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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 South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor and Vusimuzi Madonsela, the South African Ambassador to the Netherlands, during a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, The Netherlands, on a request by South Africa for emergency measures for Gaza, 26 January 2024. (EPA)

State Dept Says World Court Order Consistent with US View

The United States on Friday said the ruling of the International Court of Justice on the Israel-Hamas war was consistent with Washington's view that Israel has…

World Minister of Justice and Correctional Services of the Republic of South Africa Ronald Lamola, (C), and member of the African National Committee react as they watch the International Court of Justice (ICJ), ruling on the emergency measures requested by South Africa against Israel over its war on the Gaza Strip, in Johannesburg, 26 January 2024. (EPA)

‘Mandela Will Be Smiling,’ South Africa Minister Says on ICJ Ruling against Israel

South Africa's liberation hero Nelson Mandela "will be smiling in his grave" at the World Court order imposing emergency measures against Israel over its war…

World A still image taken from handout video provided by the Russian Investigative Committee shows the crash site of an Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter near the village of Yablonovo, Belgorod region, Russia, 25 January 2024. (EPA/Russian Investigative Committee Handout)

Putin Says Ukraine Shot Down Plane with US or French Missiles

Russian President Vladimir Putin said a Russian military plane that crashed near the border with Ukraine on Wednesday was shot down by Ukrainian air defenses,…

World  Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a joint press conference with Iranian president joint press conference in Ankara, on January 24, 2024. (AFP)

Turkish Leader Praises UN Court Ruling on Israel over War in Gaza

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed the International Court of Justice’s decision as “valuable.” Türkiye would continue seeking to “ensure…

World (FILES) This photo taken on March 7, 2021 shows an Israeli airline El-Al Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft taking off from Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Israel's El Al Suspending South Africa Route over World Court Case

El Al Israel Airlines said on Friday it was suspending its route to Johannesburg at the end of March, citing a steep drop in demand after South Africa accused…

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World An exhibition by the Revolutionary Guards in May revealing the identity of the designer of the “Shahed” suicide plane, Ammar Mousavi, the engineer of the missile and air unit in the Guards, who was killed in an Israeli air strike on the T-4 airport in Syria on April 9, 2018. (Mehr)

US Announces $15 Million Bounty for Iran Drone Middleman

The US announced a bounty worth $15 million for information on Hossein Hatefi Ardakani, an Iranian businessman who is accused of selling and buying Iranian…

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World An Iranian security man inspects the site of one of the bombings near the Kerman cemetery (State TV)

Report: US Secretly Warned Iran Before ISIS Kerman Attack

The US secretly warned Iran that ISIS was preparing to carry out the terrorist attack early this month that killed more than 80 Iranians in a pair of…

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World Several Mossos d'Esquadra SWAT police officers take part in the search of the residential building where the Algerian man lived in the town Cornella de Llobregat, in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 20 August 2018. EPA/Alejandro Garcia

Syrian Teen Refugee Held in Spain on Terror Charges

A Spanish judge has ordered a Syrian minor be remanded in custody for six months on charges of belonging to a terror group and possessing explosives after his…

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World Pro-Palestine demonstrations outside an arms manufacturer in London. (dpa) 

London Refers British Arms Export to Israel to Judiciary

British arms export licenses to Israel are under growing scrutiny over claims that international law has been broken in the war in Gaza, with a court set to…

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World National flags of member countries in NATO flying outside organization headquarters in Brussels. (AFP)

Türkiye Takes Final Step On Sweden's NATO Membership

Türkiye's government newspaper on Thursday published a protocol on Sweden's accession to NATO, a final technical step in Ankara's ratification of the Nordic…

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World File photo of a Swedish-Iranian dissident (AFP)

Iranian Dissidents On Hunger Strike to Protest Hangings

Iranian dissidents living inside Iran and in exile Thursday went on hunger strike to protest the surge of hangings in Iran that included most recently a…

