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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  President Joe Biden speaks during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP)

Biden Vows to Keep Running as Signs Point to Rapidly Eroding Support for Him on Capitol Hill

A defiant President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from Democrats to withdraw after a disastrous debate…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin met Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana - Reuters

Putin Holds Talks with Erdogan in Astana

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday met Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in…

World German police secure the main train station in Munich, Germany, January 1, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

Germany Arrests Five Suspected of War Crimes in Syria

German police arrested four stateless Syrian Palestinians and one Syrian national suspected of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Syria some…

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World People walk on the Red Square outside the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 02 July 2024. The temperature in Moscow exceeded 32 degrees Celsius. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

Russia Says French Citizen Pleads Guilty to Illegally Collecting Military Details

Russian investigators said on Wednesday that French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who was detained last month and accused of failing to register as a foreign…

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World Reformist presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian meets former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami after receiving endorsement from the Reformist Front before the first round of voting (Jamaran)

Iran’s Khatami: 60% Non-Participation Unprecedented, Signaling Majority Anger

Former reformist president Mohammad Khatami called the recent Iranian elections “unprecedented,” noting that over 60% of Iranians abstained from voting, which…

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World Police tape cordons off the scene a day after a fatal stampede, in Fulrai village of Hathras district, India, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

At Least 121 People, Mostly Women, Killed in India Stampede

The death toll from a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India has risen to 121, news agency ANI reported on Wednesday, where a police report…

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World A fisherman leaps to his boat docked in harbor in Toucheng, north eastern Taiwan, Aug. 21, 2013. (AP)

Taiwan Says China Seizes Fishing Boat Near Chinese Coast

Chinese officials boarded and then seized a Taiwanese fishing boat operating near China's coast close to a Taiwan-controlled island and took it to a Chinese…

World President Joe Biden greets employees at the D.C. Emergency Operations Center after receiving a briefing on extreme weather a briefing from National Weather Service, Department of Homeland Security, FEMA and Department of Labor officials on extreme weather throughout the United States, in Washington, DC, USA, 02 July 2024. (EPA)

Biden Plans Public Events Blitz as White House Pushes Back on Pressure to Leave the Race

The White House announced Tuesday that President Joe Biden will meet with congressional leaders and Democratic governors, sit for a network TV interview and…

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Man Convicted of Terrorism for Planning Attack on UK Military Base

A British man was convicted on Tuesday of planning an attack on a military base after being arrested with an explosive device in the grounds of a hospital,…

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World US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (R) welcomes Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov (L) to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 02 July 2024. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

Austin: US Will Provide $2.3 Billion More in Military Aid to Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the US will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank…

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World A picture taken with a slow shutter speed effect shows a man sheltering under an umbrella as he walks in the street, during a rainy day in Kolkata, Eastern India, 02 July 2024. Heavy rain disrupted daily life in the city.  EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY

About 60 People Feared Dead in Stampede at India Religious Event

About 60 people were feared dead in a stampede at a religious event in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, authorities said. The stampede…

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World French newly-elected MPs for the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) political party Emeric Salmon (2-R), Alexandre Loubet (C), Edwige Diaz (2-R) and Kevin Pfeffer (R) arrive for a welcoming day at the National Assembly in Paris, on July 2, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)

French Candidates Bow Out in Bid to Block Far-right

Opponents of France's National Rally (RN) stepped up their bid to block the far-right party from power on Tuesday as more candidates said they would bow out of…

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World Flood affected people travel with their belongings through flood waters in Sildubi village in Morigaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, India, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (AP photo/Anupam Nath)

Floods, Landslides Triggered by Heavy Rains in India Kill at Least 16 People

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 16 people over the last two weeks in India's northeast, where more than 300,000 have been…

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World A member of the New South Wales (NSW) law enforcement team works at the scene of an alleged stabbing at the University of Sydney, in Sydney, Australia July 2, 2024.   AAP/Dan Himbrechts via REUTERS

