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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  Rescue personnel move the body of a person in a bodybag at the scene where a luxury yacht sank, off the coast of Porticello, near the Sicilian city of Palermo, Italy, August 22, 2024. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane Purchase Licensing Rights

Body of British Tech Magnate Mike Lynch is among Those Recovered from Yacht Wreckage

The Italian coast guard said Thursday the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch is among those recovered off the coast of Sicily from the wreckage of a…

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World In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky, right, look at a map during their visit to Sumy, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Zelenskyy Visits Border Area for 1st Time since Ukrainian Forces Entered Russia's Kursk Region

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy toured the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy on Thursday in his first visit to the border area since his forces launched…

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World File photo: A local views the destruction following a Russian missile strike in a village outside of Kyiv, 18 August 2024 amid the Russian invasion. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO 60404

Drone Attacks on a Military Facility in Southern Russia Spark a Fire

A drone attack sparked a fire at a military facility in the Volgograd region of southern Russia on Thursday, regional officials and the country's Ministry of…

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World File photo: View of a damaged car after a suicide blast in Karachi, Pakistan April 19, 2024. REUTERA/Akhtar Soomro

Gunmen Open Fire on a School Van in Pakistan's Punjab Province, Killing 2 Children

Gunmen opened fire on a school van in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province Thursday, killing two children and wounding six other people, police and officials…

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World A Jetstar plane arrives at Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 9, 2013. (Juian Smith/AAP Image via AP)

Australia: Passenger Arrested at Airport after Leaving Parked Airliner Through Emergency Exit

A passenger was arrested at an Australian airport after he left a stationary airliner through an emergency exit, walked along a wing, and then climbed down a…

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World FBI Director Christopher Wray answers questions during an interview, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

FBI Director Says America Faces Many Elevated Threats 'All at Once'

The country is facing heightened threats from many corners at a time when law enforcement agencies are struggling, FBI Director Christopher Wray said in an…

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Israeli Military Intelligence Head Leaves Post, Takes Responsibility for Oct. 7 Failure

Israel's outgoing head of military intelligence took responsibility for his country's failures to defend its border on Oct. 7 at his resignation ceremony on…

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World People ride a motorcycle in the rain in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Explosion, Fire at India Pharmaceutical Plant Kill at Least 18 Workers

A big explosion triggered a fire in a pharmaceutical plant in southern India, killing at least 18 workers, police said Thursday. An additional 37 people were…

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Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Accuse Ukraine of Supporting ‘International Terrorism’

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso on Wednesday accused Ukraine of supporting international terrorism. In a letter to the UN Security Council, the three countries…

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World A view of rubble and damaged buildings at Dahejia town following the earthquake in Jishishan county, Gansu province, China December 19, 2023. (cnsphoto via Reuters)

Earthquake of Magnitude 5.5 Hits Xinjiang, China

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Xinjiang in China on Thursday, the country's Earthquake Networks Center said, Reuters reported. In April, a magnitude…

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World Organizers of Wednesday's demonstration drew on the Chicago area's Palestinian community, one of the largest in the country, by bringing buses from suburban mosques - The AP

Crowds of Pro-Palestinian Protesters Rally Outside Democratic Convention's 3rd Night

More than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters marched Wednesday past a park where pro-Israel demonstrators had gathered earlier and toward the arena hosting the…

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World More than 70% of requests for refuge at the airport come from people with either Indian, Nepalese or Vietnamese nationalities The AP

Brazil will Restrict Entry to Some Asian Nationals to Curb Migration to the US, Canada

Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreigners from Asia who use the country as a launching point to migrate to the United States and…

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World Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi looks on at a polling station during presidential elections in Tehran, Iran June 18, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

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

The helicopter crash in which Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in May was caused by weather conditions and the aircraft's inability to handle the…

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Russia's Putin Meets Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese premier Li Qiang in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. "Our countries have…

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World Iranian lawmakers attend an open session of parliament during the third day of debate on the 19 proposed ministers by President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran's Hard-line Parliament Approves All Members of President's Cabinet, First Time Since 2001

Iran's hard-line parliament on Wednesday approved all members of reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian's Cabinet, the first time in over two decades a leader…

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World Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning speaks during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China Says It Is ‘Seriously Concerned’ about US Nuclear Strategic Report 

China is seriously concerned about a report that said the United Stated approved a nuclear strategic plan to focus on China's rapid expansion in its nuclear…

World A destroyed Russian tank sits on a roadside near the town of Sudzha, Russia, in the Kursk region, on Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo, File)

Russia’s Medvedev Says There Will No Talks with Ukraine After Kursk Incursion 

Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region means there will be no talks between Moscow and Kyiv until Ukraine is completely defeated on the battlefield,…

World In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state-owned Sputnik agency Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov in Grozny, on August 20, 2024. (Sputnik/ AFP)

Putin Makes a Surprise Trip to Chechnya 3 Weeks into Ukraine’s Cross-Border Incursion 

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday made an unscheduled trip to Chechnya, his first visit in nearly 13 years, as Ukraine's stunning cross-border…

World Former US President Barack Obama speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 20, 2024. (AFP)

Obama Night at the DNC: Barack, Michelle Rouse Crowd for Harris 

Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama delivered a one-two punch at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, urging Americans…

World The logo for Thailand's Department of Disease Control is pictured after officials hold a press conference on the suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox in Bangkok on August 21, 2024. (AFP)

Thailand Says Mpox Case Recorded in Traveller from Africa 

Thailand has detected an mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa last week and is awaiting test results to determine the strain, a disease control…

World A man rides a scooter near a banner with an advertising poster calling for military conscription depicting Russian soldiers and the slogan 'Payments from 5,200,000 (about 52,000 Euro) for the first year of service' in Moscow, Russia, 20 August 2024. EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV

Ukraine Attacks Moscow in One of Largest Ever Drone Attacks on Russian Capital

Ukraine attacked Moscow on Wednesday with at least 11 drones shot down by air defenses in what Russian officials said was one of the biggest drone strikes on…

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World FILE PHOTO: Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, gestures during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara/File Photo

Taliban Bars UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur from Afghanistan

The Taliban have barred United Nations-appointed special rapporteur Richard Bennett from entering Afghanistan, the administration's spokesperson told local…

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World Iranians drive past Iranian and Palestinian national flags hanging on buildings at Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran, 19 August 2024. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Bus Carrying Pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq Crashes in Iran, At Least 28 Dead

A bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashed in central Iran, killing at least 28 people, an official said Wednesday. The crash happened…

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World The damaged interior of an office of the school building which was destroyed by two Russian glide bombs overnight 17 August 2024 in the village of Yunakivka, 9 kilometers from the border with Russia in the Sumy region, Ukraine, 18 August 2024 amid the Russian invasion. (EPA)

Russia Says It Advances in Eastern Ukraine and Regroups after Incursion

Russia said on Tuesday its forces had taken control of what it described as the strategically important logistics hub of Niu-York in eastern Ukraine, part of…