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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 Sri Lankan voters stand in a queue to enter a polling station during the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 21 September 2024. (EPA)

Heavily Indebted Sri Lanka Votes in Election to Decide Economic Future

Millions of Sri Lankans were casting their votes on Saturday to elect a president who will face the task of bolstering the South Asian country's fragile…

World A sign with the logo of Japanese walkie-talkie maker Icom (C, top) is displayed at a shop that specializes in wireless devices in Tokyo's Akihabara electric district on September 19, 2024. (AFP)

Japan's Icom: Highly Unlikely Wireless Devices That Exploded in Lebanon Are Our Products

Japan's Icom said it was highly unlikely that wireless devices that exploded in Lebanon were the company's products. Pictures of the walkie-talkies used by…

World  This photo shows a house where a Hungarian company that allegedly manufactured pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria, is headquartered in Budapest Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP)

Woman Whose Firm Was Linked to the Exploding Pagers Is under Hungarian Protection, Her Mother Says

The woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria this week is under the protection of the Hungarian secret services…

World A number of countries, including Iran, have released prisoners because of the coronavirus. AFP

Iran’s Top Leader Pardons Prisoners, Including Foreigners

Iran’s top leader has pardoned thousands of prisoners including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes, the state-run IRNA news agency reported…

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World A Hyundai Motor's NEXO hydrogen car is fueled at a hydrogen station in Seoul, South Korea, August 13, 2019. (Reuters)

Türkiye Cracks Down on Hybrid Car Imports

Türkiye's trade ministry imposed strict conditions on the import of plug-in hybrid vehicles from some countries, including China, according to a notice…

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World A view shows a site of a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine September 15, 2024. (Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy via Telegram/Handout via Reuters)

Russia Dismisses Zelenskiy’s ‘Victory Plan’ as Gambit to Keep West Onside 

Russia on Friday dismissed a "victory plan" elaborated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as a gambit to keep the West onside and said it had nothing…

World  A drone view of Oder river during flooding in Wroclaw, Poland September 19, 2024. Patryk Ogorzalek/Agencja Wyborcza.pl/via Reuters

Flood-Hit Regions in Central Europe Will Get Billions in EU Aid 

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to…

World A person walks past the United Nations Headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 19 September 2024. (EPA)

World Leaders to Gather at UN as Crises Grow and Conflicts Rage 

World leaders will descend on the United Nation's New York HQ from Sunday for the organization's annual signature gathering against an explosive backdrop of…

World Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gives a press conference following his meeting with his Egyptian counterpart in Moscow, on September 16, 2024. (AFP)

Lavrov Vows Russia to Defend Its Arctic Interests 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov vowed in an interview published on Friday that Moscow would defend its interests in the Arctic both in diplomatic and…

World "I Voted" stickers at a polling station in the Elena Bozeman Government Center in Arlington, Virginia, on September 20, 2024. (AFP)

In-Person Voting Begins for US Presidential Contest, Kicking off the Sprint to Election Day

In-person voting for this year’s presidential election began Friday, a milestone that kicked off a six-week sprint to Election Day after a summer of political…

World  Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2nd right, accompanied by Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, left, and Russian Presidential Aide Aleksei Dyumin, 2n left, visits the Special Technology Center in St Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin Says Russia Is Ramping up Drone Production Tenfold

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was ramping up drone production by around ten times to nearly 1.4 million this year in a bid to ensure…

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Sweden Charges Woman with Genocide, Crimes against Humanity in Syria

Swedish prosecutors charged a woman on Thursday with crimes against humanity for acts in Syria against women and children of the Yazidi religious minority in…

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World Turkish soldiers march during a parade marking the 93rd anniversary of Victory Day in Ankara, Türkiye, August 30, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Türkiye Reviews Security of Communication Devices after Lebanon Blasts, Official Says

Türkiye is reviewing its measures to secure the communication devices used by its armed forces after the deadly blasts in Lebanon, a Turkish defense ministry…

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Canada Hits Hamas, Israeli Settlers, Iran With New Sanctions

Canada on Wednesday announced further sanctions against Hamas over its "acts of terror" and several Israeli settlers for "extremist violence" against…

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World A Turkish flag with the Bosphorus Bridge in the background, flies on a passenger ferry in Istanbul, Türkiye September 30, 2020. (Reuters)

Türkiye Aims to Meet Somalia, Ethiopia Separately Before New Mediation Talks

Türkiye aims to meet separately with Somalia and Ethiopia as part of its efforts to resolve a dispute between the sides over a deal that Ethiopia agreed to…

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World File photo: Israeli police block a road leading to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Saturday. (Reuters)

Israeli Security Services Arrest Israeli Man over Alleged Iranian-Backed Assassination Plot

Israeli security services said on Thursday they had arrested an Israeli citizen on suspicion of involvement in an Iranian-backed assassination plot targeting…

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World Kamala Harris and Donald Trump (Reuters)

Harris Hopes to Turn Ukraine War into Winning Issue in Battle With Trump for Polish American Votes

Democrats are stepping up their outreach to Polish Americans in this year's presidential election as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump vie for support from a…

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World Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 22 September 2023. (EPA)

World Leaders to Meet at UN amid Threat of Gaza, Ukraine War Spillovers

More than 130 world leaders will meet at the United Nations next week, faced with wars in the Middle East and Europe threatening to spread, frustration at the…

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World US special envoy for Iran Robert Malley (File photo/AFP)

Suspension of Security Clearance for Iran Envoy Did Not Follow Protocol, Watchdog Says

The State Department’s internal watchdog concluded Wednesday that officials did not follow proper protocol when handling the security clearance suspension of…

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World Women walk on a market street in Tehran on September 15, 2024, on the second anniversary of a protest movement sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

US Issues Fresh Iran Sanctions over Human Rights Violations

The United States issued a new round of Iran sanctions on Wednesday targeting 12 individuals who it said were tied to Tehran's "ongoing, violent repression of…

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World In this photo released by Press Service of the Government of the Tver Region of Russia on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, Tver region governor Igor Rudenya, center, arrives to attend a meeting of the operational headquarters in Toropets, following the strike by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Toropets, Russia. (Press Service of the Government of the Tver Region of Russia via AP)

Ukrainian Drone Attack Triggers Earthquake-Sized Blast at Arsenal in Russia’s Tver Region 

A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia triggered an earthquake-sized blast at a major arsenal in the Tver region on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation…

World The Liaoning seen in Hong Kong waters in 2017. (AFP)

Chinese Carrier Sails Through Northeast Taiwan Waters 

A Chinese naval formation led by the Liaoning aircraft carrier sailed through waters northeast of Taiwan on Wednesday and continued towards the southeast of…

World View of the UN Security Council as they meet on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the United Nations headquarters on September 16, 2024 in New York City. (AFP)

Finland’s President Wants End of Single State Veto at UN Security Council 

Finland's President Alexander Stubb has called for expansion of the UN Security Council, abolition of its single state veto power, and suspension of any member…

World Local residents use sandbags for flood protection efforts in the village of Szentendre, 20km north of the Hungarian capital Budapest on September 17, 2024. (Photo by FERENC ISZA / AFP)

More Areas of Central Europe Race Against Time as Floods Approach

Volunteers and emergency personnel worked through the night from Tuesday to Wednesday to fortify the Polish city of Wroclaw against approaching flood waters,…

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