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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 Local residents collect glass from broken windows at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine March 26, 2024. (Reuters)

Ukraine Peace Talks without Russia Will Fail, Kremlin Spokesman Says 

Any global peace summit on Ukraine that excludes Russia is simply "absurd" and will fail, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in an interview published on…

World Ferries cross the Bosphorus, in Istanbul, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Türkiye Says it Detained 147 People Over Alleged ISIS Ties

Turkish authorities have detained 147 people over suspected ties to ISIS in nationwide operations, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday. In a…

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World Armored vehicles are worked on at a factory in Ukraine, on Friday, December 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukraine Says it Hit Warship that Russia Took from it in 2014 with Missile

Ukraine hit the Konstantin Olshansky landing ship, which Russia captured from Ukraine in 2014, with a missile, Ukrainian navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk…

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World (FILES) A tuck crosses Francis Scott Key Bridge October 14, 2021, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Baltimore Bridge Collapses after Ship Struck it, Sending Vehicles Into Water

A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a large boat collided with it early Tuesday morning, and multiple vehicles fell into the…

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World Farmers drive tractors through central London to protest against issues including food imports, as part of demonstrations from growers around the world, in London, Britain, March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Toby Melville

British Government Blames China for Two ‘Malicious’ Cyberattacks

The UK has accused Beijing-linked organizations of orchestrating two “malicious” cyber campaigns on the Electoral Commission and parliamentarians between 2021…

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World Pakistani fishermen pray before breaking their fast at a boat in the fish harbor on the Arabian Sea during the Muslim's holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Six Killed in Militant Attack on Pakistan Naval Base

Militants attacked a Pakistan naval airbase killing at least one paramilitary soldier while security forces killed all five of the assailants in retaliatory…

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World African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat

African Countries Condemn ISIS Attack in Moscow

African countries joined world leaders to condemn last Friday’s terrorist attack on a concert hall outside Moscow which killed 137 people, expressing their…

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World Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator briefs media on the launch of the funding appeal to support conflict-torn Sudan in 2024 at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 7, 2024. (Reuters)

UN Aid Chief Griffiths to Step Down in June for Health Reasons

United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths, who recently pushed for more humanitarian access to Gaza, plans to step down at the end of June for health reasons,…

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with the German Chancellor after their meeting in Jerusalem on March 17, 2024. (AFP)

Netanyahu Cancels Israeli Delegation to US over UN Gaza Vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he will not send a delegation as planned to Washington after the United States refrained from vetoing…

World French President Emmanuel Macron, next to France's Deputy Minister for Overseas Territories Marie Guevenoux (L, background) and France's Secretary of State for the Sea and Biodiversity Herve Berville (R, background), speaks to the press upon his arrival at Cayenne-Felix Eboue airport in Cayenne, as part of a two-day visit to the French overseas department of Guiana, on March 25, 2024. (AFP)

Macron: It Would Be Cynical, Counterproductive for Russia to Pin Moscow Attack on Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron said all signs indicated that an attack on a concert hall near Moscow in which 137 were killed was carried out by ISIS,…

World  Rescuers work at the site of a building damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 25, 2024. (Reuters)

Missile Debris Falls in Kyiv, Building Badly Damaged, Say Ukrainian Officials

A three-storey building in central Kyiv was badly damaged in a Russian missile attack on Monday morning that saw missile debris fall in three other districts…

World This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies on March 24, 2024 and dated March 23, 2024 shows an overview of waters where the Philippines said the China Coast Guard blocked their supply vessel and damaged it with water cannon, during a Philippine supply mission near Second Thomas Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. (Handout / Satellite image 2024 Maxar Technologies / AFP)

Philippines Says Chinese Envoy Summoned over ‘Aggressive Actions’ off Reef

The Philippines said Monday it had summoned a Chinese envoy over "aggressive actions" by the China Coast Guard and other vessels near a reef off the Southeast…

World In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin lights a candle during his visit to a church of the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on March 24, 2024, during a national day of mourning following the attack in the Crocus City Hall. (Photo by Mikhail METZEL / POOL / AFP)

