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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 The US Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington, June 6, 2019. (AP)

US Sanctions Five Türkiye-Based Firms in Broad Russia Action on over 100 Targets

The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on five Turkish companies and a Turkish national, accusing them of helping Russia evade sanctions and…

World  Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides shake hands with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outside the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, September 4, 2023. (Reuters)

Cyprus Holds Military Drill with France, Italy and Greece to Bolster Security in East Mediterranean

The Cypriot president said Thursday that joint military maneuvers with three other European Union member states underway in the Eastern Mediterranean…

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

US, Europeans Again Threaten Iran with IAEA Resolution but Leave Timing Open 

The US and three European allies have threatened Iran with another resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog's board demanding action on issues such as explaining…

World Migrants wait at the port to be transferred to the mainland, on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, Italy, September 14, 2023. (Reuters)

Italy’s Lampedusa ‘at Point of No Return’ with Migrants, Mayor Says 

The small Italian island of Lampedusa is being overwhelmed by the numbers of migrants arriving on its shores after thousands of people landed from North Africa…

World Iranian women, some without mandatory headscarf, walk in a street in Tehran, Iran, 13 September 2023. (EPA)

Iran Revolutionary Guards Chief Targeted in French Criminal Complaint 

The commander-in-chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, is one of three senior officials targeted in a rare criminal complaint filed with Paris…

World A satellite image shows Sevastopol after a Ukrainian missile attack, in Crimea September 13, 2023. (BlackSky/Handout via Reuters)

Report: Ukraine Destroys Russian Air Defense System Near Crimea’s Yevpatoriya 

Ukraine destroyed a Russian air defense system near the town of Yevpatoriya in annexed Crimea in an overnight drone and missile attack conducted by the…

World 14 September 2023, Russia, Uglegorsk: Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visit the Vostochny Cosmodrome space launch center outside the city of Uglegorsk, about 200 kilometers from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region. (KCNA via YNA/dpa)

Kim Invites Putin to North Korea 

Kim Jong Un invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea during a rare summit, stoking US concerns that a revived Moscow-Pyongyang axis could…

World  Smoke rises from the shipyard that was reportedly hit by Ukrainian missile attack in Sevastopol, Crimea, in this still image from video taken September 13, 2023. (Reuters TV via Reuters)

Ukraine Hits Russian Naval Targets in Major Crimea Attack

Ukraine said it struck Russian naval targets and port infrastructure early on Wednesday in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, in what appeared to be the biggest…

World The new Apple iPhone 15, with EU ordered USB-C charger, is displayed amongst other new products during a launch event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on September 12, 2023. (Photo by Nic Coury / AFP)

China Says it Has Not Banned Purchase, Use of Foreign Phone Brands

China has not issued a ban on the purchase and use of foreign phone brands, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday, in response to media reports that…

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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 September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya/File Photo

House Passes Bipartisan Measures Targeting Iran over Death Of Mahsa Amini, Missile Program

The US House overwhelmingly approved measures Tuesday targeting Iran for its human rights record and placing restrictions on the country's ability to import or…

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World In this pool photo distributed by Sputnik agency, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (Centre L) shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (2nd R) during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13, 2023. (AFP)

Putin and North Korea’s Kim Discuss Military Matters, Ukraine War and Satellites

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for a rare summit on Wednesday at which they discussed military matters, the war in…

World FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Former Leaders of Israel's Security Services are Speaking Out Against Netanyahu's Policies

They contended with bloody uprisings, destabilizing wars and even the assassination of a prime minister during their service. But for dozens of former Israeli…

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World Two men prepare to fish across the Danube from the port of Izmail, in Plauru, Romania, September 5, 2023. (Reuters)

Izmail Port Infrastructure Damaged in Russia’s Drone Attack, Says Odesa Governor 

A Russian drone attack early on Wednesday damaged port infrastructure in Izmail, one of Ukraine's key grain exporting ports, injuring at least six people, the…

World The death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police in Iran nearly a year ago sparked months of nationwide protests - Reuters

Los Angeles Names Intersection in Memory of Woman Who Sparked Iran Protests

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted to name a street intersection in memory of Mahsa Amini, whose death in the custody of the morality police in Iran…

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World A man walks past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on September 13, 2023. (AFP)

North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles While Leader Kim Visits Russia 

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, just an hour before leader Kim Jong Un met President…

World A nurse pushes a bed at the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ward at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, in Jerusalem January 31, 2022. Picture taken January 31, 2022. (Reuters)

Israel’s Health Ministry Recommends Some Wear Masks Indoors amid Rise in COVID Cases

Israel's health ministry on Tuesday advised people with compromised immune systems to wear masks in crowded indoor spaces as it marks an increase in COVID-19…

World US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) arrives to deliver a statement on allegations surrounding US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, as the House of Representatives returns from its summer break facing a looming deadline to avoid a government shutdown while spending talks continue on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, September 12, 2023. (Reuters)

Top US House Republican McCarthy Calls for Biden Impeachment Inquiry

Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday called for an impeachment inquiry into Democratic President Joe Biden, a move certain…

World Workers transport boxes at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran on September 5, 2023. (AFP)

Iran Identifies 5 Prisoners it Wants from US in Swap for Iranian-Americans, Billions in Assets

Iran on Tuesday identified the five prisoners it hopes to see freed in the United States in exchange for five Iranian-Americans now held in Tehran and billions…

World A shell crater in the frontline town of Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, 07 September 2023, amid the Russian invasion. (EPA)

Ukraine Conducted Drone Attack Near Nuclear Plant, Says Russia’s Rosatom

Ukraine carried out a drone strike on the Russian-held city of Enerhodar near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Monday, the head of Russia's state nuclear…

World EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson and Europol Executive Director Catherine De Paul in Brussels, September 11, 2023 (EPA)

EU Commissioner Deeply Concerned About a Swedish Diplomat Detained by Iran

The European Commission said it was "very worried" about a Swedish EU official who has spent more than 500 days in jail in Iran. EU Commissioner Ylva…

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World IAEA director Rafael Grossi opens the work of the Board of Governors in Vienna (Reuters)

IAEA Criticizes Western Powers for Lack of Support to Iran's Mission

The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, made a rare criticism of Western countries for not "adequately" supporting the…

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World A Taiwan national flag flutters near the Taipei 101 building at the National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 7, 2023. (AP)

Taiwan Says China Bolstering Air Power Along Coastline Facing Island 

China is bolstering its air power along the coast facing Taiwan with a permanent deployment of new fighters and drones at expanded air bases, Taiwan's defense…

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on September 10, 2023. (AFP)

In Showdown, Top Israeli Court Hears Arguments Against Judicial Curbs 

Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing arguments against a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to curb the court's powers, in a…

World North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves from a private train as he departs Pyongyang, North Korea, to visit Russia, September 10, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 12, 2023. (KCNA via Reuters)

North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Russia amid US Warnings Not to Sell Arms 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia, a source told Reuters on Tuesday, for what the Kremlin said would be a comprehensive discussion with…