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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 A handout photo made available by the official X account of Marine Le Pen shows Marine Le Pen, the candidate for the National Rally party reacting at the end of the French election day in Paris, France, 01 July 2024. EPA/Cuenta Oficial Marine Le Pen

French Voters Propel Far-right National Rally to Strong Lead

The far-right National Rally leaped into a strong lead Sunday in France's first round of legislative elections, polling agencies projected, bringing the party…

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World North Korea test-launches 2 ballistic missiles, after end of new US-South Korea-Japan drill - 
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North Korea Missile Launch May Have Failed and Fallen Inland

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles on Monday and the second may have failed and blown up during an irregular flight, possibly raining debris inland,…

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World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. File Photo/The AP

Zelenskyy Appeals to West to Relax Targeting Limits for Ukraine as Glide Bombs Hammer Front Line

Drone footage from Ukraine’s military released Sunday has shown what appears to be bodies in a civilian area in the embattled eastern town of Toretsk, which…

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World  President Joe Biden, left, talks on the phone as he walks to board Air Force One at McGuire Air Force Base, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Burlington County, N.J. (AP)

Top Democrats Rule out Replacing Biden amid Calls for Him to Quit 2024 Race

Top Democrats on Sunday ruled out the possibility of replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee after a feeble debate performance and called on…

World US President Joe Biden looks back before boarding Air Force One at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, New York, US, June 29, 2024. (Reuters)

Biden Makes Appeals to Donors as Concerns Persist over His Presidential Debate Performance

President Joe Biden looked to recapture his mojo and reassured donors at a Saturday fundraiser that he is fully up to the challenge of beating Donald Trump. …

World A man walks along a road amid heavy rainfall in New Delhi on June 29, 2024. (AFP)

Eleven Dead in Indian Capital after Heavy Rain, Flight Operations Stutter

The death toll from this week's sudden heavy rain has climbed to 11 in New Delhi, including four citizens who drowned in submerged underpasses, the Times of…

World Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz waits to welcome German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (not pictured) before their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during her visit to Jerusalem, 25 June 2024. (EPA)

Israel FM to Iran: Regime Threatening Destruction Deserves Destruction

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday that Iran's message of an "obliterating war" made it worthy of destruction. ⁠"A regime that threatens…

World An F-18 fighter aircraft sits in the hanger of the Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, anchored in Busan Naval Base in Busan, South Korea Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Song Kyung-Seok/Pool Photo via AP, File)

North Korea Calls South Korea, US and Japan 'Asian Version of NATO'

North Korea criticized a joint military exercise by South Korea, Japan and the United States held this month, state media said on Sunday, saying such drills…

World People collect ballots at a polling station inside the Anse Vata sports hall to vote in the first round of France's crunch legislative elections in Noumea, in France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, on June 30, 2024. (AFP)

Strong Turnout in France’s High-Stakes Elections as Support for the Far Right Grows

Voters across mainland France cast ballots Sunday in the first round of early parliamentary elections that could put the government in the hands of nationalist…

World Ukrainian soldiers carry shells to fire at Russian positions on the front line, near the city of Bakhmut, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, on March 25, 2024. (AP)

Russia Says It Downed 36 Ukraine-Launched Drones over Several Russian Regions

Russia's air defense systems destroyed 36 drones that Ukraine launched overnight targeting several regions in Russia's southwest, the Russian defense ministry…

World Police officers block off traffic at an intersection close to the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

Attacker Wounds Policeman Guarding Israel's Embassy in Serbia before Being Shot Dead

An attacker with a crossbow wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade on Saturday, Serbia’s interior ministry said. The officer…

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World (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on June 29, 2024 shows (FILES) Iranian presidential candidate and ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (L).(FILES) Massoud Pezeshkian, reformist candidate. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran to Hold Runoff Election with Reformist Pezeshkian and Hard-Liner Jalili after Low-Turnout Vote

Iran will hold a runoff presidential election pitting a little-known reformist against a hard-line former nuclear negotiator after results released Saturday…

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World FILE - In this file photo provided by the Indian Army, tanks pull back from the banks of Pangong Tso lake region, in Ladakh along the India-China border on Feb. 10, 2021. (Indian Army via AP, File)

Indian Military Tank Sinks while Crossing River, 5 Soldiers Dead

Five Indian soldiers were killed when a military tank they were travelling in sank while crossing a river in the remote region of Ladakh that borders China,…

World FILE PHOTO: People attend a demonstration against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, June 25, 2024. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

HRW: At Least 30 Killed in Kenya Anti-government Protests

At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to substantially raise taxes in the East African country, Human Rights…

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World An electoral banner for Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is placed during a campaign rally, ahead of the presidential elections in Nouakchott, Mauritania, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Banner in Arabic reads: "Safe choice." (AP Photo/Mamsy Elkeihel)

Mauritanians Go to the Polls as Ghazouani Seeks Re-Election

Mauritanians head to the polls on Saturday in a presidential election that sees incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani taking on six challengers in the West African…

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World Nepalese farmers plant rice saplings in terraced paddy fields during the beginning of the monsoon season in the Nagarkot village, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, 28 June 2024. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA

Nepal Landslides Kill Nine, Including 3 Children

At least nine people, including three children, were killed after heavy monsoon rains in west Nepal triggered landslides, an official said on Saturday. Five…

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World (FILES) The homeless tents near the Little Earth housing project is along Cedar and Hiawatha Avenues in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 23, 2018. (Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP)

UN: Only 17% of Targets to Improve Life Around the World Are Likely to be Reached by 2030

The United Nations warned Friday that only 17% of its 169 targets to improve life for the world’s more than 7 billion people are on track to be reached by the…

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World Olena Pekh, left, researcher at Horlivka Art Museum shows the bracelet on her arm while she speaks to her daughter via videosignal, in Kyiv airport, Ukraine, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

Ukrainians Held Prisoner for Years in Russia Return to Kyiv

Ten Ukrainians who had been held prisoner for years were released from Russian captivity Friday with the mediation of the Vatican, Ukraine President Volodymyr…

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World An electoral staff empties full ballot boxes after voting ended at a polling station, in a snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, in Tehran, Iran June 29, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran Vote Results Put Race Between Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and Hard-Liner Saeed Jalili

Early, seesawing results released Saturday in Iran’s presidential election put the race between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili, with…

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World US President Joe Biden - The AP

Biden Acknowledges Age, Bad Debate Performance but Vows to Beat Trump

President Joe Biden said on Friday he intended to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November presidential election, giving no sign he would…

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World Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City, US, May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Human Rights Advocates Slam Trump for 'Palestinian' Insult in Debate with Biden

Human rights advocates on Friday condemned former President Donald Trump's references to Palestinians, and immigrants allegedly taking Black American jobs,…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with graduates of Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 28, 2024. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin: Russia to Resume Production of Nuclear-capable Intermediate Range Missiles

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would resume production of short and medium range nuclear-capable land-based missiles due to what he said…

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World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (DPA)

Erdogan Does Not Rule Out Meeting Syria's Assad to Restore Ties

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he did not rule out a possible meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to help restore bilateral…

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World Donald Trump and US President Joe Biden during their presidential debate - The AP.

Trump: Biden 'Like a Palestinian' in Exchange on Israel

Donald Trump on Thursday accused US President Joe Biden of siding with Palestinians in the brutal Gaza conflict for allegedly refusing to help Israel "finish…

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