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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 (L to R) Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, France's President Emmanuel Macron, US President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minster Fumio Kishida, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, European Council President Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen attend an event to announce a Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine during the NATO summit, in Vilnius on July 12, 2023. (AFP)

In Message to Russia, G7 Unveils Long-Term Security Pledge for Ukraine

G7 countries on Wednesday unveiled an international framework for the long-term security of Ukraine to boost its defenses against Russia and deter Moscow from…

World Ukrainian State Emergency Service firefighters put out a fire at a house destroyed in a Russian shelling, in a residential neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, July 1, 2023. (AP)

One Killed in Russian Attacks on Ukraine as Zelenskiy Talks to NATO

Russia launched a drone strike on Kyiv early on Wednesday, and an old man was killed in Russian shelling in southern Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy…

World A handout picture made available by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the SCO Summit via video conferencing, in New Delhi, India, 04 July 2023. EPA/INDIA PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU HANDOUT

More Submarines, Jets for Indian Navy on Cards as Modi Visits France

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to France on Thursday to deepen ties with New Delhi's oldest strategic partner in the West, with a slew of high…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with CEO of VTB bank Andrey Kostin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 11, 2023. (Sputnik/Kremlin via Reuters)

Kremlin Says Putin Trip to China Is 'On the Agenda'

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that a visit by President Vladimir Putin to China was on the agenda, adding that now was a good time to build on the already…

World Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea football club Roman Abramovich gives a thumbs-up before the Group D Euro 2012 soccer match between Ukraine and England at Donbass Arena in Donetsk June 19, 2012. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis/File Photo

Russian Billionaire Abramovich Challenges EU Sanctions against Him

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich on Wednesday will challenge European Union sanctions imposed on him after the Ukraine war, arguing that the restrictions…

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World Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania July 12, 2023. (Reuters)

Erdogan’s Government to Discuss Sweden’s NATO Ratification with Nationalist Ally 

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government will hold talks with its nationalist parliamentary ally on ratifying Sweden's NATO accession, a senior official…

World Ukrainian servicemen fire a D-20 howitzer towards Russian troops at a position near the front line town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 11, 2023. (Reuters)

Ukraine Reports Some ‘Success’ in Fighting Near Bakhmut

Ukraine on Wednesday reported some success in fighting near the Russian-occupied eastern city of Bakhmut as its troops press on with a counteroffensive against…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania July 12, 2023. (Reuters)

NATO Prepared to Back Ukraine in Its Fight Against Russia — But Not to Extend Membership 

NATO leaders gathered Wednesday to launch a highly symbolic new forum for ties with Ukraine, after committing to provide the country with more military…

World The EU’s General Court ruled that the European Commission was right to allow Clearstream Banking AG to comply with US sanctions on Iran and therefore interrupt payments to an Tehran-controlled holding. (AFP)

EU Court Upholds Commission’s Decision on Clearstream and US Sanctions on Iran 

The European Commission was right to allow Clearstream Banking AG, a unit of Deutsche Boerse , to comply with US sanctions on Iran and therefore interrupt…

World An exterior view of the proposed site for the new China Embassy, near to Tower Bridge in London, Britain, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

Dispute over China's Embassy in London Strains Ties with Britain

It started as a local dispute over China's plans to build a new embassy next to the Tower of London - pitting the world's second biggest superpower against an…

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World Bagheri speaks to the Iranian state television in Mashhad on Tuesday (Iranian TV)

Tehran: Baghdad Has Until September to Disarm Kurdish Opposition Parties

Chief of Staff of Iran’s armed forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri said on Tuesday that the Iraqi government has until September to disarm Kurdish opposition…

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World A US intelligence assessment says Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons at the moment but has ramped up activities that could help it develop them. (Reuters)

US Intelligence Assessment Says Iran Not Currently Developing Nuclear Weapons

A US intelligence assessment says Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons at the moment but has ramped up activities that could help it develop them. The…

World 05 July 2023, Iran, Tehran: President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a cabinet meeting. (Iranian Presidency/dpa)

