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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  Sumaya Hatungimana, 12, shows the marks on her hands after recovering from mpox, outside her house in Kinama zone, in Bujumbura, Burundi, August 28, 2024. (Reuters)

Mpox Outbreaks in Africa Could Be Ended in 6 Months, WHO Chief Says

The head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months, and said Friday that the…

World In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry press service on Aug. 16, 2024, a Russian soldier fires a Rapira anti-tank gun in the border area of the Kursk region of Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Ukraine Says It Advances in Kursk Region, Urges Allies Help Defend Air Space

Ukraine's armed forces commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Friday his troops had advanced up to 2 km (1.2 miles) in Russia's Kursk region in the past…

World Britain Places Travel Ban on Two Men Under Counter-Terrorism Sanctions

Britain Places Travel Ban on Two Men Under Counter-Terrorism Sanctions

The British government said on Thursday it had imposed a travel ban on Mustafa Ayash, who it sanctioned earlier this year for promoting terrorism, and…

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World Ukrainian servicemen ride atop a tank after returning from Russia, near the Russian-Ukrainian border in the Sumy region, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP)

Russian Attack Kills Two, Injures 11 in Ukraine’s Sumy, Authorities Say 

A Russian attack overnight damaged a factory in Ukraine's northern city of Sumy, killed two women and injured at least 11 people, Ukrainian authorities said on…

World A farmland is submerged due to floods caused by heavy rains from Typhoon Shanshan in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, August 29, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

Weakening Typhoon Churns Through Japan, Up to Six Dead

Typhoon Shanshan weakened to a tropical storm Friday but was still dumping heavy rains as it slowly churned through Japan, triggering transport havoc and…

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World A Red Cross worker sprays chlorine as other Red Cross personnel raised awareness about mpox and hygiene among internally displaced people in the Don Bosco camps in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, 22 August 2024. (EPA)

There Is an Mpox Jab. Why Is It Taking So Long to Reach Africa? 

Mpox is nothing new to Africa yet there is no vaccine available on the continent, exposing rank inequity in global distribution as tens of richer nations…

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Israeli FM Accuses ‘Octopus’ Khamenei of Smuggling Weapons into West Bank via Jordan

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz accused on Thursday Iran of attempting to establish an “eastern terror front” against Israel via Jordan, the Times of…

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World Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris reacts as she holds a campaign rally in Savannah, Georgia, US, August 29, 2024. (Reuters)

Harris Vows Tougher Approach on Migration, Supports Weapons for Israel 

Kamala Harris vowed a tougher approach to migration along the US southern border and said she would not withhold weapons to Israel, in her first interview with…

World In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, meets with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Li Xueren/Xinhua via AP)

Chinese Leader Xi Meets US National Security Adviser as the Two Powers Try to Avoid Conflict

Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday as the latter wound up a three-day visit with the stated aim of…

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World A communal space for detainees at the Camp 6 detention center at Guantanamo Bay in 2019.(Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Guantanamo Detainees Moved Amid Structural Problems at Showcase Prison

Washington: Carol Rosenberg Undisclosed infrastructure problems forced the military to evacuate the prison housing the men accused of plotting the Sept. 11,…

World FILE - The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 6, 2023.  (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

IAEA: Iran's Uranium Enrichment Rolls On

Iran's production of highly enriched uranium continues and it has not improved cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog despite a resolution demanding this at…

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Russia Opens Fraud Case Against Former Deputy Defense Minister as Corruption Probe Deepens

Russia's Investigative Committee said on Thursday it had opened a fraud case against Pavel Popov, a former deputy defense minister, in the latest of a string…

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World US Indo-Pacific Command Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo, left, and Philippines military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., shake hands after a press conference on the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board held at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

US Forces Ready with a 'Range of Options' to Deal with South China Sea Aggression, US Admiral Says

American forces are ready with a “range of options” to deal with increasing acts of aggression in the disputed South China Sea if ordered to carry them out…

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World Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan talks during a joint news conference with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (not pictured) in Istanbul, Türkiye, July 14, 2024. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Turkish Top Diplomat Attends EU Meeting After 5 Years in Bid to Boost Ties

Türkiye's foreign minister hopes to make progress on improving Ankara's rocky ties with the European Union on Thursday when he attends a meeting of EU…

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World Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, attend an endorsement ceremony in Tehran, Iran, July 28, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS./File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Iran’s President Calls for Investigation Into Case of Death in Custody

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered an investigation into the death in custody of a defendant in the northern city of Lahijan, state media reported…

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World A person holds a flag during a demonstration at Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, Israel July 3, 2023. (Reuters)

Ireland Urges EU to Rethink Ties with Israel Over Gaza

The European Union must rethink its relations with Israel as the death toll mounts in Gaza and the West Bank and impose sanctions on some Israeli government…

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France's Macron to Visit Serbia With a Possible Deal to Sell French Warplanes

French President Emmanuel Macron starts a two-day state visit to Serbia on Thursday with the focus on the possible sale of 12 Rafale multi-purpose fighter jets…

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World Security officers stand outside Wembley Stadium ahead of a Taylor Swift concert, following the cancellation of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna because of a planned attack, in London, Britain, August 15, 2024.  REUTERS/Toby Melville

CIA Official: Suspects in Foiled Plot to Attack Taylor Swift Shows Aimed to Kill 'Tens Of Thousands'

The suspects in the foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna earlier this month sought to kill “tens of thousands” of fans before the CIA…

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World Rescuers stand at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine August 27, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer

Ukraine Says it Downed 2 Missiles, 60 Drones During Russia's Overnight Attack

Ukraine said it shot down two missiles and 60 drones over nine regions in an overnight attack, after Russia stepped up its assault on Ukraine's energy…

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World Motorists drive under an anti-Israel poster in the capital Tehran on August 27, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Gas Leak in IRGC Center Kills 1, Injures 10

A gas leak caused the death of one person and injured 10 others at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard center, Iranian state television reported. The leak occurred…

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World FILED - 22 July 2024, Belgium, Brussels: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a press conference after the EU Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels. Photo: Francois Lenoir/EU Council/dpa

Borrell Asks EU Members About Possible Sanctions on Some Israeli Ministers

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday he has started the process of asking member states if they want to impose sanctions on "some Israeli…

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World A man carries his belongings through a flooded street after heavy rains on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on August 28, 2024. (Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP)

Monsoon Floods in India's Gujarat Kill at Least 28 People

Intense monsoon rains and floods in India's Gujarat state killed at least 28 people in the past three days, some drowning and others hit by falling trees,…

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World Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, right, shakes hands with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan before a meeting at the Bayi building in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)

The US National Security Adviser Talks With a Top Chinese Military Official in Beijing

United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Thursday with a top Chinese military official as the two countries strengthen communication in an…

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World Former US Representative Tulsi Gabbard (R) waves after endorsing former US President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) at the National Guard Association conference in Detroit, Michigan, on August 26, 2024. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP)

Trump to Visit Swing Districts in Michigan and Wisconsin as Battleground Campaigning Increases

Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign Thursday in Michigan and Wisconsin as the former president ramps up battleground state travel heading into the…

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