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Iranian Lawmaker: A Nuclear Bomb is a ‘Public Demand’

World Satellite imagery from Jun 9th, 2025 via Airbus/Bulletin, shows a truck at Iran’s Isfahan underground complex carrying 18 sealed containers (AP)

Iranian Lawmaker: A Nuclear Bomb is a ‘Public Demand’

Iranian lawmaker Hosseinali Haji Deligani said on Saturday that building a nuclear bomb has become a public demand, just days before a meeting of the…

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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 Migrants are helped evacuate a partially deflated rubber dinghy by the rescue personnel of the SOS Mediterranee humanitarian ship Ocean Viking in the Central Mediterranean Sea, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (Johanna de Tessieres/ SOS Mediterranee via AP, HO)

Migrant Boat Sinks off Türkiye’s Coast, Killing at Least 22 People

A rubber dinghy carrying migrants sank off Türkiye’s northern Aegean coast on Friday, killing at least 22 people, officials said. Turkish coast guard…

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World Women vote at a polling station during a presidential election in Makiivka, Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, March 15, 2024. (AP)

Putin on Brink of Six More Years in Power as Russians Vote 

Russia began three days of voting on Friday in a presidential election that is set to extend the rule of Vladimir Putin by six more years. Two years into the…

World This picture shows damaged cars at the scene of fresh aerial attacks on Belgorod on March 14, 2024. (AFP)

Putin Vows to Punish Ukraine for Attacks That Mar Russia’s Presidential Election

Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine on Friday of aiming to disrupt Russia's presidential election by shelling Russian territory and using 2,500 armed soldiers to…

World (FILES) A cargo ship waits its turn to cross the Panama Canal in Panama City on March 02, 2024. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP)

Washington Begins to Counter Iran’s Sanctions Evasion

The US took the first step to counter Iran's sanctions evasion by putting pressure on Panama to ban Iranian vessels sanctioned by Washington from using its…

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World US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Reuters)

Top Senate Democrat Calls for Changing Netanyahu’s Government

In his strongest speech on the Senate floor, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu no longer fits the needs…

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World An SH3D helicopter of the Iranian Navy flies over a ship during joint exercises with Russia and China in the Gulf of Oman (IRNA)

Iran, Russia and China Hold Joint Naval Exercises on Rescuing Hijacked Ships

The naval forces of Russia and China in addition to units from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps conducted on Thursday exercises simulating the rescue of…

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World FILE - Norway's King Harald V leaves the hall after the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at Oslo City Hall, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Norway's King Discharged from Hospital after Getting Pacemaker

Norway's King Harald has been discharged from the hospital after receiving a permanent pacemaker earlier this week and is doing well, the royal court said on…

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World Pedestrians walk through a decorative tunnel with the backdrop of skyscrapers of Moscow International Business Center, also known as Moskva-City, on a sunny day in Moscow, Russia March 13, 2024.  REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

Russia Bans 227 US Citizens from Entering the Country

Russia has banned 227 US citizens from entering the country, including US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on…

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World (FILES) A cargo ship waits its turn to cross the Panama Canal in Panama City on March 02, 2024. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP)

US Asks Panama to Strip Flags from Iranian Ships Sanctioned by Washington

The United States has asked Panama to ban Iranian vessels sanctioned by Washington from using its flag, US State Department special envoy Abram Paley said on…

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World FILE PHOTO: A drone view of London's Shard skyscraper with the Canary Wharf financial district in the background in London, Britain March 3, 2024. REUTERS/Yann Tessier/File Photo

British Government Publishes Official Definition of Extremism

The British government published an official definition of “extremism” on Thursday, and said groups that get the label will be barred from receiving government…

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World A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) North Korean Supreme leader Kim Jong Un reacts during a training competition involving tank units of the Korean People's Army (KPA), at an undisclosed location in North Korea, 13 March 2024 (issued 14 March 2024). EPA/KCNA

NKorea's Kim Drives New-type Tank, Calls for Efforts to Prepare for War

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joined his troops in training to operate newly developed battle tanks as he called for bigger efforts to prepare for war, state…

