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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 Firefighters search for missing people, through debris washed up after heavy rains caused flooding, in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on September 22, 2024.(Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)

Rescue Workers Search For at Least 6 People Missing after Heavy Rain Pounds Japan’s Noto Region

Rescue workers searched for at least six people missing Sunday after heavy rain pounded Japan’s northcentral region of Noto, triggering landslides and floods…

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World Firefighters and rescuers work at a site of an apartment building damaged by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, in this handout picture released on September 23, 2024. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia region/Handout via REUTERS

Sixteen Civilians Injured in Russian Attack on Zaporizhzhia

At least 16 civilians were injured, including a 15-year-old boy, late on Sunday in Russia's air strikes on the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian…

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World Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to members of the media upon her arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, September 22, 2024. (AFP)

Harris Raises $27 Million in New York Fundraiser, Promises Economic Speech This Week 

Vice President Kamala Harris raised $27 million at a packed New York City fundraiser on Sunday, her largest fundraising haul since she took over at the top of…

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Iran's Guards Ban Communications Devices after Strike on Hezbollah

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has ordered all members to stop using any type of communication devices after thousands of pagers and walkie…

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World Iranian Revolutionary Guard cadets march during an annual military parade, just outside Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran Says Arrests 12 People for Collaborating with Israel

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that 12 people had been arrested for being operatives collaborating with Israel and planning acts against Iran's…

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World In this photo released by Iranian Red Crescent Society, miners and police officers are seen at the site of a coal mine where methane leak sparked an explosion on Saturday, in Tabas, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (Iranian Red Crescent Society, via AP)

At Least 31 Dead in Iran Coal Mine Blast

A gas explosion in a coal mine in Iran's South Khorasan Province killed at least 31 people and injured 16, the country's interior minister Eskandar Momeni told…

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World Emergency services attend the site of a building collapse in Saviano, Italy, Sunday Sept, 22, 2024. (LaPresse via AP)

Building Collapse in Italy Kills 2 Young Siblings, their Mother

A two-story building collapsed in the southern Italian province of Naples early Sunday, killing two young siblings and their mother, while burying the children…

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World Vehicles drive past a damaged police vehicle, foreground, which was escorting a convoy of foreign diplomats, at the site of a fatal bomb explosion on a road near Malam Jabba, a tourist area in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Sherin Zada)

Bomb Targeting Foreign Diplomats’ Convoy Kills Policeman in Pakistan

A roadside blast caused by an improvised explosive device, targeting a convoy of foreign diplomats, killed a policeman and injured four others, an official…

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White House: Military Escalation Not in Israel's 'Best Interest'

A regional military escalation is not in Israel's "best interest," White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Sunday, as heightening cross…

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World A picture taken in the village of Turmus Ayya near Ramallah city shows the nearby Israeli Shilo settlement in the background, in the occupied West Bank on February 18, 2024. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

UK FM Says More Sanctions against Israeli Settlers Possible over West Bank Violence

Britain will keep under review possible new sanctions against Israeli settlers in the West Bank and will act if it has to, foreign minister David Lammy said on…

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World Ukrainian police officers work at the site of a shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late 20 September 2024, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. EPA/SERGEY KOZLOV

21 People Wounded after Russia Strikes Apartment Blocks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Russian strikes hit high-rise apartment blocks in Ukraine’s city of Kharkiv, leaving dozens wounded in a second consecutive nighttime attack this past week. …

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World S-300 air defense systems are showcased during the annual military parade in Tehran. (EPA)

Iran Reveals Ballistic Missile, Suicide Drone amid Rising Regional Tensions

Iran's Revolutionary Guard unveiled on Saturday a new ballistic missile and drone during its annual military parade commemorating the Iran-Iraq War, attended…

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World File photo: Police officers and a forensic worker are seen at the scene of reported stabbings in Birmingham, Britain, September 6, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble

4 Killed and Multiple People Wounded in Birmingham Late Night Shooting

Four people have died and more than 20 were wounded in a shooting in a nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, according to police and news reports. There were…

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World Representation photo: A truck carries coal at a mine in Indonesia October. Antara Foto/Prasetyo Utomo via REUTERS

Death Toll Rises to 30 after Methane Leak Causes Explosion at Eastern Iran Coal Mine

A methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 30 people and injuring 17 others, Iranian state media reported Sunday…

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World United Nations Secretary-General Antَnio Guterres speaks at a press conference ahead of the opening of the 79th High-level session of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations on September 18, 2024 in New York. (Photo by Bryan Smith / AFP)

UN Holds 'Summit of the Future' to Tackle Global Crises

Global leaders are gathering in New York on Sunday for a "Summit of the Future" aimed at addressing 21st-century challenges ranging from conflict to climate,…

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World Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha delivers his speech at joint press conference with his Moldovan counterpart Mihai Popsoi, in the foreign ministry building during his first official visit in Chisinau, 19 September 2024. (EPA)

Ukraine Says Russia Is Planning Strikes on Nuclear Facilities

Ukraine's foreign minister said on Saturday that Russia is planning strikes on Ukrainian nuclear facilities before the winter, and urged the UN's nuclear…

World Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, second left, listens to commander of the Revolutionary Guard's ground force Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, left, as the army commander Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi, right, stands while they review an annual armed forces parade marking the anniversary of the beginning of war against Iran by former Iraq's Saddam Hussein 44 years ago, in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran Unveils New Drone, Missile amid Rising Tensions

Iran unveiled a new ballistic missile and an upgraded one-way attack drone at a military parade on Saturday, state media said, amid soaring regional tensions…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a meeting on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan July 4, 2024. (Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via Reuters)

Putin Was Joking about Support for Harris in US Election, Says Foreign Minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin was joking when he said Moscow was supporting Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in November's US presidential election,…

World "Sejjil" missiles systems are displayed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard during an annual armed forces parade marking anniversary of the beginning of war against Iran by Iraq 44 years ago, in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP)

Report: Iran Withheld Launchers for Missiles Sent to Russia

Iran did not include mobile launchers with the close-range ballistic missiles that Washington last week accused Tehran of delivering to Russia for use against…

World A local resident walks past a heavily damaged building in the town of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, on September 20, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Another Arms Depot in Northwestern Russia on Fire after Ukrainian Drone Strike

A blaze tore through a Russian arms depot deep inside the country, triggering explosions and the closure of a major highway, after Ukraine overnight launched…

World  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen (not pictured), amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 20, 2024. (Reuters)

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Hopes to Meet Donald Trump Next Week

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he hoped to meet Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump next week when he travels to the United States to present…

World Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli-American Council National Summit in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2024. (AFP)

Donald Trump Says Jews Will Be Partly to Blame if He Loses Election

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that Jewish-American voters would be partly to blame if he loses the Nov. 5 elections to Vice…

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World US Representative Rashida Tlaib, Democrat of Michigan, protests during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol on July 24, 2024, in Washington, DC. (AFP)

US Lawmaker Rashida Tlaib Condemns Cartoon Showing Her with Exploding Pager

Palestinian American US lawmaker Rashida Tlaib on Friday condemned as racist a cartoon published in the conservative magazine National Review showing her with…

World Democratic presidential candidate US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 20 September 2024 (issued 21 September 2024). (EPA)

Harris Campaign Reports Spending Nearly Three Times as Much as Trump in August

Kamala Harris' election campaign spent nearly three times as much money as her rival Donald Trump did in August, pressing the Democrat's financial advantage…