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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 Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a town hall meeting at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, on September 17, 2024. (AFP)

Trump Says Only ‘Consequential’ Presidents Get Shot at 

Donald Trump resumed campaigning Tuesday for the first time since a second apparent attempt on his life, boasting "only consequential presidents get shot at"…

World A woman looks at an installation with a power transformer, damaged by a Russian military strike, in the city center, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 17, 2024. (Reuters)

Russian Drones Attack Energy Facilities in Ukraine’s Sumy, Authorities Say 

Russian drones attacked energy facilities in Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy, the regional authorities said on Wednesday. No people were injured in the…

World Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei meets with Sunni clerics on Monday. (Supreme Leader’s website) 

India Condemns Khamenei’s Comments on Treatment of Minorities

India condemned on Tuesday comments by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the treatment of Muslims in the South Asian nation, calling his remarks …

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World Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday met with Russia's top security official Sergei Shoigu in Tehran (Iranian Presidency)

Tehran Urges Russia to Cooperate Against Sanctions

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday committed his country to deeper ties with Russia to counter Western sanctions. “My government will seriously…

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World People watch a news broadcast on a television screen at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, 18 September 2024. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN

NKorea Fires Short-range Ballistic Missiles for 2nd Time in a Week

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday toward its east coast, South Korea and Japan said, days after Pyongyang unveiled a…

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World Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in a warehouse during a wildfire at Arrancada village, Agueda in Aveiro on September 17, 2024. (AFP)

Three Firefighters Die as Portugal Battles Dozens of Wildfires

Three Portuguese firefighters died on Tuesday in one of dozens of forest blazes ravaging the country's central and northern regions, bringing the death toll…

World A handout still image taken from handout video provided on 17 September 2024 by the Russian Defense Ministry shows a Russian BM-21 Grad, a self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, firing towards Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location in Russia. EPA/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/Handout

US to Focus on Ending War When World Leaders Gather at UN

The US focus at next week's annual UN gathering of world leaders will include ending the scourge of war and revitalizing an overstretched aid system, US envoy…

World FILE - Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo, File)

Army: Extremists Attacked Military Training Camp in Mali's Capital

Extremists attacked a military training camp in Mali’s capital, the army said, as explosions were heard in the area. A sweep operation was underway after…

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World An aerial view shows the high water level of the Oder River near the Opatowice weir in Wroclaw, southwest Poland, 16 September 2024. (EPA)

Budapest and Poland’s Wroclaw Reinforce Their River Banks Ahead of More Flooding in Central Europe 

Soldiers dropped sandbags from military helicopters to reinforce river embankments and evacuated residents as the worst flooding in years spread Tuesday to a…

World  Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is received by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (not pictured) at the Pentagon in Washington, US, June 25, 2024. (Reuters)

Israel Business Leaders Urge Netanyahu to Keep Defense Chief Gallant 

Israel's Business Forum on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to not fire his defense minister, saying it would create more division and weaken…

World Law enforcement officials work at the crime scene outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 16, 2024, following Sunday's attempted assassination on former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (AFP)

Suspect in Trump Assassination Attempt May Have Lain in Wait for 12 Hours 

A man suspected of hiding for nearly 12 hours in an apparent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course was charged with two gun-related…

World European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds a press conference on the suggested structure and portfolios of the college of European Commissioners in Strasbourg, France September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Von der Leyen Names European Commission's New Top Team

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday named Spain's ecological transition minister Teresa Ribera as the bloc's next antitrust commissioner…

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World 17 September 2024, Moldova, Chisinau: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks to media representatives before the start of the Moldova Support Platform conference in front of the Palace of the Republic. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

Germany Pledges Additional 100 Million Euros in Winter Aid for Ukraine

Germany will provide an additional 100 million euros ($111 million) in aid for Ukraine this winter, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced during…

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World Partially-submerged buildings are seen along a flooded road in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP)

Floods Wreak Damage in Myanmar, Killing at Least 226, State Media Says 

Floods in Myanmar have killed at least 226 people in just over a week, state media reported on Tuesday, after heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi battered…

World A firefighter works at a site of residential buildings heavily damaged by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine September 8, 2024. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region/Handout via Reuters) 

Russia Attacks Energy Infrastructure in Ukraine’s Sumy Region, Local Authorities Say 

Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region, cutting power in some districts and forcing authorities to resort to back…

World People walk on a market street in Tehran on September 15, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran Releases Jailed Austrian Citizen

Iranian authorities have released Austrian citizen Christian Weber, detained for crimes committed in Iran's West Azerbaijan Province, to Austria's ambassador…

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World Head of the IAEA Rafael Grossi visits Isfahan in May. (dpa)

Grossi: We Have Reached Impasse on Safeguards Issues with Iran

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi expressed on Monday concern about reaching an impasse over safeguard issues…

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World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023. (Reuters)

Israel Rattled by Talk That Netanyahu May Replace Defense Minister

Reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was considering firing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant shook the political landscape and sent Israeli…

World An Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. (Reuters)

Iran Will Never Give Up on its Missile Program, Says President

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Tehran would never give up on its missile program as it needs such deterrence for its security in a…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting with government officials via video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, March 22, 2021. (AP

Putin Orders Military to Boost Troop Numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine Fighting Continues

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million, as Moscow’s…

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World President Joe Biden speaks about the economy during a meeting with CEOs in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington,July 28, 2022. (AP)

Biden Says US Secret Service Needs More Help

The US Secret Service needs more help, President Joe Biden said on Monday after an apparent assassination attempt on Republican presidential nominee Donald…

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World Ryan W. Routh, a suspect identified by news organizations, as the FBI investigates what they said was an apparent assassination attempt in Florida on Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump, is seen during a rally demanding China's leader's assistance to organise an extraction process for Ukrainian - Reuters

Kremlin Says Trump Shooter's Ukrainian Links Show Playing with Fire Has Consequences

The Kremlin said on Monday that the Ukrainian links of the alleged shooter in the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump showed that …

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World File photo of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) meeting with Mohammed Abdul-Salam, spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi rebels, in Tehran (AFP)

Tehran Denies Providing Hypersonic Missiles to Yemen's Houthis

Tehran has not sent hypersonic missiles to Yemen's Houthis, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a televised news conference on Monday, a day after the…

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World A US Coast guard patrol boat operates around Mar-A-Lago, after Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump returned from Trump International Golf Club, which was the site of a shooting, to his residence at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US September 15, 2024. (Reuters)

Violence, Threats Hang over Trump-Harris Race after Turbulent Weekend

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on Monday head into a newly intense phase of the US presidential campaign, with tensions heightened after a second apparent…