on…