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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 FILE - Alaska Airlines planes are shown parked at gates at sunrise, March 1, 2021, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Alaska Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing after Window, Chunk of Fuselage Blow Out

An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Oregon on Friday after a window and a chunk of its fuselage blew out in mid-air shortly after takeoff. A…

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World German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks during a joint press statement with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the end of a joint press statement at the foreign ministry in Berlin, Germany, 15 November 2022. (EPA)

German Foreign Minister to Tour Middle East From Sunday

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will travel to Israel Sunday for her fourth visit since the outbreak of the Gaza war, a ministry spokesman said. …

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Austin has been Hospitalized since Jan. 1, but Pentagon Kept the News Quiet

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday, due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat…

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World An Indian Navy warship intercepted the Liberian-flagged MV Lila Norfolk bulk carrier less than a day after it received a report that the vessel had been hijacked about 460 nautical miles off Somalia. (Reuters)

India Navy Rescues Bulk Carrier Crew after Arabian Sea Hijack Attempt

The Indian Navy on Friday rescued the crew of a merchant vessel after its attempted hijack in the Arabian Sea and said it had not found any pirates on board. …

World A firefighter extinguishes remains of an unidentified missile, which Ukrainian authorities claimed to be made in North Korea, at a site of a Russian strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine January 2, 2024. (Reuters)

Russia Hit Ukraine with Missiles from North Korea, Says Kyiv 

Russia has hit Ukraine with missiles supplied by North Korea, Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak said on Friday following an earlier assertion by…

World Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attend the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement, that allows Ethiopia to use a Somaliland port, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 1, 2024. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Somalia Dismisses Ethiopia-Somaliland Coastline Deal, Says It Compromises Sovereignty

Somalia’s president on Tuesday rejected an agreement signed between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland to give landlocked Ethiopia access to its…

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World People walk past fallen utility poles and damaged buildings in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture. Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP

Japan Quake Death Toll Rises to 92, Missing 242

The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Japan rose to 92 on Friday, regional authorities said, with the number of missing jumping to 242. Two…

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World FILE PHOTO: A general view of high-rise residential buildings amidst other residential buildings in Mumbai, India, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

India Sends Warship after Hijacking of Vessel in Arabian Sea

An Indian Navy warship was moving towards a hijacked Liberian-flagged vessel in the Arabian Sea, and aircraft were closely monitoring the situation, the Indian…

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World 05 January 2024, North Korea: A picture released by the North Korean state news agency (KCNA) on 05 January 2024 shows Kim Jong Un, North Korea's ruler, visiting a factory for mobile launchers for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) with his daughter. Photo: Uncredited/KCNA/KNS/dpa

North Korea Conducts Artillery Drills Along Disputed Sea Border

North Korea fired artillery rounds Friday near its disputed sea boundary with South Korea in violation of a fragile 2018 military agreement, officials said,…

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World People stand at the site of a train collision between the local Bandung Raya train and the Turangga train in Cicalengka, Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, January 5, 2024, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Raisan Al Farisi/via REUTERS

Commuter Train Collision in Indonesia Kills 3, Injures 28

Rescuers were battling on Friday to extricate two people trapped between railway cars after commuter trains collided on Indonesia’s main island of Java,…

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World People injured in two explosions are helped outside a hospital in the southern Iranian city of Kerman on January 3, 2024. (Photo by SARE TAJALLI / ISNA / AFP)

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Iran Suicide Bombings

ISIS claimed responsibility Thursday for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 US drone strike. Experts…

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World A Newark Police patrol car parks across from the Masjid Muhammad-Newark mosque following Wednesday's shooting of Imam Hassan Sharif in Newark, New Jersey, US, January 4, 2024.  REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

New Jersey Police Seek Killer of Imam Outside Newark Mosque

Police in New Jersey hunted Thursday for the killer of a Muslim leader who was shot outside his mosque before morning prayers, offering cash to anyone who can…

