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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 Cars drive past a wall covered by a banner in the colors of the national flag in Tehran on March 3, 2024, two days after Iranians voted in the country's parliamentary election. (AFP)

At Least Two Injured in Iran’s Aftab Refinery Incident, No Deaths, State Media Says 

At least two people were injured in an incident during a maintenance operation at the Aftab oil refinery in Iran's Bandar Abbas, Iranian state media outlets…

World Riot police officers guard the area near the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God Soothe My Sorrows, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP)

Russia's FSB Says It Shoots Dead a Man Planning an ‘Act of Terrorism' 

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had shot dead a Belarusian man who had been planning "an act of terrorism" on behalf of…

World Ukrainian servicemen of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade walk inside a trench at the frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Bakhmut, Ukraine March 5, 2024. (Reuters)

Senior Russian Officer Warns Ukraine Conflict Could Escalate into Full-Scale War in Europe 

A senior Russian military officer has warned that the conflict in Ukraine could escalate into a full-scale war in Europe and said the probability of Moscow's…

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Kremlin: US Planes Will Be Downed if They Fly over Russian Territory

Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov took advantage of his presence on Wednesday at the World Youth Festival held in Sochi to send messages to the US…

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World This picture taken on March 6, 2024 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 7 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting a major operational training base in the western area of the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA via KNS / AFP)

North Korea’s Kim Calls for Stronger War Fighting Capabilities Against the US and South Korea 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for greater war fighting capabilities against the United States and South Korea, state media reported Thursday, after…

World China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi gestures during a press conference about foreign policy and external relations, for the Second Session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, 07 March 2024. (EPA)

US Has a Wrong Perception of China, Says Foreign Minister 

The US is clinging to wrong perceptions of China and has yet to fulfill its "promises" despite some progress since presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met last…

World  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visit the sea port, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine March 6, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters)

Blast Rocks Ukrainian City of Odesa During Visit by Zelenskyy and Greece’s PM

The sound of a large explosion reverberated around the Ukrainian port of Odesa as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greece's prime minister ended a tour of the…

World A picture taken with a drone shows migrants crossing the English Channel on a small boat, on 06 March 2024. (EPA)

Over 8,500 Migrants Died Worldwide Last Year, a Record Since UN Started Counting In 2014

A total of 8,565 migrants died on land and sea routes worldwide last year, the UN migration agency said Wednesday, a record high since it began counting deaths…

World Republican presidential candidate, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley announces the suspension of her presidential campaign at her campaign headquarters on March 06, 2024 in Daniel Island, South Carolina. (Getty Images via AFP)

Nikki Haley Ends White House Bid, Clearing Path for a Trump-Biden Rematch

Nikki Haley ended her long-shot challenge to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Wednesday, ensuring the former president will be the party's…

World The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe's largest, is seen in the background of the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir after the dam collapse, in Energodar, Russian-occupied Ukraine, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (AP)

Nuclear Chief Grossi Meets Putin to Discuss Zaporizhzhia Plant

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday after "tense" talks with energy officials over…

World Rescuers airlift the 14-year-old found 'severely hypothermic and barely reactive' - AFP

Syria Teen Rescued in Austria Mountains as New Smuggling Routes Used

Austrian mountain rescuers have saved a Syrian teen found injured and suffering from severe hypothermia, they said Tuesday, as new smuggling routes are being…

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World  Brian Hook, Trump's envoy to Tehran (Reuters)

FBI Hunts for Iranian Spy Targeting Pompeo, Trump-Era Officials

The US government is intensifying a manhunt for an Iranian intelligence operative who the Federal Bureau of Investigation believes has been plotting to…

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World A man drives a motorbike behind an ambulance near Khan Younis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, on March 5, 2024, during the Israel-Hamas war. © AFP

Australia and ASEAN Call for Restraint in South China Sea, Ceasefire in Gaza 

Australia and Southeast Asian nations ended a three-day summit on Wednesday calling for restraint in the contested South China Sea and a lasting ceasefire in…

World Israeli troops move near the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel, Monday, March 4, 2024. (AP)

Pro-Palestinian Group Sues Canada Over Military Exports to Israel 

Pro-Palestinian and human rights advocates in Canada on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the federal government to stop it from allowing companies to export…

World Former US President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during the Super Tuesday Election Night Watch Party in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 05 March 2024. (EPA)

Trump, Biden Dominate Super Tuesday Contests as They March Toward Rematch 

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country on Tuesday, setting up a historic…

World Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Aug. 8, 2023, in Windham, N.H. (AP)

Trump Seeks to Blitz Haley in ‘Super Tuesday’ States 

Donald Trump looks to cement his hold on the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday as the first polls open on one of the most important days of the US…

World General view of the traffic in Tehran, Iran, 04 March 2024. (EPA)

Iran Executed 834 People Last Year, Highest Since 2015, Say Rights Groups 

Iran executed a "staggering" total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the country, two rights…

World FILE PHOTO: Cargo ships are seen from a patrol boat of Ukraine's coast guard as they sail in the Black Sea, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, February 7, 2024. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo/File Photo

Ukraine Claims It Has Sunk Another Russian Warship in Black Sea Using High-Tech Sea Drones

Ukraine claimed Tuesday it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones as Kyiv’s forces continue to take aim at targets deep…

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World A food street seller grills fishes as he waits for customers next to the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Türkiye, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. (AP)

Türkiye Detains Seven Suspected of Selling Information to Israel’s Mossad, Anadolu Says 

Turkish police have detained seven people, including a private detective, suspected of selling information to Israel's Mossad intelligence service, state-owned…

World A person throws flowers towards the grave of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny while standing in front of a closed entrance to the Borisovskoye cemetery, in Moscow, Russia, March 3, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer

Moscow: Western Ambassadors Are Meddling in Russia's Affairs

Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday accused Western ambassadors in Moscow of meddling in Russia's internal affairs and said their behavior raised questions…

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World 05 March 2024, South Korea, Pyeongtaek: Apache choppers take off at Camp Humphreys, to join the Freedom Shield 2024 exercise. (dpa)

North Korea Threatens to Take Military Moves in Response to US-South Korean Drills 

North Korea called the ongoing South Korean-US military drills a plot to invade the country, as it threatened Tuesday to take unspecified “responsible”…

World A handout photo made available by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) shows debris at the site of a small plane crash alongside Interstate 40 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 04 March 2024. EPA/METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HANDOUT

5 Killed after Small Airplane Crashes in Nashville

Five people died after a single-engine airplane crashed near an interstate highway in Nashville, shutting down multiple lanes, the US city's metro police…

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World This handout photo taken on February 22, 2024 and received on February 25, 2024 from the Philippine Coast Guard shows a China Coast Guard vessel sailing near the BRP Datu Sanday during their mission to bring supplies to fishermen near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)

Philippine and Chinese Boats Collide in their Latest Confrontation over a South China Sea Shoal

Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels collided in the South China Sea on Tuesday in the two nations’ latest confrontation over the disputed waters, as…

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World Police officers stand guard at the Synagoge Agudas Achim in Zurich, on March 3, 2024, after an Orthodox Jewish man was stabbed, late on March 2, 2024. (Photo by ARND WIEGMANN / AFP)

Police: Suspect in Stabbing of Jewish Man in Zurich Expressed Solidarity with ISIS

Swiss police say the 15-year-old suspect in the stabbing of an Orthodox Jewish man in Zurich over the weekend had appeared in a video expressing solidarity…

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