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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 Ukrainian servicemen ride inside a MaxxPro mine-resistant, ambush protected vehicle along a road near the recently liberated village of Novodarivka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine July 21, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer

Journalist's Death Prompts Russian Outrage Over Ukraine's Alleged Use of Cluster Bombs

A Russian war reporter was killed and three were wounded on Saturday in what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack using cluster munitions, prompting outrage…

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World A person holds a flag during a demonstration at Ben Gurion International Airport as a response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul, in Lod, Israel July 3, 2023. (Reuters)

Israel Military Reservists Threaten Over Judicial Revamp

More than 1,100 Israeli air force reservists -- including fighter pilots -- threatened to suspend volunteer service as protests intensified Saturday ahead of…

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World A view of the aftermath of Ukrainian strikes in the town of Valuyki, near the border with Ukraine in the Belgorod region, on July 5, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Regional Governor: Ukraine Hit Russian Village with Cluster Munitions

The governor of Russia's Belgorod region said on Saturday that Ukraine fired cluster munitions at a village near the Ukrainian border on Friday, but that there…

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World In this image from a video released on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 by Russian National Antiterrorism Committee, employees work at the damaged parts of an automobile link of the Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait not far from Kerch, Crimea. (Russian National Antiterrorism Committee via AP)

Crimean Bridge Traffic Resumes after Brief Closure

Road traffic on the bridge linking Russia to the Crimean peninsula has resumed after being briefly suspended on Saturday, an official Telegram channel said. …

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World A member of the volunteer medical team walks in front of a destroyed building in Donetsk, Ukraine (AFP)

Ukraine: Four Killed in Russian Attack on Donetsk

At least four people have been killed in the latest Russian attack on a village near the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, as stated by the Donetsk Oblast…

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Retired Canadian Police Officer Charged with Illegally Helping China

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said a retired police officer had been charged on Friday with foreign interference, alleging he helped China "identify and…

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World Migrants during attempt to cross to Italy, off Sfax, Tunisia April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui/File Photo

Middle East, Mediterranean Countries to Meet in Italy for Migration Conference

Mediterranean and Middle East countries will meet in Rome on Sunday to boost efforts to stem illegal migration flows, with Italy saying the aim is to help…

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World FILE - This still image taken from surveillance video from a US Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon shows three Iranian Revolutionary Guard fast-attack vessels near a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz, June 4, 2023. (US Navy via AP, File)

CENTCOM Confronts Iran's Threat to Navigation in Strait of Hormuz

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) began confronting Iran's activities in the seas, which Washington considers a threat to the navigation of commercial ships in…

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Mossad Calls on Russia to Stop Social Media Campaign Affecting Israel

Israel's spy agency, Mossad, and other intelligence services in Tel Aviv asked their Russian counterparts to stop a social media campaign that aims to…

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World A TV screen shows a file image of American soldier Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 22, 2023.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

NKorea Fires Cruise Missiles, Stays Mum on US Soldier who Crossed into the Country

North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward its western sea Saturday, South Korea’s military said, marking the second launch event this week, apparently…

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World The US submarine's port visit is only a "legitimate defensive response" to Pyongyang's ongoing nuclear threats © WOOHAE CHO / POOL/AFP

Seoul Says N. Korean Nuclear Attack Would Mean 'End' of Kim Regime

Seoul told North Korea Friday that using its nukes would mean the "end" of Kim Jong Un's regime, after Pyongyang threatened nuclear retaliation over growing US…

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World A rescue worker stands next to a heavily damaged emergency vehicle at a compound of an agricultural company hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack, on Ukraine in Odesa region, Ukraine July 21, 2023. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

Russia Strikes Grain Terminals in Southern Ukraine

Russian missiles hit grain terminals at an agricultural enterprise in the Odesa region in a fourth successive night of air strikes on southern Ukraine, the…

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Chinese Hackers Breach US Ambassador's Emails

Beijing-linked hackers accessed the email account of the US ambassador to China in an espionage operation thought to have compromised at least hundreds of…

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World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Reuters file photo

Zelenskiy Sacks Ukraine's Ambassador to UK after Criticism

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed Vadym Prystaiko as Ukraine's ambassador to Britain on Friday, days after the envoy publicly criticized the president. …

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World Demonstrators march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem protesting against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul plans, near the Ben Shemen interchange, Israel July 20, 2023. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg

Thousands March from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to Protest Israeli Government's Judicial Overhaul Plan

Thousands of Israelis joined a march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Friday in the latest protest of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vow to push through a…

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World This still image taken from surveillance video from a U.S. Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon shows three Iranian Revolutionary Guard fast-attack vessels near a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz on June 4, 2023.
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Iran Loses Bid to Host Shipping Event After Vote at UN Agency Meeting

Iran's offer to host a maritime event in October has been rejected after a proposal led by the US to rescind the bid was approved in a vote at the UN shipping…

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World In April, the US confiscated Iranian oil on a tanker at sea in a sanctions enforcement operation [Getty/file]

Iran Warns Against Unloading Iranian Oil from Seized Tanker

Iran would retaliate against any oil company unloading Iranian oil from a seized tanker, a senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' navy said on…

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World Iranian security guards in Tehran. (Reuters) 

Family of French Detainee in Iran Demands his Release

The family of Louis Arnaud who has been detained in Iran since September has reiterated calls for his release and asked European governments to "redouble their…

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World Migrants scene on a boat [File: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters]

Senegalese Migrants Die in Boat Capsize Off Morocco

At least 13 Senegalese migrants from the same town died when their boat sank off the coast of Morocco late last week, the town's mayor told AFP on Thursday. …

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World US President Joe Biden (C), alongside Vice President Kamala Harris (C-L) and Biden's wife, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden (C-R), hosts members of Congress for a Congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 19 July 2023.  EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

US Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Codify Sanctions on Iran’s Missile Program

US Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Bill Hagerty have introduced the MISSILES Act, a bipartisan bill to…

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World The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) sits pier side along with support ships at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., Wednesday, April 27, 2016. (AP/Steve Helber)

US Sending more Warships, Marines to Gulf to Counter Iran's Efforts to Seize Commercial Ships

The US is sending additional warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial…

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World A local woman stands at field next to a residential building with broken windows after an overnight rocket attack in the Odesa area, southern Ukraine, 26 June 2023, amid the Russian invasion. Two Kalibr rockets and seven “Shahed” drones were shot down, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on 26 June. (EPA)

New EU Sanctions against Iran for Military Support to Russia and Syria

The European Union said on Thursday it had established a "new framework for restrictive measures" in view of Iran's military support of Russia's war of…

World A convoy of vehicles leaves the British embassy in Moscow, Russia March 23, 2018. (Reuters)

Russia Imposes Soviet-Style Restrictions on British Diplomats in Moscow

Russia on Thursday imposed Soviet-style restrictions on British diplomats, requiring them to give at least five working days' notice of any plans to travel…

World Shikma Bressler, one of the leaders of the protests, together with other demonstrators, marches from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem protesting against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul plans, near the Ben Shemen interchange, Israel July 20, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Protesters Trek on Highway to Jerusalem Ahead of Judicial Vote

Hundreds of Israelis opposed to the government's judicial overhaul plans are trekking under a scorching summer sun on the main highway to Jerusalem in hope of…

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