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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 Democratic Presidential candidate US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at Enmarket Arena during a two-day campaign bus tour in Savannah, Georgia, on August 29, 2024. (AFP)

Biden, Harris Campaign in Pennsylvania as Israel Crisis Intensifies 

US President Joe Biden will join Vice President Kamala Harris on the campaign trail this week for the first time since Harris replaced him at the top of the…

World In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with schoolchildren as he visits a secondary comprehensive school in Kyzyl on September 2, 2024, on the first day of the new school year, known as the Knowledge Day. (Photo by Vyacheslav Prokofyev / Pool / AFP)

Putin Says Russia Advancing Fast - by Kilometers - in Eastern Ukraine

Russian forces are advancing faster in eastern Ukraine than they have done for a long time, taking several square kilometers per day, President Vladimir Putin…

World Passengers queue at passport control at the Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv during a nationwide strike on September 2, 2024. (AFP)

General Strike in Israel Over Hostages Leads to Uneven Closures, Reflecting Political Divisions 

A rare call for a general strike in Israel to protest the failure to return hostages held in Gaza led to closures and other disruptions around the country on…

World This picture taken on August 31, 2024 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on September 2, 2024 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a consultative meeting for a regional development project at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) /

North Korea’s Kim Pushes for Regional Development with Construction Projects, KCNA Reports 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for developing health, science and education facilities in rural areas alongside factories, state media KCNA…

World A Palestinian walks amidst the rubble of buildings destroyed after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip September 1, 2024. (Reuters)

Malaysia, New Zealand PMs Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza 

Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his New Zealand counterpart Chris Luxon on Monday said they were united in calling for an immediate ceasefire in the…

World Firemen work to extinguish a fire in a building of the International Academy of Personnel Management after a missile attack in Kyiv on September 2, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (AFP) 

Russia Pounds Kyiv with Missiles, Ukraine’s Military Says 

Russia pounded Ukraine's capital of Kyiv with missiles early on Monday, while falling debris from the downed weapons injured at least two people, sparking…

World A handout picture provided by the Iranian Presidency shows Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian speaking during a televised interview in the capital of Tehran on August 31, 2024. (Photo by Handout/ Iranian Presidency / AFP) /

Iran’s President Says His Country Needs More Than $100 Billion in Foreign Investment 

Iran’s president said Saturday his country needs some $100 billion in foreign investment to achieve an annual target of 8% economic growth up from the current…

World Demonstrators supporting the families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza stand near six mock coffins during a protest rally outside the Kyria military headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, 01 September 2024. (EPA)

US Democrats Urge Israel-Hamas Ceasefire after Dead Hostages Recovered

Several US Democratic lawmakers renewed calls for an Israeli-Hamas ceasefire on Sunday in reaction to the killing of six hostages in a tunnel under Gaza, while…

World Rescue team works following a crash of a helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, in Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, May 20, 2024. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Helicopter of Iran’s Late President Raisi Crashed Due to Weather, Final Report Says

The helicopter crash in which Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed was primarily caused by weather conditions that included thick fog, Iran's state…

World  Ukrainian servicemen gather around a pickup truck in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, as they prepare to move into battle, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, August 24, 2024. (Reuters)

Ukraine’s Top General Says Situation ‘Difficult’ around Main Russian Attack

Ukraine's top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Sunday the situation was "difficult" around Russia's main attack, which is focused in eastern Ukraine, but…

World This handout taken on August 31, 2024 and released on September 1 by Japan's Ministry of Defense Joint Staff Office and received via Jiji Press, shows a Chinese naval survey vessel entering Japanese territorial waters off Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP)

Japan Protests Chinese Naval Intrusion into Territorial Waters

Japan voiced "strong concern and protest" Saturday after a Chinese naval ship entered its territorial waters, days after Tokyo accused Beijing of sending a…

World Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a missile strike on a private building in Cherkaska Lozova, Kharkiv region, northeastern Ukraine, 31 August 2024, amid the Russian invasion. EPA/SERGEY KOZLOV

