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2 Planes Collide on the Ground in Miami, Only Minor Injuries Reported

World FILE - Vehicles drive past the entrance to Miami International Airport in Miami May 12, 2020, (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

2 Planes Collide on the Ground in Miami, Only Minor Injuries Reported

Federal aviation safety officials on Sunday were investigating a minor collision between two planes at a taxiway intersection at Miami International Airport,…

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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 A police officer stands is silhouetted as he stands guard in Peshawar, Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. (AP)

Train Derailment Kills at Least 15, Injures 50 in Southern Pakistan, Officials Say

At least 15 passengers were killed and 50 more injured when a train derailed near the Pakistani town of Nawabshah in southern Sindh province, officials said…

World FILE PHOTO: An undated handout photo provided by the Hellenic Coast Guard shows migrants onboard a boat during a rescue operation, before their boat capsized on the open sea, off Greece, June 14, 2023. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout/File Photo via Reuters

Dozens Saved by Italy from Migrant Shipwrecks; Some, Clinging to Rocks, Plucked to Safety by Copters

Dozens of migrants were dramatically rescued by Italy as they foundered in the sea or clung to a rocky reef Sunday after three boats launched by smugglers from…

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World Iranian cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones are seen on Saturday. (Tasnim)

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Bolster Naval Arsenal

Iran has equipped its Revolutionary Guards’ navy with drones and 1,000-km range missiles, Iranian news agencies reported on Saturday, as the US offers to put…

World A main street is deserted as Typhoon Khanun approaches Naha city, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. (AP)

Tropical Storm Hits Japan’s Okinawa Islands Again, Unleashing Torrential Rain

A meandering storm was headed again toward southwestern Japan on Sunday, prompting fresh warnings about dangerously heavy rainfall after the same area was hit…

World Silhouettes of members of the regional ECOWAS force are seen at the Denton Bridge check point in Banjul, Gambia January 22, 2017. (Reuters)

Niger’s Junta Asks for Help from Russian Group Wagner as It Faces Military Intervention Threat

Niger’s new military junta has asked for help from the Russian mercenary group Wagner as the deadline nears for it to release the country’s ousted president or…

World  Firefighters extinguish a fire in the university building following a reported shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, August 5, 2023. (Reuters)

Russia Officials Say Ukraine Hit Donetsk University with Cluster Shells

Flames engulfed a university building's wooden roof in Donetsk following Ukrainian shelling on Saturday, said an emergency official in the Russia-controlled…

World Rescuers gather in Wangdagua Town of Pingyuan County, east China's Shandong Province, 06 August 2023. At least 10 people have been injured in a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Pingyuan, in Dezhou City of east China's Shandong Province. (EPA/ Xinhua)

Earthquake in Eastern China Knocks Down Houses, Injures at Least 21

An earthquake in eastern China before dawn Sunday knocked down houses and injured at least 21 people, according to state media, but no deaths were reported. …

World North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Chinese Communist Party politburo member Li Hongzhong and Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu observe a display of missiles during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea, July 27, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS

Kim Jong Un Tells North Korea Arms Factories to Boost Capacity

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed factories making missile engines, artillery and other weapons to boost capacity as an important part of…

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World  This photograph shows remains of raillway station in Sosnove village, Donetsk region on August 5, 2023, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine. (AFP)

Ukraine Says Blood Transfusion Center Hit in Russian Attacks; Crimea Bridges Hit

Ukraine said Russia bombed a blood transfusion center near the front line in a wave of air strikes overnight while Moscow reported that it had shot down a…

World China Coast Guard allegedly blocks Philippine Coast Guard vessels, which were escorting a resupply mission for the Philippine troops stationed at the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on August 5, 2023, in this handout photo released on August 6, 2023. (Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via Reuters)

Philippines Says China Blocked, Water-Cannoned Boat in S. China Sea

The Philippines on Sunday accused China's coast guard of blocking and water-cannoning a Philippine military supply boat in the South China Sea, condemning the …