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World A man works at the construction site of a defense line in Kharkiv region on March 12, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Sergey BOBOK / AFP)

Russia Targets Ukraine with Latest Mass Drone Strike

Russian forces launched three-dozen drones across several Ukrainian regions overnight, hitting civilian infrastructure, authorities in Ukraine said on Thursday…

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World In this photo provided by the Ministry of Defence, Sea Ceptor missiles are fired from HMS Richmond shooting down two Houthi drones, Saturday, March  9, 2024 in the Red Sea. (LPhot Chris Sellars/Ministry of Defence via AP)

Report: US Held Indirect Talks with Iran over Red Sea Attacks

Senior US and Iranian diplomats reportedly met secretly in Oman earlier this year as Washington tried to seek Tehran’s help in stopping attacks by Yemen’s…

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World An international inspector conducts an examination at the Natanz nuclear plant, January 2014 (AFP)

Iran Voices Reservations about Int’l Probe into Nuclear Activities in Undeclared Sites

A week after remarks by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Western powers on the need for “transparent and full” cooperation by Tehran regarding…

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World President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, March 11, 2024, after returning from a trip to New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden Extends National Emergency with Respect to Iran

US President Joe Biden has decided to extend the national emergency with respect to Iran and to maintain in force comprehensive sanctions against the country. …

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World FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at a news conference following a meeting of the State Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on Dec. 22, 2022. (Sergey Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Putin Asks Voters, Including in Annexed Ukrainian Areas, to Determine Russia's Future

President Vladimir Putin appealed on Thursday to voters, including in annexed parts of Ukraine, to be united in determining Russia's future by casting ballots…

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World Family members of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, carry pictures of their loved ones during a protest march marking 150 days of their captivity, calling for their immediate release, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, 04 March 2024. (EPA)

Israeli Parliament Approves Amended 2024 Budget to Fund Gaza War

Israeli lawmakers gave their final approval on Wednesday to an amended 2024 state budget that adds tens of billions of shekels to fund Israel's war against the…

World South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor delivers her closing remarks following a meeting with Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (not seen) in Pretoria on March 5, 2024. (AFP)

South Africa’s FM Says Citizens Fighting with Israeli Forces in Gaza Will Be Arrested

South Africa's foreign minister says her country's citizens who fight in the Israeli armed forces or alongside them in Gaza will be arrested when they return…

World The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, is seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, northeastern Japan, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

IAEA Chief: Treated Wastewater Discharge at Fukushima Nuclear Plant is Safe

The head of the UN atomic agency told local Japanese representatives at a meeting in Fukushima on Wednesday that the ongoing discharge of treated radioactive…

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World A supporter of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) holds a placard during a protest rally against a new citizenship law, in Kochi, India, March 12, 2024. (Reuters)

India Implements Citizenship Law Opposed by Muslims

India moved on Monday to implement a 2019 citizenship law that has been criticized by human rights activists as discriminating against Muslims, weeks before…

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US Targets Al-Shabaab Fundraisers, Money Launderers with Sanctions

The US Department of the Treasury on Monday imposed sanctions on what it said was an international fundraising and money-laundering network for the Al-Shabaab…

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World European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a debate on the next European summit as part of a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on March 12, 2024. (AFP)

EU to Mull Measures Against Iran over Possible Missile Transfers to Russia

European Union (EU) leaders are ready to respond with new and significant measures against Iran amid reports that Tehran may transfer hundreds of ballistic…

World Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts on stage after participating in a "Get Out The Vote Rally" campaign event at the Forum River Center in Rome, Georgia, USA, 09 March 2024. (EPA)

Biden, Trump Clinch Nominations, Kicking off Bruising Presidential Rematch 

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both clinched their parties' nomination on Tuesday, kicking off the first US presidential election…

World  Israeli soldiers walk near the border with Gaza Strip in southern Israel on March 12, 2024, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)

NGOs Sue Denmark to End Arms Export to Israel

A group of NGOs on Tuesday said they will sue the Danish state to end the Nordic country's arms exports to Israel, citing concerns that its weapons were being…