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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 French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot speaks during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, French Parliament lower house, in Paris on October 22, 2024. (AFP)

France Defends Restrictions on Israeli Firms Supplying Middle East Wars

France's government on Tuesday defended its decision to bar Israeli companies supplying the wars in the Middle East from exhibiting at an upcoming trade fair…

World  Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during their meeting on the sidelines of BRICS Summit at Kazan Kremlin in Kazan, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Xi Tells Putin the World Is in Chaos but Friendship with Russia Will Endure

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia's Vladimir Putin that the international situation was gripped by chaos but that Beijing's strategic partnership with…

World  This picture taken from the Mount of Olives shows a view of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and its Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City on October 22, 2024. (AFP)

7 Jerusalem Residents Arrested over an Alleged Iranian-Guided Plot

Israeli authorities said Tuesday they have arrested seven Jerusalem residents in connection with an alleged Iranian-guided plot to assassinate an Israeli…

World Ukrainian military veteran Viacheslav Rybachuk whose brother, a Ukrainian soldier Oleksiy was killed in Bakhmut area in 2023, kneels down at a designated area for commemorating fallen Ukrainian and foreign fighters, during the Independence Day of Ukraine, in the Independence Square in Kyiv, on August 24, 2024.(AFP)

Ukraine’s Population Has Fallen by 10 Million Since Russia’s Invasion, UN Says

Ukraine's population has declined by 10 million, or around a quarter, since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion as a result of refugees leaving,…

World A woman walks past a Taiwanese national flag at Maritime Plaza in Keelung on October 22, 2024. (AFP)

Preparing for a Chinese Blockade, Taiwan Maps Out Wartime Food Plans

Taiwan's government offered rare details on Tuesday of its wartime food plan, saying it is taking monthly inventories of crucial supplies like rice and making…

World A TV screen shows file images of North Korean soldiers during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP)

South Korea Warns It Can Send Arms to Ukraine after Reports of North’s Troops in Russia

South Korea warned Tuesday it could consider supplying weapons to Ukraine in response to North Korea allegedly dispatching troops to Russia, as both North…

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Australia Says $4.7 Bln Long-Range Missile Deal to Boost Deterrence

Australia said on Tuesday it would bolster air and missile defense in a A$7 billion ($4.7 billion) deal with the United States to acquire SM-2 IIIC and SM-6…

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World Stickers given to voters sit on a table at the Kenosha Municipal Building where an election official collects mail-in ballots from residents on October 21, 2024 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Getty Images via AFP)

Early Voting Kicks off in Battleground Wisconsin with a Push from Obama and Walz

In-person early voting kicked off Tuesday across battleground Wisconsin, with former President Barack Obama and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz…

World A Chinese warship opens fire during military exercises near Taiwan (archive - Reuters).

China Holds Live-Fire Drills Opposite Taiwan, a Week after Large-Scale Exercise

China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province facing Taiwan, just a week after a massive air-and-sea drill it called…

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World Iranians walk past an anti-Israeli billboard at the Valiasr Square in Tehran, Iran, 21 October 2024. (EPA)

Iran Accuses Biden of Giving Tacit Support to an Israeli Attack

Iran accused on Monday US President Joe Biden of contradicting repeated American claims to support de-escalation in the Middle East by giving tacit approval…

World US President Joe Biden attends an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 20 October 2024. (EPA)

White House: Biden ‘Deeply Concerned’ about Release of Documents on Israel’s Possible Attack Plans

President Joe Biden is "deeply concerned" about the release of classified documents on Israel's preparation for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran,…

World People pass by a poster reading "Bring them home now" on a beach, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 20, 2024. (Reuters)

Israel Intercepts Drones That Briefly Interrupted Airport Operations

The Israeli military says it has intercepted five drones off the coast of Israel. The incident on Monday caused a brief interruption of flights at Israel’s…

World An Iranian man walks past a wall painting of a peace bird in Tehran, Iran, 21 October 2024. (EPA)

Israeli Police Arrest 7 Citizens Allegedly Paid by Iran to Gather Intelligence

Israeli police have arrested seven citizens who they say were paid by Iran to collect intelligence for over two years. In a statement released Monday, Israel…

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Turkish Prosecutor Charges 47 People over Deaths of Newborns

An Istanbul prosecutor has indicted 47 people, including doctors and nurses, over the inappropriate treatment of babies for profit, causing the death of at…

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Helicopter Crashes in Houston, Killing 4 and Destroying Radio Tower

A helicopter crashed Sunday in Houston, killing four people on board and destroying a radio tower, officials said. The helicopter went down just before 8 p.m…

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World This handout photo taken on October 20, 2024 and released on October 21 by the US Navy shows the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG-76), foreground, and Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331), in background, sailing in the Taiwan Strait. (Trevor Hale / US Navy / AFP)

US, Canada Warships Pass through Taiwan Strait

A US and a Canadian warship have passed through waters separating Taiwan and China, a week after Beijing held large-scale military drills in the sensitive…

World US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks during a press conference concluding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense Ministers Council at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 18 October 2024. EPA/OLIVIER MATTHYS

Pentagon Chief Visits Ukraine in Show of Support Ahead of US Election

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited Ukraine on Monday, in a show of solidarity with Kyiv just two weeks ahead of a US presidential election that is…

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World People walk through the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP)

Iran Complains to UN Nuclear Watchdog about Israeli Threats against Its Nuclear Sites

Iran has written to the UN nuclear watchdog to complain about Israeli threats to strike its atomic energy sites, its foreign ministry spokesman said at a…

World  Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump hands an order to a customer at a drive-thru window during a campaign stop at a McDonald's, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa. (AP)

Trump Hands Out French Fries in Pennsylvania, Harris Visits Georgia Churches in Swing-State Appeals

With the US presidential election just over two weeks away, Democrat Kamala Harris visited two churches on Sunday while her Republican rival, Donald Trump,…

World Cleric Fethullah Gulen is pictured at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania in this December 28, 2004. (Reuters)

Gulen, Cleric Accused of Orchestrating a Turkish Coup, Dies

The US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful movement in Türkiye and beyond but spent his later years mired in accusations of orchestrating an…

World This handout photo taken and released on October 21, 2024 by the South Korean Foreign Ministry shows South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun (R) speaking to Russian ambassador to South Korea Georgy Zinoviev (L) at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul after South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador. (Photo by Handout / South Korean Foreign Ministry / AFP)

South Korea Summons Russian Envoy to Protest North Korea Troop Dispatch

South Korea's foreign ministry summoned on Monday the Russian ambassador in Seoul in protest over what it has called the dispatch of North Korean troops to…

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World This image provided by the US Air Force shows the US Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) launching station preparing to load onto a 4th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 23, 2019. (Staff Sgt. Cory D. Payne/US Air Force via AP)

US Says THAAD Anti-Missile System is 'in Place' in Israel

The US military has rushed its advanced anti-missile system to Israel and it is now "in place", Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. THAAD, or the Terminal…

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Netanyahu Tells Trump Israel Will Make Decisions Based on its Interests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with former US President Donald Trump, the prime minister's office said on Sunday. "Prime Minister Netanyahu…

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World French President Emmanuel Macron attends a press conference in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

Israel to Take Legal Action against Macron over Naval Trade Show Ban

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday he had ordered his ministry to start legal proceedings against French President Emmanuel Macron after Paris…

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