World Around 140,000 people died in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and 74,000 in Nagasaki three days later, when the United States dropped atomic bombs on the two Japanese cities. STR / JIJI Press/AFP

Japan Calls Russia Nuclear Threat 'Unacceptable' on Hiroshima Anniversary

Japan's prime minister hit out at Russian threats to use nuclear weapons as the country marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on…

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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/Stringer/File Photo

Russia Promises Retaliation after Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Tanker

Moscow promised retaliation Saturday after Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea late Friday, the second sea attack involving…

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World FILE PHOTO: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo

Pakistan’s Imran Khan Arrested After Court Sentences Ex-Pm to 3 Years Jail

Police arrested Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday after a court sentenced the opposition leader to three…

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Wildfire Sets Off Landmines Around Iran's Evin Prison

Iran's judiciary said that a wildfire caused by very hot weather flared for a short time on Friday in the grasslands surrounding Evin prison, detonating…

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World A man and his son drive a model of a Russian WWII tank at the Reserve of the Heroic Defense and Liberation of Sevastopol museum, in Sevastopol, Crimea, 24 July 2023 (issued 31 July 2023). EPA/STRINGER

Russian Tanker Hit by Sea Drone Near Crimea Bridge

A sea drone attack damaged a Russian tanker near the strategic bridge linking Russia to the annexed peninsula of Crimea, Russian authorities said on Saturday. …

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World An HH60-C Pave Hawk helicopter flies over Iranian Revolutionary Guard patrol boats in the Strait of Hormuz last December (AP)

US to Place Marines on Commercial Ships to Stop Iran's Harassment through Hormuz Strait

The United States could soon offer to put armed sailors and Marines on commercial ships traveling through the Gulf's Strait of Hormuz amid alleged attempts by…

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Germany Arrests Syrian over War Crimes Charges

German police have arrested a Syrian national on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes including enslavement for allegedly taking part in a brutal…

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World FILE PHOTO: People ride a boat through a flooded road after the rains and floods brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

China's Northeast Inundated in Doksuri's Wake

Floodwaters from Typhoon Doksuri continued to deluge farms and cities in northeast China into the weekend, with the country's disaster relief systems…

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World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives his remarks to the media after attending the UN Security Council meeting on famine and conflict-induced global food insecurity in New York, US, August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

US Pauses Some Foreign Assistance Programs for Niger Government

The US is pausing certain foreign assistance programs that benefit the government of Niger but will continue giving humanitarian and food assistance, US…

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Kremlin Says it Needs Actions, Not Words from US to Return to Black Sea Grain Deal

Russia said on Friday it needed actions, not promises, from the United States to meet the conditions it has set for a return to the Black Sea grain deal. …

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World US Attorney Randy S. Grossman for the Southern District of California, center, speaks during a press conference at the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in San Diego. (AP)

2 US Navy Sailors Charged with Providing Sensitive Military Information to China

Two US Navy sailors were charged Thursday with providing sensitive military information to China — including details on wartime exercises, naval operations and…

World In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, left, and Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie shake hands during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Trump Presidential Rival Christie Visits Ukraine, Meets with Zelenskiy

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie visited Ukraine on Friday and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as he underscored strong US support for…

World  Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny appears on a screen via video link as he shakes hands with his lawyer Vadim Kobzev before an external hearing of the Moscow City Court in the criminal case against Navalny on numerous charges, including the creation of an extremist organization, at the IK-6 penal colony in Melekhovo in the Vladimir region, Russia, August 4, 2023. (Reuters)

Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Has 19 Years Added to His Jail Term

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny had an extra 19 years added to his jail term on Friday in a criminal case which he and his supporters said…

World People walk along a street in the town of Metema in northwestern Ethiopia on August 1, 2023 across from Sudan's eastern town of Gallabat. (Photo by AFP)

Ethiopia's Declaring a State of Emergency in its Amhara Region as Local Fighters Clash with Military

Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers is declaring a state of emergency in the country’s Amhara region after authorities pleaded for help as clashes intensify there…

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