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IRGC Media: Technical Modifications to Allow Iran Develop Missiles that Reach US

World People visit the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 4, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

IRGC Media: Technical Modifications to Allow Iran Develop Missiles that Reach US

Iran on Saturday said it could introduce technical modifications to its long-range missiles, enabling them to reach US territory. Tasnim News agency, the…

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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 Iranians burn an Israeli flag during a rally marking Quds Day and the funeral of members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps who were killed in a suspected Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy complex in the Syrian capital Damascus, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

US Does Not Expect to Be Drawn into War but Predicts Attack by Iran against Israel

The United States expects an attack by Iran against Israel but one that would not be big enough to draw Washington into war, a US official said late on…

World Membersof the emergency services prepare for the search in Vent, near Soelden, Austria after an avalanche occured on April 11, 2024. (Photo by various sources / AFP) / Austria OUT

Avalanche in Austrian Alps Kills 3 People

Three Dutch skiers were killed in an avalanche on Thursday near the resort town of Soelden in the Austrian Alps, the police said. The victims were part of a…

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World A motorcyclist looks at a tilted building caused by the April 3 magnitude-7.4 earthquake at Tucheng district in New Taipei City on April 6, 2024. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP)

China Sanctions 2 US Companies Over 'Support for Arms Sales to Taiwan'

China on Thursday announced sanctions against two US defense companies over what it says is their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing island…

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World A rescuer works at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine April 4, 2024. REUTERS/Yevhen Titov

Ukraine's Parliament Passes Controversial Law to Boost Much-needed Conscripts

Ukraine’s parliament passed a law Thursday that will govern how the country recruits new conscripts, following months of delay and after thousands of…

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World People hold Japan and US flags on the day US President Joe Biden meets Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his spouse Yuko Kishida during an official White House State Arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., US, April 10, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth FrantzFrantz

Biden Hosts First Philippines-Japan Summit as China Looms

US President Joe Biden holds the first ever summit with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines Thursday to show support for Manila against China's growing…

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World FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin lights a candle on March 24, 2024, to commemorate victims of a deadly attack two days earlier at the Crocus City Hall. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

FBI Concerned About Possible Coordinated Attack in US after Russia Massacre

The FBI is concerned about the possibility of an organized attack in the United States similar to the one that killed scores at a Russian concert hall last…

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World Rescuers work at the site of Russian air strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Lyptsi, Kharkiv region, Ukraine April 10, 2024.  REUTERS/Volodymyr Pavlov

Russian Strikes Destroy Major Power Plant Outside Kyiv

Russian overnight strikes completely destroyed Trypilska thermal power plant outside Ukraine's capital Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine news agency quoted a senior…

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World Relatives of religious pilgrims, who died in a truck accident, mourn in Karachi on April 11, 2024. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP)

Bus Carrying Pilgrims Crashes in Southwest Pakistan, Killing 17 People

A bus carrying pilgrims crashed into a deep ditch in southwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring 16 others, officials said Thursday. They were…

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World Rohingya refugees embrace each other after taking part in Eid al-Fitr prayers. CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP

Rohingya Mark Eid in Indonesia Limbo after Treacherous Sea Voyage

At a damaged temporary shelter in western Indonesia, Rohingya men slick their hair with gel while women apply make-up and colorful hijabs to look the part for…

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World FILE PHOTO: People walk near an Apple logo outside its store in Shanghai, China September 8, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

Apple Warns of 'Mercenary Spyware Attack' on Users in India, 91 Other Countries

Apple Inc has warned its users in India and ninety-one other countries that they were possible victims of a "mercenary spyware attack", according to a threat…

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World France's Foreign and European Affairs Minister Stephane Sejourne looks on as he arrives for an official photo during the North Atlantic Council (NAC) Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 3, 2024. (AFP)

No Plan Yet for Sanctions on Israel to Get Aid into Gaza, Says French FM

France's foreign minister said on Wednesday there was no immediate plan to impose sanctions on Israel to force it to allow more humanitarian aid to…

