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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 FILE PHOTO: Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator briefs media on the launch of the funding appeal to support conflict-torn Sudan in 2024 at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 7, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

UN Aid Chief Succession in Focus amid Exploding Humanitarian Crises

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has yet to name a permanent replacement for the global body's aid chief who departs for health reasons on Friday, drawing…

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World Emergency personnel work at the site of a train crash with a bus near Nove Zamky, Slovakia, June 27, 2024. Robert Novak/Handout via REUTERS

Seven Die in Slovakia Train-Bus Collision

Seven people died and five others were injured when a train collided with a bus at a crossing in Slovakia on Thursday evening, emergency services said. The…

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World US Vice President Kamala Harris introduces US President Joe Biden during a campaign rally at Girard College on May 29, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP

Harris Acknowledges Biden Had a 'Slow Start' in Debate and Tries to Calm Democratic Fears

Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledged that President Joe Biden had a “slow start” in his debate against Donald Trump on Thursday night, but she insisted…

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World (FILES) This file photo taken on October 22, 2022 shows China's President Xi Jinping attending the closing ceremony of the 20th Chinese Communist Party's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)

Xi Says China Planning 'Major' Reforms Ahead of Key Political Meeting

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that the ruling Communist Party was planning and implementing "major" reforms, ahead of a closely watched political…

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World A crew inspects the damage to a part of a departure terminal canopy at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport that collapsed in heavy pre-monsoon rains in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 28, 2024. (AP Photo)

Canopy Collapse at Delhi Airport Kills 1

A portion of a canopy at a departure terminal at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport collapsed early Friday under heavy rainfall and winds, killing…

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World People protest on a day of strike and resistance, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun TPX

Israeli Anti-government Protesters March on Netanyahu's Home

Anti-government protesters gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday and converged on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home, lighting a bonfire on the street…

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World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (Reuters)

US Issues Fresh Sanctions Against Iran Over Nuclear Escalations

The United States on Thursday issued fresh sanctions targeting Iran in response to “continued nuclear escalations,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said…

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World A billboard with a picture of the presidential candidates is displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 17, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTER/File Photo

Iranians Vote to Replace President Killed In a Helicopter Crash, But Apathy Remains High

Iranians were voting Friday in a snap election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has…

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World US President Joe Biden and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participate in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections at CNN's studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Biden, Trump Point Fingers at Each Other on Inflation During Debate

US President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump both took credit for what they said was a strong economy under their watch and blamed the other…

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World 27 June 2024, Belgium, Brussels: The leaders of the European Union pose for a group photo with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the first day of the two-day EU summit in Brussels on the first day of the two-day EU summit in Brussels. (dpa)

Ukraine’s Leader Urges EU Leaders to Meet Arms Promises as Security Pact Signed

Ukraine’s president called on European Union leaders on Thursday to live up to their promises to provide military equipment to his war-ravaged country, as the…

World Israeli soldiers restrain settlers trying to storm town of Deir Sharaf in Nablus in occupied West Bank, on November 2, 2023 (AFP)

Canada Sanctions Seven Israelis, Five Entities over West Bank Violence

Canada on Thursday imposed sanctions on seven Israeli settlers it said had taken part in extremist violence in the West Bank, the second time in just over a…

World 18 August 2018, Brandenburg, Meseberg: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov arrives in front of the guesthouse of the Federal Government. (dpa)

Russia Considering Downgrading Relations with the West, the Kremlin Says 

Russia is considering a possible downgrading of relations with the West due to the deeper involvement of the United States and its allies in the Ukraine war,…

World This picture taken on June 26, 2024 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on June 27, 2024 shows the separation and guidance control test of individual mobile warheads conducted by the DPRK missile administration at an unconfirmed location in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)

North Korea Claims Successful Test to Develop Multiple Warhead Missile

North Korea has successfully conducted an important test aimed at developing missiles carrying multiple warheads, state media agency KCNA said on Thursday, a…

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World A local resident pushes a bicycle past a destroyed residential building following shelling in the town of Toretsk, eastern Donetsk region, on June 25, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

Ukraine Says it Downs all 23 Drones, 5 Missiles in Russian Overnight Attack

Ukrainian air force said it shot down all 23 drones and five out of six missiles launched by Russia in the early hours of Thursday. Khmelnytskyi regional…

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World FILE - President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden debate during their first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Sept. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool, File)

Biden and Trump Go Head to Head: How to Watch the First General Election Presidential Debate

The first general election debate of the 2024 election season is here, and it's a historic moment no matter what happens on stage. President Joe Biden and…

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World Iran's conservative Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf addresses the crowd during an election campaign two days ahead of a presidential vote to replace the late president, in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 26, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

First Candidate Drops Out of Iran Presidential Election, Due to Take Place Friday Amid Voter Apathy

A candidate in Iran's presidential election withdrew from the race late Wednesday, becoming the first to back out in order for hard-liners to coalesce around a…

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World Dismissed Bolivian Army general commander Juan Jose Zuniga is presented at the premises of the Special Force Against Crime after his arrest for being part of a military takeover against the government, in La Paz, Bolivia, 26 June 2024. EPA/STR

Bolivian General Arrested after Apparent Failed Coup Attempt as Government Faces New Crisis

Led by a top general vowing to “restore democracy,” armored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia's government palace Wednesday in what the president called a…

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World Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (L) and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (R) observe the playing of the national anthem of Israel by a US military band during an honor cordon at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 25 June 2024. (EPA)

Israeli Defense Chief Says Progress Made on Munitions Supply in US Talks

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday there had been significant progress made addressing the issue of US munitions supply to Israel during…

World A serviceman of 24th Mechanized brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces crosses the street, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 25, 2024. Oleg Petrasiuk/Press Service of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via Reuters

EU and Zelenskiy Expected to Sign Ukraine Security Pact

The European Union is expected to sign a security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday, pledging to keep delivering weapons,…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens to Ukrainian service members during his visit to a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine June 26, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters)

Zelenskiy Presents New Joint Forces Commander to Ukraine Troops

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy presented the new joint forces commander on Wednesday to troops defending the eastern frontline region of Donetsk. …

World NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (R) and Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte hold a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on April 17, 2024. (AFP)

NATO Appoints Outgoing Dutch PM Rutte as Its Next Secretary-General 

NATO allies on Wednesday selected outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as NATO's next boss, as the war in Ukraine rages on its doorstep and uncertainty…

World Contrails believed to be created by a North Korean missile are observed over seas off Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (Yonhap via AP)

Suspected North Korean Hypersonic Missile Exploded, South Korea Says 

A suspected hypersonic missile launched by North Korea exploded in flight on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, a development that comes as North Korea is…

World WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves the US Federal Courthouse in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, on June 26, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Lands in Australia After US Guilty Plea 

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed in Australia on Wednesday to an ecstatic welcome after pleading guilty to violating US espionage law in a deal that…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un drive a Russian Aurus limousine during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Photo via AP)

Russia to Resume Direct Passenger Trains to North Korea in July

Russia will resume direct passenger rail service with North Korea in July after a four-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the news agency Interfax…

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