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Nearly 1,500 Migrants Arrive in Canary Islands in One Day

World Rescued migrants disembark from a Spanish Maritime Rescue Service vessel with assistance from emergency workers and Civil Guard officers at the port of La Restinga in El Pinar on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain, 14 November 2026. EPA/GELMERT FINOL

Nearly 1,500 Migrants Arrive in Canary Islands in One Day

Almost 1,500 migrants arrived in Spain's Canary Islands on Saturday, the highest number in a single day since 2020, the EFE news agency reported on Sunday,…

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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 A strong earthquake and several aftershocks hit Hawaii's Big Island Friday. (AP Graphic)

Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Strikes Mauna Loa Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the world’s largest active volcano on Friday — Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii — knocking items off shelves and cutting…

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World Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, attends an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine January 12, 2024. (Reuters)

Moscow Calls Ukraine’s New Russian-Born Army Chief a Traitor, Says He Won’t Win

Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev on Friday said Ukraine's new Russian-born army chief was a traitor, while the Kremlin said the appointment…

World  Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump dances on stage after speaking at a caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP)

Trump Wins Nevada’s Republican Caucuses after Being the Only Major Candidate to Participate

Former President Donald Trump won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses Thursday after he was the only major candidate to compete, winning his third…

World An unidentified International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector disconnects the connections between the twin cascades for 20 percent uranium production at the nuclear research center of Natanz, some 300 kilometers south of Tehran, Iran, on January 20, 2014. (KAZEM GHANE/IRNA/AFP)

Iran’s Nuclear Program Reaches 'Extreme Danger' Level Amid Volatile Situation in Region

The Institute for Science and International Security warned that Iran’s nuclear program has reached an “extreme danger” level due to the volatile situation in…

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World This picture taken on February 8, 2024 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on February 9 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (C) and his daughter Ju Ae (3rd L) visiting the Ministry of National Defence in Pyongyang to mark the 76th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)

NKorea Leader: We Will Wipe Out Enemies if They Use Force

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country would not hesitate to use all of its military power to wipe out enemies if any of them used force against it…

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World Pakistan's former Prime Minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif (C) gives his thumb impression on a ballot to vote at a polling station during national elections, in Lahore on February 8, 2024. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)

Pakistan Election Results Trickle amid Reported Win of Dozens of Independents Backed by Khan’s Party

The results of Pakistan's elections are trickling in after an hours-long delay on Friday, a day after the vote that was marred by sporadic violence, a mobile…

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World A Swiss Gendarme Police officer inspects the inside of a train, where passengers travelling from Yverdon to Sainte-Croix were earlier held hostage, in Essert-Sous-Champvent, western Switzerland on February 8, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Swiss Police Kill Axe-wielding Iranian Hostage Taker on Train

Swiss police said a 32-year-old Iranian asylum seeker armed with an axe and a knife held 15 hostages on a train between Baulmes and Yverdon-les-Bains for…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an interview with US television host Tucker Carlson in Moscow, Russia February 6, 2024. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via REUTERS

Putin Urges US to Push Ukraine to Talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin used an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to urge Washington to recognize Moscow's interests and persuade…

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World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi shake hand and pose for a picture during their meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 8, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

Ukraine President Appoints New Army Leader

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy replaced his top army general on Thursday in what amounts to a major shake-up of the country's war strategy as the…

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World Patrol boats affiliated with the Yemeni coast guard off the port of Mokha in the southern Red Sea (Saba News Agency)

US Conducts Strikes Against Houthi Mobile Anti-ship Cruise Missiles

US Central Command forces conducted self-defense strikes on Wednesday against two Houthi mobile anti-ship cruise missiles prepared to launch against ships in…

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World  Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi delivers his speech before ambassadors and accredited diplomats in Tehran. (Iranian presidency)

Raisi Says US Presence ‘Disrupts’ Middle East Security

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday criticized the deployment of US troops in the Middle East, saying it "disrupts security". "The presence of US…

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World FILE PHOTO: The North Korean flag flutters at the North Korea consular office in Dandong, Liaoning province, China April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