Russia Says It Downed over 150 Drones in One of the Biggest Ukrainian Drone Attacks of the War

Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones overnight, including two over the city of Moscow and nine over the surrounding Moscow…

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World The Coomera river is seen cutting a road at Clagiraba Road on the Gold Coast Tuesday, January 2, 2024. (AAP)

Thousands of Australians Without Power as Heavy Rain, Damaging Winds Lash Tasmania

Tens of thousands of people in Australia's southern island state of Tasmania were without power on Sunday after a cold front brought damaging winds and heavy…

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World Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a missile strike on a private building in Cherkaska Lozova, Kharkiv region, northeastern Ukraine, 31 August 2024, amid the Russian invasion. EPA/SERGEY KOZLOV

7 Killed by Russian Attacks as Moscow Pushes Ahead in Ukraine's East

Russian shelling in the town of Chasiv Yar on Saturday killed five people, as Moscow’s troops pushed ahead in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. The attack…

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World A tractor trailer dangles from a bridge on Interstate 75 near Tampa, Fla., early Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (Florida Highway Patrol via AP)

7 Dead, Dozens Injured after Commercial Bus Overturns in Mississippi

Seven people, including a six-year-old and 16-year-old, were killed when a bus overturned east of Vicksburg, Mississippi, early Saturday, Warren County Coroner…

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World Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during a debate, Oct. 7, 2020, in Salt Lake City, left, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a debate, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo)

Harris, Trump Offer Starkly Different Visions on Climate Change and Energy

As the Earth sizzled through a summer with four of the hottest days ever measured, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have starkly…

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World A view of the entrance to Evin prison in Tehran, Iran (Reuters)

Iran Police Commander Dismissed After Death in Custody

Iran's police force has dismissed the commander of a city in the northern province of Gilan after the death in custody of a detainee, state media said on…

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World A Russian Mi-24 helicopter flies at the Russian military base of Hmeimim, located south-east of the city of Latakia in Hmeimim, Latakia Governorate, Syria. (File photo: AFP)

Russian Helicopter with 22 on Board Goes Missing in Far East

A Russian helicopter with three crew members and 19 passengers on board has gone missing in the far eastern peninsula of Kamchatka, the emergencies ministry…

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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/Reuters

Chinese Navy Survey Ship Entered Japanese Waters, Japan's Defense Ministry Says

A Chinese Navy survey vessel briefly entered Japanese territorial waters on Saturday, Japan's defence ministry said. The ship was detected in Japanese…

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World FILE PHOTO: A Philippines flag flutters from BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999 and became a Philippine military detachment on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea March 29, 2014. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo

China, Philippines Accuse Each Other of Ramming Ships in South China Sea

China and the Philippines accused each other of ramming their ships in a disputed area of the South China Sea on Saturday, the latest in an escalating series…

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World A woman lights a candle at the site of an attack to commemorate the victims late Friday, Aug. 30 2024, in Solingen, Germany. (Sascha Thelen/dpa via AP)

6 People Hurt in Knife Attack on Bus in Germany

Police arrested a 32-year-old woman after six people were hurt in a knife attack on a bus headed to a festival in western Germany. Authorities said Saturday…

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World Hezbollah fighters during the funeral of a member killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern town of Aita al-Shaab on August 23 (AFP)

Reports About Iranian Plan to Invade Israel

Security circles in Tel Aviv warned on Friday of an Iranian plot to “invade” Israel and shower it with a belt of fire from all fronts, from the Gaza Strip to…

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World Photo illustration of the logo of the social media platform X (former Twitter) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 30, 2024. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP)

Brazil Blocks X after Company Refuses to Name Local Representative

Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through its mobile app after the…

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World In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned Sputnik agency President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on situation in Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk regions following an invasion of Ukrainian troops in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, via video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on August 22, 2024. (Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP)

Russia: 5 Killed, 46 Injured in Ukraine Strike on Belgorod

Five people were killed and 46 injured in a Ukrainian attack on the southwestern Russian city of Belgorod late on Friday, the local governor said. Vyacheslav…

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