Iranian President Raisi Begins Africa Trip with Visit to Kenya

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi received a red carpet welcome from Kenyan counterpart William Ruto on Wednesday as he began a three-country tour of Africa that…

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World J-11B fighter jets of the Chinese Air Force fly in formation during a training session for the upcoming parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, on the outskirts of Beijing, July 2, 2015. (Reuters)

China Sends Large Group of Warplanes, Navy Ships Towards Taiwan in Forceful Display 

China sent navy ships and a large group of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, toward Taiwan over two days, the island’s defense ministry said on…

World This aerial photo taken on June 27, 2023 shows a view of a landslide site in Miansi Township of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (EPA/XINHUA / Wang Xi)

China Evacuates 40,000 People from Floods, More Rain Expected 

More than 40,000 people in China's Sichuan province have been evacuated because of floods, state media reported on Wednesday, as cloudbursts dropped huge…

World US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks during an interview with Reuters after meeting with Pope Francis, near the Vatican in Rome, Italy, June 19, 2023. (Reuters)

Kerry to Visit Beijing for Climate Talks Amid Efforts to Revive Relations Between US and China 

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Beijing next week to discuss strategies for limiting global warming, amid a push by the…

World Visitors disembark from a ferry on the island of Christianso, a small archipelago with just 98 inhabitants under the administration of the Danish defense ministry, in the Baltic Sea near the Nord Stream pipeline blast sites, in Denmark, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little/File Photo

Germany Tells UN: Nord Stream Inquiry Found Subsea Explosive Traces on Yacht

Germany found traces of subsea explosives in samples taken from a yacht that it suspects "may have been used to transport the explosives" to blow up the Nord…

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World FILE PHOTO: Korean People's Army test-launches a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile from an undisclosed location in North Korea in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on May 16, 2023.  KCNA via REUTERS

North Korea Fires Long-range Ballistic Missile

North Korea has fired a long-range ballistic missile, the South Korean military said Wednesday, days after Pyongyang threatened to down US spy planes that…

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World Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint press conference with his Omani counterpart following their talks in Moscow, Russia, 11 July 2023. (EPA)

Russia’s Lavrov: Ukraine Conflict Will Not End Until West Drops Plans to Defeat Moscow 

The armed confrontation in Ukraine will continue until the West gives up plans to dominate and defeat Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an…

World Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attends a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with heads of security services in Moscow, Russia, June 26, 2023. (Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via Reuters)

Russia Says it May Use Similar Weapons If US Supplies Cluster Bombs to Ukraine

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Moscow would be forced to use "similar" means of attack if the United States supplied cluster bombs…

World A Bosnian Muslim woman mourns next to the grave of her relative, victim of the Srebrenica genocide, in Memorial Centre in Potocari, Bosnia, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP)

In Srebrenica, Thousands Gather to Remember 1995 Massacre, Bury Newly Identified Dead

Tens of thousands of people from around Bosnia and abroad gathered in Srebrenica Tuesday for the annual ritual of commemorating the 1995 massacre and to give a…

World 05 July 2023, Iran, Tehran: President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a cabinet meeting. (Iranian Presidency/dpa)

Iran’s President Delays Africa Tour without Elaboration 

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi did not depart on a three-nation tour to Africa as planned, state media reported without elaboration. Raisi was supposed to…

World Dozens of 155mm Base Burn Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions (DPICM) rounds wait to be loaded at a US Army motor pool at Camp Hovey, South Korea September 20, 2016. (US Army/2nd Lt. Gabriel Jenko/Handout via Reuters)

North Korea Says US Plan to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine Is ‘Criminal’ 

North Korea on Tuesday condemned US President Joe Biden's decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine as a "criminal act" and demanded an immediate…

World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky attends a press conference in Istanbul, Türkiye, July 8, 2023. (Reuters)

NATO Chief Says No Timetable Set for Ukraine’s Membership, a Position That Disappointed Zelenskyy

NATO leaders agreed Tuesday to allow Ukraine to join "when allies agree and conditions are met," the head of the military alliance said, after President…