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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…


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Tehran Denies Involvement in Stabbing of Iran International Presenter

Tehran denied on Saturday its involvement in the stabbing of an Iranian television presenter outside his home in London. Pouria Zeraati, a presenter at…

World  Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Murat Kurum, mayoral candidate of his ruling AK Party (AKP), greet their supporters during a rally ahead of the local elections in Istanbul, Türkiye March 24, 2024. (Reuters)

Erdogan Battles Rival in Türkiye’s Local Elections, Violence Flares

Turks voted on Sunday in municipal elections focused on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's bid to reclaim control of Istanbul from rival Ekrem Imamoglu, who aims…

World BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MARCH 30: A man stands on a boat at the base of the Dali and the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 30, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.   Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Focus Shifts to Weighty Job of Removing Collapsed Baltimore Bridge

Teams of engineers are working on the intricate and careful process of hauling away the twisted steel and shattered concrete of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in…

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World A man (C) is detained by the Special Intervention Service (DSI) of the Dutch National Police Corps outside a cafe in the center of Ede, the Netherlands, 30 March 2024. A hostage situation took place in the center of Ede on 30 March. EPA/REMKO DE WAAL

Dutch Hostage Drama Ends Peacefully with Suspect’s Arrest

A hostage drama at a nightclub in the eastern Netherlands ended peacefully after several hours on Saturday with the arrest of a suspect - a man wearing a…

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World Police guard outside President Dina Boluarte's house during a raid aimed at seizing Rolex watches as part of a preliminary investigation into alleged illicit enrichment in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Government Agents Raid Peru President Residence in Luxury Watch Probe

Televised images swept Peru late Friday of government agents from an investigative team breaking into the president’s residence with a sledgehammer in a raid…

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World  A woman carrying a picture of the Iranian activist Mahsa Amini in Brussels last September (AFP)

‘MAHSA’ Act Advances in US Senate

After more than 7 months of approval in the House of Representatives, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee announced it will discuss the Mahsa Amini Human…

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World File photo: A Houthi military helicopter flies over a cargo ship in the Red Sea. (Reuters)

Indian Navy Rescues Iranian Fishing Vessel Hijacked by Pirates

The Indian Navy said it had freed a hijacked Iranian fishing vessel from nine armed pirates in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing its crew unharmed. The…

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World 27 March 2024, Austria, Vienna: Police can be seen at a demonstration against the European Gas Conference. Photo: Andreas Stroh/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Bulgarian Cruise Ship Crashes into Wall on Danube in Austria, 11 Injured

Eleven people were injured when a Bulgarian cruise ship crashed into a concrete wall in a sluice on the River Danube in the northern Austrian town of Aschach…

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World A Muslim family waiting to break their fast in the holy month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Malaysia Arrests 3 Suspected of Supplying Israeli Man with Firearms

Malaysian authorities have arrested three people suspected of supplying firearms to a 36-year-old man carrying an Israeli passport, who was detained this week…

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Polish PM Tusk Warns Europe Has Entered 'Pre-war Era'

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned of the "real" threat of conflict in Europe, saying that for the first time since the end of World War II the…

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World FILE PHOTO: Mainland Chinese tourists take photo of the skyline of buildings at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, China, May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

US to Impose New Visa Curbs on Hong Kong Officials over Rights crackdown

The United States said on Friday it will impose new visa restrictions on a number of Hong Kong officials over the crackdown on rights and freedoms in the…

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UK Anti-terrorism Police Investigate Stabbing of Iranian Journalist

British counter-terrorism detectives are investigating after a journalist working for a Persian language media organization was stabbed in London on Friday…

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World US President Joe Biden

Biden Praises More Than 3.5 Million Arab Americans

US President Joe Biden on Friday proclaimed April 2024 as Arab American Heritage Month and called upon all Americans to learn more about the history, culture,…

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World A New York City vendor poses with a March 29, 2024, copy of The Wall Street Journal showing a mostly blank front page to mark the one year anniversary of the imprisonment in Russia of their reporter Evan Gershkovich (portrait L.). Gershkovich was arrested in Russia on espionage charges and his family vowed March 29 to continue fighting for his release, a pledge echoed by US President Joe Biden. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

Biden Says He's Working to Secure Release of Wall Street Journal Reporter Held in Russia

On the one-year anniversary of the Russian detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, President Joe Biden said the US. is working every day to…

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World Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attend a meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023 in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. (KCNA via Reuters)

After Veto, Russia Says Big Powers Need to Stop ‘Strangling’ North Korea

Russia said on Friday that major powers needed a new approach to North Korea, accusing the United States and its allies of ratchetting up military tensions in…

World People line up to lay flowers at a makeshift memorial to the victims of a shooting attack set up outside the Crocus City Hall concert venue in the Moscow Region, Russia, March 24, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

Tajikistan Detains 9 People over Russian Concert Hall Attack

Tajikistan has detained nine people this week suspected of having links to a mass shooting at a Russian concert hall last Friday and also to the militant group…

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World Protestors, calling for ceasefire in Gaza, attend a demonstration near Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, on the day of a fundraising event for US President Joe Biden with him and former US Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in New York City, US, March 28, 2024. (Reuters)

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Interrupt Biden, Obama, Clinton at $25 Million New York Fundraiser

President Joe Biden and his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, headlined a star-studded fundraiser with former President Bill Clinton on Thursday, offering…

World A man walks past a signage of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical outside of the company's office in Tokyo on March 28, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

5 Dead, Over 100 Hospitalized from Recalled Japanese Health Supplements

In the week since a line of Japanese health supplements began being recalled, five people have died and more than 100 people were hospitalized as of Friday. …

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World Türkiye's President Tayyip Erdogan and Murat Kurum, mayoral candidate of his ruling AK Party (AKP), greet their supporters during a rally ahead of the local elections in Istanbul, Turkey March 24, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Erdogan to Visit US in May, Turkish Ministers Meet US Delegation

Türkiye’s President Tayyip Erdogan will visit the United States on May 9, a Turkish security official said on Friday, setting the stage for his first White…

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World A handout picture made available by the Presidential Press Service shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) visiting the 117th Seperate Territorial Defense Brigade during a working visit to the Sumy region, Ukraine, 27 March 2024 amid the Russian invasion. EPA/PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT

Ukraine Says Russian Drone, Missile Attacks Damage Power Facilities

Russian missile and drone attacks hit thermal and hydro power plants in central and western Ukraine, power grid operator Ukrenergo said on Friday, in the…

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World This photo taken on March 27, 2024 shows the city of Athens shrouded in haze. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP)

Moderately Strong Quake Strikes Southern Greece

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 has struck southern Greece off the coast of the western Peloponnese. There were no immediate reports of…

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World A handout photo made available by the Limpopo Transport Department shows emergency services attending to the bus crash that killed 45 people in Limpopo province, South Africa, 28 March 2024 (issued 29 March 2024).  EPA/Tidimalo Chuene

An 8-year-old is Only Survivor in South Africa Bus Crash that Killed 45

A bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa on Thursday, killing at…

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World Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic in Moscow, Russia, March 21, 2024. Olga Maltseva/Pool via REUTERS

Russia's FM Says Ukraine Peace Plan is Pointless

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview published on Friday, said Ukraine's proposed peace plan was pointless as it was based on unacceptable…

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World BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MARCH 28: The sunsets on the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Cranes to Start Removing Wreckage from Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Biden OKs $60M in Aid

The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard was being transported to Baltimore so crews on Friday can begin removing the wreckage of a collapsed highway bridge…

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