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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 In this image obtained from the US Central Command, US Air Force A-10s fly over the USS McFaul during operations in the Gulf, on August 15, 2023. (Photo by Handout / US Central Command (CENTCOM) / AFP)

US ‘Deterrence’ Forces Approach ‘Hormuz’ Following Iran's Threats

The United States is boosting its military presence in Gulf waters to deter Iran's increasing threats to ships and oil tankers, in a step aimed at enhancing…

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World FILED - 01 January 2014, Israel: A photo provided by the Israeli Defense Ministry on 3 January 2014 shows an "Arrow-3" interceptor missile launching from an Israeli military base at an unnamed location on the Mediterranean coast. Photo: ISRAELI MINISTRY OF DEFENSE/dpa

Israel Says Arrow-3 Sale to Germany Approved by US

The United States approved a $3.5 billion sale of Israel's Arrow-3 missile defense system to Germany on Thursday, in what will be Israel's biggest-ever defense…

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World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (dpa)

Zelensky: Ukraine Increasing Drone Production Significantly

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that his country is working to significantly increase the production of drones, which are in great demand…

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World A man walks through wildfire wreckage in Lahaina, Hawaii (AP)

Senators Criticize Biden For Spending Vacation in Delaware as Wildfires Devastate Hawaii

US President Joe Biden and the first lady will travel to the Hawaiian island of Maui on Monday to meet with local leaders and see the damage of the fire that…

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World 06 August 2023, Iran, Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry (not pictured) during their meeting. (Iranian Presidency Office/dpa)

Iran Says its Released Assets Abroad Will Be Used for Domestic Output 

Iran's released assets abroad will be used to enhance domestic production, President Ebrahim Raisi was quoted as saying on Wednesday by the semi-official ISNA…

World Nigerien soldiers are seen in Niamey during pro-coup rallies. (AFP file photo)

Niger Says 17 of its Soldiers Killed in Ambush Near Burkina Faso Border 

Niger's defense ministry said that 17 of its soldiers had been killed in an ambush on Tuesday in a southwest region bordering Burkina Faso. Attacks in…

World In this photo provided by Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry Press Office, container ship Joseph Schulte (Hong Kong flag) leaves the port of Odesa to proceed through the temporary corridor established for merchant vessels from Ukraine's Black Sea ports in Odesa, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry Press Office via AP)

Cargo Ship Leaves Ukrainian Port despite Russian Threat of Attack

A container ship set off from Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa on Wednesday in a test of Russia's threat to attack shipping after it abandoned a deal last…

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World Supporters of Niger's National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) hold a Niger flag (L) and a Russian flag (R) as they gather for a demonstration in Niamey on August 11, 2023 near a French airbase in Niger. (AFP)

Nigeriens Prepare for War Against Regional Countries Threatening to Invade, 3 Weeks into the Coup 

Nigeriens are preparing for war against regional countries threatening to invade, three weeks after mutinous soldiers ousted the nation's democratically…

World The fire ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, US, August 15, 2023.  REUTERS/Mike Blake

Death Toll from Devastating Maui Fire Reaches 106, as County Begins Identifying Victims

Federal officials sent a mobile morgue with coroners, pathologists and technicians to Hawaii to help identify the dead, as Maui County released the first names…

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World Girls who were forced to sit in the back seats of the bus. (Social media)

Israel: Women Militia Formed to Confront Extremists

Bonot Alternativa (Building an Alternative) in Tel Aviv has established a women's militia to combat the ultra-Orthodox attempts to impose a “modest dress code”…

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World FILE PHOTO: A Cargo ship sails followed by a Ukrainian Coast Guard cutter through the Bystre rivermouth, which connects the Black Sea and Danube, at a location given as Izmail district of Odesa region, Ukraine in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released on July 15, 2022. Operational Command South press service/Handout via REUTERS

Warehouses, Grain Silos Damaged in Russian Attacks on Ukraine's Danube Port

Russian airstrikes on southern Ukraine overnight damaged grain silos and warehouses at one of the Danube river ports, a key facility for grains shipments, the…

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NKorea Says Travis King Wants Refuge from Mistreatment in US

North Korea concluded that Travis King wants refuge there or in another country because of "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination" in the US and the…

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Former UK Foreign Secretary Says he Warned that Rule of Mullahs Would be Worse than Shah’s

UK’s Former Foreign Secretary Lord David Owen said he had warned during Iran’s 1979 revolution that “the coming rule of the mullahs would be far worse than the…

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World Gordon Brown, United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, holds a news conference at UN headquarters, on Sept. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File) (Bebeto Matthews / Associated Press)

UN Envoy Says ICC Should Prosecute Taliban for Crimes against Humanity for Denying Girls Education

The International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for a crime against humanity for denying education and employment to Afghan girls and women,…

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World Iranian drones on display in a photo released by the Iranian army. Iran denies that its drones are being used by Russia in its war in Ukraine. Iranian Army/AP

US Asks Iran to Stop Selling Drones to Russia

The US is pushing Iran to stop selling armed drones to Russia as part of discussions on a broader unwritten understanding between Washington and Tehran to de…

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World  Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with reporters after meeting with Mexican Foreign Secretary Alicia Barcena. at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. (AP)

US Would Welcome Any Iranian Steps to Slow Nuclear Program

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he could not confirm a report that Iran slowed its pace of amassing near-weapons-grade enriched uranium…

World  Men blow into vuvuzelas while waving Russian and Niger flags as they head towards concert in support to Niger's National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) at the General Seyni Kountche Stadium in Niamey on August 13, 2023. (AFP)

W.Africa Military Chiefs to Discuss Niger Crisis This Week

Military chiefs from the West African bloc ECOWAS will meet in Ghana this week to discuss possible intervention in Niger, military and political sources in the…

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich arrive at a press conference in Jerusalem July 30, 2023. (Reuters)

Netanyahu’s Coalition Strained by Reservists’ Judicial Protests

Ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet sparred on Tuesday over the military's handling of reservists protesting against his coalition's…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 15, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters)

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Meets Troops in Frontline Zaporizhzhia Region

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia and met troops fighting in the counteroffensive against Russian forces…

World Commuters on their way to work cross London Bridge in central London on January 3, 2023. (AFP)

Report: Three Suspected Russian Spies Arrested in Britain

Three suspected spies for Russia in Britain have been arrested and charged in a major national security investigation, the BBC reported on Tuesday. The…

World  Taliban soldiers stand guard on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul, on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023. (Reuters)

Taliban Mark Two Years since Return to Power in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Taliban on Tuesday marked the second anniversary of their return to power, celebrating their take-over of Kabul and the establishment of what…

World  Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is seen before a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (not picture) at Kishida's official residence in Tokyo on August 7, 2023. (AFP)

Iranian FM: Leaked Document Slowed Prisoner Exchange with Washington

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian stated that the leak of a confidential document resulted in a slowdown of the implementation of a prisoner…

World Intense rains have caused floods and landslides in India. AFP

Death Toll from Heavy Rain in North India Rises to almost 60

At least 58 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and many more were feared missing after intense rains caused floods and landslides in India,…

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World The fires are raging in the middle of peak tourism season. EUROKINISSI / Eurokinissi/AFP

Greece Fears High Winds Will Fan Rhodes Wildfire

High winds forecast for Sunday are expected to hamper firefighters' battle to contain a blaze burning out of control on the Greek island of Rhodes, where some…

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