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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 This handout picture released by the Israeli army on February 17, 2024, shows troops on the ground in the Gaza Strip amid ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Israeli Army / AFP)

Canada Halting Arms Shipments to Israel, Govt Official Says

Canada will halt all arms shipments to Israel, a government official told AFP on Tuesday, a decision that has drawn the ire of Israel as it faces growing…

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World Russian President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin meets with his election agents at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 20, 2024. (AFP)

Russia Says Strategic Talks with US Possible Only as Part of Broader Debate 

Russia said on Wednesday that it would only discuss nuclear arms control with the United States as part of a broader debate, saying that Washington would not…

World In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, watches what it says a test of a solid-fuel engine for its new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in North Korea Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea Claims Progress in Developing a Hypersonic Missile Designed to Strike Distant US Targets 

North Korea successfully tested a solid-fuel engine for its new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile, state media reported Wednesday, claiming a progress…

World South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor (AFP)

Israel War Undermining Top UN Court, S.Africa Says

South Africa's top diplomat on Tuesday accused Israel of setting a precedent for leaders to defy the top UN court, as she again alleged a campaign of…

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World Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley (L) and former Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., (R) participate in a hearing with the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on March 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)

Top Former US Generals Say Failures of Biden Administration in Planning Drove Chaotic Fall of Kabul 

The top two US generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic…

World This handout photograph taken on March 20, 2024 and released by Pakistan’s Mines and Minerals Development Department Baluchistan shows miners gathered outside a collapsed mine as rescue personnel conduct a search operation for trapped workers after a gas explosion rocked the private coal pit in the mining region of Khost at Harnai district, Baluchistan province. (Mines and Minerals Development Department Baluchistan / AFP) 

Explosion in Coal Mine in Southwest Pakistan Kills 12 Miners, 8 Rescued 

An explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan killed 12 miners while eight were rescued, an official said Wednesday. The bodies of the dead were all…

World Police vehicles leave the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe, Germany (AP)

Germany Detains 2 Afghans for Plotting Attack on Swedish Parliament

Germany detained on Tuesday two Afghan citizens accused of planning an attack on the Swedish parliament in response to the burning of copies of the Quran in…

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World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos in Manila (Reuters)

US Warns China Against Armed Attack on Philippines

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China on Tuesday against any “armed attack” against the Philippines and reaffirmed the US “firm” commitment to…

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World Iranian cleric Kazem Seddiqi (Iran's Constitutional Guardianship Council website)

Iran Land Grabs Spotlight Corruption Near Khamenei

Conflicting reports are swirling around Kazem Seddiqi, a prominent Iranian official and cleric, with leaked documents supporting allegations of his involvement…

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World Russia Says It Will Evacuate 9,000 Children from Border Region Targeted from Ukraine

Russia Says It Will Evacuate 9,000 Children from Border Region Targeted from Ukraine

Russia plans to evacuate about 9,000 children from a border region because it is being shelled continuously by Ukraine, an official said Tuesday, reflecting…

World View of the US embassy in Havana, on March 18, 2024. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)

US Studies: No Evidence of Havana Syndrome Brain Injury

A US government research team found no significant physical evidence of brain injury in a group of federal employees suffering symptoms of the "Havana syndrome…

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World US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov attend a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the American military's Ramstein Air Base, near Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany, March 19, 2024. (Reuters)

Ukraine’s Survival in Danger, Pentagon Chief Warns

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday warned that Ukraine's survival was in danger and sought to convince allies that the United States was committed to…

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 PM Says He Must Return Disputed Areas to Azerbaijan or Face War 

Armenia could face a war with Azerbaijan if it does not compromise with Baku and return four Azerbaijani villages it has held since the early 1990s, Prime…

World North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks on as he guides a training of the fire division, in North Korea, March 18, 2024, in this picture released on March 19, 2024, by the Korean Central News Agency. (KCNA via Reuters)

North Korea Says Kim Jong Un Supervised Tests of Rocket Launchers Targeting Seoul 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire drill of nuclear-capable “super-large” multiple rocket launchers designed to target South Korea's…

World People shop at a market in Tehran on March 12, 2024, as they prepare for Nowruz. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iranians Tighten Belts for Nowruz Festivities

Millions of Iranians will travel to be with their families for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, on Wednesday but economic troubles in the sanctions-hit country…

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World This picture taken on March 15, 2024 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 16 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) and his daughter Ju Ae (2nd R) visiting the Gangdong Comprehensive Greenhouse in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)

Daughter of North Korea’s Kim Might Be Heir Apparent, Says Seoul

Seoul's Unification Ministry on Monday added its voice to growing speculation around Kim Jong Un's succession plans, saying they have not "ruled out" that his…

World This handout photograph published on the official Telegram account of the Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, on March 17, 2024, shows a fragment of a rocket following a missile strike in Belgorod. (Photo by Handout / Telegram / @vvgladkov / AFP)

Kremlin Says Only Way to Protect Russia Is to Create a Buffer Zone with Ukraine 

The Kremlin said on Monday that the only way to protect Russian territory from Ukrainian attacks was to create a buffer zone that would put Russian regions…

World A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by Iran’s "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Mahsa Amini's Death in Iran Custody was 'Unlawful', UN Mission Says

A fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said on Monday the death of Mahsa Amini in custody of Iran's morality police was "unlawful" and caused by…

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World Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg deliver press statements following their talks in Baku on March 17, 2024. (Photo by Handout / Azerbaijani presidency / AFP)

Azeri President Says Peace with Armenia Is Closer Than Ever 

Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday his country is "closer than ever" to a peace with Armenia, half a year after Azerbaijan recaptured its Karabakh…

World Russian President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin meets with the media at his campaign headquarters in Moscow on March 18, 2024. (AFP)

China Congratulates Putin on Election Win, Says Ties Will Strengthen 

China congratulated Vladimir Putin on Monday on winning Russia's presidential election and said the strategic relationship between the two countries will…

World Afghan workers cover themselves with the plastic sheets during the rainfall as they sit on their hand carts along a road in Herat on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Mohsen KARIMI / AFP)

Taliban Admits Need for International Community after UNAMA Mandate Extended

The Taliban have welcomed the one-year extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission (UNAMA) in Afghanistan, hoping the move will revive relations with…

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World FILE PHOTO: Taliban forces patrol near the entrance gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport, a day after US troops withdrawal, in Kabul, Afghanistan August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Pakistani Airstrikes Target Suspected Pakistani Taliban Hideouts in Afghanistan, Killing 8 People

Pakistani airstrikes targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan early on Monday, killing at least eight…

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World A view shows the Eiffel Tower, La Defense business district and rooftops of Paris, France, March 16, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Nine Arrested after Paris Suburban Police Station Attacked

Nine people were arrested after a police station in the Paris suburb of La Courneuve was attacked late on Sunday evening following clashes between youths and…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking on a visit to his campaign headquarters after a presidential election in Moscow, early Monday, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Putin Wins Russia Election in Landslide with No Serious Competition

President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia's election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power in a victory he said…

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