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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 This combination of pictures created on August 14, 2023, shows Former US President Donald Trump in Orlando, Florida, on February 26, 2022, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on August 14, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. (AFP)

Trump, Advisers Charged in Georgia for 2020 Election Overthrow Scheme

Former US President Donald Trump was hit with a fourth set of criminal charges when a Georgia grand jury issued a sweeping indictment accusing him of trying to…

World A view shows buildings destroyed during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv region, Ukraine August 15, 2023. (Head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration Maksym Kozytskyi/Handout via Reuters)

Russian Air Strikes on Western Ukraine Kill at Least Three

Russia launched a large-scale air attack on Ukraine's western region of Lviv and the northwestern region of Volyn, killing at least three people and wounding…

World  In this image provided by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry press service, firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a petrol station on a road near Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, Russia, late Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. (Ministry of Emergency Situations press service via AP)

Fire at Russian Fuel Station Kills 30, Scores Injured

A fire at a fuel station in the southern Russian region of Dagestan late on Monday killed at least 30 people including three children, Russia's emergency…

World South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech during a ceremony to celebrate the 78th anniversary of the Korean Liberation Day from Japanese colonial rule in 1945, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)

South Korea's Yoon Calls for Strong Security Cooperation with US, Japan ahead of Camp David Summit

South Korea’s president called for deeper security cooperation with the US and Japan to address North Korean nuclear threats, saying Tuesday that his upcoming…

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World In this handout photograph taken and released by the Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) on August 14, 2023, Pakistan's newly appointed caretaker Prime Minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar (L) and outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shake hands at the President House in Islamabad. (Handout / Pakistan Press Information Department / AFP)

Little-Known Senator Kakar Sworn in as New Pakistan PM

Little-known senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was sworn in Monday as Pakistan's caretaker prime minister to see the country through to an election due in months. …

World Ukrainian rescuers spray water on a supermarket destroyed as a result of night strike in Odesa on August 14, 2023, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine. (AFP)

US to Send Ukraine New Security Aid Worth $200 Million

The United States said on Monday it will send Ukraine new security assistance valued at $200 million. The aid includes air defense munitions, artillery…

World Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during the Iran and BRICS summit in Tehran, Iran, August 8, 2023. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iran Says it Is Committed to Resolving Nuclear Dispute Through Diplomacy 

Iran is committed to resolving its nuclear dispute with world powers through diplomacy, the country's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told reporters…

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, 30 July 2023. (Reuters)

Israel’s Netanyahu Cools Censure of Protesting Reservists as Judicial Crisis Simmers

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered Israeli military reservists protesting against his judicial overhaul plan a nominal olive branch, cooling his…

World Vehicles ride through a flooded street after Yamuna river overflowed due to monsoon rains in New Delhi on July 14, 2023. (AFP)

Over 50 Killed in Indian Himalayas as Rain Triggers Landslides

Torrential rain in India's Himalayas triggered landslides over the weekend that have killed over 50 people, with the death toll expected to rise as more than…

World Iranian lawmakers talk during a parliament session in Tehran, Iran August 13, 2023. ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Candidate Registrations for Iran’s Parliamentary Elections Hit Record High 

A record number of people registered to become candidates in Iran's parliamentary elections scheduled for March, the Interior Ministry said Monday. The…

World Iranian President's envoy to Afghanistan meets Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul in May. (IRNA)

Taliban Affirms Iranian Technical Delegation Inspected Water Scarcity at the Helmand River

The Foreign Ministry of the Taliban government announced Sunday that an Iranian technical delegation has inspected the water situation in the Helmand River,…

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World (L-R) Newly-elected Chinese state councilor Qin Gang, state councilor and secretary-general of the State Council Wu Zhenglong, state councilor Li Shangfu swear an oath after they were elected during the fifth plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 12, 2023. (AFP)

China Defense Minister to Visit Russia, Belarus Aug 14-19 

China's defense minister Li Shangfu will visit Russia and Belarus from Aug. 14-19, the ministry said in a statement on Monday. While in Russia, Li will…