World Members of the Siberian battalion within the Ukrainian Armed Forces take part in a military training exercise on a shooting range in Kyiv region on April 10, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

US General Warns Time Running Out for Ukraine without US Aid

The top US general in Europe told Congress on Wednesday that Ukraine will run out of artillery shells and air defense interceptors "in fairly short order"…

World US President Joe Biden shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 10, 2024. (AFP)

Biden Welcomes PM Kishida, Praises Japan’s Growing Clout on International Stage

President Joe Biden hailed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for bold leadership as he welcomed the Japanese leader to the White House on Wednesday for talks on the…

World 05 July 2017, Berlin: Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during an event in Berlin. (dpa)

China’s Xi Says Nobody Can Stop ‘Family Reunion’ with Taiwan

Chinese President Xi Jinping told former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday that outside inference could not stop the "family reunion" between the two…

World A handout picture provided by the Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei office shows him speaking during the Eid al-Fitr prayer ceremony in Tehran on April 10, 2024. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)

Israel Threatens to Strike Iran Directly if it Launches Attack from its Territory

Israel's foreign minister threatened Wednesday that its country's forces would strike Iran directly if Tehran launched an attack from its territory against…

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World Geman Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (AFP)

German Interior Minister: Higher Migration Led to Rise in Crimes

Data released by the German Interior Ministry on Tuesday showed that crimes in Europe's largest economy have reached their highest peak since 2016. The data…

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World Boats used by migrants are moored at a fishing shelter in Paralimni, Cyprus, April 5, 2024. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

3 Minors Die, 19 Migrants Rescued at Greece's Chios Island

Greece has recovered the bodies of three minors and rescued 19 migrants after their dinghy hit rocks at the island of Chios in the Aegean Sea near Türkiye, the…

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World US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the Australia - United Kingdom - US (AUKUS) partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California US March 13, 2023. (Reuters)

China Labels US Comments on Taiwan and AUKUS 'Dangerous'

China's government on Wednesday labelled as "dangerous" comments by a senior US diplomat that the AUKUS submarine project between Australia, Britain and the…

World A local resident walks through the ruins of a house destroyed by recent shelling, which local Russian-installed authorities called a Ukrainian military strike, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Horlivka (Gorlovka) in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

US Sends Seized Iranian Weapons to Ukraine

Washington has given Ukraine small arms and ammunition that were seized while being sent from Iranian forces to Tehran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, the US…

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World In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, right, greets families of the Revolutionary Guards members who were killed in an airstrike in Syria on Monday widely blamed on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 4, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Khamenei Reiterates Promise to Retaliate Against Israel over Killings of Generals

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reiterated on Wednesday a promise to retaliate against Israel over the killings of Iranian generals in Syria. Khamenei…

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World Ambulance workers walk past a building called New Lucky House where a fire started in Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Fire in Hong Kong Building Kills at Least 5 People

A fire in a large, mostly residential building in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning killed at least five people and left another 36 injured. Some 250 residents…

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World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron hold a joint press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2024. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

Cameron Urges Trump, Republicans to Continue Support for Ukraine

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron held talks in Washington on Tuesday to press senior Republicans, led by former President Donald Trump, to continue the…

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World  Smoke billows during Israeli strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 9, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Top Military Leaders Face Congress over Pentagon Budget, Questions on Israel, Ukraine Support

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown Jr. testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday about the Pentagon's $850 billion budget for…

World Palestinian forensic and civil defence recover human remains at the grounds of Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest hospital, which was reduced to ashes by a two-week Israeli raid, on April 8, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas group. (AFP)

Germany Rejects Allegations That It’s Facilitating Acts of Genocide in Gaza at UN Court 

Germany on Tuesday strongly rejected a case brought by Nicaragua at the United Nations' top court accusing Berlin of facilitating breaches of the Geneva…