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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 students occupy part of the SG building of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, 07 May 2024. (EPA)

Police Clear Protest from Swiss University as Gaza Demonstrations Spread

Police began dispersing pro-Palestinian protesters at the Swiss university of ETH Zurich on Tuesday, management said, after student demonstrations spread to…

World International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi meets with the Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami (not pictured) in Isfahan, Iran, May 7, 2024. Iran's Atomic Energy Organization/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Iran Says Talks with IAEA's Grossi 'Positive'

Talks between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog have been positive and productive, Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Tuesday in a joint news…

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World In this undated photo provided by the Australian Defense Force, a Seahawk helicopter prepares to take off from the deck of HMAS Hobart during flying operations while on a regional presence deployment off northern Australia. Australia has protested to Beijing through multiple channels that a Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian navy helicopter with flares over international waters, the prime minister said Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (LSIS Matthew Lyall/Australian Defense Force via AP)

China Says Its Military Took Necessary Steps to Warn Australia in Jet Incident

China said on Tuesday its military took steps to warn and alert an Australian aircraft after Australia blamed a Chinese fighter jet for endangering one of its…

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World US President Joe Biden speaks during a Cinco de Mayo reception in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 06 May 2024. (EPA)

Japan Tells US That Biden’s ‘Xenophobia’ Comment Is Regrettable 

Japan has described as "regrettable" US President Joe Biden's comment that "xenophobia" is stifling the Asian nation's economic growth, the top government…

World FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on economic issues via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 3, 2024. Sputnik/Aleksey Babushkin/Kremlin via REUTERS

Putin is Starting His 5th Term as President

Vladimir Putin begins his fifth term as Russian president in an opulent Kremlin inauguration Tuesday, after destroying his political opponents, launching a…

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World The Chinese national flag is seen in Beijing, China April 29, 2020. (Reuters)

At Least 10 Casualties in Hospital Attack in Southwestern China, Suspect Arrested

Chinese state media are reporting a knife attack with possible deaths at a hospital in the country’s southwest. The official Xinhua News Agency said there…

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World Afghan refugees arrive in trucks and cars to cross the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on October 31, 2023. (AFP)

Kabul: Around 1,000 Afghan Migrants Deported from Pakistan, Iran

The Afghani Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs announced on Monday that nearly a thousand Afghan migrants returned to the country after being…

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World UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian (Iranian Foreign Ministry)

IAEA Urges Tehran on Concrete Steps to Revive Agreements

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi suggested concrete steps to Iranian officials over a year ago to improve the IAEA’s oversight of Tehran’s nuclear…

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World A protester (C) is escorted into a bus by police during a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) campus in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 07 May 2024. EPA/EVA PLEVIER

Amsterdam University Staff Protest after Student Rally Shut Down

Faculty at Amsterdam University held a protest on Tuesday against the response by authorities to a pro-Palestinian demonstration by students, which ended…

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World Police stand guard near an encampment of protesters supporting Palestinians on the grounds of Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 30, 2024. (Reuters)

Columbia University Cancels Main Commencement after Weeks of Pro-Palestinian Protests

Columbia University is canceling its large university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests that have roiled its campus and…

World A handout photo made available by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service shows British Foreign Secretary David Cameron meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (not pictured) in Kyiv, Ukraine, 03 May 2024. (EPA/ Presidential Press Service Handout)

Russia Warns Britain It Could Strike Back after Cameron Remark on Ukraine

Russia warned Britain on Monday that if British weapons were used by Ukraine to strike Russian territory, then Moscow could hit back at British military…

World Police riot gear lays on the grass next to steel barriers set up outside Royce Hall at the UCLA campus in Los Angeles on Friday, May 3, 2024. (AP)

UCLA to Resume In-Person Classes after Gaza Protest Crackdown

In-person classes will resume Monday at the University of California, Los Angeles, college officials said, after they were moved online following clashes on…

World International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi waits to meet Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shakes hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Thursday, March 14, 2024. (AP)

UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Travels to Iran as Its Monitoring Remains Hampered

