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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 In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu attends a meeting of Russia's President with secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council in Saint Petersburg on September 12, 2024. (AFP)

Russia’s Shoigu Meets North Korea’s Kim in Pyongyang 

Top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a visit to Pyongyang on Friday, Russian news agencies said. …

World 07 September 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Schierke: A Bundeswehr helicopter flies to fight the forest fire in the Koenigsberg. Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa

Germany Arrests Syrian National Over Plot to Kill Soldiers

A 27-year-old Syrian national suspected of extremism has been arrested over a plot to kill German soldiers with machetes in the Bavarian town of Hof,…

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World Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the launch of SpaceX's Starlink internet service in Indonesia at a sub district community health center in Denpasar, Bali, May 19, 2024. (Reuters)

Musk Calls Australian Government ‘Fascists’ Over Misinformation Law 

Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, on Friday called Australia's center-left government "fascists" over proposed legislation to slap fines on social…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan July 3, 2024. (Sputnik/Sergei Guneev/Pool via Reuters)

China’s Xi Jinping to Visit Russia Next Month for BRICS Summit 

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Russia next month for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi confirmed…

World Russian Deputy Defense Minister Col. Gen. Alexander Fomin speaks next to President of the Chinese PLA Academy of Military Science Yang Xuejun during the first plenary session of the 11th Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP)

China, Russia Chide West at Annual Security Forum in Beijing 

Chinese and Russian defense officials on Friday took swipes at the West at a military diplomacy forum in Beijing, with China pitching to the Global South and…

World People walk in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia September 10, 2024. (Reuters)

Russia Expels 6 British Diplomats It Accuses of Spying and ‘Subversive Activities’ 

Russia on Friday accused six British diplomats of spying and said it decided to expel them, an announcement that comes as tensions between Moscow and the West…

World This aerial view shows flooded farms and fields in Hanoi on September 12, 2024. (AFP)

Vietnam Typhoon Death Toll Rises to 233 as More Bodies Found in Areas Hit by Landslides and Floods 

The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash…

World HANDOUT - 13 September 2024, North Korea, ---: A photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 13 September 2024, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) inspecting a uranium enrichment facility. Photo: -/KCNA/KNS/dpa

NKorea Discloses Uranium Enrichment Facility, Kim Calls for More Nuclear Weapons

North Korea offered a rare glimpse into a secretive facility to produce weapons-grade uranium as state media reported Friday that leader Kim Jong Un visited…

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World International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi addresses the media during their Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, September 9, 2024. (Reuters)

US, Europe Condemn Iran for Continuing to Develop Nuclear Program 

The United States, France, Germany and Britian condemned Iran for its lack of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In a statement…

World In this photo released by the Iranian semi-official Fars News Agency, Revolutionary Guard's Fateh missile is launched in a drill near the city of Qom, 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sept. 27, 2009. (Ali Shaigan/Fars News Agency via AP File)

Iran Summons 4 European Envoys Over Accusations It Supplied Ballistic Missiles to Russia 

Iran's government on Thursday summoned the envoys of Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands over their accusations that Tehran supplied short-range…

World Iranian soldiers guard a patrol post in Zabol, southeastern Iran, near the Afghan border, on Oct. 10, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)

Gunmen Kill 3 Border Guards in Attack in Restive Southeastern Iran 

Gunmen killed three border guards and wounded one other person Thursday in restive southeastern Iran, state-run media reported. IRNA news agency reported…

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Guterres: Netanyahu Won’t Answer My Phone Calls

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that a lack of accountability for the killing of UN staff and humanitarian aid workers in…

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World A man holds a sign with the image of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and text that reads: 'Maduro, close the (Centro Penitenciario El Helicoide)' during a protest by the families of political prisoners in Venezuela demanding their release; in Caracas, Venezuela, 11 September 2024. EPA/RONALD PENA R

US Sanctions 16 Allies of Venezuela's President over Accusations of Obstructing Election

The US government on Thursday responded to Venezuela’s disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicolás Maduro,…

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World FILE - This aerial view shows the Malibu Pier in Malibu, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

4.7 Magnitude Quake Rattles Los Angeles Area

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area Thursday morning, swaying lamps and jolting some people from bed. No injuries or damages were…

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World A view shows a damaged civilian cargo vessel, carrying wheat grain to Egypt, which was hit by a Russian missile strike after it left Ukrainian maritime border in the Black Sea, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, September 12, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

Ukraine Says Russia Hit Vessel Carrying Ukrainian Grain to Egypt in Black Sea

Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday of using strategic bombers to hit a civilian grain vessel with a missile in the Black Sea in NATO member Romania's maritime…

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World US President Joe Biden (C-R) and Democratic Presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris (C-L) participate in a wreath laying ceremony on observance of the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 11 September 2024. EPA/SHAWN THEW

Biden, Harris Seek 'Full Accountability' after Killing of US Citizen in West Bank

US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday called the Israeli military's killing of an American activist in the Israeli-occupied West…

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World People walk past a sign of the 11th Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on September 12, 2024. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)

Military Official: China to 'Crush' Foreign Encroachment in South China Sea

China will "crush" any foreign incursion into its sovereign territory including in the South China Sea, a senior Beijing military official said Thursday on the…

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World People transport basic commodities on a boat through flood waters on a street in Hanoi on September 12, 2024, as heavy rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi brought flooding to northern Vietnam. (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN / AFP)

Vietnam Death Toll Climbs, Typhoon's Aftermath Brings Flash Floods and Landslides

Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and more than 125 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state…

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World A directional sign showing the distance to North Korea's Kaesong and Seoul stands in front of fences adorned with ribbons bearing messages wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

North Korea Launches Multiple Ballistic Missiles

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, its neighbors said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to…

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World Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles speaks at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Australia Strips Medals from Military Commanders over Afghanistan War Crime Allegations

Several serving and former Australian military commanders have been stripped of medals over allegations of war crimes committed during the Afghanistan war,…

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World  Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump gestures on the day he visits Engine 4 Ladder 15 on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, US, September 11, 2024. (Reuters)

Donald Trump Looks to Regain His Footing after a Rocky Debate

Donald Trump emerged Wednesday from a rocky debate against Kamala Harris looking to regain his footing with 54 days until Election Day, the first ballots…

World  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany, September 6, 2024. (Reuters)

Zelenskiy Says ‘Victory Plan’ Could Push Russia to End War Diplomatically

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday a "victory plan" he wants to present to US President Joe Biden this month would strengthen Kyiv and…

World (L-R) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democratic presidential candidate US Vice President Kamala Harris, US President Joe Biden, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump attend the 23rd annual 9/11 commemoration ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, New York, USA, 11 September 2024. (EPA)

Biden, Harris and Trump Visit Sept. 11 Site in New York

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump made a rare joint appearance on Wednesday at the New York City site that…

World Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center left, and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, center right, meet at the government palace in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Ahmed Jalil/Pool Photo via AP)

Iran's President Slams the West over War in Gaza, Support for Israel

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday slammed the West, saying that Israel is “committing massacres” in the war in Gaza and using European and…

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