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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 photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 15 January 2024 shows a test fire of an intermediate-range solid-fuel ballistic missile loaded with a hypersonic maneuverable controlled warhead in North Korea, 14 January 2024. (EPA/KCNA)

North Korea Says It Tested a Solid-Fuel Missile Tipped with a Hypersonic Weapon 

North Korea on Monday said it flight-tested a new solid-fuel intermediate-range missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead as it pursues more powerful, harder-to…

World Netanyahu on a field visit to a military base near Jenin, and to his right are the head of intelligence, the minister of defense, and the chief of staff. (Government Press Office)

Israeli Intelligence Passes Information to Denmark, Germany on Alleged Terrorist Operations

Israeli intelligence has supplied Germany and Denmark with crucial information indicating that several criminal organizations within their borders are…

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2 Iranian Journalists Jailed on Protest Charges Temporarily Released

Two Iranian journalists who were jailed on charges related to Iran's 2022-2023 protests have been temporarily released, state media reported on Sunday. An…

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World Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (R) signs a declaration of abdication as Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (C) becomes King Frederik X of Denmark and Prince Christian of Denmark reacts in the Council of State at the Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 14, 2024. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP)

Denmark's Queen Signs her Abdication, her Son Frederik X Becomes King

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II signed her historic abdication on Sunday, a step that made her son Frederik X immediately become king. Margrethe, 83, is the first…

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World Seminary students walk past a wall painted with Pakistan People's Party (PPP) slogans along a road in Karachi on January 12, 2024, ahead of the upcoming general elections. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP)

Explosive Device Kills 5 Pakistani Soldiers

An explosive device has killed five Pakistani soldiers in the country’s southwest, the army said. The troops died during an operation on Saturday in Kech…

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World Migrants with children, some of the first in 2024 to be picked up at sea attempting to cross the English Channel from France, disembark from the UK Border Force Cutter 'Typhoon', at the Marina in Dover southeast England, on January 13, 2024. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)

Five Migrants Die Trying to Cross the Channel

Five migrants trying to cross the Channel to Britain died in French waters in the early hours of Sunday, French local authorities said. The small boat…

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World Two Turkish military helicopters participate in bombing PKK sites in northern Iraq. (Turkish Ministry of Defense)

Türkiye Vows to Continue Fight Against ‘Terrorism’ in Syria, Iraq

Türkiye has affirmed ongoing operations in northern Iraq and Syria to eradicate “terrorism” and its sources and to deter the formation of a terrorist corridor…

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US Defense Secretary Austin in Good Condition in Hospital, Says Pentagon

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remains hospitalized and is in good condition, the Pentagon said on Saturday, adding that it did not yet have a specific date…

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World In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, inspects as he tours munitions factories in North Korea on Jan. 8-9, 2024. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Toward Sea

North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, its first missile launch in about a month, its neighbors said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of…

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World An Iranian missile being transported in Syria. (The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)

Iran's Army Ground Force Plans Deployment of New Missile Types

Iranian Army Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Kiumars Heidari announced on Saturday the completion of development for two new types of missiles, with…

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World Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) speaks with evacuees in an evacuation center in Wajima city, of Ishikawa Prefecture on January 14, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP)

Japan PM Visits Quake-hit Region as Concerns Rise about Diseases

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Sunday the country's north-central region of Noto for the first time since the deadly Jan. 1 earthquakes to…

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World US Climate Envoy John Kerry speaks during a press conference at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo

US Climate Envoy John Kerry to Leave Biden Administration

John Kerry, the US special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his…

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World Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba (R) and his French counterpart Stéphane Séjourné (L) give a statement during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, 13 January 2024. (EPA)

French Foreign Minister Visits Kyiv and Pledges Solidarity as Russia Launches Attacks

France’s new foreign minister arrived in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday to meet with his counterpart in a sign of support for Ukraine as Russia’s…

World Pro-Palestinian activists and supporters wave flags and carry placards during a National March for Palestine in central London on January 13, 2024. (AFP)

A Global Day of Protests Draws Thousands in London and Other Cities in Pro-Palestinian Marches

Children joined thousands of other demonstrators making their way through central London for a pro-Palestinian march on Saturday, part of a global day of…

World Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai celebrates his victory in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. (AP)

Taiwan’s Voters Rebuff China and Give Ruling Party Third Presidential Term

Taiwanese voters swept the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te into power on Saturday, strongly rejecting Chinese…

World FILE- Afghan refugees settle in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Pakistan Effectively Shuts the Key Crossing into Afghanistan to Truck Drivers

Pakistan effectively closed a key northwestern border crossing with Afghanistan to truck drivers on Saturday, Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said. Noor Mohammad…

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World North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with commanders of the Korean People's Army, at the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on January 1, 2024. (KCNA via Reuters)

North Korea Halts Radio Broadcasts, Curbs Exchanges with South

North Korea stopped operating a radio station used to send coded messages to its agents in South Korea, the Yonhap news agency said on Saturday, the latest…

World People stand next to a destroyed residential house and a crater at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipropetrovsk Region, Ukraine January 8, 2024. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region/Handout via Reuters)

Ukraine Attacked Overnight by 40 Russian Missiles, Drones

Ukraine suffered a large Russian missile attack in the early hours of Saturday, while its air defenses were able to down a far lower proportion of them than…

World File Photo: Luis Robayo, AFP | A man and his daughter sit amid the rubble in Mocoa, Putumayo department, Colombia on April 4, 2017.

A Mudslide in Colombia's West Kills at Least 18 People and Injures Dozens Others

A mudslide in western Colombia killed at least 18 people Friday and left dozens injured, officials said. The National Disaster Risk Management Unit said in a…

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World White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby speaks during the press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on 11 January 2024.  EPA/Julia Nikhinson / POOL

White House Following Strikes on Houthis: We’re Not Looking for Conflict with Iran

The United States is assessing the impact of US-UK airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen, which targeted the Iran-backed militants' ability to store, launch and guide…

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World Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, center left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrive for a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. (AP)

Britain’s Sunak, in Kyiv, Announces Increase in Military Aid

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited wartime Kyiv on Friday to sign a new security agreement and announce an increase in military funding for Ukraine to…

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Türkiye Providing Documents for Genocide Hearings against Israel, Says Erdogan

Türkiye is providing documents for a case brought by South Africa against Israel at the UN's top court on a charge of committing genocide against Palestinian…

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World A unit from the Iranian army during a military landing operation on a tanker in April. (Tasnim)

Iran Seizes Greek Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman

Iran's navy seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman and forced it to change course. "The Navy of the Republic of Iran seized an American oil tanker in…

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World Protesters carry flags and banners outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Israel Rejects Genocide Accusations at World Court

Israel on Friday rejected as "a grossly distorted story" accusations brought by South Africa at the UN's top court that its military operation in Gaza is a…

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