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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 People cross the Brooklyn Bridge as they take part in a protest in support of the Palestinian people in New York on October 28, 2023. (AFP)

Thousands of Pro-Palestinian Protesters March in New York

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters poured onto the streets of Brooklyn, New York's largest district on Saturday to voice their anger at Israel's…

World A handout picture provided by Iran's Presidency on October 28, 2023, shows Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during an interview with the Qatari state-owned news television network Al-Jazeera in Tehran. (Photo by Handout / Iranian Presidency / AFP)

Iran’s Raisi Says Israeli Actions ‘May Force Everyone’ to Act

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday said Israel's ongoing bombardment of Gaza "may force everyone" to act in the latest warning issued by Tehran since…

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Explosive Device Blows Up at Convention Center in South India Killing at Least One and Wounding 36

An explosive device blew up at a convention center in southern India killing at least one person and wounding 36 others Sunday, authorities said. Hundreds of…

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World Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, listens during a bilateral meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP)

China’s Foreign Minister Suggests Road to Xi-Biden Summit Will Not Be Smooth

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the "road to the San Francisco summit will not be a smooth one", the foreign ministry said on Sunday, in a reference to…

World A photo released by the Iranian army shows missile launches during annual military maneuvers in the Isfahan province, central Iran, on Saturday (AFP)

Iran Warns US of Opening ‘New Fronts’

Iran has issued more warnings to the US as conflict escalates in Gaza, amid concerns that Tehran may become directly embroiled in a military confrontation with…

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World Protesters display a large Palestinian flag in Parliament Square after taking part in a 'March For Palestine' in London on October 28, 2023, to call for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

Tens of Thousands Rally in London to Support Palestinians

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters have turned out on London’s streets for a second straight weekend to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. Fireworks and…

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World Emergency personnel work at the site of Israeli strikes on houses, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem Acquire Licensing Rights

Erdogan Urges Israel to Stop 'Madness', End Gaza Strikes

Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called on Israel to "immediately stop this madness" and end its "attacks" on targets in Gaza after Israeli…

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World Afghan athletes and police personnel inspect the Mellat boxing club, a day after an explosion took place at the site in the Dashti Barchi neighborhood of Kabul on October 27, 2023. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Deadly Explosion in Afghanistan

ISIS claimed responsibility for an explosion in a Shiite neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least four people. Seven others were critically…

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World A Serbian gendarmerie officer stands by migrants who are to be searched, close to the Serbia-Hungary border, near the city of Subotica, Serbia September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Serbian Police Detain 6 People after Deadly Shooting Between Migrants

Serbian police have arrested six people and seized automatic weapons after a shooting between migrants near the country's tense border with Hungary killed…

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World A view of the entrance to Evin prison in Tehran, Iran (Reuters)

Iranian Teenager Armita Geravand Dies after Alleged Confrontation with Officers

Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old Iranian girl, has died following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country's hijab law, the official IRNA…

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World A US soldier from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, runs in a smoke during South Korea and the United States combined combat demonstration as a part of the K-ICTC (Korea International Combat Training Competition) in Inje, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

SKorea, US Troops Hold Drills with Drones, Laser Sensors

South Korean and US troops held joint future combat drills involving drones, an unmanned vehicle and wearable laser sensors this week as part of efforts to…

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World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, with their delegations during a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

US, China Agree to Work Toward Expected Biden-Xi Summit

The US and China have agreed to work together toward an expected summit between presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping next month, US officials said on Friday,…

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World Police officers block traffic in an area near a recycling plant where the body of suspect Robert Card was allegedly found in Lisbon, Maine, on October 27, 2023. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

US: Maine Mass Killing Suspect Found Dead

The Army reservist who opened fire in a bowling alley and then at a bar in Lewiston, Maine, killing 18 people, was found dead Friday from a self-inflicted…

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World Officers in the Revolutionary Guard chant slogans during a previous meeting with the Iranian leader. (Khamenei’s website)

US Slaps New Sanctions on IRGC, Hamas

The US on Friday issued a second round of sanctions aimed at officials from Hamas and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, after 20 days of launching the Al-Aqsa…

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World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech via video conference during the EU leaders summit. Photo: -/European Council/dpa

Zelenskiy: Black Sea Corridor to Continue Functioning Despite Threats

The alternative Black Sea export corridor will continue to function despite all threats, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday. The presidential…

World Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during an emergency session of the UN General Assembly in New York, New York, USA, 26 October 2023. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

Iran Warns US Will 'Not Be Spared' if War in Gaza Continues

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warned at the United Nations on Thursday that if Israel's retaliation against Hamas militants in the Gaza…

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World Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with his US counterpart Antony Blinken (AFP)

Beijing Seeks Reducing 'Misunderstanding' with Washington

China's top diplomat said Thursday that dialogue between Beijing and Washington should not only be resumed but deepened. Wang Yi, the Chinese foreign minister…

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World Ukrainian volunteers clear debris at the site of a strike on a postal terminal in the Korotych settlement near Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, 23 October 2023, the day after a Russian rocket strike. EPA/SERGEY KOZLOV

Russia Says Ukraine Mounted Drone Attack near Nuclear Plant

Russia said on Friday that it had thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack near a nuclear plant in the country's south, where two news outlets said an explosion had…

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World Russia’s deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov meets Hamas delegation in Moscow. 

Hamas Official Says Ceasefire Needed before Hostages Can be Freed

Hamas said it cannot release hostages seized during its attack on Israel until a ceasefire is agreed, the Russian newspaper Kommersant quoted a member of a…

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World Law enforcement are seen outside the home of suspect Robert Card's father and brother in Bowdoin, Maine on October 26, 2023, in the aftermath of a mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Maine Residents Remain Behind Locked Doors Amid Search for Mass Shooting Suspect

Maine residents kept to their homes for a second night as hundreds of heavily armed police and FBI agents searched intensely for Robert Card, an Army reservist…

World File photo - A US Air Force B-52 bomber flies during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2023 at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, South Korea, on Oct. 17, 2023. (Kim In-chul/Yonhap via AP, File)

US Military Says Chinese Fighter Jet Came within 10 Feet of B-52 Bomber over South China Sea

A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the US military said,…

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World US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby spoke at a White House briefing. Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP

White House: Biden Warned Iran Leader against Attacks

President Joe Biden sent a message to Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei warning against strikes on US troops amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, the White House…

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World In this handout photo taken from video and released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, the Russian army's 120 mm mortars fire at Ukrainian troops at an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Ukraine Awaits Brutal Winter with World Attention Focused on Middle East

With the world’s attention fixed on the Middle East, officials in Ukraine say they are facing a new threat: crude Russian drones that appear to be launched…

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World Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaking to a group of officials (Khamenei website)

Khamenei: Biden's Visit Indicates Israel is Falling Apart

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said the visit of US President Joe Biden and other Western leaders to occupied territories indicates they fear the Zionist…

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