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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 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

Tehran Did Not Deliver Missiles to Russia, Foreign Minister Says

Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday that Tehran had not delivered any ballistic missiles to Russia and sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States and…

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World An oil and gas platform off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean in the area of the Bahr Essalam Gas Field and Bouri Oilfield, Feb. 25, 2022. (REUTERS Photo)

Türkiye Says Interested in Offer of Offshore Exploration with Libya

Türkiye is interested in an offer from Tripoli to carry out energy exploration offshore Libya, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday. …

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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 Nuclear Plant Delayed as Russia Seeks Siemens Parts in China

Construction of Türkiye's first nuclear power plant is being delayed by Germany's Siemens Energy withholding key parts required for it to be built by Russia's…

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World In this photo made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, a Russian tank takes up firing positions at an undisclosed location in the Russian/Ukrainian border area, in ​​the Kursk region, Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)

Russia Pushes Back Ukrainian Troops in Some Areas of Kursk, Commander Says 

Russian forces have begun a significant counter-offensive against Ukrainian troops who smashed their way into western Russia last month, and have taken some…

World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrive at the train station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP)

Blinken and Lammy Arrive in Kyiv as Ukraine Pushes for Long-Range Strikes Against Russia 

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on a joint visit Wednesday, as Ukraine presses the West to allow…

World A man holds a Harris-Walz flag as supporters of Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris attend a watch party during the US Presidential debate between Harris and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 10, 2024. (AFP)

Some Undecided Voters Not Convinced by Harris After Debate with Trump 

Kamala Harris was widely seen as dominating Tuesday's presidential debate against Republican former president Donald Trump, but a group of undecided voters…

World This aerial view shows the landslide site in the remote mountainous village of Lang Nu, in Lao Cai province on September 11, 2024, in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi hitting northern Vietnam. (AFP)

Red River Floods Vietnam’s Hanoi as Typhoon Yagi Kills More Than 150 

Vietnam's capital of Hanoi evacuated thousands of people living near the swollen Red River as its waters flooded streets days after Typhoon Yagi battered the…

World Rohingya refugee children play football at a refugee camp in Ukhia on September 10, 2024. (AFP)

Bangladesh Ramps up Border Vigilance as Thousands of Rohingya Flee Myanmar 

Bangladesh has ramped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar, with at least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims crossing over in recent months to escape escalating…

World A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering his speech on the 76th anniversary of the country’s founding in Pyongyang, North Korea, 09 September 2024 (issued 10 September 2024). (EPA/KCNA)

North Korea’s Kim Vows to Make His Nuclear Force Ready for Combat with US 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to redouble efforts to make his nuclear force fully ready for combat with the United States and its allies, state media…

World US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) shakes hands with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (AFP)

Trump, Harris Clash in Fiery Presidential Debate 

Kamala Harris savaged Donald Trump as "extreme" and the friend of dictators, while the Republican branded her a "Marxist" in a bitter televised debate Tuesday…

World Flags and flowers are placed by the names of those killed during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the reflecting pools at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in New York. (AP)

US Commemorates 9/11 Attacks with Victims in Focus, but Politics in View 

The US is remembering the lives taken and those reshaped by 9/11, marking an anniversary laced this year with presidential campaign politics. Sept. 11 — the…

World Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during the joining ceremony of ballistic missiles to the Armed Forces, in Tehran, Iran, August 22, 2023. Iran's Presidency/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters

US Says Russia Received Missiles from Iran, Piles on Sanctions

Russia has received ballistic missiles from Iran and will likely use them in Ukraine within weeks, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday,…

World US Vice President Kamala Harris in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, August 20, 2024, and former US President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, US, August 15, 2024, are seen in a combination of file photographs. (Reuters)

Trump, Harris to Clash at Debate That Could Reshape 2024 Race 

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris will meet in their first and perhaps only debate on Tuesday, a…

World In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, Russian and Chinese warships sail in the Peter the Great Gulf during Ocean-2024 strategic command and staff exercises in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia Teams up with China at Start of Big Naval Drills 

Russian and Chinese warships began exercises on Tuesday as part of what Moscow said was a major set of naval drills stretching from the Mediterranean to the…

World Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez speaks at the inauguration of the Spain-China Business Meeting at the Shangri-La Pudong Hotel in Shanghai, China, 10 September 2024. (EPA)

Spanish Prime Minister Discusses Gaza, Ukraine and Trade During Meeting with Xi in China 

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez discussed the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza and the need for “close, deep and balanced relations” between Spain and China…

World A view of the site of the damaged multi-storey residential building following an alleged Ukrainian drone attack in Ramenskoye, outside Moscow, Moscow region, Russia, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo)

Ukraine Strikes Moscow in Biggest Drone Attack to Date

Ukraine struck the Moscow region on Tuesday in its biggest drone attack so far on the Russian capital, killing at least one woman, wrecking dozens of homes and…

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World This aerial picture shows flooded streets and buildings in Thai Nguyen on September 10, 2024, a few days after Super Typhoon Yagi hit northern Vietnam. (Photo by Xuan Quang / AFP)

Vietnam Death Toll from Typhoon Yagi Rises

Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it triggered in northern Vietnam have killed at least 82 people, with 64 others missing, the disaster management…

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World A Chinese naval Z-9 helicopter prepares to land aboard the People's Liberation Army (Navy) frigate CNS Huangshan (FFG-570) as the ship conducts a series of maneuvers and exchanges with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) in the South China Sea June 16, 2017. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Handout via Reuters)

Top US, Chinese Military Brass Hold First Call to Stabilize Ties 

The United States and China held theater-level commander talks for the first time on Tuesday, Chinese authorities said, amid efforts to stabilize military ties…

World 09 September 2024, North Korea, Pyongyang: A photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 10 September 2024, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivering a speech to celebrate the National Foundation Day of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as the country is officially known. Photo: -/kcna/kns/dpa

North Korea's Kim Vows to Exponentially Boost Nuclear Arsenal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country is now implementing a nuclear force construction policy to increase the number of nuclear weapons …

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World 09 September 2024, Berlin: Nancy Faeser, Germany's Minister of the Interior and Home Affairs, speaks at a press conference on current measures in migration policy and the Federal Government's security package at the Federal Ministry of the Interior. (dpa)

Germany Expands Border Controls to Curb Irregular Migration and Extremism Risks

Germany's government ordered temporary controls at all land borders Monday, expanding checks it already has in place at some borders, saying that it was…

World This undated family photo provided by the International Solidarity Movement on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, shows Aysenur Ezgi Eygi of Seattle. (Courtesy of the Eygi family/International Solidarity Movement via AP)

Mourners Attend Funeral for US Activist Killed by Israeli Troops

The Palestinian Authority held a funeral procession Monday for a US-Turkish dual national activist who a witness says was shot and killed by Israeli forces…

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World Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi holds a press conference on the opening day of a quarterly meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, March 4, 2024. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

IAEA Chief Grossi Hopes to Hold Talks with Iranian President by November

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi hopes to hold talks with new Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian by November on improving Iran's cooperation with his…

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World Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air during a Russia aerial attack on the capital in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Iranian Missiles in Russia are Legitimate Target, a Ukrainian Official Says

A senior Ukrainian official said Monday Western partner countries must allow Ukraine to use weapons they have supplied to strike military warehouses inside…

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Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Parties Help Approve More Funding for War

Israeli lawmakers gave their initial approval on Monday to raising the 2024 budget framework to help fund reservists and assist people displaced as a result of…

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