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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 Vietnamese President To Lam attends a press briefing with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured), at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, June 20, 2024.(Reuters)

Vietnam’s New Leader Arrives in China on First Overseas Trip Since Taking Helm

Vietnamese leader To Lam started a three-day visit to China on Sunday in his first overseas trip since assuming his country's top post about two weeks ago. …

World In this pool photograph distributed on July 26, 2024, by Russian state owned Sputnik agency Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko holds a candle as he visits Valaam Monastery with the Russian President, in northern Russia on July 25, 2024. (AFP)

Report: Belarus’ Lukashenko Says Nearly a Third of Army Sent to Ukraine Border

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Sunday that Ukraine had stationed more than 120,000 troops at its border with Belarus and Minsk had deployed…

World Allahabad Medical Association (AMA) and Resident doctors of SRN Hospital protesting against the rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata last week, hold placards in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Some India Doctors Stay Off Job After Strike over Colleague's Rape and Murder

Some Indian junior doctors remained off the job on Sunday, demanding swift justice for a colleague who was raped and murdered, despite the end of a 24-hour…

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World Fortification structures set up not far from the Ukraine-Russia border in the Sumy region near the border with Russia, Ukraine, 17 August 2024 amid the Russian invasion. (EPA)

North Korea Condemns Ukraine’s Incursion into Russia as Act of Terror

North Korea condemned Ukraine's incursion into Russia as an unforgivable act of terror backed by Washington and the West, adding it would always stand with…

World This photograph taken on 16 August, 2024, a media tour organized by Ukraine, shows a Ukrainian soldier walking on a damaged street in Ukrainian-controlled Russian town of Sudzha, Kursk region, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Yan DOBRONOSOV / AFP)

Russia Launches Third Ballistic Missile Attack on Kyiv This Month

Russia launched on Sunday its third ballistic missile on Kyiv this month, with preliminary data showing that all the air weapons were destroyed on their…

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World  A child holds a Venezuelan flag as Venezuelan opposition supporters participate in a global protest amid Venezuela's disputed presidential election, in San Jose, Costa Rica, August 17, 2024. (Reuters)

Venezuelan Opposition Protests as Election Dispute Drags on

Venezuela's political opposition and its supporters gathered in cities around the country on Saturday to demand recognition of what they say is their candidate…

World FILE PHOTO: US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz greet the crowd during a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US, August 7, 2024.  REUTERS/Erica Dischino/File Photo/File Photo

Trump Says Harris Easier Than Biden to Beat as Race for Pennsylvania Heats Up

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Saturday he believed Democrat Kamala Harris will be easier to beat than President Joe Biden even as some…

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World US President Joe Biden, South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stand together for a trilateral meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, California, US, November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

South Korea, Japan, US Leaders Renew Pledge to Cooperate on Regional Challenges

The leaders of South Korea, Japan and the United States issued a joint statement on Sunday marking the anniversary of their summit at Camp David and reaffirmed…

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World This video grab taken from a handout footage released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on August 11, 2024, shows a fire at a cooling tower of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Energodar, Southern Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP)

Ukraine Drone Debris Sparks Diesel Fire in Russia's Rostov

Debris from a destroyed Ukrainian drone sparked a diesel fuel fire at an industrial warehouse in Russia's Rostov region, the governor of the southwest Russian…

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Iran Reportedly Seeks China’s Help with Surveillance Satellites

Iran is pursuing partnerships with two Chinese satellite companies as it seeks to expand its capability for remote surveillance and intelligence gathering, The…

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World This aerial photograph shows a forest area partially burnt and with smoke emanating from wildfires in the western province of Izmir on August 17, 2024. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

Wildfires Rage in Western Türkiye for 3rd Straight Day

Wildfires raged across western Türkiye for a third straight day Saturday, exacerbated by high winds and warm temperatures, authorities said. More than 130…

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World Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida leaves at the end of a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on August 14, 2024. Kishida confirmed on August 14 that he will not seek re-election as head of his party next month, meaning the end of his premiership. PHILIP FONG/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Japan's PM Kishida Plans US Visit in Late September

Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is finalizing plans to visit the US in late September for the UN General Assembly and a possible meeting with…

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World FILE: A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict outside Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, March 29, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko Purchase Licensing Rights

Russia Says Ukraine Plans Kursk Nuclear Power Plant 'provocation'

Russia's defense ministry accused Ukraine on Saturday of planning to attack the Kursk nuclear power plant and blame such a "provocation" on Moscow, Interfax…

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World US President Joe Biden speaks during a bilateral meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 July 2024. (EPA)

Biden Plans to Use His Convention Speech to Hand off to Harris and Make Case against Trump

US President Joe Biden will give the keynote address Monday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, making a symbolic handoff of his party to…

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World OpenAI said it had taken down accounts of an Iranian group for using its ChatGPT chatbot to generate content meant for influencing the US presidential election

OpenAI Blocks Iranian Group's ChatGPT Accounts for Targeting US Election

OpenAI said on Friday it had taken down accounts of an Iranian group for using its ChatGPT chatbot to generate content meant for influencing the US…

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World This photograph taken on 16 August, 2024, during a media tour organized by Ukraine, shows a destroyed border crossing point near the Ukrainian-controlled Russian town of Sudzha, Kursk region, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Yan DOBRONOSOV / AFP)

Russia: Ukraine Used Western Rockets to Destroy Bridge

Russia's foreign ministry said Ukraine had used Western rockets, likely US-made HIMARS, to destroy a bridge over the Seym river in the Kursk region, killing…

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World A man riding a vehicle moves past the building of National Institute of Health (NIH), a Pakistani research institute mainly responsible for biomedical and health related research, in Islamabad on August 16, 2024. (Photo by Farooq NAEEM / AFP)

Mpox Virus Detected in Pakistan

Pakistan's health ministry has confirmed at least one case of the mpox virus in a patient who had returned from a Gulf country, it said on Friday, though they…

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Argentine Police Thwart Alleged Terror Attacks in Mendoza

Argentina's Federal Police dismantled what it said was a terrorist cell planning attacks on the Jewish community in the city of Mendoza, the National Security…

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World A Turkish flag with the Bosphorus Bridge in the background, flies on a passenger ferry in Istanbul, Turkey September 30, 2020. (Reuters)

Brawl in Turkish Parliament Over Ousted MP

A brawl broke out in Türkiye's parliament Friday after lawmakers discussed the fate of a jailed opposition figure controversially stripped of his parliamentary…

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World In this handout photo taken from video and released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, the Russian army's 120 mm mortars fire at Ukrainian troops at an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Kremlin Accuses the West of Helping Ukraine Attack Russia

An influential aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the West and the US-led NATO alliance had helped to plan Ukraine's surprise attack…

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World The Palestinian village of Burqa is seen as an Israeli flag is placed in the Jewish West Bank outpost of Homesh, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

France, UK, US and Israeli Leaders Slam Settlers' Attack on West Bank Village

French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said on Friday that he condemned an attack by Israeli settlers on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank. …

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World Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy attends the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at National Convention Center, in Vientiane, Laos, July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Israel FM Tells French, British Counterparts He Expects Allies to Attack Iran if it Strikes

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz told his French and British counterparts Friday that his country expects support "in attacking" Iran if it strikes Israel…

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World FILE - A demonstrator waves a flag on the Columbia University campus at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment, in New York, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Pro-Palestinian Activists Plan to March on the DNC, Hoping Harris Will Hear Them

When Vice President Kamala Harris flies to Chicago next week to accept her party's nomination for the presidency, she will be met head-on with voters…

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World This picture taken on August 15, 2024 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on August 16, 2024 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (C) visiting the children of flood-affected victims, who were relocated from the northwestern part of the country, as they eat at a dining hall in Pyongyang.  (KCNA via KNS / AFP)

North Korea’s Kim and Russia’s Putin Vow Deeper Ties on Korean Liberation Day 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed a pledge to deepen cooperation with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Putin as Pyongyang marked an…