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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 Ukrainian servicemen operate an armored military vehicle in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on August 12, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

Why Russia Has Struggled to Halt Ukraine's Incursion in the Kursk Region

After three weeks of fighting, Russia is still struggling to dislodge Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region, a surprisingly slow and low-key response to the…

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World FILE PHOTO: Figurines with computers are seen in front of USA and Iran flags in this illustration taken, September 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Iran Operated Fake Human-Resources Firm to Root Out Unfriendly Spies, Researchers Say

An Iranian hacking group ran a fake professional recruiting business to lure national security officials across Iran, Syria and Lebanon into a cyber espionage…

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World A woman holds electoral records on a board during a rally called by the opposition in Caracas on August 28, 2024. (AFP)

Maduro Opponents Take to Streets to Revive Protests Disputing Venezuelan Election Results

Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro took to the streets Wednesday in an attempt to revive protests against him as he tightens his grip on power…

World Migrants crowd a wooden boat as they sail to the port in La Restinga on the Canary island of El Hierro, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (AP)

Two Turks Detained Pending Trial over Deadly Migrant Boat Chase off Greek Island

Two Turkish nationals were detained pending trial for people trafficking on Wednesday after a deadly boat chase with the Greek coastguard off the island of…

World Former US President Donald Trump  - AFP

Trump: God Saved Me because He Wanted Me to Save the US, World

Donald Trump insisted that he is “not a threat to democracy” in an interview with TV personality Dr Phil on Tuesday night, during which he also suggested that…

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World The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 2, 2022. (AP)

US, China Planning for Leaders Call in the Coming Weeks, White House Says

The United States and China are planning for a call between leaders in the coming weeks after "candid, substantive and constructive" discussions in Beijing…

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World In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, a Russian Army Buk-2M self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile system fires at air targets in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russian Missile Strikes Ukrainian President's Home City

A Russian missile slammed into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city on Wednesday, local authorities said, just as Kryvyi Rih was observing an…

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World A Quran is displayed at the Museum of the Frankincense Land in Dhofar Governorate, Oman, August 7, 2024. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana

Sweden to Prosecute Two Men over Quran Burnings

Swedish prosecutors said on Wednesday they will put two men on trial for setting fire to the Quran in a series of incidents last year that prompted outrage in…

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World Pope Francis gestures during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Aug.28, 2024. (AP)

Pope Francis Says Refusing Aid to Migrants a ‘Grave Sin’ 

Pope Francis on Wednesday strongly decried the treatment of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to enter Europe, saying it was a "grave sin" not to offer…

World A view from a vehicle's glass window shows a fire in the oil tanks at the Glubokinskaya oil depot, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kamensky district, Rostov region, Russia in this screen grab from social media video released August 28, 2024. (Video obtained by Reuters/via Reuters)

Ukraine Drones Set Oil Depot Ablaze in Russia’s Rostov, Governor Says 

A Ukraine drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in the Kamensky district of Russia's southern region of Rostov, its governor said on Wednesday,…

World A handout photo made available by ROSATOM press service shows IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi (L) visiting Kursk nuclear power plant n Kurchatov, Kursk region, Russia, 27 August 2024. (EPA)/ROSATOM press service handout)

Russia Criticizes UN Nuclear Watchdog After Trip to Plant Close to Fighting 

Russia said on Wednesday it wanted the International Atomic Energy Agency to take a "more objective and clearer" stance on nuclear safety, a day after the head…

World Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (dpa)

Pakistan Says Balochistan Militant Attacks Aim to Thwart China Cooperation

Attacks by separatist militants in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan are aimed at stopping development projects that form part of the China…

Asharq Al Awsat (Islamabad)
World In this handout photo provided by the Mauritanian Presidency, Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez is welcomed by Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Nouakchott, Mauritania. (Mauritanian Presidency via AP)

Spain's PM Starts West Africa Tour with Agreements to Combat People Smuggling

Spain's prime minister announced a series of agreements with the West African nation of Mauritania on Tuesday to stem a surge in migrants making the dangerous…

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World Mohammad Javad Zarif (Tasnim)

Iran: Zarif Withdraws Resignation as Vice President for Strategic Affairs

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced on Tuesday he will return to his new post as Iranian vice president for strategic affairs. In a…

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World White House national security spokesperson John Kirby. Reuters file photo

White House Says US Would Defend Israel in Iranian Attack

The United States remains committed to defending Israel in any Iranian attack, and was hopeful about a possible Gaza ceasefire agreement, White House national…

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World Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference with Yemen's foreign minister after their meeting in Moscow, Russia, 27 August 2024. (EPA)

Russia Warns the United States of the Risks of World War Three

Russia said the West was playing with fire by considering allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western missiles and cautioned the United States on…

World A handout photo made available by the supreme leader office shows Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (L) speaking as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian looks on, during a meeting with the new Iranian government in Tehran, Iran, 27 August 2024. (EPA/Iranian Supreme Leader Office Handout)

Iran’s Supreme Leader Opens Door to Negotiations with US over Tehran’s Nuclear Program

Iran's supreme leader opened the door Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over his country's rapidly advancing nuclear program, telling its…

World An mpox patient is injected with an intravenous treatment at the Kavumu hospital, 30 km north of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, August 24, 2024. (AFP)

Africa’s Mpox Outbreaks Result from Neglect and World’s Inability to Stop Epidemics, Experts Say

The rising mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the…

World Wang Yi (R), Foreign Minister of China, shakes hands with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at Yanqi lake in Beijing, China, 27 August 2024. (EPA)

Top Chinese, US Officials Hope for Productive Talks in Beijing 

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and China's top diplomat Wang Yi said on Tuesday they were hoping for productive talks as they met in Beijing. …

World 15 November 2022, Berlin: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi speaks during a press conference at the German Foreign Office. (dpa)

UN Watchdog Says Russian Nuclear Plant ‘Extremely Exposed’ If Attacked

A nuclear plant in western Russia, where fighting is raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, is especially vulnerable to a serious accident because it…

World Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. (AFP)

Iran Divided Over Araghchi’s Call for New Nuclear Talks

Iranian newspapers are split over the first comments made by new Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi about the 2015 nuclear deal and whether it can be revived to…

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World Military personnel from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Britain and the US, among others, take part in the opening ceremony of the Super Garuda Shield joint military exercises, at the Indonesian Naval Aviation Center in Sidoarjo, East Java, Aug. 26, 2024. (AFP)

US, Allied Countries Begin Military Exercises in Indonesia

Thousands of military personnel from Indonesia, the US, and other allied countries began two weeks of exercises Monday, focused on ensuring stability in the…

World Staff are seen at the hospital of Kaya which received more than 300 wounded. (State television)

Nearly 200 Killed in Terrorist Attack in Burkina Faso

The Burkina Faso government said it will respond firmly to a terrorist attack that killed at least 200 people, mostly civilians, in the Barsalogho region,…

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World This handout photo taken and released on August 26, 2024 by Japan's Ministry of Defense Joint Staff Office shows a Chinese military Y9 intelligence-gathering aircraft that Japan's defense ministry said "violated" Japanese airspace. (Handout / Japan's Ministry of Defense / AFP)

Chinese Military’s Airspace Violation Is Utterly Unacceptable, Japan Says 

The violation of Japan's airspace by a Chinese military aircraft is "utterly unacceptable", the top Japanese government spokesperson said on Tuesday, a day…