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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: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin delivers a speech during a session of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia, April 3, 2024. Sputnik/Alexander Astafyev/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo

Putin Reappoints Mishustin as Russia's Prime Minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister for the lower house’s approval. Parliament Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said…

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Iran Frees Seven Crew From Portuguese Ship Seized in Gulf

Iran on Thursday freed seven of the 25 crew on a Portuguese-flagged ship seized in the Gulf on April 13, Portugal's foreign ministry said. Five Indians, a…

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Iran Jails Film Director Rasoulof over 'Security' Offences

An Iranian court has sentenced prominent filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof to jail time for "collusion against national security", his lawyer Babak Paknia said…

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World The first flight departs Istanbul's newly inaugurated airport. (AP)

Passengers, Crew Safely Evacuated After Boeing 737 Plane’s Tire Burst During Landing in Türkiye

A total of 190 people consisting of 184 passengers and six crew members had been safely evacuated from a plane in Türkiye on Thursday after one of its tires…

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UK System of Arms Exports to Israel Not Same as US, Cameron Says

Foreign Secretary David Cameron described Britain's system and scale of arms exports to Israel as completely different from those in the United States, saying…

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World This photograph shows old colonial style houses on Goree Island in Dakar on May 8, 2024. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)

Plane Skids Off Runway in Senegal, Injuring 11

A plane with 78 passengers skidded off a runway before takeoff at Senegal's main airport on Tuesday, injuring 11 people and bringing the facility to a halt…

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World 08 May 2024, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in Moscow. Photo: Alexander Kazakov/Kremlin Pool/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

On Victory Day, Putin Accuses West of Risking Global Conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of risking a global conflict and said no one would be allowed to threaten the world's biggest…

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Rob Malley Faces ‘Troubling’ Accusations by Republican Lawmakers

Senior Republican lawmakers in Congress revealed the reasons for the removal of Robert Malley, the US special envoy to Iran, from his post, demanding more…

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World Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries in Almaty, Kazakhstan, February 2, 2024. (Sputnik/Dmitry Astakhov/Pool via Reuters)

Armenia's Prime Minister Talks with Putin in Moscow While Allies' Ties are Under Strain

Armenia's prime minister visited Moscow and held talks Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid spiraling tensions between the estranged allies…

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World A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei shows him speaking during a ceremony in Tehran on May 1, 2024. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)

Iran Says to Change Nuclear Doctrine if Existence Threatened

Iran will have to change its nuclear doctrine if its existence is threatened by Israel, an adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, Kamal Kharrazi said, raising…

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Biden: US Weapons Have Been Used by Israel to Kill Civilians in Gaza

US President Joe Biden publicly warned Israel Wednesday he would stop supplying artillery shells and other weapons if it attacks Rafah in southern Gaza, as he…

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US Eyes Curbs on China's Access to AI Software

The Biden administration is poised to open up a new front in its effort to safeguard US AI from China with preliminary plans to place guardrails around the…

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World Ukrainian servicemen use a searchlight as they search for drones in the sky over the city during a Russian drone and missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine May 8, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich Purchase Licensing Rights

Russia's Biggest Airstrike in Weeks Piles Pressure on Ukraine Power Grid

Russian missiles and drones struck nearly a dozen Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities on Wednesday, causing serious damage at three Soviet-era thermal…

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World  Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his wife Tamara Vucic welcome China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan for an official two-day state visit, at Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Marko Djurica Purchase Licensing Rights

China, Serbia Chart 'Shared Future' as Xi Jinping Visits Europe

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Serbia on Tuesday evening escorted by MIG-29 jets in a tightly secured visit coinciding with the 25th anniversary of…

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Jewish Groups Protest Iran Ex-leader's Hungary Visit

Hungarian Jewish organizations and the Israeli embassy have condemned a public university for inviting Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to an event…

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World Hundreds of students, faculty and staff of the university and sympathizers protest in front of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 07 May 2024, during a protest in solidarity with pro-Palestinian students who protested a day earlier at the Roeterseiland campus of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and were removed by the police. (EPA)

Amsterdam Police Break up Pro-Palestinian Student Protest

Dutch riot police broke up a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) on Wednesday, battling demonstrators who had vowed to stay put until…

World  Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid shortages of aid supplies, after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah, as the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 8, 2024. (Reuters)

EU Staff Members Protest Israel’s War in Gaza

More than 100 staff members of European Union institutions gathered in Brussels on Wednesday in a protest against Israel's war in Gaza. Protesters laid three…

World A drone view shows demonstrators rallying at a protest encampment of supporters of Palestinians in Gaza, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, US May 7, 2024. (Reuters)

Police Clear Pro-Palestinian Tent Encampment at George Washington University, Dozens Arrested 

Police began to clear a Pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University in Washington, DC, early Wednesday, hours after dozens of protesters…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin reviews honor guards of the Presidential regiment following his inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 7, 2024. (Sputnik/Ramil Sitdikov/Kremlin via Reuters)

China’s Foreign Ministry Congratulates Putin on His Inauguration as President of Russia

China's foreign ministry congratulated Vladimir Putin on his inauguration as president of Russia, according to a spokesperson on Wednesday. "China…

World A woman walks in front of a crater caused by a Russian missile attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP)

Russia Says It Will Target French Troops if They Are Sent to Ukraine 

Russia warned France on Wednesday that if President Emmanuel Macron sent troops to Ukraine, then they would be seen as legitimate targets by the Russian…

World IRGC leader Gen. Hossein Salami speaks during a ceremony honoring General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus last month. (Tasnim)

Top Iran Commander Threatens to Block off Eastern Mediterranean

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Gen. Hossein Salami suggested on Tuesday expanding battlefronts against Israel and blocking off the eastern…

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World The Iranian-flagged Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), MT Arman 114, and the Cameroon-flagged MT S Tinos, are seen as they were spotted conducting a ship-to-ship oil transfer without a permit, according to Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla), near Indonesia's North Natuna Sea, Indonesia, July 7, 2023 in this handout picture released July 11, 2023. (Bakamla/Reuters)

Washington Pressures Malaysia to Thwart Iran’s Circumvention of Oil Sanctions 

The United States sees Iran's capacity to move its oil as reliant on service providers based in Malaysia, with oil being transferred near Singapore and…

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World French President Emmanuel Macron (C-R) and his wife Brigitte Macron (4thR), Chinese President Xi Jinping (C-L) and his wife Peng Liyuan (4thL) pose with folklore dancers at the Tourmalet pass, in the Pyrenees mountains, as part of his two-day state visit to France, on May 7, 2024. (AFP)

With Lamb and Cheese, Macron Tries to Charm China’s Xi in the Pyrenees

Chinese President Xi Jinping showed little sign of being ready to offer big concessions on trade or foreign policy as he wrapped up a two-day visit to France,…

World Pro-Palestinian activists demonstrate against Israel's conflict in the Gaza Strip at the university campus of the Free University of Berlin, Germany, 07 May 2024. (EPA)

German Police Clear Pro-Palestinian Camp at Berlin University

German police cleared a pro-Palestinian protest camp on Tuesday at a courtyard of the Freie Universitaet Berlin, which had called for a stop to Israel's…