North Korea Scraps All Economic Cooperation with South Korea

North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly has voted to scrap all agreements with South Korea on promoting economic cooperation, the North's official KCNA news…

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World A picture of the inner courtyard of the Hotel des Invalides in Paris on Wednesday, where the French Jewish victims of the October 7 attack were honored. (EPA)

Paris Honors French Jewish Victims of October 7 Attack

French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute Wednesday to the 42 French Jewish citizens of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in Israel in a national ceremony held in the…

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World Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

Counterintelligence Police: Sweden has Thwarted Iranian Attack Plots

A senior member of the Swedish security police said Thursday that Iran has planned attacks on the country, days after local media reported that two Iranians…

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World Security officers check the site where two attackers were killed outside a courthouse in Istanbul, Türkiye, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Türkiye Detains 147 People over Suspected ISIS Ties

Turkish authorities have detained 147 people suspected of having ties to ISIS in operations across 33 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on…

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World A picture published by Microsoft of the Iranian flag and above it digital symbols.

Iran Accelerates Cyber Operations Against Israel

Since Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023, Iranian government-aligned actors have launched a series of cyberattacks and influence operations (IO) intended to…

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World People light candles and draw a French flag in front of the town hall of Toulouse, on November 15, 2015, in tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks. (AFP)

2015 Paris Attacker Transferred from Belgium to France

Salah Abdeslam, sentenced to life in jail over Paris terror attacks in 2015, was transferred Wednesday from Belgium back to France, his lawyer said. …

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World Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, delivers a speech during the London's Air Ambulance Charity Gala Dinner at The OWO, in central London, Britain, February 7, 2024.     Daniel Leal/Pool via REUTERS

Prince William Thanks Public for Messages to King Charles and Kate

Prince William returned to royal duties Wednesday for the first time since his father, King Charles III, announced his cancer diagnosis and his wife, Kate, was…

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World  Protestors face-off against police during a rally for a ceasefire in Gaza outside a UAW union hall during a visit by US President Joe Biden in Warren Michigan, US February 1, 2024. (Reuters)

Biden Sending Aides to Michigan to See Arab American over Israel-Hamas War

President Joe Biden is sending several senior aides to Michigan to meet with Arab American and Muslim leaders, according to three people familiar with the…

World A Ukrainian serviceman of the First Presidential Brigade Bureviy (Hurricane) of the National Guard of Ukraine walks among damaged trees at a position in a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Kreminna, Eastern Ukraine, February 6, 2024. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko via Reuters)

Kremlin Says Goals of Russia’s ‘Special Military Operation’ in Ukraine Remain Unchanged 

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the goals of what Russia calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine remain unchanged nearly two years after President…

World Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a Pentagon press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 in Washington. (AP)

US Defense Secretary Austin to Testify on Health Secrecy on Feb. 29 

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will testify before Congress on Feb. 29 about his failure to disclose his cancer diagnosis and subsequent hospitalizations,…

World A paramilitary soldier stands guard along a road, ahead of the general elections in Karachi, Pakistan February 7, 2024. (Reuters)

Blasts Near Pakistan Candidates’ Offices Kill 26 on Eve of Election 

Two blasts near electoral candidates' offices in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan killed 26 people and injured dozens, local officials said on…

World A view shows heavy equipment used by rescuers who were saved after being trapped by a secondary landslide while retrieving survivors from an earlier landslide caused by Typhoon Mangkhut at a mining camp in Itogon, Benguet, in the Philippines, September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

Landslide Hits Village in the Southern Philippines, Leaving at Least 6 Dead and 46 Others Missing

A landslide left at least six villagers dead and 46 others missing, including miners waiting in two buses for a ride home, in a gold-mining village in the…

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World Ukrainian rescuers extinguish a fire in a residential building following a missile attack in Kyiv on February 7, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Russia Attacks Targets Across Ukraine as EU’s Top Diplomat Visits Kyiv 

Russia fired cruise and ballistic missiles and Shahed-type drones at targets across Ukraine on Wednesday morning, authorities reported, killing at least three…