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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 Palestinian activist Mariam Abu Daqqa, 72, has been expelled by France 
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France Expels Palestinian Activist

France on Friday expelled a Palestinian activist to Egypt after a protracted court battle over her presence, police said. Mariam Abu Daqqa, 72, is a…

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World Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip on Salah al-Din Street in Bureij, Gaza Strip, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (AP)

Palestinian Envoy Criticizes West for Gaza Stance, Calls for More Support

A Palestinian envoy on Friday criticized Western states for supporting Ukraine by calling out Russia's violations of international law while stopping short of…

World US President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. (Reuters)

Xi, Biden to Meet in US Next Week for First Talks in a Year

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting in nearly a year next week on the sidelines of the APEC summit in San…

World Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (AP)

Palestinians Ask War Crimes Court to Probe Israel over Genocide Allegations

Three Palestinian human rights groups said they have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Israel, accusing it of committing war crimes…

World Protestors and trade unionists blockade BAE Systems Rochester, during a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rochester, Kent, Britain, November 10, 2023. REUTERS/Susannah Ireland

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Block Entrances to UK's Defense Plant

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters blocked the entrances to a BAE Systems factory in southeast England on Friday, targeting Britain's biggest military…

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World German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a central commemoration ceremony for the 85th anniversary of the Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnacht) taking place in the Beth Zion Synagogue in Berlin on November 9, 2023. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / POOL / AFP)

Germans Commemorate 'Night of Broken Glass' Terror as Antisemitism is on the Rise Again

Across Germany, in schools, city halls, synagogues, churches and parliament, people came together Thursday to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht…

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World Iran Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) Commander Hossein Salami at a forum that discussed Iran's maritime opportunities and threats (Fars)

Iran: Time is Running Out for Israel

Time is running out for Israel to continue its brutal aggression on Gaza, warned Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian. Amir-Abdollahian wrote…

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Pentagon: Houthis Tried to Recover US Drone they Shot Down

Yemen's Houthis attempted to recover a US drone they had shot down and that landed in the Red Sea, but it is unlikely they will recover anything of…

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World Pakistani troops patrol at the Line of Control -- the de facto border between Pakistan and India -- in Chakothi sector, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on August 29, 2019. (AFP/File)

Indian and Pakistani Soldiers Trade Fire in Disputed Kashmir, Killing 1 Indian Soldier

Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire and shelling along their highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing an Indian border guard,…

World Wheat grain is loaded into the cargo vessel Mezhdurechensk before its departure for the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the port of Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Ukraine Raises Grain Deliveries to Black Sea Ports

The number of rail wagons heading to the ports of Ukraine's Odesa region continued to rise over the past week thanks to the successful operation of the…

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World Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (Reuters)

Iran Says Expansion of Gaza War 'Inevitable'

Iran warned the scale of civilian suffering caused by Israel's war on Hamas would inevitably lead to an expansion of the conflict. The comments from Iranian…

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World Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. (dpa) 

Belgium Urges EU Sanctions on Israeli Extremists

The EU should look at barring "extremist" Israelis who call for violence against Palestinians from visiting Europe, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo…

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World Police investigate the Yeshiva Gedolah school for clues after shots were fired, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 in Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

2 Jewish Schools in Montreal Hit by Gunshots

Two Jewish schools in Montreal were hit overnight by gunshots, police said Thursday. Staff members discovered bullet holes on the exterior of the buildings…

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World Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Cate Blanchett attends the EU Parliament mini plenary session in Brussels, Belgium, 08 November 2023. EPA/OLIVIER MATTHYS

Cate Blanchett Urges EU to Step Up Support of Refugees, Host Countries

Actor Cate Blanchett, a goodwill ambassador for the UN's refugee agency UNHCR, has urged the European Union to step up support of refugees and host countries…

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World Iran flag seen outside a nuclear facility in southern Iran (AFP)

Paris Denounces Iranian Sentence Against French Citizen

An Iranian court has ordered a five-year jail sentence against a French national tried on national security charges and held in prison for over a year, his…

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World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference with South Korean foreign minister at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, 09 November 2023. Blinken is on a two-day visit to South Korea.  EPA/JUNG YEON-JE / POOL

Blinken Voices Profound Concerns over Russia-North Korea Military Ties

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he and South Korea's foreign minister Park Jin share "profound" concerns about the growing military…

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World A military policeman observes Israeli flags and photographs placed on Copacabana Beach by the NGO Rio de Paz, symbolizing the victims of the Hamas attack on October 07, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 07 November 2023. EPA/Antonio Lacerda

Police in Brazil Foil Attack Allegedly Planned by Hezbollah

Authorities in Brazil have arrested two people to foil an alleged attack, which the Israeli Prime Minister's office said was planned by Lebanon’s Hezbollah. …

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Gaza Civilian Toll 'Too High', US Senator Says

A US senator said Wednesday that the civilian death toll in Gaza has been “too high”. "I think that the civilian death toll has been too high, and a more…

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World European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the EU Parliament in Brussels, Belgium November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Türkiye Says EU is 'Unjust and Biased' on Membership Bid

The European Commission's annual report on Türkiye's long-stalled EU membership bid is "unjust and biased", the Turkish foreign ministry said. The report by…

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World Louis Arnaud, a banking consultant, was detained in Iran in September last year and has been held in Tehran's Evin prison. (AFP)

Iran Jails French National for 5 Years

An Iranian court has ordered a five-year jail sentence against a French national tried on national security charges, his family announced on Wednesday. …

World  South African Police Service officers (SAPS) line up outside the Israeli Embassy during a demonstration in support of Gaza in Pretoria, on October 20, 2023. (AFP)

South Africa to Call in Israeli Envoy for Formal Reprimand

South Africa will call in Israeli ambassador Eliav Belotsercovsky to issue him with a "demarche", or formal reprimand, a senior foreign policy official said on…

World A picture taken with a drone of people walking in the flooded streets of Baidoa town, the administrative capital of Southwest State in Somalia, 06 November 2023. (EPA)

Worst Floods in Decades Kill 29 in Somalia, Hit Towns Across East Africa 

The worst flooding to hit Somalia in decades has killed 29 people and forced more than 300,000 to flee their homes, the National Disaster Management Agency…

World Members of the Iranian parliament chant slogans in support of Hamas on Oct. 7. (IRNA)

Iran Calls on US to ‘Stop Hypocrisy’ in Gaza War

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian called on the United States to stop its “hypocrisy” in the Gaza war. “More than 120 countries called for…

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World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. AP

Harsh Criticism in State Department over US Handling of Gaza War

The administration of US President Joe Biden has approved a $320 million sale to Israel of equipment for kits that turn unguided bombs into more precise, GPS…

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