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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…


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Chinese Vessel, Philippine Supply Ship Collide in Disputed South China Sea

A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Monday, China’s coast guard said, in the…

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World A Taliban delegation attended the opening day of Russia’s annual economic forum in St. Petersburg early this month (AP)

Taliban to Attend Doha Meeting on Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations-hosted talks in the Qatari capital, a government spokesman said on Sunday. The…

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World This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's Natanz nuclear site near Natanz, Iran, on April 14, 2023. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Iran Criticizes G7 Warnings on Nuclear Escalation

Iran called upon the Group of Seven on Sunday to distance itself from “destructive policies of the past,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser…

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World Visitors to a mall cool off near a mist machine during the summer heat in Beijing, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Report: US as Many as 15 Years Behind China on Nuclear Power

The US is as many as 15 years behind China on developing high-tech nuclear power as Beijing's state-backed technology approach and extensive financing give it…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on a TV camera screen as he speaks during a meeting at the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Kremlin: Putin Not Ruling Out Talks with Ukraine, but Wants Guarantees

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not ruling out talks with Ukraine, but guarantees will be needed to ensure the credibility of any negotiations, Russian…

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World Oakland County Sheriff Evidence Technicians document the scene where a shooting took place at Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills, Michigan, on June 15, 2024. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP)

Shooting in Detroit Suburb Injures 9, 8-year-old in Critical Condition

Nine people were injured, including two young children and their mother, after a shooter opened fire at a splash pad in a Detroit suburb where families…

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World Russian police, army officers and ambulances gather near a detention center in Rostov after several inmates took guards hostage. AP

Russian Forces Storm Detention Facility, Kill ISIS-linked Hostage Takers

Russian security forces stormed a detention center in southern Russia, ending a hostage standoff, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported Sunday. The…

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World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy looks on between two bilateral meetings during the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, in Stansstad near Lucerne, Switzerland, 15 June 2024. (EPA)

Ukraine Summit Sees Hard Road to Peace as Way Forward Uncertain

Western powers and their allies at a summit in Switzerland denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Sunday, but they failed to persuade major non-aligned…

World Workers clean oil spill along Sentosa's Tanjong Beach area in Singapore, Sunday, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah)

Singapore Rushes to Clean-up Oil Slick

An oil spill caused by a dredger boat hitting a stationary cargo tanker has blackened part of Singapore’s southern coastline, including the popular resort…

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World US President Joe Biden takes part in a conversation with former US President Barack Obama and late-night talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel during a star-studded campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, US, June 15, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Hollywood Stars Help Biden Raise $28 Million during Fundraiser

Some of Hollywood's brightest stars headlined a glitzy fundraiser for President Joe Biden on Saturday night, helping raise what his reelection campaign said…

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Trump Blasts Immigrants for Taking Jobs

Donald Trump blamed immigrants for stealing jobs and government resources as he courted separate groups of Black voters and hardcore conservatives in…

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World This handout image from Planet Labs PBC taken on June 11, 2024 and received on June 12, 2024 shows a view of the Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang. (Photo by Handout / Planet Labs PBC / AFP)

NKorea Building Roads, Walls Inside Demilitarized Zone

North Korea's military has been building roads and walls inside the Demilitarized Zone that separates it from the South, the Yonhap news agency reported…

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World Tourist walk next a mist machine in Monastiraki district of Athens as at the background is seen the ancient Acropolis Hill on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Dutch Tourist Found Dead on Greek Island, 4 Other Foreign Tourists Are Missing

A missing Dutch tourist was found dead early Saturday on the eastern Greek island of Samos, local media reported, the latest in a string of recent cases in…

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World The logo of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is displayed at the agency's headquarters on the opening day of a quarterly meeting of its 35-nation Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

France, Germany, Britain Condemn Iran's Steps to Expand Nuclear Program

France, Germany and Britain on Saturday condemned Iran’s latest steps, as reported by the IAEA, to further expand its nuclear program. "Iran has taken further…

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World US President Joe Biden, right, and Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend the second day of the G7 summit in Borgo Egnazia, Italy on June 14, 2024 - File/Reuters

Erdogan Says Biden Faces a Test of Sincerity in Handling of the Gaza War

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that US President Joe Biden is undergoing "a test of sincerity" in his handling of the Gaza war. In an…

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World Hamid Noury, who is accused of involvement in the massacre of political prisoners in Iran in 1988, sits with attorney Thomas Soderqvist, during his trial, in this courtroom sketch, in Stockholm District Court, Sweden November 23, 2021. Anders Humlebo/TT News Agency via REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Sweden, Iran Exchange Prisoners in Breakthrough Deal

Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his role in a mass…

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World Police officers walk on a side walk next to an apartment building in Wolmirstedt, Germany, Saturday, June 15, 2024. German police say they shot to death an Afghan man after he fatally attacked a compatriot and later wounded three people watching the televised opening game of the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in a town in the east of the country. The 27-year-old man attacked another Afghan with a “knife-like object” in Wolmirstedt, a small town about 130 kilometers west of Berlin, on Friday evening, police said. (Thomas Schulz/dpa via AP)

German Police Shoot to Death an Afghan Man Who Killed a Compatriot, Then Attacked Soccer Fans

German police shot to death an Afghan man after he fatally attacked a compatriot and later wounded three people watching the televised opening game of the…

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World Rescuers remove debris following the collapse of a section of a multi-story apartment block, as the result of what local authorities called a Ukrainian missile strike, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in the town of Shebekino in the Belgorod region, Russia, June 14, 2024. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

Several Killed in Russian Attack in Ukraine's Donetsk Region

Three people were killed and five wounded by Russian shelling in Ulakly village in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, local governor Vadym Filashkin said…

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World File photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said 156 civilians were successfully evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. Dimitar DILKOFF AFP

Ukrainian Families Cross Europe to Plead for Prisoners Held by Russia

Svitlana Bilous traveled half way across Europe - from her home in Ukraine to a Swiss mountaintop resort - to stand on the sidelines of an international summit…

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World A Turkish soldier walks next to a Turkish military vehicle during a joint US-Türkiye patrol near Tel Abyad, Syria September 8, 2019. (Reuters)

Türkiye ‘Neutralizes’ 8 Kurdish Fighters in Iraq and Syria

Türkiye’s Defense Ministry said on X platform on Saturday that its forces have “neutralized” 17 Kurdish “militants” in northern Iraq and Syria. In its…

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World Representation photo: A Sukhoi Su-57 jet fighter performs during the MAKS 2021 air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, July 25, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva/File Photo

Russian Plane Violated Swedish Airspace on Friday

A Russian military aircraft briefly violated Swedish airspace east of the Baltic island of Gotland on Friday and was met by Swedish fighter jets, the Nordic…

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World US President Joe Biden answers a question as he watches a skydiving demonstration, at the G7 summit, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Borgo Egnazia, Italy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden Goes Straight From G7 to Hollywood Fundraiser, Balancing Geopolitics With his Reelection Bid

Flying through the night across nine time zones, from southern Italy to Southern California, President Joe Biden will shift focus from Russia's challenge of…

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US Will Raise Pressure on Iran If It Does Not Cooperate with UN Watchdog

The US State Department said Washington will continue to increase pressure on Iran if it does not cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog. In return, an…

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World The Canadian Navy patrol boat HMCS Margaret Brooke enters Havana's bay, Cuba, June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer

Canada Navy Patrol Ship Arrive in Cuba on Heels of Russian Warships

A Canadian navy patrol ship sailed into Havana early on Friday, just hours after the United States announced a fast-attack submarine had docked at its…

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