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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 picture distributed by Swedish Radio shows the Iranian couple who were deported in 2022.

Iran Involved in Plot to Assassinate Jews in Sweden

Swedish Radio (SR) revealed on Tuesday that an Iranian man and woman working for Iranian intelligence services were deported to their country in 2022 on…

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World A photo distributed by the Istanbul Security Directorate last month of those accused of spying for Mossad.

Türkiye Puts Nine Suspects on Trial for Collaboration with Mossad

Turkish authorities have forwarded nine suspects to trial on Monday for alleged collaboration with Israel's Mossad intelligence agency. The prosecution…

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World File photo: Two members of the police special forces patrol outside a police station after an attack in Istanbul, Türkiye, August 10, 2015. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir

6 People Wounded and 2 Assailants Shot Dead during an Attempt to Attack a Turkish Courthouse

Two people were shot dead while trying to attack a courthouse in Istanbul on Tuesday, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. The man and woman were…

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World A Ukrainian flag is covered with grains in this picture illustration taken May 9, 2022. (Reuters)

Türkiye’s Erdogan to Discuss with Russia's Putin 'New Mechanism' for Grain Exports

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss a new mechanism to allow Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea with his Russian counterpart…

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World Sandbags cover windows of an apartment building in Belgorod, Russia, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (AP)

Russia Says It Downs Seven Ukraine-Launched Drones Over Belgorod Region 

Russia's air defense systems destroyed seven Ukraine-launched drones over the southwestern region of Belgorod, the Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday…

World  People march while holding lights during the first anniversary commemoration of the devastating earthquake that hit Türkiye and Syria, in Hatay, Türkiye, 06 February 2024. (EPA)

Türkiye Mourns Tens of Thousands Dead, Surrounded by the Ruins of Last Year’s Earthquake 

Millions of people across Türkiye on Tuesday mourned the loss of more than 53,000 friends, loved ones and neighbors in the country's catastrophic earthquake a…

World Opposition supporters walk next to a burning barricade during demonstrations called by the opposition parties in Dakar on February 4, 2024. (Photo by Seyllou / AFP)

Senegal Parliament Delays Election until December after Opposition Lawmakers are Blocked from Voting

Senegal’s parliament voted Monday to delay the West African nation’s presidential election until Dec. 15 in a chaotic voting process that took place after…

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World A picture taken from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip shows smoke rising over buildings in Khan Younis in the distance, following Israeli bombardment on February 5, 2024 as fighting continues between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. (AFP)

Italian Navy Ship Returns with 18 Wounded Children from Gaza

The Italian Naval ship Vulcan arrived in the northern port of La Spezia on Monday carrying 18 Palestinian children in need of medical care, including an infant…

World The Achupallas sector, affected by forest fires in Vina del Mar, Valparaiso region, Chile, 04 February 2024. (EPA)

Forest Fires Kill 112 in Chile’s Worst Disaster Since 2010 Earthquake 

Firefighters in central Chile on Sunday battled to quell fierce forest fires that have killed 112 people so far and razed entire neighborhoods, while President…

World In this photograph taken on January 29, 2024, local men looks on as they stand along a street in Dhurnal of Punjab province, ahead of the upcoming general elections. (Photo by Farooq NAEEM / AFP)

At Least 10 Killed in Attack on Police Station in Pakistan

At least 10 police personnel were killed and six others injured in a pre-dawn attack on Monday by militants on a police station in northwest Pakistan, police…

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World Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks at a conference calling for the establishment of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip at the International Convention Center, Jerusalem, 28 January 2024. (EPA)

Far-Right Israeli Minister’s Criticism of Biden Sparks Anger at a Sensitive Time for US Ties

Criticism of President Joe Biden by a far-right minister in Israel's government who said Donald Trump would allow more freedom to fight Hamas sparked outrage…

World File photo: Members of the 118th Congress raise their right hands as they are sworn into office to serve in the US House of Representatives on the fourth day of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, US, January 7, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Cherry

House Republicans Announce Bill that Provides More Military Aid to Israel but Leaves Out Ukraine

