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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 US Climate Envoy John Kerry (L) and China's Premier Li Qiang attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 18, 2023. (AFP)

US Envoy Kerry Says Climate Cooperation Could Redefine US-China Ties 

China and the United States could use climate cooperation to redefine their troubled relationship and lead the way in tackling global warming, US climate envoy…

World In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, residents walk against strong wind and rain as Typhoon Talim approaches in Macao in southern China on Monday, July 17, 2023. (Cheong Kam Ka/Xinhua via AP)

Typhoon Leaves behind Crushed Vehicles, Beached Whale in China

Trees fell on moving vehicles, a whale washed ashore and a freezer full of ice cream floated off in floods as Typhoon Talim made its way across China's…

World In this photo taken from video released by Belarusian Defense Ministry via VoenTV on Friday, July 14, 2023, an instructor, member of the Wagner Group military company, shows his skills to Belarusian soldiers during a training near Tsel village, about 90 kilometers (about 55 miles) southeast of Minsk, Belarus. (Belarusian Defense Ministry via VoenTV via AP)

Flying Russian Flags, More Wagner Troops Roll into Belarus as Part of Deal That Ended Their Mutiny

More mercenaries from Russia's Wagner military contractor rolled into Belarus on Monday, a monitoring group said, continuing their relocation to the ex-Soviet…

World  Smoke rises next to a horse riding center, as a wildfire burns in Kalyvia, near Athens, Greece, July 17, 2023. (Reuters)

Wildfires Rage near Greek Capital, Houses Damaged

Villagers were ordered to leave their homes as two separate wildfires fanned by strong winds damaged houses southeast and west of Athens on Monday, authorities…

World The first UN-chartered vessel MV Brave Commander loads more than 23,000 tons of grain to export to Ethiopia, in Yuzhne, east of Odessa on the Black Sea coast, on August 14, 2022. (AFP)

Ukraine Wants Use of Black Sea Grain Corridor to Continue

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday everything must be done so that the Black Sea grain export corridor continues to be used after Russia…

World Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) listens to Foreign Minister Eli Cohen (L), as cabinet secretary Yossi Fuchs (R) looks on during a weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, on July 17, 2023. (AFP)

Israel’s Governing Coalition Presses Ahead with Plan to Overhaul Courts, Protests Expected 

Israel's governing coalition pushed ahead on Monday with its contentious plan to overhaul the country's judiciary, despite growing opposition from within the…

World A woman is stopped by female morality police officers in Tehran due to her hijab (File photo - ISNA).

Iran Resumes Morality Police Patrols to Enforce Hijab Law Compliance

The Iranian police have announced the resumption of morality police patrols to tackle “immodest attire” as temperatures exceed 50°C in certain cities across…

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US Climate Envoy Kerry Holds Talks in China 

US climate envoy John Kerry held four hours of talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing Monday, reviving stalled diplomacy on reducing planet-warming…

World A Ukrainian army Grad multiple rocket launcher fires rockets at Russian positions in the frontline near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (AP)

Ukraine Says Troops Retake Nearly 18 Sq Km of Territory in East, South 

Ukrainian forces have retaken nearly 18 square km (7 square miles) of territory in the east and the south in the past week in their counteroffensive against…

World Young Israelis demonstrate against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Friday. (Reuters)

54% of Israeli Youths Do Not Rule Out Immigration

A comprehensive academic study published in Tel Aviv on Sunday revealed a severe crisis of trust among Israeli youth towards the state and its institutions. …

World 17 July 2023, South Korea, Cheongyang: Soldiers from the Army's 32nd Infantry Division remove mud and excretions at a livestock farm in Cheongyang, south of Seoul, as the area was severely affected by days of heavy rain. (dpa)

South Korea’s Death Toll from Destructive Rainstorm Grows to 40 as Workers Search for Survivors 

Heavy downpours lashed South Korea a ninth day on Monday as rescue workers struggled to search for survivors in landslides, buckled homes and swamped vehicles…

World A view shows the Crimean bridge connecting the Russian mainland with the peninsula across the Kerch Strait, Crimea, July 17, 2023. (Reuters)

