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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 visitor watches North Korean side from the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea Says to Completely Cut Road, Rail Links to South Korea

North Korea's Army said it will completely cut off roads and railways connected to South Korea starting from Wednesday, and fortify the areas on its side of…

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World A Turkish flag flutters atop the Turkish embassy as an Israeli flag is seen nearby, in Tel Aviv, Israel June 26, 2016. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo

Turkish Lawmakers Discuss Mideast in Closed Session after Erdogan's Israel Claim

Türkiye's lawmakers held a closed-door session on Tuesday to discuss the spread of war in the Middle East, a week after President Tayyip Erdogan made an…

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World Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R) speaks on stage as he joins former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on October 5, 2024. (AFP)

Musk Says He Is ‘All in’ on Trump in US Election

Elon Musk is ramping up his public support of Donald Trump, telling Tucker Carlson in a conversation streamed Monday that he is "all in" on the Republican…

World Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria  October 5, 2024. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi

FM: Any Attack on Iran's Infrastructure Will be Faced with Retaliation

Iran warned Israel on Tuesday against any attacks on the country, a week after Tehran fired a barrage of missiles on it, putting the Middle East on edge. Any…

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World The streets are nearly empty as Hurricane Milton churns in the Gulf of Mexico on October 07, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. (Getty Images via AFP)

Monster Hurricane Milton Threatens an Already Battered Florida

The Category 4 Hurricane Milton was expected to grow larger on Tuesday as it threatened Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on its way to Florida, where more than a…

World A view shows semi-trucks destroyed during a Russian drone strike near Ukraine-Romania border, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine October 2, 2024. (Reuters)

Ukraine’s Military Says It Shot Down 18 Russian Drones Overnight

Russia launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 19 drones in an overnight attack, Ukraine's military said on Tuesday, but the air force shot down 18…

World UN Secretary General Antَnio Guterres looks on at a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the United Nations headquarters on October 2, 2024 in New York. (AFP)

Israel's UN Mission Doesn’t Invite Secretary-General to Ceremony

Israel’s mission to the United Nations had an invitation-only guest list for its commemoration of Hamas’ attack in southern Israel a year ago and it didn’t…

World This picture taken on October 7, 2024 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on October 8, 2024 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering a speech at Kim Jong Un University of National Defense for its 60th founding anniversary in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)

NKorea's Kim Again Threatens to Use Nuclear Weapons against SKorea, US

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned again that he could use nuclear weapons in potential conflicts with South Korea and the United States, as he accused…

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World Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (C) welcomes citizens fleeing the conflict between Israel and Lebanon on arrival from Beirut on the first rescue flight of the Brazilian government, at Sao Paulo Air Base in Guarulhos, Sao Paulo state, Brazil on October 6, 2024. (AFP)

Second Flight Leaves Beirut to Take Brazilians Home

The second repatriation flight organized by the Brazilian government to assist its nationals left Beirut on Monday, according to a statement from the Brazilian…

World Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant addresses a press conference with his German counterpart after signing a Declaration of Intent on the ARROW 3 missile defense project at the Defense Ministry in Berlin on September 28, 2023. (AFP)

Israeli Defense Minister Will Hold Talks in Washington

Israel’s defense minister will travel to Washington this week for talks at the Pentagon. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters at the Pentagon on Monday that…

World The dome of the US Capitol is seen at dusk in Washington, DC on November 13, 2023. (AFP)

Political Feuds Divide US Congress over How Closely to Stand by Israel

There were some bipartisan efforts in the US Congress to commemorate the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, but the anniversary also touched on political feuds…

World This overview shows destroyed buildings in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2024 on the first anniversary of the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Pope Francis Slams World’s ‘Shameful Inability’ to Stop Israel-Hamas War

Pope Francis criticized on Monday what he called the "shameful inability" of the international community to end the war in the Middle East, one year after…

World French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (L) listens to a woman as he visits the Nova festival memorial near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel on the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack on October 7, 2024. (AFP)

One Year after Hamas Attack, Western Countries Voice Support for Israel

Western countries expressed on Monday their support for Israel as it marked the first anniversary of Hamas’ unprecedented attack a year ago. Hamas-led…

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FM of Bosnia and Herzegovina: We Seek Security Cooperation with NATO

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Foreign Minister, Elmedin Konakovic, said that his country is working to strengthen cooperation with NATO and enhance its internal…

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World Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, speaks during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the death of senior Iranian military commander Mohammad Hejazi, in Tehran, Iran April 14, 2022. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Commander of Iran’s Quds Force Is ‘In Good Health’, Force’s Deputy Commander Says

The top commander of Iran's Quds Force Esmail Qaani is in "good health", the force's deputy commander Iraj Masjedi said on Monday, after Iranian security…

World Tourists walk on the Red Square outside the Kremlin during World Tourism Day in Moscow, Russia, 27 September 2024. (EPA)

Kremlin Says Russia Will Appoint a New Ambassador to the United States

The Kremlin said on Monday that a new Russian ambassador to the United States would be appointed, dismissing speculation that relations with Washington were…

World The Russian flag waves in the wind on the rooftop of the Consulate General of Russia in San Francisco, California, US, September 2, 2017. (Reuters)

Russian Court Sentences US Citizen Gilman to Over 7 Years in Prison on Assault Charges

A Russian court on Monday sentenced US citizen and ex-Marine Robert Gilman to seven years and one month in prison for assaulting a prison official and a state…

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World People sit at the Independence Square, as they mark the Defenders of Ukraine Day, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 1, 2024. (Reuters)

Ukraine Repels Russian ‘Kinzhal’ Missile Strike on Kyiv during Rush Hour

Missile debris came down in three districts of the Ukrainian capital during rush hour on Monday morning after air defenses engaged and repelled a Russian…

World FILE PHOTO: A health worker at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF - Doctors without Borders) Cholera Treatment Center, checks intravenous fluid for a newly arrived cholera patient Ali Bakura, 3, in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria October 18, 2022. REUTERS/Christophe Van Der Perre/File Photo

Nigeria Reports 359 Cholera Deaths in First Nine Months of Year

More than 350 people have died from cholera in Nigeria in the first nine months of this year, a 239% jump from the same period last year, data from the Nigeria…

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World FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks in Greenwich, London, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool, File)

Austin Reaffirms to Gallant Washington's Commitment to Israel's Security

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reaffirmed on Sunday during a phone call with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, Washington's unwavering commitment to…

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World South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) applauds during a meeting with the Philippine president at the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, 07 October 2024. EPA/EZRA ACAYAN / POOL

Philippines, South Korea Boost Defense Cooperation, Upgrades Ties to Strategic Partnership

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr agreed on Monday to boost defense cooperation as their countries elevated…

World Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she departs after speaking at the Tribal Nations Summit in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Nov. 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP)

Harris Reiterates Support for Gaza Ceasefire as Conflict Escalates

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said Washington will continue to pressure Israel and other players in the Middle East to…

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World The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Iran Summons Australian Ambassador over 'Biased Stance'

Iran's foreign ministry has summoned the Australian ambassador in Tehran over what it said was his country's biased stance on Iran's attack against Israel,…

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World The pro-Palestinian protest began and ended outside the White House in Washington, with demonstrators demanding an end to US aid to Israel - AFP

Man Sets Arm on Fire During US March to Mark Gaza War Anniversary

Thousands marched in US cities from Washington to Los Angeles on Saturday, demanding an immediate ceasefire as the war in Gaza nears the one-year mark, with a…

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