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World A handout photo made available by the Houthis media center shows a Houthi fighter on the deck of the cargo ship Galaxy Leader while seizing it in the Red Sea off the coast of Hodeidah, Yemen, 19 November 2023 (issued 20 November 2023).  EPA/HOUTHIS MEDIA CENTER / HANDOUT

China Presses Iran to Rein in Houthi Attacks in Red Sea

Chinese officials have asked their Iranian counterparts to help rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis, or risk harming business…

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World One of the Iranian firefighters works on a burning tanker carrying fuel at the Islam Qala border with Iran, in Herat Province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (FILE:AP Photo/Hamed Sarfarazi)

Fire Breaks Out at Hospital in Iran

A fire broke out Thursday at a hospital in Iran's capital, prompting an evacuation of the building, state media reported. It was not immediately clear what…

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World A view shows the crash site of the Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane near the village of Yablonovo in the Belgorod region, Russia, in this image published January 25, 2024. Russian Investigative Committee/Handout via REUTERS

Russia, Ukraine Trade Accusations over Downed Plane

Russia's Investigative Committee said on Thursday that the Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane downed in the Belgorod region on Wednesday had been struck…

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World A soldier listening as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs  David Cameron meets British forces in Kosovo (Reuters)

British Citizens Should Be ‘Trained' to Fight in Potential War with Russia

British citizens should be "trained and equipped" to fight in a potential war with Russia - as Moscow plans on "defeating our system and way of life", the head…

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Washington: Nearly All Senate Democrats back Two-state Solution for Israel, Palestinians

An overwhelming majority of President Joe Biden's fellow Democrats in the Senate on Wednesday backed a statement reiterating US support of a two-state solution…

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World The EU executive proposed a revision to its law on foreign direct investment screening - Reuters File Photo

EU Lays Out Economic Security Plans, with Mind on China

The European Commission set out plans on Wednesday to bolster the European Union's economic security through closer scrutiny of foreign investments and more…

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World Tourists watch the sunset over the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Child on Boat Drifting in Mediterranean for Days Dies

A child discovered unconscious on a boat drifting for days in the eastern Mediterranean has died, health authorities in Cyprus said on Thursday. The girl…

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Russia's Top Diplomat Accuses US, South Korea and Japan of Preparing for War with North Korea

Russia’s top diplomat accused the United States, South Korea and Japan on Wednesday of preparing for war with North Korea. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told…

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World 25 January 2024, North Korea, Pyongyang: An undated picture released by the North Korean State news Agency (KCNA) on 25 January 2024 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) attending the 19th enlarged meeting of the political bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party. Photo: -/KCNA via YNA/dpa

NKorea Says it Tested Cruise Missile, Flaunting New Nuclear-capable Weapon

North Korea said Thursday it conducted its first flight test of a new cruise missile, as it expands its military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions…

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World Migrants from Syria seat inside a bus transferring them from Ayia Napa to the Pournara migrant reception center in Kokkinotrimithia outside of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. (AP)

Cyprus Rescues 60 Syrian Migrants from Boat that Departed Lebanon

Sixty Syrian migrants were rescued from a small boat off Cyprus on Wednesday after being stranded at sea for days, including three children and a man who were…

World Italy's Defense Minister Guido Crosetto takes part in a NATO Defense Ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 12, 2023. (Reuters)

Italy to Treat 100 Palestinian Children in Its Hospitals

Italy will provide hospital treatment for 100 Palestinian children from Gaza after transporting them by plane and ship in an operation to be launched in the…

World Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during Kuala Lumpur Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 19, 2019. (Reuters)

Iran Bans Ex-President Rouhani from Running for Elite Assembly 

Iran's hardline Guardian Council has banned former pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani from standing again in an election in March for the Assembly of Experts,…

World US President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally to Restore Roe at Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Virginia, on January 23, 2024. (AFP)

Biden Needs US Congress to Approve Further Military Action in Yemen, Senators Say 

Two of President Joe Biden’s Democratic allies in the Senate said he needs to seek congressional approval before settling further into an open-ended US…