House Republicans will move forward with a $17.6 billion package that provides military aid to Israel and replenish US weapons, but leaves out more help for…

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World Last year's February 6 disaster killed nearly 60,000 people and erased swathes of cities across Türkiye and parts of Syria. OZAN KOSE / AFP

Türkiye Commemorates Its Worst Disaster of Modern Times

Türkiye on Tuesday holds pre-dawn vigils for the loss of more than 50,000 people -- and parts of entire cities -- in the earthquake-prone country's deadliest…

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World A man wearing a jacket bearing the logo of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), walks along a street devastated by the passage of Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers during raids, in the refugee camp of Balata in the occupied West Bank on February 4, 2024, as battles continue between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. (AFP)

Australia PM Says Government ‘Examining’ Claims against UN Palestinian Agency

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday his government was probing claims that some staff of the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) were…

World A person casts their vote in the Democratic Presidential Primary at a polling station on February 3, 2024 in West Columbia, South Carolina. (AFP)

Biden Cruises to South Carolina Democratic Primary Win

US President Joe Biden on Saturday won the South Carolina Democratic primary - the first officially sanctioned race of the party's nominating season - with…

World President of Namibia Hage Geingob attends a plenary session of the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEF) titled Africa: Rising Continent in a Fractured World at the Cape Town International Convention Center, in Cape Town, South Africa, 05 September 2019 (reissued 04 February 2024). (EPA)

Namibia’s President Hage Geingob Dies in Hospital

Namibia's President Hage Geingob died early Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek, his office said. He was 82. Geingob, who was serving his second term as…

World People fight the fire in the Las Palmas area during the forest fires affecting Vina del Mar, Valparaiso region, Chile, 03 February 2024. (EPA)

At Least 46 Reported Dead in Chile as Forest Fires Move into Densely Populated Central Areas

Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have caused at least 46 deaths, Chile's president said Saturday evening, and…

World This grab from a handout footage released by the Russian Emergencies Ministry on February 3, 2024, shows rescuers clearing rubble, taking out victims' bodies and searching for survivors inside a destroyed bakehouse hit by recent shelling in the city of Lysychansk. (Photo by Handout / Russian Emergencies Ministry / AFP)

At Least 28 People Died When Shelling Hit a Bakery in Russian-Occupied Ukraine

Moscow-installed officials say Ukrainian shelling killed at least 28 people at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk. At least one child was…

World FILE - Turkish police officers stand guard in a cordoned off area outside the Santa Maria church, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

Türkiye Detains 34 with Suspected ISIS Ties, Minister Says

Turkish authorities on Saturday detained 34 people suspected of ties to ISIS in a wide-ranging operation against the militant group, Interior Minister Ali…

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World French forensic police officers work on the site after a man with a knife wounded several people at the Gare de Lyon rail station in Paris, France, February 3, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Knife Attack Leaves 3 People Wounded in Paris, Suspect Arrested

A man seemingly armed with a knife and a hammer injured three people Saturday in an early-morning attack at the major Gare de Lyon train station in Paris. …

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World A student holds a flare during a demonstration against plans by Greece's conservative government to legalize privately-run universities, in Athens, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

Bomb Explodes Outside Ministry in Athens

An explosive device went off outside Greece's labor ministry in central Athens early on Saturday but caused no injuries, Greek police said. A Greek newspaper…

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Israeli Army Says Intercepted Surface-to-surface Missile Fired in Area of Red Sea

The Israeli military said its "Arrow" aerial defense system successfully intercepted a surface-to-surface missile fired at Israeli territory on Friday in the…

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US Judge Formally Postpones Trump's 2020 Election Subversion Trial

A US judge on Friday formally postponed former President Donald Trump's trial on federal charges that he sought to overturn the 2020 election results, which…

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World Ukrainian rescuers beside a damaged building after a Russian air raid on the Ukrainian city of Kherson (AFP)

Top UN Court Says it Has Jurisdiction on Most of Ukraine’s Invasion Case

Ukraine dragged Russia before the International Court of Justice only a few days after the invasion, seeking to battle its neighbour on all fronts, legal as…

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