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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 UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi. (AFP)

IAEA Condemns Iran for Barring Inspectors

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Saturday condemned Iran's "disproportionate and unprecedented" move to bar multiple International Atomic Energy…

World Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference after attending the G20 summit, in New Delhi on September 10, 2023. (AFP)

Erdogan Says Türkiye May Part Ways with EU

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Türkiye may part ways with the European Union, implying that the country is thinking about ending its bid to…

World This drone image on Wednesday Sept. 6, 2023, shows houses seen destroyed during the fighting between Russian and Ukrainian armed forces are seen in Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine. (AP)

Five Killed, One Wounded in Donetsk, Russian-Installed Official Says

Five civilians were killed and one wounded as a result of intense Ukrainian shelling of the Donetsk region on Saturday, said a Russian-installed official in…

World This picture taken on September 16, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 17, 2023 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) shaking hands with Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) after receiving a gift at their luncheon during a visit to the port in Vladivostok, Primorsky region. (KCNA via KNS / AFP)

North Korea’s Kim Visits University in Vladivostok as State Media Reports on Arms Talks with Moscow

A day after inspecting Russia’s nuclear-capable bombers and other advanced weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday continued a trip to Russia's Far…

World  Smoke rises in the sky over a residential building destroyed by a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine September 13, 2023. (Reuters)

Ukraine Drones Strike Crimea, Moscow, Oil Depot, Russia Says

Russia said it thwarted a coordinated Ukrainian attack on Crimea early on Sunday, while drones also targeted Moscow, disrupting air traffic in the capital, and…

World Young protesters flash the V sign during a rally marking the one-year anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in custody, Reddacliff Place, Brisbane, Australia, 16 September 2023. EPA/JONO SEARLE

Iran's Security Forces Briefly Detain Mahsa Amini's Father

The father of Mahsa Amini was briefly detained on Saturday, human rights groups said, amid a heavy security force presence on the first anniversary of his…

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World A Gazprom factory near the town of Svobodny, Russia (Reuters)

Gazprom to Send 41.5 mcm of Gas to Europe via Ukraine on Saturday

Russia's Gazprom said it would supply 41.5 million cubic metres (mcm) of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Saturday, Reuters reported. This is down from 42.4…

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World TOPSHOT - Former US President and Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak during the Pray Vote Stand summit at the Omni Shoreham hotel in Washington, DC on September 15, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Special Counsel Seeks Limits on Trump's Statements in Elections Case

US Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking a judge to impose limits on statements from former President Donald Trump regarding a Washington, D.C., court case over…

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World Portrait of Mahsa Amini - Reuters

Iran Slams Western Sanctions Marking Anniversary of Mahsa Amini's Death

Tehran condemned the new sanctions imposed by Western countries on officials and news agencies in Iran, coinciding with the first anniversary of the death of…

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World Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio delivers a keynote speech at the American University School of International Service in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2023. - AFP

S.Leone President Says US Pressured Him to Interfere In Vote

The president of Sierra Leone on Friday accused the United States of pressuring him to interfere in his country's June 24 election count, a statement in stark…

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World The World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director, Cindy McCain (on screen) speaks at a Security Council open debate on advancing public-private humanitarian partnership via a video link at the UN Headquarters in New York, on Sept. 14, 2023 (UN)

700 Million People Going Hungry Worldwide

The global hunger crisis has left more than 700 million people not knowing when or if they will eat again, and demand for food is rising relentlessly while…

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World The sentencing ended the country's largest-ever criminal trial © JOHN THYS / POOL/AFP

Belgian Court Sentences 8 over Brussels Terror Attack

A Belgian court on Friday handed out sentences ranging up to life in prison to eight men for the 2016 militant bombings in Brussels, ending the country's…

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World FILE -  Migrants queue to receive hot food at a logistics center at the checkpoint logistics center "Bruzgi" at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, on Dec. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Poland Shaken by Reports that Consular Officials Took Bribes to Help Migrants

Poland’s conservative governing party was hoping to make migration a key campaign theme ahead of the country’s national election. But not like this, with…

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World Thessaly — a major farming center for thousands of years — accounts for about 5% of national economic output, and a much larger proportion of agricultural produce, although much of that is now cotton and tobacco. - AP

Billions in Damages from Greece's Record Floods

The apples were almost ripe for harvesting when the worst storms in more than a century struck Greece's breadbasket in Thessaly. Now, farmers on the forested…

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World The Bushehr Nuclear Facility in southern Iran (AFP)

Iran Warns EU Decision to Maintain Sanctions is ‘Illegal’

Iran has cautioned the European Union against retaining sanctions beyond the timeline stipulated in the 2015 agreement concerning Tehran's nuclear program,…

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World North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspect Russian military aircraft and missiles put on display at Knevichi aerodrome near Vladivostok in the Primorsky region, Russia, in this still image from video taken September 16, 2023. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

Kim Jong Un Inspects Russian Bombers, Warship on Visit to Russia's Far East

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected Russia's nuclear-capable bombers and a warship in its Pacific fleet on Saturday as he continued a trip in Russia’s…

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World FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a press conference with Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (not pictured) in front of the presidential palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 6, 2023. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via REUTERS

White House: Biden to Meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskiy, More Aid Coming

The United States expects to announce additional aid to Ukraine next week, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday, while announcing President…

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World Iranian opposition supporters, mainly supporters of National Council of Iran, show portraits of victims of Iranian regime as they demonstrate to commemorate first anniversary of the September 2022 Iran Uprising in Brussels, Belgium, 15 September 2023. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET

UK, Canada Issue New Iran Sanctions

Britain has announced sanctions targeting senior Iranian decision makers enforcing Tehran's mandatory hijab law, including Iran's minister for culture and…

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World US President Joe Biden. Reuters

Biden Announces More Iran Sanctions on Anniversary of Amini's Death

President Joe Biden marked the anniversary Friday of the Iranian woman who died while being held by the country's morality police by announcing the US will…

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World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. AP

Zelensky to Visit US as Congress Debates Aid for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected at the White House and on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the US during the United Nations General…

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World Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, near the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Türkiye(File photo: Reuters)

Mahsa Amini's Father Vows to Commemorate First Anniversary of Daughter's Death

Amjad Amini, the father of Mahsa Amini, confirmed that he will commemorate the first anniversary of the killing of his daughter next Saturday, despite the…

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World Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Hossein-Abdollahian (AP)

European Countries to Maintain Ballistic, Nuclear Sanctions on Iran

Britain, France, and Germany have said they would retain ballistic missile and nuclear proliferation-related sanctions on Iran that were set to expire in…

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World North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un arrives at the Vostochny Cosmodrome to hold a summit with President Vladimir Putin (dpa)

North Korea Leader Visits Aviation Plant in Russian Far East Town

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday morning arrived at a Russian industrial city to visit a military aviation factory, as part of his days-long trip to…

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World President Joe Biden, and his son Hunter Biden arrive at Fort McNair, Sunday, June 25, 2023, in Washington (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Federal Court Issues Indictment Against Hunter Biden

Federal prosecutors in Delaware have indicted Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, with three criminal counts, the latest step in a long-running…

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