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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 Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of the Eurasian Economic Union summit in Moscow, Russia May 25, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Kremlin Dismisses Armenian PM's Suggestion that Russia is Quitting South Caucasus

The Kremlin on Tuesday rejected a suggestion by Armenia's prime minister that Russia had failed to protect Armenia amid its standoff with neighboring…

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World A woman uses a fan to cool off during a heatwave in Vienna, Austria, August 25, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Geiter

Austria Says it Broke Up Terror Cell Suspected of ISIS Links

Austrian security officials said Tuesday they have broken up a suspected terror cell linked to ISIS that consisted of nine young men and one woman. One suspect…

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World Farmers bring in the harvest with their combine harvester on a wheat field in the southern Russian Krasnodar region on July 19, 2011. (AFP)

Türkiye’s Erdogan Says to Discuss Grain Deal with UN’s Guterres this Month 

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Türkiye is in close contact with the United Nations on reviving the Black Sea grain initiative and he will discuss it with…

World A soldier of Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade goes on his position near Bakhmut, the site of fierce battles with the Russian forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. (AP)

Russia Says Southeast Ukraine Is Now the Main Focus of Fighting in the War

The Zaporizhzhia region of southeast Ukraine has become the most recent hot spot for battles in the 18-month war, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said…

World Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a joint press conference with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (not pictured), in Tehran, Iran, September 3, 2023. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Turkish and Greek Foreign Ministers Discuss Troubled Ties in a More Friendly Climate 

Greece’s foreign minister met with his Turkish counterpart on Tuesday for talks aimed at improving ties between the NATO allies that are at loggerheads over a…

World A group of Syrian refugees, who say they were walking in the woods for three days and decided to leave it because of a wildfire burning in the area, are detained by Greek authorities near the town of Soufli in the region of Evros, Greece, September 3, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis

On Tiny Greek Island, 14 Migrants and Man’s Body Found after Dinghy Sinks

Greece's coast guard found a group of 14 migrants and the body of a man on the shore of a tiny island in the eastern Aegean Sea on Tuesday morning, authorities…

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World A police vehicle in front of the water park that was closed in the city of Mashhad on Monday. (Asr Iran)

Iran Shuts Down Water Park, Citing Hijab Violations

Iran has shuttered a water park for allowing women entry without the mandatory headscarf, local media reported on Monday. "The Mojhaye Khoroushan water…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during their meeting in Vladivostok, Russia, April 25, 2019. (Reuters)

North Korea's Kim Jong Un May Meet With Putin in Russia This Month, US Official Says 

A US official said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia soon to meet with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin tries to acquire…

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European Diplomat Held in Iran for More than 500 Days

Sweden and the European Union Commission on Monday said a Swedish national is being detained in Iran - the latest known case of a foreign national being held…

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World Spent shells lay piled up on the front line in the outskirts of Lyman, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (AP)

Russia Says it Downed Ukraine-Launched Drones Targeting Moscow 

Russia shot down at least three Ukraine-launched drones early Tuesday that were targeting the country's capital, the Russian defense ministry said. The…

World South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin attends a press conference with Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (not seen) in Ankara, Türkiye, July 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan/File Photo

South Korea Says It's Making Efforts to Transfer Iran's Frozen Funds

Efforts are under way to transfer Iran's funds that had been frozen in South Korea, foreign minister Park Jin said, after Tehran reached a deal with the United…

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World An Iranian flag waves in a wind outside the Vienna International Center hosting the United Nations (UN) headquarters and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). (AFP)

IAEA Reports No Progress in Iran as Uranium Stock Enriched to 60% Grows 

The UN nuclear watchdog on Monday reported no progress in talks with Iran on sensitive issues such as reinstalling surveillance cameras and explaining uranium…

World Gabonese military appear on television as they announce that they have seized power following President Ali Bongo Ondimba's re-election, in this screengrab obtained by Reuters on August 30, 2023.

Gabon Coup Leader Nguema Sworn in as Interim President

Gabon's General Brice Oligui Nguema was sworn in as interim president by the constitutional court in a televised ceremony on Monday, after a junta ousted…

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World Iranian FM Abdollahian receives his Turkish counterpart in Tehran. (Iranian foreign ministry)

Iran, Türkiye Agree to Boost Regional, Bilateral Cooperation

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian received in Tehran on Sunday his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan for talks on cooperation and regional…

World Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the plenary session of the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 23, 2023. (Reuters)

Xi to Skip G20 Summit in India, China to Send Li Instead 

Premier Li Qiang will lead China's delegation at a G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, China's foreign ministry said on Monday, indicating President Xi…

World Ukraine's Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov attends a press conference in Kyiv, on August 28, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Submits Resignation Letter 

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Monday he had submitted his resignation letter to the chairman of parliament, in the biggest shakeup of the…

World A firefighter works at a site that was hit amid Russian drone attacks, at a location given as Odesa region, Ukraine in this handout image released September 4, 2023. (Ukraine's Operational Command "South"/Handout via Reuters)

Ukraine Says Russian Drones Hit Romanian Soil, Bucharest Denies Report 

Ukraine said on Monday Russian drones fell and detonated on the territory of NATO member Romania during an overnight attack on Ukrainian port infrastructure on…

World Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the accompanying delegation (AFP)

Israeli PM Discusses in Cyprus the Dispute over Aphrodite Gas Field

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived on Sunday, accompanied by his wife Sarah, on a two-day visit to Cyprus to discuss the disputes over the…

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World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has good relations with Russia's Vladimir Putin. Mustafa Kamaci / TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP

Türkiye’s Erdogan Says Black Sea Grain Deal Can Be Restored Soon

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday that it would soon be possible to revive the grain deal that the…

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World  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on August 27, 2023. (AFP)

Israel’s Netanyahu Demands Eritrean Migrants Involved in Violent Clash to Be Deported Immediately

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he wants Eritrean migrants involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately and has…

World This picture taken on September 2, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 3, 2023 shows a firing drill for simulated tactical nuclear attack at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)

North Korea Stages ‘Tactical Nuclear Attack’ Drill

North Korea conducted a simulated "tactical nuclear attack" drill on Saturday that included two long-range cruise missiles, state media reported on Sunday, as…

World  US President Joe Biden speaks in front of a home destroyed by fallen trees and debris during a tour of communities impacted by Hurricane Idalia, in Live Oak, Florida, on September 2, 2023. (AFP)

With DeSantis Absent, Biden Surveys Storm Damage in Florida

President Joe Biden traveled to Florida on Saturday to survey the destruction from Hurricane Idalia and comfort victims of the storm, but he did not meet with…

World A view through a train window shows the section of a road split and sloping to one side following an alleged attack on the Crimea Bridge, that connects the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula across the Kerch Strait, in this still image from video taken July 17, 2023. Reuters)

Crimean Bridge Traffic Resumes after Brief Suspension

Traffic on the main bridge linking the Russian mainland with the Crimean Peninsula resumed after a brief suspension early on Sunday, the Russian-installed…

World Deputy head of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting with officials and employees of the military industrial corporation "Scientific and Production Machine Building Association" in the town of Reutov in the Moscow region, Russia, April 25, 2023. (Sputnik / Reuters)

Russia Signs 280,000 for Contract Military Service This Year, Says Medvedev

Some 280,000 people have signed up so far this year for professional service with Russia's military, the deputy chair of the Russian Security Council, former…