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World FILE PHOTO: Servicemen of a combat UAVs company of the Ukrainian 92nd Ivan Sirko Separate Assault Brigade warm up inside a dugout as they fly with a Vampire combat drone over positions of Russian troops near the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine December 16, 2023. REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia/File Photo

Russia and Ukraine Exchange Long-range Attacks

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that its air defenses shot down 10 Ukrainian air-launched missiles over Crimea, as both sides in the war pounded each…

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World 08 February 2023, North Korea: A picture provided by North Korea's state news agency KCNA on 08 February 2023, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, walking with his wife Ri Sol Ju and daughter during a banquet at an undisclosed location to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army. (KCNA/KNS/dpa)

S.Korea Views Young Daughter of North Korean Leader as His Likely Successor

The young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen as her father’s likely heir apparent, South Korea’s spy agency said Thursday, its first such…

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World China Protests to Myanmar after Stray Artillery Shells Hurt Five

China Protests to Myanmar after Stray Artillery Shells Hurt Five

China has protested to Myanmar over five people injured after artillery shells lobbed during battles between its ruling junta and rebel groups strayed into a…

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World The location of the attack that took place in the city of Kerman, southern Iran, yesterday (AFP)

Iran Revises Down Blasts Death Toll to 84

Iranian authorities on Thursday said twin blasts in the country's south killed 84 people the previous day, revising down an earlier toll from the explosions at…

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World Palestinians inspect a damaged house after an Israeli raid on the home of the Al-Nahhal family in the city of Rafah, south of Gaza (dpa)

Likud MK: Majority of Israelis Want to 'Destroy' Gazans

Israeli lawmaker Moshe Saada from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party said that recent widespread calls to "destroy" the residents of the Gaza…

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World Police officers searching a room during an operation in which three foreigners suspected of being part of a terrorist cell were arrested recently in Argentina. (Credit: Argentinian Federal Police/AFP)

Argentina Detains Three Foreigners on Terrorism Suspicions

The Argentine authorities announced Wednesday the arrest, at the end of December, in Buenos Aires and its suburbs, of three foreigners, citizens of Syria and…

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US Lawmakers Vow to Stop Funding Israel

The opposition to fund Israel is growing in the US Congress amid calls for the US administration to stop its “unconditional” support for Tel Aviv in the Gaza…

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World People gather at the scene of explosions during a ceremony held to mark the death of late Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, in Kerman, Iran, January 3, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iran Says at Least 103 People Killed, 211 Wounded in Bombing at Ceremony Honoring Soleimani

Two bombs exploded minutes apart Wednesday at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain in a US drone strike in 2020, officials in Iran said,…

World This handout picture posted on January 2, 2024 on the official Telegram account of Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region, shows aftermath of a missile strike on the region. (Photo by Handout / TELEGRAM / @VVGLADKOV / AFP)

Russia Says Ukraine Attacks Belgorod Region Again with Missiles and Drones 

Ukraine launched 12 missiles and several drones in the early hours of Wednesday on Russia's southern region of Belgorod, Russia's defense ministry and local…

World Firefighters inspect collapsed wooden houses in the city of Wajima on Japan's Noto Peninsula, the area hardest hit by the New Year's Day earthquake. Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP

Japan Quake Toll Rises to 62 as Weather Hampers Rescuers

Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors Wednesday as authorities warned of landslides and heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at…

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World Russian Navy's large landing ship Novocherkassk sets sail in Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Türkiye April 12, 2021. (Reuters)

Türkiye to Block Minehunter Ships Intended for Ukraine

Türkiye said on Tuesday it would not allow two minehunter ships donated to Ukraine by Britain to transit its waters en route to the Black Sea since it would…

World  A man rides a scooter past a sticker depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a street in Tel Aviv, Israel January 2, 2024. (Reuters)

Israel to Appear before ICJ to Counter South Africa’s Gaza Case

Israel will appear before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague to contest South Africa's genocide accusations over the war with Hamas in Gaza,…