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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 Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant. (Reuters)

France, Germany, UK, US Condemn Iran's Increase in Uranium Enrichment

France, Germany, Britain and the United States on Thursday condemned an increase by Iran in the production rate of highly enriched uranium of up to 60% purity,…

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World Al-Shabaab militants sit outside a building during patrol along the streets of Dayniile district in Southern Mogadishu, March 5, 2012. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

US Man Charged for Attempt to Aid al Shabaab after Oct 7 Attack on Israel

A New Jersey man arrested in Kenya has been charged for trying to aid militant Islamist group al Shabaab, the US Justice Department said, alleging he was…

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World President Joe Biden listens as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an expanded bilateral meeting with Israeli and US government officials, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. (AP)

Biden Administration Once Again Bypasses Congress on an Emergency Weapons Sale to Israel

For the second time this month the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel as Israel continues to prosecute…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Avdiivka Donets region, Ukraine December 29, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters)

Zelenskiy Visits Ukraine’s Embattled Eastern Town of Avdiivka

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he visited eastern Ukraine's embattled town of Avdiivka, which Russian forces are trying to encircle in some of…

World The Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organization's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2023. (Reuters)

Iran Dismisses Western Criticism of Its Hike in Uranium Enrichment

Iran's foreign ministry on Friday rejected criticism by France, Germany, Britain and the United States of its increase in uranium enrichment, saying this was…

World Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire inside a destroyed building after a missile attack in Odesa, on December 29, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Britain to Send 200 Air Defense Missiles to Ukraine

Britain is sending around 200 air defense missiles to Ukraine to help protect civilians and infrastructure from Russian drones and bombing, the British…

World  Polish Defence Minister and deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, General Maciej Klisz, operational commander of the Armed Forces and General Wieslaw Kukula, chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, arrive for National Security Council meeting in Warsaw after an unidentified aerial object entered Polish airspace, Poland, December 29, 2023. (Reuters)

Poland Says ‘Everything Indicates’ a Russian Missile Briefly Entered Its Airspace and Left

Poland’s defense forces said an unknown object entered the country’s airspace Friday morning from the direction of Ukraine and then vanished off radars, and…

World South Korean Defense Minister Shin Wonsik speaks during a committee at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov. 23, 2023. (AP)

North Korea’s New Reactor at Nuclear Site Likely to Be Formally Operational Next Summer, Seoul Says 

A light-water reactor at North Korea’s main nuclear complex will likely be formally operational by next summer, South Korea’s defense minister said, amid…

World Emergency services work at the site of an overnight rocket attack on a shopping mall in Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk region, southeastern Ukraine, 29 December 2023, amid the Russian invasion. (EPA)

Russia Launches Biggest Aerial Barrage of War, Kills 30 Civilians, Ukraine Says

Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 30 civilians across the country in what an…

World A person takes a selfie with a New Year's Eve decoration at the Taksim Square in central Istanbul, Türkiye December 28, 2023. (Reuters)

Türkiye Detains 29 People with Suspected ISIS Ties Planning Attacks, Says Minister 

Turkish authorities have detained 29 people suspected of having ties to militant group ISIS in operations across nine provinces, Interior Minister Ali…

World Israeli army soldiers stand guard at a position near the Israeli-Gaza border, as smoke rises above the Shujaiya neighborhood in the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, 29 December 2023. (EPA)

Pakistan Bans New Year’s Eve Celebrations in Solidarity with Gaza 

Pakistan has banned New Year's Eve celebrations to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, the government said late Thursday, urging people to instead …

World The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Iran Executes Four Accused of Sabotage, Links to Israel's Mossad

Iran executed on Friday four people, including a woman, whom it accused of being "saboteurs" with links to Israel's Mossad intelligence service, the Mizan news…

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World Chinese and US flags flutter outside a company building in Shanghai, China April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song//File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights

China Urges Regional Alert as US Military Steps up Forward Deployment

China's defense ministry on Thursday urged the Asia-Pacific to be on high alert as the United States steps up forward military deployment in the region, after…

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World Iran’s top nuclear official Mohammad Eslami. (Mizan)

Iran Downplays UN Nuclear Watchdog Report

Iran’s top nuclear official Mohammad Eslami said Wednesday there was “nothing new” in an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report which said Iran had…

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World Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, shown at a 2009 clerical gathering. Reuters file photo

Iran's Supreme Leader Leads Prayers during Mousavi's Funeral

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei led prayers on Thursday at the funeral of Sayyed Razi Mousavi, a senior Revolutionary Guards adviser who was killed in what…

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Road Accident Kills 11 in Northwestern Türkiye

Eleven people were killed and more than 50 injured in a road accident in northwestern Türkiye on Thursday, local media reported. The crash involved seven…

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Michigan Supreme Court will Keep Trump on 2024 Primary Ballot

Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot. The court said Wednesday it will not hear an appeal…

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World The full moon, also known as the 'Cold Moon', rises above buildings in Salgotarjan, Hungary, 27 December 2023.  EPA/PETER KOMKA

Kremlin Says EU Aid to Ukraine will Harm Europe's Economy

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that any fresh European Union aid to Ukraine would not affect the outcome of the conflict there and that such spending would only…

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World North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves from his train as he leaves Khasan train station in Primorye region, Russia, in April 2019. © Primorsky regional administration via AP

North Korea's Kim Orders Military to Accelerate War Preparations

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered its military, the munitions industry and the nuclear weapons sector to accelerate war preparations to counter what…

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World US President Joe Biden descends from Air Force One at St. Croix Airport in the US Virgin Islands to spend the New Year's holiday. (AFP)

Biden Says US Airstrikes in Iraq Aimed to Deter Iran, Militants from Attacks

The US military's airstrikes on Monday in Iraq aimed to deter Iran and Iran-backed militia groups from conducting or supporting attacks on United States…

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World 27 December 2023, Ukraine, Odessa: Debris lies in a suburb of Odessa after a Russian drone was shot down. Photo: Ukrinform/dpa

US Announces New Weapons Package for Ukraine, as Congress is Stalled on Aid Bill

The US on Wednesday announced what officials say could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding…

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World This video still image provided by KABC-TV shows protesters being detained prior to being arrested by Los Angeles police officers on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, near Los Angeles International Airport. (KABC-TV via AP)

Dozens Arrested in Pro-Palestinian Protests at 2 Major US Airports

Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked morning traffic on Wednesday around Los Angeles International Airport and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport -…

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World FILE PHOTO: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow, Russia December 27, 2023. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Russia's Lavrov: West to Blame for World Turmoil

The intrigues of Western countries whose dominance is ebbing away are largely responsible for pitching the world into turmoil, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei…

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World North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (AFP)

North Korean Leader Defines 2023 as a ‘Year of Great Turn’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has kicked off a key meeting of the country's ruling party, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday, setting the stage for…

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