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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 FILED - 17 May 2016, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: The Instagram logo is seen on an Apple iPhone 6. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

Türkiye Blocks Access to Instagram

Türkiye’s communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram on Friday. The Information and Communication Technologies Authority,…

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World A protester throws a gas canister back at police during demonstrations against the official election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro's reelection, the day after the vote, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

US Recognizes Opposition Candidate as Winner of Venezuela's Election

The stakes grew higher for Venezuela's electoral authority to show proof backing its decision to declare President Nicolás Maduro the winner of the country's…

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World  Rescuers use machinery to sift through debris on their second day of mission following Tuesday’s landslides at Chooralmala, Wayanad district, Kerala state, India, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP)

13 Killed in India Floods

Monsoon downpours caused flash floods that killed 13 people in India's Himalayan foothills, officials said Friday, with helicopters rescuing hundreds stranded…

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World An ambulance transports the victims of a fire at Chinatown district of Manila, Philippines, 02 August 2024. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA

Fire Sweeps Through Building in Manila's Chinatown, 11 Dead

A fire swept through a part of a five-story residential and commercial building in Manila’s crowded Chinatown district Friday, leaving at least 11 people dead,…

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World Vice President Kamala Harris, right, takes a photo with Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, left, during her arrival in Houston, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Trump is Making His 2024 Campaign about Harris' Race, Whether Republicans Want Him to or Not

Donald Trump has found tremendous success from the very first moment he stepped onto the presidential stage by stoking racial animus. Democrats expressed new…

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World An aerial view of the guesthouse where Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas's political bureau, was assassinated on Wednesday in northern Tehran (The New York Times)

Haniyeh Killed in Bomb ‘Smuggled 2 Months Ago’ into Tehran Guesthouse

Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas's political bureau, was assassinated on Wednesday by an explosive device covertly smuggled into the Tehran guesthouse where he…

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World Former prisoner held by Russia, US journalist Evan Gershkovich is greeted by his parents Mikhail Gershkovich and Ella Milman with his sister Danielle Gershkovich and brother-in-law Anthony Huczek as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

3 Newly Freed Americans are Back on US Soil After a Landmark Prisoner Exchange With Russia

The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and…

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World  Paris 2024 Olympics - Judo - Women -78 kg Semifinal of Table B - Champ-de-Mars Arena, Paris, France - August 01, 2024. Israel fans are seen ahead of the bout between Anna-Maria Wagner of Germany and Inbar Lanir of Israell. (Reuters)

Israel Warns its Citizens to Be Vigilant While Traveling Abroad

Israel’s National Security Council is warning Israeli travelers to exercise extra caution abroad, citing fears that Israeli or Jewish institutions might be…

World  A Russian government plane flies after taking off from Esenboga Airport following a prisoner swap in Ankara, Türkiye, August 1, 2024. (Reuters)

US and Russia Complete Biggest Prisoner Swap in Post-Soviet History

The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and…

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Türkiye Blocks NATO-Israel Cooperation over Gaza War

Türkiye has blocked cooperation between NATO and Israel since October because of the war in Gaza and said the alliance should not engage with Israel as a…

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World Planes stand on the tarmac during a pilots strike of German airline Lufthansa at Frankfurt airport, Germany, November 23, 2016. (Reuters)

Lufthansa Cancels Flights to and from Tel Aviv Through Aug 8

Lufthansa Group has cancelled all its passenger and cargo flights to and from Tel Aviv with immediate effect through Aug. 8, a spokesperson for the German…

World Bangladesh army stand guard near the country's Secretariat as the curfew is relaxed after the anti-quota protests, in Dhaka on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)

Police Clash Footage Shocks Bangladesh as Internet Returns

When millions of Bangladeshis came back online this week after a nationwide internet shutdown, many were shocked to watch a ferocious police clampdown they had…

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World In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, second from left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, second from right, walk together in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Ding Haitao/Xinhua via AP)

China-related Cyber Threats Trigger Crisis between Berlin and Beijing

China said Germany has publicly made groundless accusations against it about "so-called cyber intrusion," the Chinese embassy in Germany said. "China firmly…

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World An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 31, 2024. (Reuters)

Two People Hurt in Russian Drone Attack on Kyiv Region, Ukraine Says 

Debris from Russian drones shot down by Ukraine have injured two people and damaged two homes in the region surrounding the capital in the second such attack…

World Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh embraces IRGC Chief Hossein Salami at the Iranian parliament (Reuters)

Conflicting Reports on Haniyeh’s Killing Location, Iran Vows Revenge

The official Iranian response remains tight-lipped following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Conflicting reports have emerged about…

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World Iranians attend the funeral procession of assassinated Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran, August 1, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Calls for Revenge at Iran Funeral For Hamas Chief Haniyeh

Iran held funeral processions on Thursday with calls for revenge after the killing in Tehran of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in a strike blamed on…

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World US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pose at a military demarcation line at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo

North Korea Wants to Restart Nuclear Talks if Trump Wins, Says Ex-diplomat

North Korea wants to reopen nuclear talks with the United States if Donald Trump is re-elected as president and is working to devise a new negotiating strategy…

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World  Rescuers use machinery to sift through debris on their second day of mission following Tuesday’s landslides at Chooralmala, Wayanad district, Kerala state, India, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP)

At Least 11 Dead after Heavy Rain in Northern India, Hundreds Missing

At least 11 people died after heavy rain lashed various parts of northern India on Thursday and more than 250 people were missing after downpours in the…

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World Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim holds a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) in Berlin, Germany, March 11, 2024. (Reuters) 

Malaysia PM Outraged Over Removal of Facebook Post on Haniyeh Assassination 

Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday accused Meta Platforms of cowardice after his Facebook post on the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail…

World Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei welcoming Hamas’s leader Ismail Haniyeh (dpa)

Khamenei Orders Attack on Israel for Haniyeh Killing

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has issued an order for Iran to strike Israel directly, in retaliation for the killing in Tehran of Hamas’s…

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US Carriers Delta, United to Suspend Flights to Tel Aviv

US legacy carriers United Airlines and Delta Air said on Wednesday they will suspend their flights to Tel Aviv, Israel due to security concerns, Reuters…

World Donald Trump speaks at an NABJ panel beside Rachel Scott of ABC News, in Chicago, Illinois, on 31 July 2024. Photograph: Vincent Alban/Reuters

Donald Trump Suggests Kamala Harris Misled Voters about Her Race

Donald Trump suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in…

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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)

Russia Seizes Almost 200 km2 of Ukraine in July

Russia consolidated its territory gains in eastern Ukraine in July, taking control of almost 200 square kilometers (77 square miles), according to an AFP…

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World Hamas politburo chief Ismail Hanieh. (Reuters)

Brazil 'Strongly Condemns' Killing of Hamas Leader

Brazil said Wednesday it "strongly condemns the murder" of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and called for global efforts to prevent the Middle East from…

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