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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 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces new cabinet during a press conference in Ankara, Türkiye June 3, 2023. (Reuters)

Erdogan Blames France Riots on ‘Institutional Racism’ 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday blamed France's nationwide riots on "institutional racism" and the country's colonial past. The French…

World 'Nahel is the little brother of all Nanterre, no justice no peace,' reads a message on a wall in the Pablo Picasso neighborhood of Nanterre. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP/File

Death of Nahel Brings Old Problems in France's Suburbs Back to the Surface

The death of French teenager Nahel M., killed by a police officer during a traffic stop a week ago, has reignited the anger of young people and brought deeper…

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World Police officials work at the scene of a mass shooting in the Kingsessing section of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 03 July 2023. (EPA)

Rash of Mass Shootings Kills 10 in US Ahead of July 4 Holiday

Mass shootings in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Fort Worth claimed the lives of 10 people ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, officials said, a grim…

World Taiwan militarily Humvee armed with US-made TOW A2 missiles fires at a target during the missile shooting exercises in Fangshan, Pingtung county, Taiwan, 03 July 2023. (EPA)

Taiwan Says 8 Chinese Aircraft Crossed Taiwan Strait Median Line 

Eight Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday morning, Taiwan's defense ministry said, as China ramps up military pressure on…

World Noctilucent clouds are seen over the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 4, 2023. (Reuters)

Russia Says Ukraine Attacked Moscow with Drones 

Russia said on Tuesday that Ukraine had launched a drone attack on Moscow and the surrounding region that disrupted flights at one of the capital's main…

World Rescue workers push a stretcher as smoke rises from a building where an explosion and a fire broke out in Shimbashi area of Tokyo on July 3, 2023. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

Explosion Rips Through Tokyo Building; Four Injured

An explosion tore through a building in downtown Tokyo on Monday, scattering debris across a busy intersection and sending smoke into the air, but the fire was…

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World This photograph taken on June 19, 2023 shows a general view of Simferopol water reservoir on the Crimean Peninsula. (AFP)

Russia Says it Thwarted Ukrainian Plot to Kill Top Moscow-Backed Official in Crimea 

Russia's FSB security service said on Monday it had thwarted a Ukrainian assassination attempt on Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-backed head of Crimea, arresting…

World A man crosses a street in front of the Moscow Kremlin, in downtown Moscow, Russia, 30 June 2023. (EPA)

Kremlin, Asked About Mutiny, Says Russian Intelligence Services Are Working Well

The Kremlin said on Monday that all government agencies and ministries, including the intelligence services, were and had been working as they should, in the…

World 03 July 2023, Israel, Haifa: Israeli activists of the "Brothers in Arms" group block the gate of the Haifa port during a protest against the Israeli government. (dpa)

Protesters Close Israeli Seaport, Eye Airport as Judicial Crisis Simmers 

Demonstrators briefly shut off access to a major Israeli seaport on Monday ahead of a planned mass convergence on the country's main airport, as a half-year…

World Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani, during a press conference (Iranian Foreign Ministry)

Iran Issues Travel Warning for France

Iran advised its citizens to avoid traveling to France, whose major cities have been gripped with violent unrest for days. Tehran also called on the French…

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World The Qiam ballistic missile model during its display in Azadi Square, west of Tehran, last year (Fars)

Israeli Center Uncovers Iran's Missiles Valley

An Israeli research center published new details of a hidden valley containing the largest caches of ballistic missiles of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards…

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World A Ukrainian serviceman of the 3rd Assault Brigade fires a 122mm mortar towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, July 2, 2023. (AP)

Ukraine Reports Incremental Gains in Heavy Fighting 

Ukraine said on Monday its forces had gained some ground along eastern and southern fronts in the past week in heavy fighting with Russian troops, reclaiming…

World Pedestrians cross a road on a hot day amid an orange alert for heatwave, in Beijing, China June 16, 2023. (Reuters)

Flooding Displaces 10,000 Around China as Beijing Gets a Slight Respite from Extreme Heat Wave 

Heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a brief respite from sweltering heat. Beijing reported 9.8 straight days…

World 02 July 2023, France, Marseille: A store window is seen damaged after the riots in Marseille. (dpa)

Tensions on France’s Streets Ease, Fewer Arrests Overnight

Fewer than 160 people were arrested overnight in connection to riots that have rocked cities across France following the killing of a teenager of North African…

World FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on monitors as he addresses the nation after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, called for armed rebellion and reached the southern city of Rostov-on-Don with his troops, in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Putin Will Speak with Leaders of China and India in His First Summit since the Wagner Insurrection

President Vladimir Putin will participate this week in his first multilateral summit since an armed rebellion rattled Russia, as part of a rare international…

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World Police officers intervene at the scene where a man set a copy of the Quran on fire outside a mosque in Stockholm, Sweden, June 28, 2023. EPA/STEFAN JERREVANG

Swedish Government Condemns ‘Islamophobic’ Quran Burning

Sweden’s government on Sunday condemned this week’s burning of a Quran outside Stockholm’s main mosque, calling it an “Islamophobic” act. “The Swedish…

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Mike Pence: Iranian Regime Has Never Been Weaker Than it is Today

Former US vice president Mike Pence has said the "Iranian regime has never been weaker than it is today" in the wake of the protest movement that erupted in…

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World FILE PHOTO: US President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport prior to attending campaign events in New York City, US, June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

King Charles to Meet Biden at Windsor Castle on July 10

Britain's King Charles will meet US President Joe Biden at Windsor Castle on July 10, a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said on Sunday. The spokesperson…

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World French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, Ile-de-France Region President Valerie Pecresse, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin talk with Mayor of L'Hay-les-Roses Vincent Jeanbrun as they meet with municipal police, after rioters rammed a vehicle into the Mayor's house overnight, at the City Hall in L'Hay-les-Roses, south of Paris, France July 2, 2023. Charly Triballeau/Pool via REUTERS

Rioters Ram-raid Home of French Mayor, Wife Injured

Rioters ram-raided the home of a Paris suburb mayor, set the car alight and launched fireworks at his wife and young children as they fled during a fifth night…

World A view of the damaged glass window of the indoor market, following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, in L'Hay-les-Roses near Paris, France July 2, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Germany's Scholz: Watching France Unrest with Concern

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that Germany was watching the unrest in France "with concern." He was speaking in an interview with the ARD…

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World A view of the scene where a shooting took place, in Baltimore, US July 2, 2023. Baltimore Police via Twitter/Handout via REUTERS

2 Dead in Baltimore Mass Shooting

Two people were killed and 28 were wounded in a mass shooting in Baltimore Sunday morning, including three who are in critical condition, police said. …

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World A F-35 fighter jet flies during a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots at Hatzerim Airbase, in southern Israel, June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Israel to Buy 25 More F-35 Stealth Jets in $3b Deal

Israel has approved the purchase of a third squadron of F-35 stealth fighter jets in a deal worth $3 billion, the Ministry of Defense said on Sunday. The…

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World Enrique Mora, the European coordinator for the Vienna talks, and Robert Malley on the sidelines of the Iranian nuclear negotiations in Vienna, June 20, 2021 (EPA)

Iran Cautiously Examines Suspension of Bob Malley

The controversial suspension of the US special envoy for Iran, Rob Malley, has raised questions about the future of the negotiations. While Iran’s pro…

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World A young man stares at the security personnel during the protests against Nael's death in Paris (Reuters)

More than 700 Arrested Over France Unrest

Young rioters clashed with police late Saturday and early Sunday and targeted a mayor’s home with a burning car as France faced a fifth night of unrest…

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