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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 Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York (AFP)

Washington Adheres to Diplomatic Pressure to Constrain Iran's Behavior

US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel affirmed on Thursday that Washington continues to stay in close touch with allies and partners,…

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World A demonstrator runs on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France, Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

France: Macron Convenes Crisis Meeting after Worst Night of Riots

French President Emmanuel Macron convened his cabinet for a second crisis meeting in two days on Friday, after the most destructive night of nationwide rioting…

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World (FILES) British Home Secretary Priti Patel (L), and Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Vincent Biruta, sign a migration and economic partnership agreement at Kigali Convention Center, Kigali, Rwanda on April 14, 2022.(Photo by Simon WOHLFAHRT / AFP)

UK Government Vows to Challenge Court Ruling that its Plan to Send Migrants to Rwanda is Unlawful

A British court ruled Thursday that a UK government plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is unlawful, delivering a blow to the Conservative…

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World RATP Transport workers dismantle a burnt tram destroyed during protests the previous night in Clamart, southwest of Paris, on June 29, 2023. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)

French Police Officer Faces Voluntary Homicide Charge after Deadly Shooting of Teen

A police officer in a Paris suburb was handed a preliminary charge of voluntary homicide Thursday after the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old that triggered two…

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World FILE - This undated handout image provided by Greece's coast guard on June 14, 2023, shows scores of people on a battered fishing boat that later capsized and sank off southern Greece. (Hellenic Coast Guard via AP, File)

Dozens of Tourists Safely Evacuated after Boat Catches Fire Off Greek Island

Dozens of tourists were safely evacuated from a boat that caught fire Thursday off the Greek resort island of Rhodes, authorities said. The coast guard said…

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World General view of the debris of the Ukraine International Airlines, flight PS752, Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed after take-off from Iran. (File photo: Reuters)

Canada, Partners Take Iran to ICJ over Downed Jet

Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine are to move to the International Court of Justice in their bid to hold Iran accountable for the downing of an airliner by…

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World Chief of Staff Mohammad Baqeri during an annual conference of Iranian diplomats in Tehran last month. (Tasnim News Agency)

Iranian Chief of Staff Warns Opposition of Similar Fate to Saddam Hussein

Major General Mohammad Baqeri, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said that the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) organization will have a fate that would be a…

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World South Sudan's President Salva Kiir . (Reuters)

S.Sudan, S.Africa Leaders Hold Talks In Pretoria

The president of South Sudan held talks with his South African counterpart on the ongoing conflict in Juba's northern neighbor and the fragile peace process at…

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World Police forces clash with youths in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

France Will Deploy 40,000 Police Officers to Quell Violence that Followed Deadly Police Shooting

A French police officer who shot and killed a 17-year-old driver will be investigated for voluntary homicide, following two days of fires and violent…

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World US President Joe Biden gives a speech on technology infrastructure in Washington (Reuters)

In Verbal Slip, Biden Says Putin Losing the War in 'Iraq'

In a new verbal slip-up, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "losing the war in Iraq" when he meant to say…

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World FILE PHOTO: General Sergei Surovikin, commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, visits the Joint Headquarters of the Russian armed forces involved in military operations in Ukraine, in an unknown location in Russia, in this picture released December 17, 2022. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via REUTERS

EU Leaders to Debate Russia Mutiny, Pledge Support for Ukraine

European Union leaders will on Thursday debate the repercussions of the aborted mutiny in Russia as they pledge further support for Ukraine in its war against…

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World NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

NATO Chief Convenes Talks in a Bid to Persuade Türkiye to Let Sweden Join the Military Alliance

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday he has called a meeting of senior officials from Türkiye, Sweden and Finland for July 6 to try to…

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World Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei visits the Iranian centrifuges in Tehran, Iran June 11, 2023. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/ File Photo

Europeans Plan to Keep Ballistic Missile Sanctions on Iran

European diplomats have told Iran they plan to retain European Union ballistic missile sanctions set to expire in October under the defunct 2015 Iran nuclear…

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World Republican presidential candidate, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at the American Enterprise Institute on June 27, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)

Beijing Rebukes US Presidential Hopeful Haley’s China Plans

China rebuked US presidential contender Nikki Haley's plan to scale back links with the country, echoing her remarks by saying those who blamed Beijing for…

World  Ukrainian soldiers work during a combat operation on the frontline near Kreminna, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP)

Ukraine Says Situation Unchanged in North after Prigozhin Flight to Belarus

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday the security situation in northern Ukraine was unchanged and under control after Russian mercenary leader…

World Russian policemen guard close to the Red square in Moscow, Russia, 27 June 2023. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

Lukashenko: Putin Wanted to 'Wipe Out' Prigozhin during Mutiny Attempt

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he persuaded Russian President Vladimir Putin not to "wipe out" mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, in response…

World Ukrainian farmers harvest grain in the Odesa region, south Ukraine, 23 June 2023. EPA/IGOR TKACHENKO

Probability of Russia's Exit from Grain Deal Remains High

The probability of Russia's withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal in July remains high, although talks continue, Russia's RIA news agency cited an anonymous…

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World Former President Donald Trump at a Republican dinner in Michigan on Sunday. (Reuters)

Audio of Trump Recommends 'Attacking' Iran

Former US President Donald Trump is back at the news front after an audio recording was leaked of a 2021 meeting in New Jersey where he discusses holding…

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World Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a meeting with the head and officials of Iran’s Judiciary Branch on Tuesday (Supreme Leader official website)

Khamenei Urges Iran’s Judiciary to Tighten Control over Cyberspace

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has called on the judiciary to take serious steps to control social networks and tighten control over cyberspace. "The…

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World Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy at a joint meeting of Congress in the Capitol last Thursday. (EPA)

US Congress Calls for Additional Steps to Address Iran's Nuclear Program

The US Congress is stepping up its efforts to clamp down on Iran to deter it from acquiring nuclear weapons. A group of 249 bipartisan lawmakers sent a…

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World Police in riot gear stand next to a fire burning in the street after a demonstration in Nanterre, west of Paris, on June 27, 2023, after French police killed a teenager who refused to stop for a traffic check in the city. (AFP)

After Paris Suburb Unrest, Macron Deplores ‘Inexcusable’ Police Killing of Teenager

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called the shooting dead of a 17-year-old by police during a traffic stop near Paris "inexcusable" in rare…

World The top Russian military commander in Ukraine, Gen. Sergei Surovikin, left, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center, attend the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the joint staff of troops involved in Russia's military operation in Ukraine, at an unknown location, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. (AP)

Report: Senior Russian General Knew about Prigozhin’s Plans

General Sergey Surovikin, the deputy commander of Russia's military operations in Ukraine, had advance knowledge that the mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was…

World A Ukrainian serviceman of an air reconnaissance squad of the 45th Brigade prepares to launch a Leleka reconnaissance UAV on a position in Donetsk region on June 27, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Ukraine Defense Minister Says Main Troop Reserves Yet to Be Used

The liberation of a group of villages under Russian occupation in recent weeks were "not the main event" in Kyiv's planned attack, Oleksiy Reznikov, Ukraine…

World Rescuers and volunteers work to rescue people from under the rubble after a Russian missile strike hit a restaurant and several houses in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, on June 27, 2023. (AFP)

Ukraine Accuses Local Man of Directing Missile Strike That Killed 11 at Popular Pizza Restaurant

Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday arrested a man they accused of helping Russia direct a missile strike that killed at least 11 people, including three…