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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 Pro-Palestinian activists barricade themselves in a building at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Friday June 7, 2024. (Fredrik Persson/TT News Agency via AP)

Swedish Police Detained 19 Pro-Palestinian Activists Who Barricaded Themselves inside a University

Swedish police detained 19 pro-Palestinian activists who barricaded themselves in the country's main technical education and research university on Friday. …

World  Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday, June 7, 2024. (Anton Vaganov/Pool Photo via AP)

Putin Repeats That Russia Will Consider Sending Weapons to Adversaries of the West

President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will consider sending weapons to adversaries of Western countries that supply arms to Ukraine, repeating a…

World FILE PHOTO: Russian army servicemen drive a tank on a street in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, April 6, 2024. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo

UN: Ukraine Civilian Death Toll Rises to Highest in Nearly a Year

The civilian death toll in Ukraine last month rose sharply, to 174, which was the highest level in nearly a year amid an increase in missile and bomb strikes…

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World A filling machine operates at the booth of the company Heishin during Fooma Japan 2024 Food Processing EXPO at the Tokyo Big Sight on June 7, 2024. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

UN: World Food Prices Rise for Third Straight Month in May

The United Nations world food price index rose for a third consecutive month in May, as higher cereals and dairy product prices outweighed drops in prices for…

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World A China Coast Guard vessel No.2502 sails near a Japan Coast Guard vessel Motobu off Uotsuri Island, one of a group of disputed islands called Senkaku Islands in Japan, also known in China as Diaoyu Islands, in the East China Sea April 27, 2024, in this photo released by Kyodo.  Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

Chinese Armed Vessels Patrol Waters Around Disputed Islands, Angering Japan

Japan lodged a protest against Beijing on Friday after four armed Chinese coastguard vessels entered waters that Tokyo considers its territory. The Japanese…

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World (FILES) Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waits for the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting also attended by the US President, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Israel's Netanyahu Set to Address the US Congress on July 24

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, setting the stage for what is expected to be a…

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World A still image from video, released by the Russian Defense Ministry, shows what it said to be a Russian nuclear-powered submarine sailing during the military drills Umka-2022 in the Chukchi Sea, in this still image taken from handout footage released September 16, 2022 (Reuters)

Cuba: Russian Nuclear Sub to Dock in Havana Next Week

A Russian nuclear-powered submarine — which will not be carrying nuclear weapons — will visit Havana next week, Cuba’s communist authorities said on Thursday…

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World Supporters of former President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida (AP)

Trump Threatens to Prosecute his Political Opponents if Reelected

Former US President Donald Trump again threatened to prosecute his political opponents if he’s elected to a second term this fall. Trump, who was convicted in…

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World Western leaders commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings in northern France on Thursday (EPA)

Western Leaders Gather to Celebrate D-Day in Normandy

Western leaders gathered Thursday in southwestern France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, which led to victory over Nazi Germany…

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World Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares. dpa

Spain to Join South Africa’s Case at Top UN Court Accusing Israel of Genocide

Spain will ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, its foreign minister announced Thursday. …

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World A drone view shows Taap village, where the honey hunters from the Gurung community live, surrounded by low clouds, hills and cornfields in Lamjung, Nepal, May 28, 2024.  REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Blizzard in the Himalayas Traps Trekkers, Killing 9

At least nine Indian trekkers died in the Himalayas after getting trapped during a blizzard, authorities said on Thursday, as rescue teams airlifted their…

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World FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the Ortigas business district in Pasig City, Philippines, June 10, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo

Philippine Fishing Boat Explosion, Fire Kill 6 Crewmembers

At least six Filipino crewmembers of a fishing boat were killed when an explosion and a fire hit their vessel at sea off a central Philippine province, coast…

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France Arrests Ukraine-Russia National with Explosives on Terror Charges

French police have arrested a 26-year-old Ukrainian-Russian man after he blew himself up with explosive materials in a hotel room north of Paris, a source at…

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World Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya speaks during a meeting of the UN Security Council members at the United Nations headquarters in New York, US, October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia Set to Get Seats on Security Council

Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia were set to get seats on the UN Security Council in a secret ballot Thursday in the General Assembly. The 193…

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World People stand near a train following a collision between a passenger train and a freight train in Pardubice, Czech Republic, June 5, 2024 in this picture obtained from social media. Jiri Sejkora/via REUTERS

At Least 4 Dead, 27 Injured after Trains Collide in Czech Republic

A passenger train collided head-on with a freight train in the Czech Republic, killing at least four people and injuring 27 others, officials said Thursday. …

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World Students walk by graffiti near university president Richard Saller's office at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Stanford University said 13 people were arrested as law enforcement removed pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a campus building early Wednesday that houses the university president and provost offices, with the school saying there was extensive damage inside and outside the building and an officer was lightly injured. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Arrested at Stanford University after Occupying President's Office

Police arrested 13 people at Stanford University after pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupied the school president and provost´s offices early Wednesday,…

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World The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 6, 2023. (AP)

UN Nuclear Agency’s Board Votes to Censure Iran for Failing to Cooperate Fully with the Watchdog

The UN nuclear watchdog's board on Wednesday censured Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency, diplomats said, calling on Tehran to provide answers…

World A handout picture made available by Ukraine’s 24th Mechanized Brigade shows Ukrainian servicemen of the 24th Mechanized Brigade named after King Daniel preparing to fire a 120mm mortar towards Russian positions on the front line at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, 04 June 2024, amid the Russian invasion. (EPA/Oleg Petrasiuk / 24th Mechanized Brigade)

Ukrainian Official in Beijing Urges China to Attend Peace Summit

Ukraine's first deputy foreign minister visited China on Wednesday and urged it to send a delegation to a planned summit on Ukraine this month in Switzerland,…

World Israeli police officers separate Israelis and Palestinians in a street in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, shortly before a march through the area by Jewish nationalists in Jerusalem Day, an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israeli Nationalists March through Palestinian Area of Jerusalem, Some Chanting 'Death to Arabs'

Thousands of mostly ultranationalist Israelis took part in an annual march through a dense Palestinian neighborhood in Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday, with…

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World People look towards the north through a pair of binoculars from the observation deck near the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

US Strategic Bomber Drops Precision Weapon in Drills with SKorea Fighters

A US B-1 strategic bomber joined South Korean and US fighter jets in a training mission over the Korean peninsula on Wednesday, dropping a guided JDAM weapon…

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World ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan. Reuters

US House Passes Proposal Sanctioning Top War-crimes Court over Israel

The Republican-led US House passed legislation Tuesday that would sanction the International Criminal Court for requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime…

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World People hang a Palestinian flag in front of the Parliament building after the National Assembly recognized the Palestinian state following a parliamentary vote in Ljubljana, on June 4, 2024. (AFP)

Slovenia Becomes Latest EU Country to Recognize Palestinian State 

Slovenia became the latest European Union country to recognize an independent Palestinian state after its parliament approved the move with majority vote on…

World In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Sunday, June 2, 2024. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Kremlin Says Swiss Summit on Ukraine Is Waste of Time without Russia 

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it was understandable that some countries were declining to take part in a Swiss-hosted peace summit on Ukraine this month because…

World A drone view shows the US-Mexico border wall, in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, US June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/ File Photo

Biden Expected to Block Migrants from Asylum at US-Mexico Border

US President Joe Biden is expected to sign a sweeping new border measure on Tuesday that would allow authorities to quickly deport or send back to Mexico…

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