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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 This photo provided Sunday, June 29, 2024, by the North Korean government, North Korean leaders Kim Jong Un attends a ruling party’s meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Friday, June 28. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea Threatens to Boost Nuke Capability in Reaction to US-South Korea Deterrence Guidelines

North Korea threatened Saturday to boost its nuclear fighting capability and make the US and South Korea pay “an unimaginably harsh price” as it slammed its…

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World TOPSHOT - Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a rally in Doral, Florida, on July 9, 2024. (Photo by Giorgio Viera / AFP)

Trump to Hold Pennsylvania Rally with Eyes on Running-mate Pick

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally near Pittsburgh in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania on Saturday, as…

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World A person crosses a suspension bridge during monsoon rainfall in Kathmandu, Nepal, 11 July 2024. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA

Nepal Recovers First Body from Buses Swept away by Landslide

Nepali rescue teams on Saturday recovered the first body from around 50 people missing after monsoon rains triggered a landslide that swept two buses off a…

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World Firefighters extinguish oil tanks at a storage facility that local authorities say caught fire after the military brought down a Ukrainian drone, in the town of Klintsy in the Bryansk Region, Russia January 19, 2024, in this still image taken from video. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Fire at a Russian Oil Depot as Russia and Ukraine Exchange Drone Attacks

An oil depot caught fire in Russia’s southwestern Rostov region Saturday following a Ukrainian drone attack in the early hours, local officials said, in the…

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World A screengrab shows Iranian commandos seizing China’s US-bound oil tanker Advantage Sweet on Thursday. Iranian Army office/AFP via Getty Images

Iran Releases Oil Tanker into International Waters after 1 Year of Detention

A Chevron-chartered oil tanker seized by Iran more than a year ago is heading toward the Sohar port in Oman, ship tracking data from the London Stock Exchange…

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World Bystanders gather next to the ruins of a school collapsed earlier in Jos, on July 12, 2024 as heavy machinery is seen at work on the site. (AFP)

The Collapse of a School in Northern Nigeria Leaves 22 Students Dead

A two-story school collapsed during morning classes Friday in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than…

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World Iran's newly-elected President Masoud Pezeshkian (C) is seen in the south of Tehran on July 6, 2024. (AFP)

Iran’s Pezeshkian Rejects US Pressure, Praises Russia, China

The United States should realize that Iran will not respond to pressure, President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian said in a statement published on Saturday, in which…

World  President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at Garage Grill & Fuel Bar in Northville, Mich., Friday July 12, 2024. (AP)

Biden Pushes His ‘Blue Wall’ Sprint with a Michigan Trip as He Makes the Case for His Candidacy

Four years ago, candidate Joe Biden stood before supporters at a Detroit high school, flanked by Kamala Harris and other rising Democratic stars, and called…

World The Sukhoi Superjet 100 went down in the Moscow region, according to Russian emergency officials. - The AP

Russian Passenger Jet Flying Empty Crashes Near Moscow, Killing its Crew of 3

A Russian passenger jet crashed Friday while flying without passengers, killing its crew of three, officials said. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 went down in the…

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World South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a session of the NATO summit with Indo-Pacific Partners Thursday July 11, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

US, SKorea Sign Joint Nuclear Deterrence Guidelines in Face of NKorean Threats

The US and South Korea signed joint nuclear deterrence guidelines for the first time, a basic yet important step in their efforts to improve deterrence toward…

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World FILED - 25 June 2024, Berlin: Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall AG, is taking part in the Day of German Industry 2024 organized by the Federation of German Industries (BDI). Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

Russia Says Reports it Planned to Kill Head of German Arms Firm Are 'Fake'

Media reports that Russia planned to assassinate the chief executive of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall are based on "fake" information from anonymous…

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World FILE PHOTO: Doctor Ruxandra Divan, rests in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for COVID-19 patients at "Hopitaux Civils de Colmar" in Colmar, France, December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

