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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 Ukrainian servicewoman nicknamed "Bullet", who has served in the army for more than one year, stands in front of Ukrainian national flags commemorating the fallen Ukrainian soldiers, at Independence Square on the occasion of International Women's Day in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, 08 March 2024, amid the Russian invasion. (EPA)

Poland’s Foreign Minister Says Presence of NATO Troops in Ukraine Is ‘Not Unthinkable’

Poland's foreign minister says the presence of NATO forces "is not unthinkable" and that he appreciates the French president for not ruling out that idea. …

World FILE - Workers put down a fire set at an office of Haiti's power company during a protest to demand the resignation of the Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)

Violence is Battering Haiti's Fragile Economy and Causing Food and Water Shortages

Rotting fruit, withered vegetables, empty water jugs and spent gas canisters now stock the stores and stands that serve Haiti's poor — a consequence of the…

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World US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

Biden Visiting Battleground States and Expanding Staff as His Campaign Tries to Seize the Offensive

Fresh off his defiant State of the Union address, President Joe Biden on Friday laced into former President Donald Trump — by name this time — as he and his…

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World A photo posted on social media shows people making their way towards Mahsa Amini's grave in Saqqez [AFP]

UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran’s Repression of Protests: Sexual Violence, Executions

The violent repression of peaceful protests and discrimination against women and girls by Tehran led to serious rights violations, many amounting to crimes…

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World European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium March 13, 2023. (Reuters)

Armenia Is Considering Seeking EU Membership, Foreign Minister Says

Armenia is considering applying for European Union membership, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said on Friday, as it seeks to forge closer ties with the West…

World The US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 8, 2024. (AFP)

Congress Passes First Package of Spending Bills Just Hours before Shutdown Deadline for Key Agencies

The Senate on Friday approved a $460 billion package of spending bills in time to meet a midnight deadline for avoiding a shutdown of many key federal agencies…

World Commander of Iran’s air force Ali Reza Sabahi-Fard. (Tasnim)

Iran Says Sanctions Won’t Stop its Development of Missiles

Commander of Iran’s air force Ali Reza Sabahi-Fard claimed on Friday that western sanctions on Tehran will not stop it from developing its missile capabilities…

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World Commander of the Central Command Army Gen. Michael Kurilla (AP)

CENTCOM Commander: US Will Lose the Middle East if It Concedes to Iran, China

US Army General Michael E. Kurilla, the commander of CENTCOM, said Thursday that the convergence of crisis and competition make the CENTCOM area of…

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World  Officers escort Iranian Majid Azizi at police headquarters in Lima, Peru, Friday, March 8, 2024. (AP)

Peru Arrests an Iranian Man Accused of Planning an Attack on an Israeli Citizen

Police in Peru announced the arrest Friday of an Iranian citizen who was purportedly a member of Iran's Quds Force and allegedly planned to kill an Israeli…

World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at the State Department in Washington, US, March 8, 2024. (Reuters)

Türkiye, US Discuss Ukraine, Gaza, Ways to Improve Ties, FM Says

Turkish and US officials held comprehensive talks about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and various bilateral issues during meetings in Washington, Türkiye’s…

World A woman shows a hand painted in red to symbolize whether women have suffered any type of violence, during an International Women's Day demonstration in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 08 March 2024. EPA/Gustavo Amador

UN Chief: Legal Equality for Women Could Take 300 Years

Legal equality for women could take centuries as the fight for gender equality is becoming an uphill struggle against widespread discrimination and gross human…

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World Fishermen casts their lines into the Bosphorus on the Kadikoy sea promenade as the sun sets in Istanbul, Türkiye, Monday, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Türkiye Charges 6 People with Spying for Israel's Mossad

Turkish authorities have arrested six people and charged them with spying for Israel's Mossad intelligence service, Türkiye's intelligence agency (MIT) said on…

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World Passengers are evacuated from a United flight at George Bush International Airport, Friday, March 8, 2024 in Houston. (KTRK via AP)

United Airlines Plane Rolls Off Runway in Houston

Passengers had to be evacuated from a United Airlines plane after it rolled off a runway and got stuck in the grass in Houston Friday morning. No injuries were…

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World FILE PHOTO: A general view picture shows the Israeli settlement of Efrat in the Gush Etzion settlement block as Bethlehem is seen in the background, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo

UN Rights Chief: Israeli Settlements Expand by Record Amount

Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibility of a Palestinian…

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World People arrive to the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God, ahead of the funeral of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Moscow, Russia, 01 March 2024. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

US Warns of Imminent Attack in Moscow by 'Extremists'

The US embassy in Russia warned that "extremists" had imminent plans for an attack in Moscow, hours after Russian security services said they had foiled a…

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World US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol, Thursday March 7, 2024, in Washington. (Reuters)

Biden: US Won’t Walk Away from Ukraine… No Compromise on Gaza Aid

In his State of the Union address on Thursday, US President Joe Biden called on US politicians to back a new funding package to help Ukraine defend itself…

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World Palestinians inspect the destruction after an Israeli raid on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip (AP)

Report: US Quietly Approved 100 Arms Sales to Israel since October 7

The United States has “quietly approved and delivered” more than 100 separate foreign military sales to Israel since the Gaza war began Oct. 7, according to a…

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World FILE PHOTO: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi holds a press conference on the opening day of a quarterly meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, March 4, 2024. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner/File Photo

US Warns Iran from Stonewalling IAEA

The United States on Thursday threatened future action against Iran at the UN nuclear watchdog if Tehran keeps “stonewalling” the watchdog by denying it the…

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World Crew members of the Barbados-flagged bulk carrier M/V True Confidence are rescued by the Indian Navy after a Houthi missile attack, in the Gulf of Aden, off Yemen, Mar. 6, 2024. (AFP/Indian Navy)

Washington Vows to Hold Houthis Accountable over Attacks that Killed Three Seafarers

Washington vowed to hold Yemen's Houthis accountable after the militia’s latest missile attack killed three seafarers on a Red Sea merchant ship in the Gulf of…

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World A US Army intelligence analyst was arrested at Fort Campbell for allegedly providing national defense information to China - AFP

US Soldier Arrested For Selling Defense Secrets to China

A US Army intelligence analyst was arrested on Thursday for allegedly providing national defense information to China. Sergeant Korbein Schultz, who held a…

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World A gas flare on an oil production platform is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf July 25, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi Purchase Licensing Rights

One Dead In Iran Oil Refinery Incident: State Media

One person was killed and two others injured in an incident at an oil refinery in southern Iran on Thursday, state media reported. The incident occurred…

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North Korea COVID-19 Measures Were 'Overbroad, Excessive', Activists Say

North Korea's border closings and other anti-pandemic measures were "overbroad, excessive, and unnecessary" and severely affected food security and the…

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World This photograph shows the Israeli settlement of Efrata built on the land of the Palestinian town of Al-Khader in the Bethlehem governorate in the occupied West Bank on March 6, 2024. (AFP)

Norway Warns against Business with Israeli Settlements

Norway’s government on Thursday urged Norwegian companies to avoid trade and business activities that contribute to maintaining illegal Israeli settlements. …

World Seamstress Tove Lycke works on NATO flags, at the flag manufacturer Flagghuset, in Akersberga, outside Stockholm, Sweden, March 7, 2024. (TT News Agency/Anders Wiklund via Reuters)

Sweden Officially Joins NATO after Completing Its Accession Process, Ending Decades of Neutrality

Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns…