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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 Danish police said they were investigating two blasts in the vicinity of Israel's embassy. AFP

Danish Police Investigate 2 Blasts Near Israel's Embassy

Danish police said on Wednesday they were investigating two blasts in the vicinity of Israel's embassy in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen. "No one has…

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World A rocket flies in the sky after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024. (Reuters)

Pentagon Chief Tells Israel That US Is ‘Well-Postured’ against Iran

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke to his Israeli counterpart late on Tuesday, hours after Iran's missile attack on Israel following Israel's military…

World Thai forensic police officers inspect a burnt bus on Vibhavadi Rangsit road in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 October 2024. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

Thai Police Arrest Driver after School Bus Fire Killed 23

Thai police have arrested the driver of a bus carrying young students and teachers that caught fire and killed 23 in suburban Bangkok, as families arrived in…

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World A view of a closed beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, 01 October 2024. (EPA)

Shooting Attack in Tel Aviv Causes a Number of Casualties, Israeli Police Say

At least six people were killed and nine wounded in a suspected shooting and stabbing terror attack in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Israeli police said. They said…

World Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024. (Reuters)

Israel Reinforces Military Presence in Lebanon after Iran Attack

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that regular infantry and armored units were joining ground operations in southern Lebanon against Iran-backed Hezbollah…

World A Palestinian boy looks on at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, October 1, 2024. Reuters)

Amnesty Appeals to Slovenia and Montenegro to Deny Entry to Israel-Bound Ship

Amnesty international has appealed to Montenegro and Slovenia to stop a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship, believed to be carrying explosives bound for Israel,…

World A billboard bearing a picture of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on September 27, is displayed in Tehran on September 30, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Gunmen Kill 6 People, including Local IRGC Chief, in Iran Towns

Unidentified gunmen killed six people in two separate attacks Tuesday in the same province in southern Iran, including a local chief of the Iranian…

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World Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attends the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland March 2, 2023. (Reuters)

Russia Is Ready for Long Confrontation with US, Senior Diplomat Says

Russia must prepare for a long confrontation with the United States and has sent repeated warnings to Washington over the crisis in relations, Deputy Foreign…

World South Korean's Hyunmoo ballistic missiles (L) and Long-range surface-to-air guided missiles (L-Sam) (R), march, during the 76th Armed Forces Day on the main street in Seoul, South Korea, 01 October 2024. (EPA)

South Korea Unveils Its Most Powerful Missile, Which Could Reach North Korea’s Underground Bunkers

South Korea unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile and other weapons targeting North Korea during a massive Armed Forces Day ceremony Tuesday, as the…

World Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers remarks to the press in the aftermath of powerful storm Helene at Chez What furniture store in Valdosta, Georgia, September 30, 2024. (AFP)

Trump Heads to Wisconsin’s Critical Democratic Stronghold Ahead of Vice Presidential Debate

Former President Donald Trump plans to spend the hours ahead of Tuesday night's vice-presidential debate campaigning in Wisconsin, stopping in a critical…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting via video link on Monday (AFP)

Russia Boosts Defense Spending by 23%

Russian state expenditure on national defense is set to rise by 23% in 2025, reaching 13.5 trillion roubles (145.32 billion dollars), up from 10.8 trillion…

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World Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on October 1, 2024. (AFP)

Japan’s New PM Ishiba Unveils Cabinet Ahead of Snap Election

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday unveiled his cabinet as he seeks to heal party divisions and secure a national mandate with an Oct. 27…

World  Jens Stoltenberg reacts as the new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte uses a hammer at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council, at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 1, 2024. (Reuters)

NATO's Longtime Chief Hands over to Former Dutch Premier Mark Rutte

One of NATO’s longest serving top officials, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, stepped down on Tuesday, handing over the reins to former Dutch Prime Minister…

World  Taiwanese military personnel load sand bags onto a truck at a city government district office for distribution in anticipation of typhoon Krathon as it approaches Kaohsiung on October 1, 2024. (AFP)

Taiwan Warns of Storm Surge from Powerful Typhoon Krathon, Mobilizes Troops

Taiwan mobilized nearly 40,000 troops on Tuesday to be on standby for rescue efforts as powerful Typhoon Krathon approached its populous southwest coast, which…

World  Workers install a huge portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on a building at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP)

Iran's Regional Strategy on the Line after Nasrallah’s Killing

Questions have been raised about Iran’s strategy in the region as Israel intensified its attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon after it killed the party’s…

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World  This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the site of an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Berlin Says Nasrallah Killing Was Israeli Self-Defense

Israel's killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a powerful airstrike in Beirut constituted a use of its right to defend itself, a German foreign…

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Kremlin, Asked About Iranian Use of Russian Comms Devices after Pager Attacks, Says Trade is Growing

The Kremlin on Monday, commenting on a Reuters report that Iran's Revolutionary Guards were mostly using homemade or Russian- or Chinese-made communications…

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World Iranians walk next to a poster of late Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander, Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan, who was killed with late Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah following an Israeli air strike, in Tehran, Iran, 29 September 2024. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iran: We Will Not Leave Israel's Criminal Acts Unanswered

Iran will not leave any of "the criminal acts" of Israel unanswered, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Monday, referring to the…

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World Taiwanese flags are seen at the Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan in Taipei, Taiwan, December 26, 2022. (Reuters)

Biden Approves $567 Mln in Defense Support for Taiwan, White House Says

US President Joe Biden on Sunday approved $567 million in defense support for Taiwan, the White House said, the latest move by the United States to boost the…

World French far-right leader Marine Le Pen answers reporters at the Elysee Palace after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, Aug. 26, 2024 in Paris. (AP)

French Far-Right Leader Le Pen Stands Trial over Alleged Misuse of EU Funds

Marine Le Pen, the longtime leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, will stand trial in a Paris criminal court on Monday alongside 26 others…

World  A woman carrying a chair walks along a muddy street as the floodwater recedes from a residential area that was flooded by the overflowing Bagmati River following heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal September 29, 2024. (Reuters)

Flooding Deaths in Nepal Reach 193 as Recovery Work Is Stepped Up

The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in Nepal reached 193 while recovery and rescue work stepped…

World  Ukrainian service personnel use searchlights as they search for drones in the sky over the city center during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 30, 2024. (Reuters)

Russia Launches Waves of Drone Attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine’s Military Says

Russia launched several waves of drones targeting Kyiv early on Monday, with air defense units successfully defending the city during the attack which lasted…

World Flooding caused by the storm that started as Hurricane Helene covering streets in Asheville, North Carolina, USA, 27 September 2024 (issued 29 September 2024).  EPA/BILLY BOWLING

Death Toll Rises From Helene While Supplies are Rushed to North Carolina and Florida Digs Out

Authorities struggled to get water and other supplies to isolated, flood-stricken areas across the US Southeast in the wake of Hurricane Helene as the death…

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World  Firefighters walk on a road as a wild fire rages in the village of Ano Loutro, south of Athens, on September 30, 2024. (AFP)

Wildfire in Southern Greece Leaves 2 People Dead

Two people died overnight in a large wildfire burning through forestland in Greece, near a seaside resort in the country's south, authorities said. The fire…