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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 A plane drops aid over Gaza, amid the ongoing the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Canada Says It's Working to Airdrop Aid to the Gaza Strip as Soon as Possible

Canada is working to airdrop humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip as soon as possible, a cabinet minister said Wednesday. The confirmation that an active effort…

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World An Italian Coast Guard ship carrying illegal immigrants rescued at sea passes near a tourist boat on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, Italy, on September 18, 2023 (Reuters)

Asylum Bids in EU Reach 7-year High with Syrians, Afghans Topping List

Asylum applications in the EU surged to over one million last year, a seven-year high, with Syrians then Afghans remaining the top groups seeking protection,…

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World German police officers guard a building where Daniela Klette, a 65-year-old alleged member of Germany's notorious Red Army Faction (RAF) militant group, has been arrested after decades on the run from armed robbery and attempted murder charges, in Berlin, Germany, February 28, 2024 - Reuters

German Police Defuse Grenade Found in Red Army Faction Suspect's Home

The Berlin apartment block in which a suspected Red Army Faction (RAF) militant lived during three decades on the run had to be evacuated on Wednesday after…

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Congress: Deal Reached to Avoid Partial Government Shutdown Friday

Democrats and Republicans in the US Congress reached an agreement in principle on Wednesday to extend the federal budget by a few days and defer the threat of…

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World Al-Qassam Brigades fighters accompany two prisoners during the prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel last November (AFP)

New Zealand Lists Hamas as Terrorist Group, Sanctions 'Extremist' Israeli Settlers

New Zealand on Thursday listed Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in its entirety as a terrorist entity and imposed travel bans on "extremist" Israeli settlers…

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World French President Emmanuel Macron attends a press conference at the end of the conference in support of Ukraine, with European leaders and government representatives, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 26, 2024. (Reuters)

Putin Allies Tell Macron: Any French Troops You Send to Ukraine Will Suffer Fate of Napoleon’s Army

Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned French President Emmanuel Macron that any troops he sends to Ukraine would meet the same end as…

World  This photograph taken on February 27, 2024 shows an empty mast amongst member nation flags in the Cour d'Honneur of the NATO headquarters, ahead of a flag-raising ceremony for Sweden's accession to NATO, in Brussels on February 27, 2024. (AFP)

Russia Says It Will Take Military-Technical Steps in Response to Sweden’s NATO Accession

Russia said on Wednesday it would adopt unspecified military-technical and other counter measures to protect itself against Sweden joining NATO, a move it cast…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the audience during a joint press conference with Albania's Prime Minister, as part of the "Ukraine Southeast Europe Summit" in Tirana on February 28, 2024. (AFP)

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Pleads for More Ammunition at Albania Summit of Southeastern European Nations

Ukraine’s president pleaded Wednesday for more ammunition to repel Russian advances as he co-hosted a summit with Albania's government to build further support…

World Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock looks on during a stake out at the Human Rights Council at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2024. (Reuters)

Germany Hosts Peace Talks Between Armenia and Azerbaijan 

Germany is hosting two days of peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia five months after Azerbaijan recaptured its Karabakh region from its ethnic Armenian…

World Flower and a pictures are left as a tribute to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, near to the Russian Embassy in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Spokesperson: Navalny's Funeral to be Held on March 1 in Moscow

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's funeral and farewell ceremony will be held on March 1 in Moscow, Navalny's spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said on the X…

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World North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un visits the Pyongyang General Control Centre of the National Aerospace Technology Administration to inspect operational readiness of the reconnaissance satellites and view aerospace photographs, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on November 25, 2023. (KCNA via Reuters)

North Korea’s First Spy Satellite Is ‘Alive’, Can Maneuver, Expert Says 

North Korea's first spy satellite is "alive," a Netherlands-based space expert said on Tuesday, after detecting changes in its orbit that suggest Pyongyang is…

World A voter stands in a voting booth at polling site located at Warren E. Bow Elementary School during voting in the 2024 presidential primary election in Detroit, Michigan, US, 27 February 2024. (EPA)

Michigan Takeaways: Presidential Primaries Show Warning Signs for Trump and Biden 

Joe Biden and Donald Trump easily won their party’s primaries in Michigan, but Tuesday’s results showed that both candidates have cause for concern in their…

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Türkiye Arrests Members of Cell Suspected of ISIS Links

Turkish security forces arrested on Tuesday 20 ISIS members suspected of establishing a terrorist cell in the capital. The Public Prosecution Office in…

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World An Iranian student walks past election posters at the entrance of Tehran University. (EPA)

Iran Elections Shadowed by Economic Crisis

Iranians are more worried about their tough living conditions than about picking the right candidate in upcoming elections. In the minds of many voters,…

World Jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his third wife Bushra Bibi (File/AP)

Pakistan: Jailed ex-PM Khan and Wife Indicted on Graft Charges

A Pakistani court has indicted jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his third wife Bushra Bibi on charges that they allegedly received land as a bribe…

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World The US Department of Treasury in Washington, DC, on February 22, 2024. (AFP)

US Sanctions Iranian Deputy Commander, Houthi Member and Ships That Transport Iranian Oil

The US sanctioned a deputy commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, a Houthi militant member, firms registered in Hong Kong and the Marshall Islands,…

World The murder of 20 civilians in the village of Strpci was one of an untold number of atrocities in the bloody wars that broke up Yugoslavia. ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP/File

Decades on, Serbia Struggles to Prosecute Yugoslav War Crimes

Exactly 31 years ago, gunmen forced 20 civilians off a train in the Bosnian village of Strpci. They were beaten, robbed and later murdered. It was one of an…

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North Korea Has Sent 6,700 Containers of Munitions to Russia, South Korea Says 

North Korea has shipped about 6,700 containers carrying millions of munitions to Russia since July to support its war against Ukraine, in a sign of ongoing…

World French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference at the end of the international conference aimed at strengthening Western support for Ukraine, at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, on February 26, 2024. (AFP)

France’s Macron Doesn’t Rule out Sending Western Troops to Ukraine in Future 

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not "ruled out" in the future after the issue was debated…

World A woman passes in front of an electoral campaign billboard in Qom (AFP)

270 Prominent Civil, Political Activists Boycott Elections in Iran

More than 270 Iranian civil and political activists issued a statement confirming their boycott of the legislative elections, scheduled for Friday, accusing…

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World A woman holding a child mourns her baby girl who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, Dec. 1, 2023. (AFP) 

Israel Files Report with International Court of Justice on its Measures in Gaza

Israel filed on Monday a report with the International Court of Justice about measures taken to comply with an interim ruling that called on it to avoid Gaza…

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World 26 February 2024, US, Washington: Activists gather outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, holding a vigil to honour Aaron Bushnell, the 25-year-old serviceman who self-immolated in protest of Israel. Photo: Natascha Tahabsem/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

US Airman Dies after Setting Himself Ablaze Outside Israeli Embassy

An active-duty member of the US Air Force has died after he set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will…

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World Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses lawmakers before the vote on Monday. (AP)

Hungary’s Parliament Approves Sweden's NATO Accession

Hungary’s parliament approved on Monday Sweden’s NATO membership bid, removing the last hurdle for the military alliance’s expansion driven by Russia’s…

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World Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian with UN Sec-Gen Antonio Guterres (Iran's Foreign Ministry)

Iran Seeks to End Mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission

Iranian officials launched a diplomatic campaign on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council meetings in Geneva to end the mission of the UN Special…

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