WHO: Covid Still Kills 1,700 a Week

Covid-19 is still killing about 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as it urged at-risk populations to keep up…

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World 09 July 2024, United Kingdom, Dover: A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, from the RNLI Dover Lifeboat following a small boat incident in the Channel. Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/dpa

Four Migrants Die Trying to Cross the English Channel

Four migrants who tried to reach Britain died in the night from Thursday to Friday after their boat capsized in the Channel, a French coast guard spokesperson…

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World A supplied image shows ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess and AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw addressing the media in Canberra, Australia July 12, 2024. AAP Image/Supplied by Australian Federal Police via REUTERS

Australia Charges Russian-born Couple with Espionage

Australia said on Friday it had arrested a Russian-born married couple on espionage charges, alleging the woman who was an information systems technician in…

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World A person crosses a suspension bridge during monsoon rainfall in Kathmandu, Nepal, 11 July 2024. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA

Nepal Landslides Sweep 2 Buses into River, 66 People Believed Missing

As many as 66 people were believed missing in Nepal after two buses were swept by a landslide off the highway and into a swollen river early Friday, officials…

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World 02 September 2022, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia: IAEA experts arrive at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. (D. Candano Laris/IAEA/dpa)

UN Demands Russia Withdraw from Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday demanded that Russia "urgently withdraw its military and other unauthorized personnel" from Ukraine's…

World  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (R) reacts after being introduced as Russia's President Vladimir Putin by US President Joe Biden during a Ukraine Compact event on the sidelines of the NATO members meeting at the Washington Convention Center July 11, 2024, in Washington, DC. (AFP)

Biden Mixes up Zelenskiy, Putin Names as Calls to End Campaign Grow

Democratic opposition to US President Joe Biden's re-election bid gained steam on Thursday as more members of Congress called on the 81-year-old to drop out of…

World Representation photo: A drone view shows rain clouds approaching a damaged residence in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl in Surfside Beach, Texas, US, July 9, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

South Africa's Cape Town is Hit by More Storms, with 4,500 People Displaced by Floods and Damage

The South African city of Cape Town and surrounding areas were hit by more storms Thursday that ripped roofs off houses and caused widespread flooding, forcing…

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World FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate US President Joe Biden listens as Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump speaks during their debate in Atlanta, Georgia, US, June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Biden to Face the Press in a High-stakes Effort to Quell Age Concerns

President Joe Biden will try to head off growing opposition within his own party on Thursday, sending out his advisers to meet with Democratic senators to…

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World President Salva Kiir of South Sudan. (Reuters)

South Sudan's President Sacks Finance Minister, Sixth Since 2020

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked the country's finance minister who was just four months into the job, state-owned television reported, the sixth…

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World Former US President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on Tuesday evening at his luxury golf resort in Doral, Florida (AFP)

Trump Steps Up Attacks on Biden, Challenges Him to Another Debate

Former US President Donald Trump returned to the campaign rally after spending much of the last week out of public view enjoying the Democratic Party’s tussles…

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World Iran's reformist president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian

Iran President-elect to Be Sworn in on July 30

Iran's reformist president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian will take the oath of office in parliament on July 30, a member of the legislature's presiding board,…

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World File photo: A general view shows a shopping mall heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine December 29, 2023. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region/Handout via Reuters)

Russian Missile Attack on Ukraine’s Largest Hospital Complicates Treatment of Kids With Cancer

The National Cancer Institute in Kyiv was busier than usual after a Russian missile struck Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital this week, forcing the…

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World Under pounding rain, pro-Palestinian protesters carried their belongings off campus, as bulldozers and security forces dismantled the encampment that had been on the school’s lower field  (The AP) 

A Pro-Palestinian Encampment at McGill University in Downtown Montreal is Being Dismantled

McGill University closed its downtown campus on Wednesday as Montreal police descended in large numbers to help clear a pro-Palestinian encampment that has…

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