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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 In this photo provided by the South Korean Defense Ministry, US Marine F- 35B fighter jets, right bottom, South Korean Air Force KF-16 fighter jets and F-5 fighter jets, left, fly over the Korean Peninsula during a joint air drill over South Korea, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

South Korea, US to Start Summer Military Drills Next Week to Counter North Korean Threats

South Korea and the United States will begin their annual joint military exercises next week with a focus on improving their combined capabilities to deter…

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World 09 August 2024, Iran, Tehran: An Iranian man holds a Palestine flag during a memorial ceremony for the slain head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, at the Grand Mosalla Mosque in Tehran. Photo: Rouzbeh Fouladi/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Report: Israeli Minister Tells US That Large-Scale Iranian Attack Expected 

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations for a large-scale military attack on…

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World The Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill as smoke from a wildfire is seen in the village of Varnava blankets Athens, Greece, August 11, 2024. REUTERS/Elias Marcou

Residents Flee as Wildfire Rages Uncontrolled Near Athens

Residents fled their homes in the village of Varnava near Greece's capital Athens on Sunday as fire crews struggled to contain a fast-moving wildfire fueled by…

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World Migrants wait for help from the Abeille Languedoc ship after their boat's generator broke down in French waters while they were trying to cross the Channel illegally to Britain, off the coasts of Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France, on May 9, 2022. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)

Two Migrants Die Trying to Cross Channel to Britain

Two people were found dead after a boat carrying migrants trying to cross the Channel from near the French port of Calais to Britain ran into difficulties…

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World A Somali woman carries their flag during a march against the Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal along KM4 street in Mogadishu, Somalia January 11, 2024. (Reuters)

Ethiopia-Somalia to Hold New Talks Monday in Ankara

Horn of Africa rivals Somalia and Ethiopia will start a new series of talks in Ankara on Monday aiming to ease tensions between them, Türkiye's foreign…

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World The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

China Supports Iran in Defending Security, Says FM

China supports Iran in defending its "sovereignty, security and national dignity", Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told Iran's acting foreign minister in a…

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World People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran Revolutionary Guards Hold Military Drill in Western Iran

Iran's Revolutionary Guards are holding military drills in the western parts of the country that will continue until Tuesday, Iran's official news agency…

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World A man flashes the victory sign as he rides a bike past a huge billboard depicting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) and slain leader of the Palestinian Hamas group Ismail Haniyeh at Tehran's Valiasr square on August 8, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Iran's President Nominates Abbas Araqchi as FM

Abbas Araqchi was nominated on Sunday as Iran's foreign minister by President Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's parliament speaker announced live on the Student News…

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World A carriage passes police cars in Vienna on Friday, Aug.9, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Austria Chancellor Urges More Communications Monitoring after Taylor Swift Plot

Austria's chancellor said on Sunday his country's intelligence agencies should have greater power to monitor communications on messaging apps to stop…

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World Rescuers work at a site where residential buildings were damaged during a Russian military strike in a location given as Brovary, Kyiv region, Ukraine in this screengrab from handout video released August 11, 2024. State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

Father, 4-year-old Son Die in Russian Air Attack on Kyiv Region

A 4-year-old boy and his 35-year-old father died when debris from a downed Russian weapon fell on the house they were living in near the capital Kyiv,…

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World 10 August 2024, Brazil, Vinhedo: An aerial view shows debris lying at the site of a plane crash in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo. Photo: Allison Sales/dpa

Families of Brazil Plane Crash Victims Gather in Sao Paulo, Experts Work to Identify Bodies

Families of victims of an airliner crash in Brazil are gathering Sunday at a morgue and hotels in Sao Paulo as forensics experts work to identify the remains…

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World Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana, US, August 9, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo

Trump Campaign Says it Was Hacked, Blames Iran

Donald Trump's US presidential campaign said on Saturday some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, citing past…

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World Women walk on a busy street in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Intel Sources: Iran to Deliver Hundreds of Ballistic Missiles to Russia Soon

Dozens of Russian military personnel are being trained in Iran to use the Fath-360 close-range ballistic missile system, two European intelligence sources told…

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World A woman holds a phone showing a message that reads 'Please wait while Turkish is being set up' after trying to access Instagram, in Istanbul, 03 August 2024. EPA/ERDEM SAHIN

Türkiye Suddenly Reinstates Access to Instagram

Türkiye reinstated access to Instagram on Saturday night, after more than a week of being blocked nationwide. The Information and Communication Technologies…

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World  A view of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) as it is docked in Limassol port, amid rising tensions in the Middle East, in Limassol, Cyprus, August 10, 2024. (Reuters)

US Ship Docks in Cyprus, Could Assist Civilians If Mideast Tensions Flare

A US amphibious assault ship has docked in Cyprus as part of a pre-arranged visit, but could be used to support civilians if hostilities flare in the Middle…

World Head of Iran's atomic energy department Mohammad Eslami speaks during his joint press conference with International Atomic Energy Organization, IAEA, Director General Rafael Grossi after their meeting in the central city of Isfahan, Iran, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP)

Iran’s New President Reappoints UN-Sanctioned Official as Head of the Country’s Nuclear Agency

Iran’s newly-elected president reappointed a US-educated official who came under United Nations sanctions 16 years ago as head of the country’s nuclear…

World A trash balloon is pictured in Seoul, June 2, 2024. (The Defense Ministry/Handout via Reuters)

Seoul Says North Korea Has Flown More Trash Balloons toward South Korea

South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign…

World  Philippine Coast Guard personnel (L) maneuver their rigid hull inflatable boat past their Vietnamese counterparts (R) during a joint maritime off Bataan in the disputed South China Sea on August 9, 2024. (AFP)

Philippine Military Says Chinese Air Force Jets Endangered Its Patrol Plane with Risky Maneuver

The Philippine military chief condemned Saturday what he said was the provocative actions of two Chinese air force aircraft that executed a dangerous maneuver…

World A man carries a basket of vegetables at a market in Dhaka on August 10, 2024. (AFP)

Bangladesh’s Yunus Hails Slain Student in Appeal for Unity

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus appealed for religious unity Saturday as he embraced the weeping mother of a student shot dead by police, a…

World Customers walk by the entrance of a supermarket as signs written "quake-related media reports are causing some products to run out of stocks and that sales restrictions are likely" (up) and "bottled water is being rationed, with a cap of one case (six bottles) per each customer" in Sumida district of Tokyo on August 10, 2024. (AFP)

Japanese Urged to Avoid Panic-Buying as Megaquake Fears Spread

Authorities in Japan urged people to avoid hoarding as anxiety over a possible megaquake triggered a spike Saturday in demand for disaster kits and daily…

World  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks to the press at the Supreme Court where he arrived for procedures related to the court's audit of presidential election results in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Behind is an image of Independence hero Simon Bolivar. (AP)

Venezuela’s Maduro Rejects Panama’s Offer of Safe Passage

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gave a scathing response to an offer on Friday from his Panamanian counterpart, Jose Raul Mulino, to facilitate his…

World Aerial view of the wreckage of an airplane that crashed with 61 people on board in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, on August 9, 2024. (AFP)

Brazil Investigating Cause of Fiery Plane Crash That Killed 61

Brazilian authorities worked Saturday to piece together what exactly caused the plane crash in Sao Paulo state the prior day that killed all 61 people on board…

World  In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, a column of the Russian Armed Forces move to build up forces conducting active combat operations with Ukrainian formations in the Sudzhansky district of ​​Kursk region of Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia Tightens Security in Kursk Region, Where Ukraine Launched an Incursion as Fighting Persists

Russia on Saturday announced what it called a counterterrorism operation to increase security in the border region of Kursk, where an incursion this week by…

World Clashes have erupted in cities across England and Northern Ireland since a mass stabbing in Southport but authorities say far-right elements have fueled the unrest. Roland LLOYD PARRY / AFP

Fears of Violence Greet Return of English Football Season

Authorities are eyeing the start of the English football season this weekend with trepidation, following riots which have rocked towns and cities across the…

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