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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 man casts his line into the Bosphorus during a spring rain in Istanbul, Türkiye, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Bus Crashes into Vehicles in Türkiye, Leaving 10 Dead

A passenger bus crashed into vehicles on a highway in southern Türkiye, killing at least 10 people and leaving 39 others injured, officials said Monday. The…

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World Armenian law enforcement officers stand guard outside Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's residence as demonstrators gather near it to demand his resignation over land transfer to neighboring Azerbaijan, in Yerevan on May 26, 2024. (AFP)

Protests Shut Streets in Armenia’s Capital, Roads in Other Parts to Demand PM’s Resignation 

Protesters demanding the resignation of Armenia's prime minister on Monday blocked main streets in the capital city and other parts of the country,…

World Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike where displaced people were staying in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP)

Italy Says Violence Against Civilians in Gaza ‘No Longer Justifiable’ 

Italy said on Monday Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians in Gaza were no longer justifiable in one of the strongest criticisms Rome has made so far…

World Iran's interim president Mohammad Mokhber speaks during the opening ceremony of Iran's 12th parliament in Tehran, Iran, May 27, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran's Acting President Addresses New Parliament

Iran's acting President Mohammad Mokhber addressed the country's new parliament Monday in his first public speech since last week's helicopter crash that…

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World Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Chinese Premier Li Qiang attend the business summit at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry on May 27, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.  Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS

South Korea, China, Japan Vow to Ramp Up Cooperation

Leaders from South Korea, China and Japan reaffirmed their goal of a denuclearized Korean peninsula Monday, during a rare summit at which they also agreed to…

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World FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flutters on top of the 160-meter tall tower at North Korea's propaganda village of Gijungdong, in Paju, South Korea, September 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

Japan: NKorea Plans to Launch Satellite Between May 27 and June 4

North Korea has notified Japan it plans to launch a rocket carrying a satellite between May 27 and June 4, the Japan Coast Guard said on Monday, drawing a…

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World Demonstrators display Palestinian flags and chant slogans while marching Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Trump’s Campaign Seeks to Win Over Muslim, Arab Voters

While Arab and Muslim American voters supported President Joe Biden in five key battleground states in 2020, a New York Times-Siena College poll released last…

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World Visitors check US-made Patriot surface-to-air missile system during the first day of the Black Sea Defense & Aerospace Exhibition 2024 (BSDA'24) in Bucharest, Romania, 22 May 2024. (EPA)

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Gets More Air Defense Missiles from Spain to Fight Deadly Russian Glide Bombs

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday secured from Spain a pledge of additional air defense missiles to help fight the about 3,000 bombs that he…

World FILE - A Qatar Airways plane lands at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises on Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

12 Injured after Qatar Airways Plane Hits Turbulence on Flight to Dublin

Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin on Sunday hit turbulence, airport authorities said. Eight of the injured were…

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World Relief workers and people walk at a site damaged in the aftermath of a landslide in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, May 26, 2024, in this handout image obtained by Reuters.  New Porgera Limited/Handout via REUTERS

More Than 2,000 Buried Alive in Papua New Guinea Landslide

More than 2,000 people were buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the national disaster center said on Monday, as treacherous…

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World Armenians rally to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation over land transfer to neighboring Azerbaijan, at the central Republic Square in Yerevan on May 26, 2024. (AFP)

Armenians Throng Center of the Capital to Demand the Prime Minister’s Resignation

Tens of thousands of demonstrators held a protest Sunday in the center of the capital of Armenia, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan…

World 26 May 2024, Belgium, Brussels: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa (L) and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speak during a press conference after the Ministerial International Partners Meeting on Palestine. (Lukasz Kobus/European Commission/dpa)

EU Foreign Chief Says Israel Must Respect UN Court, Control Settler Violence in West Bank

The European Union's foreign policy chief insisted Sunday that Israel must abide by the UN top court's rulings and end its offensive in the southern Gaza city…

World An Afghan man stands at the site of flash floods in the Pashah Qol of Baghlan province on May 19, 2024. (AFP)

Renewed Flash Floods Due to Unusually Heavy Seasonal Rains Kill at Least 15 People in Afghanistan

Renewed heavy rains have triggered more flash floods in Afghanistan, killing at least 15 people, including 10 members of the same family in the northeast,…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 20, 2024. (Reuters)

Zelenskiy, from Kharkiv, Urges Biden, Xi to Join Peace Summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Sunday to join an upcoming peace summit as his…

World Former US President Donald Trump talking with former Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley during a Security Council session in September 2018 (AFP)

Trump Trial Reaches Its End Game

The historic trial of Donald Trump enters its final act Tuesday, with closing arguments to the jury who must then decide whether to hand down the first ever…

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World A tornado damaged car sits in a pile of debris, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Greenfield, Iowa. (AP)

At Least 11 Dead in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after Severe Weather Roars across Region

Powerful storms killed at least 11 people and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and…

World View of the damage after a landslide in Maip Mulitaka, Enga province, Papua New Guinea May 24, 2024 in this obtained image. (Emmanuel Eralia via Reuters)

UN Migration Agency Estimates More than 670 Killed in Papua New Guinea Landslide

The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670. …

World Firefighters put out a fire after two guided bombs hit a large construction supplies store in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2024. Writing reads “Garden Center”. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

US Announces $275Mln in New Military Aid for Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his country will provide a new $275 million military aid package for Ukraine to help the beleaguered country repel…

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World Firefighters work at the site of a household item shopping mall hit by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 25, 2024. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak

Russian Attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv Kills Twelve, Injures Dozens

A Russian strike on a crowded DIY hardware store in Kharkiv killed 12 people and wounded dozens more, Ukrainian prosecutors said on Sunday morning, the death…

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World An outdoor screen shows news coverage of China’s military drills around Taiwan, in Beijing on May 23, 2024. Photo: Jade Gao/AFP.

China Ends Military Drills Around Taiwan, Taipei Labels Them as ‘Provocative’ to Int’l Order

China has ended the large-scale military drills it kicked off on Thursday morning around Taiwan and which were accompanied by a tightening of Beijing's tone…

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World A photo released by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's office shows him seated with Iranian and Iraqi officials at the memorial service.

Iraqi Officials Feature Prominently at Raisi’s Memorial Service in Iran

Tehran held on Saturday a memorial service for late President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials who died in a helicopter crash last Sunday. Iraqi officials…

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World France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) and his wife Brigitte Macron (R) await the arrival of Ecuador's President and his wife during his European tour at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on May 16, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

Macron Begins the First State Visit to Germany by a French President in 24 Years

President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday started the first state visit to Germany by a French head of state in 24 years, a three-day trip meant to underline the…

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World Mangled and burnt ceiling of a fun park is seen after a fire in Rajkot in the Indian state of Gujarat, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chirag Chotaliya)

At Least 24 Dead in Amusement Park Fire in Western India

A massive fire broke out Saturday in an amusement park in Gujarat state in western India, leaving at least 24 people dead, police said. The fire erupted at…

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World FILED - 22 May 2024, Iran, Tehran: Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei leads a funeral service for the late President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash. Photo: -/Supreme Leader of Iran Official Website/dpa

4 Hurt, 1 Arrested after Clashes Between Iranian Government Supporters and Opponents in London

British police said Saturday four people were hurt and one was arrested when supporters of Iran’s authorities clashed with anti-government protesters at a…

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