Police Arrest Teen Suspected of Stabbing Student at Sydney University

A 14-year-old boy dressed in military clothing was arrested after police alleged he stabbed a 22-year-old student in the neck Tuesday at the University of…

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World This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 2, 2024 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) attending the Enlarged Meeting of 10th Plenary Meeting of 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, held from June 28 to July 1 in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)

NKorea Says it Tested Ballistic Missile Capable of Carrying Super-large Warhead

North Korea said it successfully tested a new tactical ballistic missile on Monday capable of carrying a 4.5-ton super-large warhead, a claim quickly disputed…

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World Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a session in the Knesset (dpa)

Ben Gvir Warns Netanyahu: If War Ends, I will Leave Government

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dissolve the government if the PM agrees on a cessation of the…

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World FILE -Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations addresses members of the UN Security Council during a meeting on Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, April 24, 2024 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

UN Adopts Resolution on Closing Gap in Access to Artificial Intelligence

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a Chinese-sponsored resolution with US support urging wealthy developed nations to close the widening gap with…

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World 01 July 2024, Iran, Tehran: Iranian supporters of Pezeshkian gather to watch a live televised debate between Iran's 2024 presidential election candidates, Saeed Jalili, Iranian presidential ultraconservative candidate and top former nuclear negotiator, and Masoud Pezeshkian, Iranian presidential reformist candidate, at the central election headquarters for Pezeshkian in downtown Tehran. Photo: Rouzbeh Fouladi/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Iran Presidential Candidates Accuse Each Other of Having No Plan

Iran’s presidential candidates on Monday accused each other of having no solution for the country’s problems ahead of Friday's runoff election. During a more…

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World Broken glass and debris lie at the scene of car accident that resulted in several people killed and injured in central Seoul, South Korea July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Car Hits Pedestrians in Seoul, Killing 9 and Injuring 4

A car hit pedestrians waiting at a traffic light in central Seoul on Monday evening, killing nine people and injuring four, South Korea's emergency officials…

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World (FILES) This photograph taken on May 16, 2017, shows the Parc des Princes (L) and Jean Bouin (R) stadiums, the proposed venues for the women's and men's Olympic football tournaments and Rugby Sevens events at the 2024 Olympic Games.  (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

US Military Heightens Security Alert at European Bases Due to Combination of Threats

The US military has raised the security protection measures it is taking at its bases throughout Europe, asking service members to be more vigilant and keep a…

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World A serviceman of 24th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces loads a shell inside a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer during fire towards Russian troops on a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine  June 30, 2024. Oleg Petrasiuk/Press Service of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS

Ukraine Dismisses Reports on Bolstering Troops Near Belarus

Ukraine's border guards dismissed claims from Belarus that it was reinforcing troops on their mutual border, describing the reports as an information operation…

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World Ukrainian service members of the 110th Colonel-General Marko Bezruchko Separate Mechanized Brigade prepare to fire an RM-70 Vampire multiple launch rocket system towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a position near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 30, 2024. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

Ukraine Says it Repelled Attacks Near Villages Claimed by Russia

The Ukrainian military said on Monday it had repelled Russian attacks near Novooleksandrivka and Spirne in the eastern Donetsk region a day after Russian…

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World Firefighters arrive to extinguish a wildfire burning in Stamata, near Athens, Greece, June 30, 2024. REUTERS/Elias Marcou

Greece Fights Dozens of Wildfires in 'Most Difficult Day of Year'

Firefighters were battling a series of wildfires near the Greek capital Athens on Sunday evening, as the country braces for another scorching summer. Greece…

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World Britain's last general election was all about leaving the EU but this time around Brexit is hardly getting a mention. Oli SCARFF / AFP

Vote-Ready UK Waits to Scoop Up Brexit Boost

Eight years after Britain voted for Brexit, businesses still lament economic fallout caused by the country's departure from the European Union, with little…

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