Moscow Halts Grain Deal in What UN Calls a Global Blow to People in Need

Russia halted participation on Monday in the year-old UN-brokered deal that lets Ukraine export grain through the Black Sea, spreading a sense of dread in…

World Iranian President Raisi receives the Pakistani delegation on Sunday. (Iranian Presidency)

Iranian President, Pakistan Army Commander Discuss Border Security

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday underlined his country’s strategy to turn security borders with Pakistan into safe and economic zones, state media…

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Netanyahu is Discharged from Hospital Following Dizzy Spell

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was discharged on Sunday after an overnight hospital stay for check-ups and monitoring following a dizzy spell…

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Putin: Russia Has 'Sufficient Stockpile' of Cluster Bombs, Will Use them if Necessary

President Vladimir Putin said Russia had a "sufficient stockpile" of cluster bombs and reserved the right to use them if such munitions, the use of which he…

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World In this photo taken from video released by Belarusian Defense Ministry via VoenTV on Friday, July 14, 2023, Belarusian soldiers listen to an officer prior to a training by mercenary fighters from Wagner private military company in a Belarusian army camp near Tsel village, about 90 kilometers southeast of Minsk, Belarus. AP

Ukraine, Poland Say Wagner Fighters Arrive in Belarus

Fighters from the Wagner group have arrived in Belarus from Russia, Ukrainian and Polish officials said on Saturday, a day after Minsk said the mercenaries…

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World A woman walks past the monument of the Soviet State founder Vladimir Lenin in Simferopol, on the Crimean Peninsula, on June 17, 2023. (Photo by Olga MALTSEVA / AFP)

Russia Says Shot Down Ukraine Drones over Crimea

Russia's air defense forces and fleet in the Black Sea intercepted nine Ukrainian drones over the Crimean port of Sevastopol early on Sunday, a Moscow…

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World Signage is seen at the United States Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C., US, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

ISIS Recruiter Sentenced in US Court to Life in Prison

A Kosovo-born New York resident who helped supply "thousands" of recruits to ISIS was sentenced to life in prison for helping the extremist group, the Justice…

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World  Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Sofia, Bulgaria July 6, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters)

Ukraine Rejects Bulgarian President’s Claims That Kyiv Is to Be Blamed for Russia’s Ongoing War

Ukraine on Saturday criticized Bulgaria's pro-Russian president over his remarks that Kyiv is to blame for Russia’s ongoing war and that supplying arms to…

World In this photo taken from video released by Belarusian Defense Ministry via VoenTV on Friday, July 14, 2023, Belarusian soldiers attend a training by mercenary fighters from Wagner private military company near Tsel village, about 90 kilometers (about 55 miles) southeast of Minsk, Belarus. (Belarusian Defense Ministry via VoenTV via AP)

Wagner Mercenaries Entering Belarus as Minsk Announces ‘Road Map’ for Joint Military Drills

A large convoy carrying fighters from the Wagner private army was spotted entering Belarus from Russia early Saturday, a monitoring group reported after the…

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, February 23, 2023. (Reuters)

Israel’s Netanyahu Rushed to Hospital, His Office Says He Was Likely Dehydrated

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday was rushed to a hospital, where he was assessed to be in “good condition” as he underwent a medical…

World Khamenei receives Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran, July of last year (Iranian Supreme Leader’s website)

Khamenei Representative Calls on Moscow for ‘Urgent Reform’ of Stance on Emirati Islands

Mohammed Hassan Abu Tarabi, the Friday prayer leader in Tehran and a representative of the Iranian Supreme Leader, has called on Moscow to “urgently reform”…

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World South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council during a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Saturday, offering an apparent show of support for the country in its war with Russia…

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World China's Communist Party's foreign policy chief Wang Yi speaks as South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin looks on during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, 13 July 2023. (Reuters)

China’s Wang Yi Urges EU to ‘Clarify’ Its Position on Partnership

The European Union must further "clarify" its position on its strategic partnership with Beijing, China's top diplomat Wang Yi told European Union foreign…