Kremlin Says Won’t Discuss Death Penalty in Relation to Deadly Attack

The Kremlin said on Monday it was not taking part in discussions about the use of the death penalty in relation to the four suspects arrested after an attack…

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World Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, a suspect in the Crocus City Hall shooting on Friday is escorted by police and FSB officers in the Basmanny District Court in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia Casts Doubt on ISIS Responsibility for Concert Attack

Russia on Monday cast doubt on assertions by the United States that the ISIS militant group was responsible for a gun attack on a concert hall outside Moscow…

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World A picture released by the North Korean State News Agency (KCNA) on 25 March 2024 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) visiting the headquarters of the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank Division of the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Photo: -/YNA via KCNA /dpa

North Korean Leader Visits ‘Seoul’ Tank Unit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a tank exercise and encouraged his armored forces to sharpen war preparations in the face of growing tensions with…

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World People wade through a flooded street after a rainstorm in the Uruai neighborhood of Duque de Caxias city, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 24, 2024. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)

Death Toll from Heavy Rains in Brazil Jumps to 23

Heavy rains in Brazil this weekend killed at least 23 people in the southeastern states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo. Espirito Santos' state government…

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World A woman lays flowers at a makeshift memorial to the victims of a shooting attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue in the Moscow Region, in Saint Petersburg, Russia March 24, 2024.  REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

Toll in Russia Shooting Rises, Suspects Brought to Investigation Committee's HQ

Russian authorities put the number of dead in Friday's mass shooting at a concert call on the edge of Moscow at 137 people, including three children, up from…

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World Pope Francis (L) looks on as cardinals take part in a procession during the Palm Sunday holy mass at St Peter's square in the Vatican on March 24, 2024. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)

Pope Skips Palm Sunday Homily but Continues Service in St. Peter's Square

Pope Francis skipped reading his homily during a Palm Sunday Mass for tens of thousands of people St. Peter's Square but continued presiding at the service. …

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World The image taken from video shows smoke rising from what Ukrainian military intelligence said is the Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship Sergey Kotov, damaged by Ukrainian sea drones, at a location given as off the coast of Crimea. (Ministry of Defense of Ukraine/Reuters)

Ukraine Says it Hit Two Russian Warships in Strike on Crimea

The Ukrainian military said it hit two large Russian landing ships, a communications center and other infrastructure used by the Russian navy in the Black Sea…

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World Rouhani and Zarif during a government meeting in 2019 (Archive - ISNA)

Rouhani Learned about Ain al-Asad Attack from State Television

Former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was reportedly not informed of an attack on the Ain al-Asad base, at dawn on Jan. 8, 2020, five days after the killing…

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World Russian national and Moscow city flags with attached black ribbons are seen on the day of mourning, declared following a deadly shooting in the Crocus City Hall concert hall, in Moscow, Russia  March 24, 2024.  REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

Russia Mourns Victims of Deadly Concert Hall Attack

Russia lowered flags to half-mast on Sunday for a day of mourning after scores of people were gunned down with automatic weapons at a rock concert outside…

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World An explosion of a missile is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 24, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Kyiv, Lviv Under Russian Attack as Missile Violates Polish Airspace

Russia launched 57 missiles and drones on Ukraine on Sunday, including attacking Kyiv and the western Ukrainian region of Lviv, officials said, with Poland's…

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World FILE - Nigerian army patrol near LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga where students were kidnapped in Kuriga, Kaduna, Nigeria, on March 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Nearly 300 Abducted Schoolchildren in Nigeria Freed

Nearly 300 schoolchildren and staff abducted by gunmen from their school in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state have been released, the state governor said Sunday…

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World This aerial picture shows Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 25, 2020. (AFP Photo)

Pro-Kurdish Candidate Fights Anti-migrant Sentiment in Local Turkish Elections

A pro-Kurdish candidate, who lost his arm in prison during a police raid after a hunger strike in 2000, has turned three decades of social activism into a…

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