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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 worker removes uprooted trees following Typhoon Krathon's fall in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, 04 October 2024. .  EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

Work, Travel Resume Across Taiwan after Typhoon Krathon Dissipates

Work, classes and flights resumed across Taiwan on Friday after Typhoon Krathon brought torrential rainfall to the island but finally dissipated over a…

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World A billboard displays a phrase in Persian saying: "Iran ignites the fire in the darkness of history" in Vali Asr Square in central Tehran (EPA).

Iran Rules Out Israeli Strike on its Nuclear Facilities

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi ruled out the possibility of Israel launching strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in response to the second direct…

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World A photo released by the Israeli Ministry of Defense showing F-22 and F-35 fighter jets during a military mission (Archive Photo)

Israeli Officials Threaten to Assassinate Khamenei

As Tel Aviv and Washington discuss Israel’s response to a recent Iranian missile attack, Israeli officials hinted at a threat against Iranian Supreme Leader…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
World This combination of pictures created on October 01, 2024 shows, L-R, Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arriving to speak during a campaign event at Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee, Wisconsin, October 1, 2024 and US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris gesturing as she leaves the stage after speaking during a campaign rally in Douglas, Arizona, on September 27, 2024.  (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI and Rebecca NOBLE / AFP)

Harris and Trump Battle for Labor Support as Dockworkers Suspend Strike

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the union stronghold of Flint on Friday as she battles with Donald Trump for working-class voters who could tip the…

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World A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspecting the training base of the special operations unit of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in an undisclosed location in the west of North Korea, 02 October 2024 (issued 04 October 2024). EPA/KCNA

NKorea's Kim Threatens to Destroy South with Nuclear Strikes if Provoked

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to use nuclear weapons and destroy South Korea permanently if provoked, state media reported Friday, after the South…

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World A woman walks to her damaged home in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Pensacola, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Helene's Toll Reaches 200 as US Crews Try to Reach Most Remote Areas Hit Storm

Hurricane Helene's death toll reached 200 on Thursday and could rise higher still, as searchers made their way toward the hardest to reach places in the…

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World Medical staff and members of security forces load the dead body of a victim of a capsized boat in an ambulance in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, 03 October 2024. EPA/MARIE JEANNE MUNYERENKANA

Scores Die when Boat with 278 Passengers Capsized in Eastern Congo

A Congolese governor said Thursday that at least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat with 278 passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday…

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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 Rejects G7 Statement on Iran's Attack against Israel as 'Biased'

Iran views the Group of Seven (G7) condemnation of its attack on Israel as "biased and irresponsible", Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on…

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World The Hyunmoo, surface-to-surface missile, march during a celebration to mark 76th anniversary of Korea Armed Forces Day, in Seongnam, South Korea, October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong Mocks Seoul Military Parade, Downplays Capabilities

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, criticized a military parade held in Seoul for its Armed Forces Day this week and called…

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World FILE PHOTO: Security personnel stand during investigation of two blasts near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2, 2024. Emil Nicolai Helms/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS

Swedish Teens Charged over Blasts Near Israel's Copenhagen Embassy

Two Swedish teenagers were charged in a Danish court on Thursday with possessing five hand grenades and detonating two of them on a rooftop near Israel's…

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World Nigerian Police officers deploy ahead of an anti government demonstration in Lagos, on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Olympia DE MAISMONT / AFP)

At Least 60 Dead in Nigeria Boat Accident

At least 60 people were killed after a boat carrying mostly women and children returning from a religious festival in Nigeria's northern Niger state capsized…

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World A man takes a picture of a car that was damaged in the area where a projectile landed after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 2, 2024. REUTERS/Nir Elias

Israel Plans to Hit ‘Strategic Target’ in Iran

The Israeli government decided it will respond to the Iranian missile attack by hitting a strategic target deep in the Iranian territories, reports have said. …

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
World Former President and Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a press conference in the Discovery Center on October 1, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images/AFP

Prosecutors Lay Out New Evidence in Trump Election Case, Accuse Him of Having 'Resorted to Crimes'

Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes…

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World A person maneuvers through strong winds and heavy rain brought on by Typhoon Krathon in Kaohsiung city, Taiwan, 03 October 2024. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

Taiwan Hospital Fire Leaves at Least 8 Dead as Typhoon Batters Island's South

A fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan killed at least eight people on Thursday morning as the island was being battered by a typhoon. The fire occurred in…

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World United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres listens to the United Nations Security Council meeting, following a ballistic missile attack on Israel, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, October 2, 2024. REUTERS/Stephani Spindel

UN Decries Israeli Ban on Guterres Entering the Country

The United Nations has said Israel’s ban on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres entering the country is a “political statement.” UN spokesperson Stephane…

Asharq Al Awsat (New York)
World TOPSHOT - People stand on top of the remains of an Iranian missile in the Negev desert near Arad, on October 2, 2024, in the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack on Israel. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)

Satellite Images Appear to Show Damage to Israeli Air Base after Iran’s Attack

Satellite images of an aircraft hangar at a key Israeli military air base taken after a massive barrage of Iranian missiles appear to show a large hole in the…

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World US President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force One en route to North and South Carolina, in the wake of Hurricane Helene, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, October 2, 2024. (Reuters)

Biden Says He Does Not Support Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Sites

US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he does not support strikes on Iran's nuclear sites in response to its missile attack against Israel. "We'll be…

World US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Friday, Sep. 1, 2024. (AP)

US Warns Iran at UN: Don’t Target Us or Israel

The United States warned Iran at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday against targeting it or Israel as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said…

World FILE PHOTO: People walk in front of the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

US Bomb from World War II Explodes at Japanese Airport

An unexploded US bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation…

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World United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

Israel Says UN Chief Will Not Be Allowed to Enter the Country

Israel’s foreign minister said Wednesday that he was barring the United Nations secretary-general from entering Israel, accusing him of being biased against…

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World A satellite view of Vuhledar, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, September 29, 2024. (2024 Planet Labs Inc./via Reuters)

Russian Forces Fully Control Bastion of Vuhledar in East Ukraine, War Bloggers Say

Russian troops have taken complete control of the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a bastion that had resisted intense Russian attacks since the beginning…

World In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands during a signing ceremony following their talks in Beijing on May 16, 2024. (Sputnik/AFP)

China’s Xi Tells Putin Ready to ‘Expand’ Ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin he was ready to "expand" cooperation, as the two leaders exchanged…

World Palestinians attend the funeral ceremony for members of the Al-Dera family following an Israeli air strike in Al-Nusairat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, 01 October 2024. (EPA)

Poll: Republicans Are More Likely than Democrats to See Israel as a US Ally

After a year of war between Israel and Hamas, US public opinion on the conflict remains polarized, a new survey by the Pearson Institute and The Associated…

World  A car moves along the shore in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, as Typhoon Krathon is expected to hit the area. (AP)

Typhoon Bringing Heavy Rain Slowly Heads toward Taiwan, 4,000 Evacuated

A typhoon bringing strong winds and torrential rainfall slowly advanced Wednesday toward Taiwan, where thousands of people have been evacuated from vulnerable…