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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 displaced Syrian woman Rudaina al-Salim runs errands for her family at a tent encampment in the village of Harbnoush, in Idlib province, Syria, Monday, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

UN Refugee Agency Says Record 117 Mln People Forcibly Displaced in 2023

The United Nations refugee agency on Thursday said the number of people forcibly displaced stood at a record 117.3 million as of the end of last year, warning…

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World  NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg gives a press conference on the eve of a NATO Defense ministers meeting at the organization's headquarters in Brussels on June 12, 2024. (AFP)

NATO Chief Says the Alliance Is Adapting Its Nuclear Arsenal to Security Threats

In a rare reference to the Western nuclear arsenal, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday highlighted the alliance's efforts to adapt its capabilities to…

World  French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference about the priorities of his Renaissance party and its allies ahead of the early legislative elections in Paris, France, June 12, 2024. (Reuters)

Macron Seeks Alliance against France’s Far Right; Republicans Ditch Party Chief

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged rival parties to join his electoral alliance against Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally, while the…

World WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 4: FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the FBI's proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year on June 4, 2024 in Washington, DC.   Samuel Corum/Getty Images/AFP

Sources: 8 People with Possible ISIS Ties Arrested in US

Eight people from Tajikistan with suspected ties to ISIS have been arrested in the United States in recent days, according to multiple people familiar with the…

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World FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un examine a launch pad of Soyuz rockets during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometres from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

NKorea's Kim Hails Russia Ties as Putin Reportedly Plans a Visit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed the country's expanding relationship with Russia on Wednesday, as reports suggest that Russian President Vladimir Putin…

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World Hunter Biden arrives to federal court with his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Hunter Biden Gets Convicted of All 3 Felonies in Federal Gun Trial

Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the president’s son…

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World Servicemen of the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine fire a howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine April 5, 2024. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Biden to Lift Ban on Ukrainian Unit Using US Weapons

The Biden administration will lift its ban on allowing a controversial Ukrainian military unit to use US weapons, the Washington Post reported on Monday,…

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World In this photo taken from video on Monday, June 10, 2024, and released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian troops prepare a missile launcher for joint Russian-Belarusian drills intended to train the military to use tactical nuclear weapons. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia, Belarus Launch Second Stage of Drills to Train Troops in Tactical Nuclear Weapons 

Russia and its ally Belarus on Tuesday launched a second stage of drills intended to train their troops in tactical nuclear weapons, part of the Kremlin's…

World The Dutch warship HNLMS Tromp was patrolling the East China Sea on Friday in support of UN sanctions against North Korea when it was circled several times by two Chinese fighter jets. (Reuters)

China’s Defense Ministry Says Dutch Ship Incident ‘Heinous’ 

China's defense ministry on Tuesday warned the Netherlands to restrain actions of its naval and air forces after the Netherlands' defense ministry said Chinese…

World German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pose for a picture during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin, Germany, June 11, 2024. (Reuters)

Germany Hosts Recovery Conference for Ukraine Before a Peace Summit in Switzerland 

Germany is hosting a conference on Tuesday to gather support for Ukraine's recovery from the destruction wreaked by Russia's war, sending a new signal of…

World People visit a business street on a hot day in Beijing on June 11, 2024. (AFP)

Four American Educators Stabbed in Park in Northeast China, Say US Media and Officials 

Four American educators from a small Iowa university were injured in a stabbing attack in a public park in northeast China's Jilin province on Monday,…

World North Korean soldiers stand near their military guard post as a North Korean flag flutters in the wind, seen from Paju, South Korea, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (AP)

South Korean Troops Fired Warning Shots After North Korean Soldiers Briefly Crossed Land Border 

South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops briefly violated the tense border earlier this week, South Korea's military said Tuesday,…

World A view of the Knesset plenum vote on the ultra-Orthodox conscription to military service law, in the Knesset, Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, 10 June 2024. (EPA) 

Angry Scenes as Israeli Parliament Votes on Conscription Law 

Israel's parliament moved ahead with a contentious law on conscripting ultra-Orthodox religious students into the military amid angry scenes on Monday in the…

World People participate in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Santiago, Chile, 08 June 2024. (EPA)

American University Dismisses Biology Professor after Assignment Tied to Israel-Hamas War

DePaul University said it dismissed a part-time biology instructor after she gave an optional assignment related to the Israel-Hamas war. Anne d’Aquino told…

World Rescuers work at a site of a residential building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy

Ukraine's Air Force May Keep F-16 Warplanes Abroad to Protect Them From Russian Strikes

Ukraine may keep some of the F-16 fighter jets it's set to receive from its Western allies at foreign bases to protect them from Russian strikes, a senior…

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World French President Emmanuel Macron appears on a screen as he delivers a speech following results after the polls closed in the European Parliament elections, in Paris, France, June 9, 2024. (Reuters)

France Faces ‘Consequential’ Vote as Far-Right Rout Prompts Macron Gamble 

France's finance minister said on Monday that the snap election called by President Emmanuel Macron after a bruising loss to the far-right in European…

World A Ukrainian soldier guards his position while trucks with killed Russian soldiers driving to Russian territory, during repatriation in Sumy region, Ukraine, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP) 

Ukrainian Official Denies Russian Troops Take Border Village in Northeast 

A local Ukrainian official on Monday denied a claim by the leader of Russia's Chechnya region that Russian forces led by a Chechen-based special forces unit…

World Swiss President Viola Amherd speaks as the government holds a press conference to brief media ahead of its June 15-16 peace summit for Ukraine, in Bern, Switzerland, June 10, 2024. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy

Switzerland Says 90 States, Organizations Signed Up for Ukraine Summit

Ninety states and organizations have so far registered to take part in a summit aiming to pave the way for peace in Ukraine that Switzerland will host from…

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World Police investigate vandalism at the US consulate in Sydney, Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australia PM Condemns Graffiti Attack on US Consulate over Gaza War

Australian Prime Minster Anthony Albanese on Monday condemned vandalism of the US consulate in Sydney after the building was defaced in what local media said…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (AFP)

Putin to Visit North Korea, Vietnam in Coming Weeks

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea and Vietnam in the coming weeks, the Vedomosti newspaper reported on Monday, citing a diplomatic source…

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World Supporters of French far-right National Rally react at the party election night headquarters, Sunday, June 9, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

The Far Right's Election Gains Rattle EU's Traditional Powers, Leading Macron to Call Snap Polls

Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to…

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World Abdul Hanan Omari, Acting Labor and Social Affairs Minister of the Taliban-run Afghanistan's government, center, and Representatives of the Taliban arrive at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 6, 2024 (AP)

Taliban Declines to Attend Regional Meeting on Afghanistan in Tehran

The Afghan government has declined to participate in a regional meeting on Afghanistan held in Tehran, a senior Taliban diplomat said during the weekend. …

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World Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C)  arrives at the party headquarters to deliver a victory speech, in New Delhi, India, 04 June 2024. EPA/HARISH TYAGI

India's Modi Sworn in as PM For Third Term, Faces Coalition Challenges

Narendra Modi was sworn in as India's prime minister on Sunday for a third term, after a shock election setback that will test his ability to ensure policy…

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World Lee Sung Joon, spokesperson of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during the briefing in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 10, 2024. (Yun Dong-jin/Yonhap via AP)

SKorea Resumes Broadcasting Anti-North Korea Propaganda at Border

South Korea resumed broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda through loudspeakers in border areas Sunday in retaliation for the more than 1,000 trash- and…

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