The head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog will travel Monday to Iran, where his agency faces increasing difficulty in monitoring Tehran's rapidly…

World Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, April 6, 2023. (Reuters)

Macron, Von Der Leyen Press China’s Xi on Trade in Paris Talks

French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen urged Chinese President Xi Jinping in Paris on Monday to ensure more balanced…

World  Smoke ascends following shelling in the area of Ocheretyne in the Donetsk region, on May 5, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Report: Italy Calls for Ukraine Truce, Peace Talks with Putin

Italy's Defense Minister said on Monday economic sanctions against Russia had failed and called on the West to try harder to negotiate a diplomatic solution…

World North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches a football game while visiting Kim Il Sung Military University on the occasion of the 92nd founding anniversary of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army, in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 25, 2024, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency. (KCNA via Reuters)

North Korea Bolsters Leader Kim with Birthday Loyalty Oaths

For the first time since leader Kim Jong Un took power in 2011, North Koreans were asked to take loyalty oaths on his birthday, a South Korean research…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Orthodox Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia, 05 May 2024. Orthodox Christians will celebrate Easter on 05 May.  EPA/VALERIY SHARIFULIN / KREMLIN POOL

Russia Says to Practice Tactical Nuclear Weapon Scenario to Deter West

Russia on Monday said it would hold a military exercise that will include practice for the use of tactical nuclear weapons after what the defense ministry said…

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World Cécile Kohler, the French teacher detained since May 7, 2022 in Iran with her partner (AFP)

Life ‘On Hold’ for Family of French National Detained in Iran

The life of Noémie Kohler has been put on hold since her sister, Cécile Kohler, was detained on May 7, 2022 in Iran with her partner. “We’re constantly…

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World US soldiers fire 155mm and 105mm Howitzers during a live fire exercise in the annual joint military exercises between US and Philippine troops called "Balikatan" or shoulder-to-shoulder, at Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, May 6, 2024. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Philippines, US Repel Mock Foreign Invaders in Annual Military Exercises

US and Philippine armed forces fired missiles and artillery to thwart a simulated invasion in the Philippines' northern waters facing Taiwan on Monday, in a…

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World Police and security staff stand in front of the Sydney Opera House on January 14, 2016. (File photo: Reuters)

Boy Shot Dead After Perth Stabbing Was in Deradicalization Program, but No Ties Seen to Sydney Teens

A 16-year-old boy who was shot dead by police after stabbing a man in the Australian west coast city of Perth had been in a deradicalization program but had no…

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World She was appointed consul-general of Afghanistan in Mumbai during the former government and was the first Afghan female diplomat to collaborate with the Taliban. (Viral Photo)

Afghanistan’s Only Female Diplomat Resigns in India After Gold Smuggling Allegations

An Afghan diplomat in India, who was appointed before the Taliban seized power in 2021 and said she was the only woman in the country’s diplomatic service, has…

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World French prosecutors said on May 4, 2024 they were investigating oil giant TotalEnergies for possible involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2021 militant attack in Mozambique, following a legal complaint brought by victims' families and attack survivors. © Christophe Archambault, AFP

France Opens Probe of TotalEnergies over 2021 Mozambique Attack

French prosecutors said Saturday they were investigating oil giant TotalEnergies for possible involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2021 militant…

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World People gather on a bridge where a woman's body was retrieved, after floodwater washed away houses, in Kamuchiri Village Mai Mahiu, Nakuru County, Kenya, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Death Toll from Kenya Floods Rises to 228

The number of people killed by flooding and other impacts of the heavy rains battering Kenya has risen to 228, the interior ministry said on Sunday. The…

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World Service men of the 13th Brigade of Operational Assignment of the NGU "Khartia" of the National Guard of Ukraine look at screens in a drone command point in Avdiivka direction, Ukraine, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Minister: Russian Attacks on Ukraine Energy System Caused $1 Bln in Damages

Recent Russian massive drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian energy system have caused more than $1 billion worth of damage to the sector, Ukraine's energy…

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