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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 man crosses a storm drain filled with trash in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Haiti Confirms 24 Killed in ‘Horrible’ Gas Truck Blast

A fuel truck explosion on a road in Haiti's southern peninsula on Saturday killed 24 people and left half of the 40 injured survivors with third-degree burns,…

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World Senior Russian security official and former president Dmitry Medvedev. EPA

Medvedev Threatens to Turn Kyiv Into 'Giant Melted Spot'

Senior Russian security official and former president Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday Russia could destroy Ukraine's capital Kyiv with non-nuclear weapons in…

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World A Nigerian soldier watches while people are rescued from flooded areas in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi

Nigerian Troops Rescue 13 Kidnap Victims

Nigeria's army has rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped in northwest Kaduna state, following a military operation prompted by a tip-off, a government…

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World An Iranian woman crosses the street near a new anti-Israel billboard carrying a picture of Iranian drones.  EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

G7 FMs Condemn Iran's Export of Ballistic Missiles to Russia

The foreign ministers of the Group of the Seven have condemned on Saturday "in the strongest terms" Iran's export and Russia's procurement of Iranian ballistic…

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World Iran's top nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi talks to journalists after meeting senior officials from the United States, Russia, China, Britain, Germany and France in a hotel in Vienna, Austria, October 19, 2015. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Iran Says It Is Open to Talks but Rejects Pressure as US, EU Impose Sanctions

Iran's foreign minister said that Tehran was open to diplomacy to solve disputes but not "threats and pressure", state media reported on Saturday, after the US…

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World Turkish police officers stand guard in a cordoned off area outside the Santa Maria church, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP)

Türkiye Arrests Suspected Istanbul Church Attack Planner Linked to ISIS

Turkish authorities have arrested ISIS militant believed to be involved in planning an attack on the Santa Maria Italian Church in Istanbul earlier this year,…

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World Iranian women walk in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. (AP)

Women in Iran are Going without Hijabs as the 2nd Anniversary of Mahsa Amini's Death Approaches

On the streets of Iranian cities, it's becoming more common to see a woman passing by without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, as the second anniversary of the…

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US Activist Killed by Israeli Fire Gets Buried as Israel Strikes Gaza

Israeli airstrikes hit central and southern Gaza overnight into Saturday, killing at least 14 people as friends and family members of a Turkish-American…

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World A Russian soldier stands next to a damaged Ukrainian military vehicle in the Russian-Ukrainian border area in the Kursk region (The AP)

Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Brings Home 103 POWs from Russia

Ukraine brought home on Saturday 103 servicemen from Russian captivity, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, announcing the second swap between Moscow and Kyiv…

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World In January, Iran said it successfully launched three satellites into space with a rocket. EPA

Iran Says it Has Sent Satellite Into Space

Iran Saturday sent a research satellite into orbit with a rocket built by the Revolutionary Guard, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. The report said the…

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World Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, and Foreign Secretary David Lammy, second right, during a meeting with US President Joe Biden, 2nd left, in the Blue Room at the White House in Washington, Friday Sept. 13, 2024. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool via AP)

Biden Meets with Starmer, Brushes Off Putin's Threats About Weapons for Ukraine

President Joe Biden brushed off a threat from Russian leader Vladimir Putin about war against the West if Ukraine’s allies allow it to use weapons deeper…

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World 09 September 2024, Australia, Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during the Minerals Council of Australia parliamentary dinner at Parliament House in Canberra. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP/dpa

Australia PM Hits Back at Musk after 'Fascists' Quip

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hit back at Elon Musk on Saturday after the tech mogul called his government "fascists" for proposing laws that…

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World NATO's outgoing Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (C) smiles as he meets Norway's Prime Minister (not in picture) at his residence in Oslo on September 6, 2024. (Photo by Thomas Fure / NTB / AFP)

Stoltenberg Says NATO Could Have Done More to Prevent Ukraine War

NATO could have done more to arm Ukraine to try to prevent Russia's invasion in 2022, the outgoing head of the Western military alliance said in an interview…

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World FILED - 06 September 2024, South Korea, Incheon: The German frigate "Baden-Wuerttemberg" is moored in the port of Incheon. Photo: Fabian Kretschmer/dpa

China Condemns German Navy's Transit of Taiwan Strait

China's military on Saturday condemned the transit of two German navy ships through the Taiwan Strait saying it increased security risks and sent the "wrong"…

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World Comoros President Azali Assoumani addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 20, 2023. (Reuters)

Comoros President Slightly Injured in Knife Attack, Spokesperson Says

Comoros President Azali Assoumani was slightly injured in a knife attack on Friday, the archipelago nation's government spokesperson said, adding that the…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends the Fourth Crimea Platform Leaders Summit in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 11, 2024. (Reuters)

Zelenskiy Says Ukraine’s Kursk Incursion Has Slowed Moscow’s Eastern Advance

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine's incursion into Russia's border region of Kursk had produced the desired result of slowing Moscow's…

World Doses of Bavarian Nordic's Imvanex vaccine, used to protect against mpox virus, at the Edison municipal vaccination center in Paris, France July 27, 2022. Alain Jocard/Pool via Reuters

WHO Grants First Mpox Vaccine Approval to Ramp up Response to Disease in Africa

The World Health Organization said Friday it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step…

World US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 12, 2024. (AFP)

Trump Campaigns in Western States as Harris Focuses on Critical Pennsylvania

Former President Donald Trump will campaign Friday in Western states as his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris keeps her focus on one of the biggest…

World Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump pauses while speaking during a campaign event at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP)

Report: US Preparing Criminal Charges in Iran Hack Targeting Trump 

The Justice Department is preparing criminal charges in connection with an Iranian hack that targeted Donald Trump's presidential campaign in a bid to shape…

World Protesters hold portraits of eight-year-old Narin Guran, whose body was found after being missing for 19 days, during a protest at Kadikoy district in Istanbul, on September 8,2024. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)

Mother, Relatives Charged Over 8-year-old Girl's Killing in Türkiye

A Turkish court on Friday jailed pending trial the mother and brother of a murdered eight-year-old girl whose body was found in a sack hidden under rocks in a…

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World European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell speaks during a press conference in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 12 September 2024. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

EU Mulls Steps Against Iran's Aviation Sector

The European Union is considering sanctions targeting Iran's aviation sector, the bloc's chief diplomat said on Friday in reaction to reports Tehran supplied…

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World Turkish Recep President Tayyip Erdogan speaks after a signing ceremony in Ankara, Türkiye, September 4, 2024. (Reuters)

Moscow Disagrees with Türkiye’s Erdogan That Crimea Should Return to Kyiv’s Control 

Russia completely disagrees with comments from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Crimea should return to Ukrainian control, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…

World This handout photograph taken and released by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) on September 13, 2024 shows the coffin of Turkish-American International Solidarity Movement activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi during her funeral procession at Istanbul airport. Handout / DHA (Demiroren News Agency) / AFP

Body of Turkish-American Activist Killed in West Bank Arrives in Türkiye 

The body of a Turkish-American activist was received with a solemn ceremony at the airport in Istanbul on Friday, arriving a week after she was shot in the…

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference for the international media at the Government Press office in Jerusalem, Sept. 4 2024. (Reuters)

New Israeli Poll Shows Netanyahu’s Party Advancing 

An opinion poll on Friday showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party would form the largest single party in parliament if an…