World A street vendor pushes his cart past burned cars outside the headquarters of President Bazoum's Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism in Niamey on August 7, 2023. (AFP)

Niger’s Coup Leaders Say They Will Prosecute Deposed President Bazoum for ‘High Treason’ 

Niger’s mutinous soldiers said they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” and undermining state security, in an announcement hours…

World A Mercy Worldwide volunteer makes a damage assessment of a charred apartment complex in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 12, 2023. (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP)

Hawaii Churches Offer Prayers for the Dead and the Missing after Devastating Maui Wildfires

Parishioners mourned the dead and prayed for the missing Sunday in Hawaii churches as communities began looking ahead to a long recovery from last week's…

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World Russia's Pacific Fleet submarines parade off the port city of Vladivostok during the Navy Day celebrations on July 30, 2023. (AFP)

Russia to Equip New Nuclear Submarines with Hypersonic Missiles 

Russia is in the process of equipping its new nuclear submarines with hypersonic Zircon missiles, the head of Russia's largest shipbuilder told the RIA state…

World Firefighters work to put out a fire in a supermarket, during a Russian drone and missile strike amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine in this picture released August 14, 2023. (Defense Forces Southern Ukraine/Handout via Reuters)

Ukraine Says Three Wounded in Russian Attack on Odesa 

At least three people were wounded in two-waves of Russian drone and missile attacks overnight on the port city of Odesa, an official and the military in the…

World In this photo released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, emergency service workers use their boats as they give assistance in a flooded village in Primorye region, Russia's Far East after heavy downpours flooded villages in the region in the aftermath of Typhoon Khanun. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia’s Far East Suffers Flooding in Khanun’s Wake, Over 2,500 People Evacuated 

Floods in Russia's Far East had forced the evacuation of more than 2,500 people by Monday, the ministry of emergency situations said, after Russia joined the…

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Four Killed in Armed Attack on Shiite Shrine in Iran

An attack on a Shiite Muslim shrine in Iran’s southern city of Shiraz on Sunday killed four people and injured at least eight others, Iranian media outlets…

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World North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the typhoon-stricken area of Ogye-ri, Anbyon county, Kangwon province, North Korea, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 14, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS

North Korea's Kim Orders Sharp Increase in Missile Production, Days before US-South Korea Drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again toured major munitions factories and has ordered a drastic increase in production of missiles and other weapons, state…

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World A patrol boat of the Italian Financial Guard (Guardia di Finanza) enters the port with migrants onboard, in Lampedusa, near Agrigento, Italy, 10 August 2023. (EPA)

Migrants from Dozens of Boats Reach Tiny Italian Isles; Charity Ship Rescues Hundreds of People

Migrants who set out in dozens of flimsy boats launched by smugglers on Tunisian shores have disembarked on three tiny Italian islands in a span of two days,…

World Nigerien soldiers stand guard as supporters of Niger's National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) gather for a demonstration in Niamey on August 11, 2023 near a French airbase in Niger. (AFP)

Nigerian Delegation Says Niger Junta Is Open to Diplomacy

Coup leaders in Niger are open to diplomacy to resolve a standoff with West Africa's regional bloc, a group of senior Nigerian Islamic scholars said on Sunday…

World Burned houses and buildings are pictured in the aftermath of a wildfire, is seen in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 12, 2023. (AFP)

As Death Toll from Maui Wildfire Reaches 93, Effort to Find and Identify the Dead Is Just Beginning

As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town climbed to 93, authorities warned that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in…

World  A house damaged during Ukrainian shelling of Russian controlled Donetsk, the capital of the self-proclaimed state of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine on August 13, 2023. (AFP)

7 Killed in Ukraine’s Kherson Region, Including a 23-Day-Old Baby Girl

Seven people – including a 23-day-old baby girl – were killed in Russian shelling in Ukraine's southern Kherson region on Sunday, the country's Internal…

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Russian Warship Fires Warning Shots on Cargo Ship in Black Sea

A Russian warship fired warning shots with automatic weapons on Sunday on a Palau-flagged dry cargo ship in the southwestern Black Sea as it made its way…

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