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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  FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, 25 June 2023. ABIR SULTAN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Netanyahu Says China has Invited him for State Visit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he has received an invitation for an official visit to China, but did not disclose whether or when…

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World Grain bins are seen on the property that was formerly part of the Gibson family farmstead in Morocco, Indiana, September 13, 2016. (Reuters)

Ukraine Must Be Ready to Export Mostly via Danube Ports, Says Sea Ports Authority

Ukraine must be ready to export grain almost exclusively via its Danube River ports because Russia is effectively blocking Black Sea shipments, the Ukrainian…

World Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks at a ceremony to present general's shoulder straps to high-ranking officers at the Independence Palace in Minsk on June 27, 2023.  (AFP photo / Belarusian presidential press service / handout)

Belarus Leader Says He Talked Prigozhin Back from Brink

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that he had convinced Yevgeny Prigozhin in an emotional, expletive-laden phone call to end a mutiny…

World A billboard in support of Russian armed forces reading 'Military service under contract. Join yours' in Podolsk, Moscow region,Russia, 27 June 2023. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

Mercenary Chief Prigozhin Starts Exile in Belarus, Putin Praises Russian Troops

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin arrived in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal that ended a brief mutiny by his fighters, as President Vladimir Putin…

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World Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani (IRNA)

Iran Discusses Nuclear Deal with Europe, Throws Ball into US Court

Iran conveyed its "explicit" stance to the European parties on the nuclear talks, throwing the ball into the US court to decide on negotiations to exchange…

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Russia Conducts Tactical Fighter Jet Drills over Baltic Sea

Russia's defense ministry said early on Tuesday that it was conducting tactical fighter jet exercises over the Baltic Sea with the main goal of testing…

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World Former President Hassan Rouhani and his ally, former Speaker Ali Larijani, during an event in Tehran (Jamaran)

Rouhani, Larijani Await 'Positive Signs' to Enter Election Race

Reformist sources have revealed that former President Hassan Rouhani and his ally, former Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, are eagerly awaiting "positive…

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World US Attorney General Merrick Garland (EPA)

Republicans Accuse DOJ of ‘Conspiring’ in Biden’s Son Case

House Republicans accused on Monday the US Justice Department of intervening in the criminal probe of President Joe Biden's son, Hunter. House Speaker…

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World In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, records his video addresses in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)

Wagner Mercenary Leader Issues Defiant Audio Statement as Uncertainty Swirls after Mutiny

The leader of the Wagner mercenary group defended his short-lived insurrection in an audio statement Monday, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made…

World An Iranian woman, wearing a veil, walks next to an anti-US mural in a street in Tehran, Iran, 12 June 2023. (EPA)

Iran Says Willing to Swap Prisoners with United States

Iran said on Monday it was hoping indirect talks with the United States could lead to a "positive" outcome for a prisoner swap. Iran announced earlier this…

World A Ukrainian serviceman sits on a T-72 tank at a position in the Donetsk region on June 25, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

EU Agrees 3.5 Billion Euro Boost to Ukraine Military Aid Fund

EU countries on Monday agreed to increase the maximum size of a fund used to finance military aid for Ukraine by 3.5 billion euros ($3.8 billion) to 12 billion…

World 06 February 2023, Iraq, Baghdad: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a press conference. (dpa)

Russia Checking If Western Agencies Were Involved in Mutiny, Says Lavrov

Russian intelligence services are investigating whether Western spy agencies played a role in the aborted mutiny by Wagner mercenary fighters on Saturday, the…

World Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin chairs a meeting with his deputies in Moscow, Russia June 26, 2023. (Reuters)

Russian PM Urges Citizens to Rally Behind Putin After Aborted Mutiny 

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Monday that the country had faced "a challenge to its stability" and must remain united behind President…

World Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba addresses the opening session on the first day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London, Britain June 21, 2023. (Reuters)

Ukraine Urges EU to ‘Accelerate Russia’s Defeat’ by Increasing Ukraine Support 

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged the European Union on Monday to "accelerate Russia’s defeat" by stepping up support for Ukraine. Kuleba,…

World NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a joint statement at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on June 22, 2023. (AFP)

Wagner Mutiny Shows Moscow’s ‘Big Strategic Mistake’ in Attacking Kyiv, Says NATO 

The aborted mutiny by Russia's Wagner mercenary group at the weekend demonstrated the scale of the Kremlin's strategic mistake in waging war on Ukraine, NATO…

World High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell looks on during a panel talk about climate and security in Brussels, on June 21, 2023. (AFP)

EU Says Aborted Russia Mutiny Shows Moscow’s Military Power Is ‘Cracking’

European Union foreign ministers on Monday said an aborted mutiny in Russia at the weekend showed Moscow's war in Ukraine was causing domestic instability and…

World Ukrainian soldiers on a Swedish CV90 infantry fighting vehicle at their positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, June 25, 2023. (AP)

Ukraine Says Little Changes Along Southern Frontline in Past Week 

Ukraine has reclaimed additional territory from Russian forces along the southern frontline but the situation on the battlefield there has changed little over…

World A pro-Kremlin activist holds a flag with an image of Russian President Vladimir Putting and the words in Russian "For the Motherland, for the sovereignty, for the Putin", near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 25, 2023. (AP)

Russia Seeks Calm After Aborted Mutiny, West Sees Cracks in Putin’s Power 

Russia sought to restore calm on Monday after an aborted mutiny by Wagner Group mercenaries over the weekend, while Western allies assessed how President…

World Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Abdollahian during an annual conference for ambassadors last month (Iranian Foreign Ministry)

Abdollahian to Be Questioned over 'New York Gang'

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian is expected to appear before parliament on Wednesday to answer questions by lawmakers, who accuse the current…

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World Kyriakos Mitsotakis's conservatives secured their biggest winning margin in almost 50 years in Sunday's vote. Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP

Mitsotakis Back as Greek Premier after Election Landslide

Kyriakos Mitsotakis embarked Monday on his second term as Greece's prime minister with a vow to accelerate institutional and economic reforms, after voters…

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World In his photo taken and released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, June 8, 2023, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspects the preparation of equipment and weapons for shipment to the zone of the special military operation at the arsenals and storage bases of the Western Military District at an undisclosed location in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Russian Defense Minister Appears for First Time Since Wagner Mutiny 

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu appeared for the first time since a deal was struck on Saturday to end what the authorities had called an armed mutiny…

World Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) marching during the annual "Sacred Defense Week" military parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of the 1980-1988 war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, in the capital Tehran (AFP)

Cyprus Foils Iranian IRGC Attack Against Israelis

Authorities in Cyprus, in cooperation with Israeli and US intelligence services, thwarted an attack planned by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), on…

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World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gestures during a joint press conference with African leaders, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 16, 2023. (Reuters)

Ukraine Has a Flurry of Calls with Allies after Moscow Disorder

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his defense minister said they held a series of calls with Kyiv's allies on Sunday to discuss the "weakness" of…

World In this photo taken on June 25, 2023, residents of Pyongyang hold a banner that reads "Let us bear deep in mind the lesson and truth of class struggle!" during a mass rally to mark the "Day of Struggle Against US Imperialism", on the 73rd anniversary of the three-year Korean War, which began on June 25, 1950, at the Mayday Stadium in Pyongyang. (AFP)

North Korea Holds Rallies Denouncing US, Warns of Nuclear War 

North Korea held mass rallies in Pyongyang where people shouted slogans vowing a "war of revenge" to destroy the United States, as it marked the 73rd…