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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 handout photo made available by the Presidential Press Service showing released Ukrainian prisoners of war as they reach Ukraine-controlled territory at an undisclosed location near the Ukraine-Russia border, 31 January 2024 amid the Russian invasion. (EPA/Presidential Press Service Handout)

Russia, Ukraine Swap Scores of POWs Despite Tensions over a Plane Crash Last Week

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged about 200 prisoners of war each, the countries said Wednesday, despite tensions stemming from last week's crash of a military…

World  A soldier of the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov of the National Guard prepares to fire a 155mm self-propelled gun M109 Paladin, towards Russian positions at the front line, near Kreminna, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP)

Borrell: EU Will Only Supply Half of Promised Shells to Ukraine by March

The European Union will fall far short of its target of sending one million artillery shells to Ukraine by March, it said on Wednesday, adding that just over…

World Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu meets with President Vladimir Putin after a flag-raising ceremony for the Admiral Golovko frigate joining the Russian Navy Fleet at a shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 25, 2023. (Sputnik/Alexei Danichev/Pool via Reuters)

New China Defense Minister Holds Video Talks with Russia’s Shoigu 

China's new defense minister Dong Jun held a video call with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday, according to a defense ministry statement, in…

World A giant oil tanker in frozen waters on the coast of the Russian city of St. Petersburg (EPA)

UK Lawmakers Warn Russia Skirting Oil Sanctions With 'Shadow' Tankers

There is "growing evidence" that Russia is using "shadow tanker fleets" to circumvent a Western oil price cap, a watchdog committee of British lawmakers warned…

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World European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a joint news conference with Lebanon's caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib in Beirut, Lebanon January 6, 2024. (Reuters)

EU to Launch Red Sea Naval Mission within 3 Weeks to Protect Ships from Houthi Attacks

The European Union plans to launch a naval mission in the Red Sea within three weeks to help defend cargo ships against attacks by Houthi militias in Yemen…

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World A woman walks past anti-US graffiti outside the building formerly hosting the embassy of the United States in Tehran -- today known as the "Den of Spies" museum -- on January 30, 2024, amid tensions between Iran and the US over the regional repercussions of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (AFP)

Iran Warns of Decisive Response to Any Type of Attack 

Iran's envoy to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani warned that Tehran would respond decisively to any attack on its territory, its interests, or Iranian…

World There has been concern about a growing number of executions in Iran. (AFP)

Activists: Businesses on Strike in Western Iran after Kurds Executed

Businesses and shops in several cities in Kurdish-populated western Iran shut down Tuesday in a general strike protesting the hanging a day earlier of four…

World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press)

Canada Drops Weapons Export Controls to Türkiye, Including Drone Technology

Canada on Monday said it had dropped weapons export controls to Türkiye, including drone optical technology, according to a notice posted online, saying that…

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World Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow, Russia December 7, 2023. (Sputnik/Sergei Bobylev/Pool via Reuters)

Kremlin, Asked About Potential US Strikes on Iran, Calls for All Sides to De-Escalate 

The Kremlin, asked on Tuesday about potential US strikes on Iranian interests, said tensions in the Middle East were high and that steps were needed to de…

World Former Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan gestures as he speaks during an interview with AFP at his residence in Lahore on May 18, 2023. (AFP)

Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Sentenced to 10 Years in Jail 

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, less than two weeks before the country votes in an election his party…

World FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian serviceman of the Rarog UAV squadron of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade places a first person view (FPV) drone with an attached shell for an RPG-7 grenade launcher to a launch point, at a position near the town of Horlivka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine January 17, 2024. REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia/File Photo

Russia Destroys 21 Ukraine-launched Drones over Crimea and Russian Regions

Russian air defense systems destroyed or intercepted 21 Ukraine-launched drones over the Crimean Peninsula and several Russian regions, Russian news agencies…

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World People watch the news at a station in Seoul, South Korea, 30 January 2024. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN

North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles Into Sea

North Korea fired multiple unidentified cruise missiles on Tuesday into the sea off its west coast, South Korea's military said, the third time Pyongyang has…

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World The White House has promised a 'very consequential' response to the Jordan attack, which comes at the start of an election year in which Biden's Republican rivals are going on the offensive and urging direct attacks on Iran. Kent Nishimura / AFP

US, Iran Proxy War at Turning Point after American Troops Killed

The killing of three US troops is dragging the United States further into a proxy war with Iran that President Joe Biden had hoped to avoid and that he still…

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World Migrants from Syria and Bangladesh are assisted on January 18, 2024 by a rescue team from the Spanish NGO Open Arms, off the Libyan coast, in international waters of the central Mediterranean. (AFP)

IOM: Nearly 100 Dead or Missing Migrants in Mediterranean So Far in 2024

Nearly 100 migrants have died or disappeared in the central and eastern Mediterranean since the beginning of 2024, more than double the toll recorded last year…

World  A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the US Treasury building in Washington, US, January 20, 2023. (Reuters)

US, UK Impose Sanctions on Network That Targeted Iran Dissidents for Assassination

The United States and Britain on Monday imposed sanctions on a network of people who targeted Iranian dissidents and opposition activists for assassination at…

World Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2024. (AFP)

Defense Secretary Austin Returns to Work at the Pentagon after Cancer Surgery Complications

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returned to work at the Pentagon on Monday after nearly a month's absence because of prostate cancer and was meeting with NATO…

World British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks with the media as he visits Haughton Academy to outline plans for the banning of single-use vapes, in Darlington, Britain, January 29, 2024. (Reuters)

UK PM Sunak Urges Iran to De-Escalate Tensions After Drone Strike 

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was concerned about tensions in the Middle East and urged Iran to de-escalate, after an attack that killed three US…

World Turkish police officers stand guard in a cordoned off area outside the Santa Maria church, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP)

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack on Istanbul Church That Killed 1 

The ISIS group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass that killed one person, in a statement issued…

World In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart, in Saint Petersburg, on January 28, 2024. (AFP)

Russia’s Putin Registered as Presidential Candidate 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been registered as a candidate for the March 15-17 presidential election, the Interfax news agency cited the Central…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (Telegram channel)

Drop in US Aid to Ukraine Would Be 'Bad Signal', Says Zelensky

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday warned that a drop in aid from the United States to Kyiv would send a poor message, as US President Joe Biden…

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World A soldier of the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov of the National Guard prepares to fire a 155mm self-propelled gun M109 Paladin, towards Russian positions at the front line, near Kreminna, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP)

Ukraine Says Corrupt Officials Stole $40 Million Meant to Buy Arms for the War with Russia 

Employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with defense ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells for the…

World This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 19, 2023 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) and his daughter watching the test launch of a Hwasongpho-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)

North Korea Says Leader Kim Supervised Tests of Cruise Missiles Designed to Be Fired from Submarines

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised test-firings of new cruise missiles designed to be launched from submarines and also reviewed efforts to build a…

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World A file photo showing the Iranian flag in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organisation's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2023. © Leonhard Foeger, Reuters

Iran Executes Four Men Convicted of Spying for Israel

Iran executed four men at dawn on Monday after they were convicted of collaborating with the country's arch-foe Israel on a plan to sabotage an Iranian defense…

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Political Pressure Builds on Biden to Strike Iran after US Deaths

The killing of three US troops and wounding of dozens more on Sunday by Iran-backed militants is piling political pressure on President Joe Biden to deal a…

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