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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 New Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya stands during a press conference where Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the new cabinet, in Ankara, Türkiye June 3, 2023. (Reuters)

Türkiye Detains 98 Over Alleged Kurdish Militant Links 

Turkish police on Monday detained 98 suspects over alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, most of them on a charge of…

World People watch a TV monitor displaying daily news at a station in Seoul, South Korea, 27 November 2023. (EPA)

North Korea Restores Border Guard Posts Amid Rising Tensions Over its Satellite Launch 

South Korea said Monday North Korea is restoring frontline guard posts that it had dismantled during a previous period of inter-Korean rapprochement, deepening…

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Türkiye, Iran Agree to Boost Ties, Cooperation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, asserted the importance of taking a joint stance against "Israeli atrocities…

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US Central Command: Carrier USS Eisenhower Enters Arabian Gulf

On Nov. 26, the Carrier Strike Group Eisenhower (IKECSG) completed a transit of the Strait of Hormuz to enter the waters of the Arabian Gulf as the Strike…

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World  A general view of Freetown is pictured on June 19, 2023. A national curfew was imposed on November 26, 2023 in Sierra Leone after a military armory was attacked. (AFP)

Sierra Leone Repels Attack on Freetown Barracks by ‘Renegade Soldiers’

Sierra Leone said it had pushed "renegade soldiers" who attempted to break into a military armory in Freetown during the early hours of Sunday back to the…

World  A woman holding an umbrella walks near a fluttering Taiwanese flag outside the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan November 16, 2023. (Reuters)

Taiwan Rattled by Offshore Earthquake, No Reports of Damage

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck off Taiwan's east coast on Sunday, the island's weather bureau said, briefly shaking buildings in the capital Taipei but with…

World This handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian Emergency Service on November 25, 2023, shows a rescuer working at the site of a drone attack in Kyiv. (Handout / Ukrainian Emergency Service / AFP)

Russia Says Downed Several Ukrainian Drones Headed for Moscow, Following Mass Strike on Kyiv

Russian authorities on Sunday claimed that Ukraine tried to attack Moscow with dozens of drones overnight, just a day after Russia launched its most intense…

World Tourists browse inside a souvenir shop at the Nanluoguxiang tourism area in Beijing, China, 25 November 2023. (EPA)

China Ministry Seeks More Fever Clinics to Combat Respiratory Illness Surge

China's health ministry on Sunday urged local authorities to increase the number of fever clinics as the country grapples with a surge in respiratory illnesses…

World South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, right, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi prior to a meeting in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)

Top Diplomats of South Korea, Japan and China Meet to Restart Trilateral Summit, Revive Cooperation

The top diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China met Sunday to discuss when to resume their leaders’ trilateral summit after a four-year hiatus and how to…

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World Flares are let off by protesters as others hold flags and placards during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Trafalgar Square in London, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Tens of Thousands March in London to Demand Permanent Gaza Ceasefire

A protester was arrested Saturday in London on suspicion of inciting racial hatred, as tens of thousands of people turned out on central London's streets for a…

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World Workers gather near the site of a tunnel collapse on the Brahmakal Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarkashi, India, 25 November 2023. EPA/HARISH TYAGI

India: Digging to Rescue 41 Trapped Workers Halted after Machine Breaks

Attempts to reach 41 construction workers stuck in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for two weeks were again stymied Saturday. The drilling machine broke…

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Israeli-owned Ship was Targeted in Suspected Iranian Attack

A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean, an American defense official said Saturday…

World A Pakistani vendor sells dry fruits at his shop in Karachi, Pakistan, 21 November 2023. EPA/REHAN KHAN

Pakistan Shopping Mall Blaze Leaves Scores of Casualties

A fire tore through a shopping mall in the southwestern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 20 others, police and…

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World Benjamin Netanyahu during his inspection of the Rafael Defense Company in Haifa (dpa)

Netanyahu Ready to ‘Resign’ but Wants to Set Regional Peace Plan First

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering the possibility of resigning, but he is first devising a plan to remain in position for months to come…

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World Quarterly meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (File photo: IAEA)

Gaza War Leaves West Hesitant over Iran Nuclear Program

The Iranian nuclear escalation raises serious concerns in light of the exclusion of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors and the suspension of…

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World A bird flies above Tehran amid a thick layer of smog engulfing the city on November 14, 2023. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Avalanche in Iran Kills and Injures Mountain Climbers

An avalanche killed five mountain climbers and injured four others in west Iran, state media reported on Saturday. A report by the state-owned IRNA news agency…

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World Police officers inspect the compound of a kindergarten damaged during Russian drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Zelenskiy: Russia Launched More Than 70 Iran-Designed Drones at Ukraine

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Russia launched over 70 Iran-designed Shahed drones at Ukraine overnight, most of which were shot…

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World 23 November 2023, North Korea, Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C), alongside his daughter Ju-ae (2nd L), joins a photo session with a group of engineers and scientists, who have contributed to the country's successful launch of a military spy satellite, at the National Aerospace Technology Administration. Photo: -/KCNA/dpa

North Korea's Kim Inspects Spy Satellite Photos of 'Target Regions'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected photos taken by the country's new spy satellite of "major target regions", including the South Korean capital of…

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World French President Emmanuel Macron (Reuters)

Macron Says Determined to Secure Release of French Hostages in Gaza

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday welcomed Hamas freeing a first group of hostages, assuring the families of French captives held in war-torn Gaza of…

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World Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (L) and his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo (R) visit the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, accompanied by Egyptian International Cooperation Minister Rania al-Mashat - AFP

Israel Summons Spain, Belgium Envoys Over Gaza, Spain Hits Back

The Israeli foreign ministry on Friday summoned the ambassadors of Spain and Belgium for a "harsh rebuke" over comments by the two countries' leaders about the…

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World A young boy holds up a Hamas flag as people gather during a pro Palestinians protest after Friday prayers outside Beyazit mosque in Istanbul, Türkiye, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (AP)

Hundreds Gather in Istanbul to Mourn Two Turks Killed in Lebanon

Several hundred mourners gathered outside a mosque in Istanbul on Friday to lament the death of two Turkish men, who militant group Hamas said were killed…

World Workers clear debris from the road as the shells of burnt out buses wait to be removed from O'Connell Street in Dublin on November 24, 2023, following a night of protests. (Photo by PAUL FAITH / AFP)

Irish Police Make 34 Arrests after Dublin Rioting

Irish police on Friday said they had made 34 arrests for rioting in Dublin overnight and that more protests could follow after the stabbing of five people…

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World Rainbow Bridge is among the most heavily trafficked crossings between Canada and the United States - AP Photo

US-Canada Border at Niagara Falls Reopens After Car Blast

The US-Canada border crossing at Niagara Falls that was the scene of a deadly car explosion reopened Thursday, officials said. The day before, a car…

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World Travellers walk with their suitcases at Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing, China April 24, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File photo

China Offers Visa-free Entry for Citizens of France, Germany, Italy

China will temporarily exempt citizens from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia from needing visas when visiting the world's second…

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