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2 Planes Collide on the Ground in Miami, Only Minor Injuries Reported

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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 President Joe Biden boards the plane upon his return to the White House at San Francisco International Airport. (AFP)

Bipartisan Congressional Pressure on Biden to Prevent ‘Bad Deal’ with Iran

In light of the increasing momentum to revive negotiations between Western capitals and Tehran over the Iranian nuclear program, 26 Democratic and Republican…

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World People push an auto rickshaw through a flooded road as a school boy rides his bicycle behind in Bagha area in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Monday, May 23, 2022. Pre-monsoon deluges have flooded parts of India and Bangladesh, killing at least 24 people in recent weeks and sending 90,000 people into shelters, authorities said Monday. (AP Photo)

Flooding Displaces Tens of Thousands and Kills 1 as Heavy Monsoon Rains Batter Indian Villages

Tens of thousands of people have taken shelter in government-run relief camps as heavy monsoon rains batter villages in India’s northeast, and one person has…

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World A Ukrainian service member fire a machine gun at a training ground near a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 22, 2023. (Reuters)

Ukraine Says it Advances in South, Stops Russian Attack in East

Ukraine's armed forces have halted a Russian offensive towards the cities of Kupiansk and Lyman in the east of the country, and are advancing in the south, a…

World US President Joe Biden looks on as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during an official State Dinner in honor of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2023. (AFP)

Biden, Modi Hail New Era for US-India Ties and Tout Deals 

US President Joe Biden and Narendra Modi hailed a new era in their countries' relationship after the White House rolled out the red carpet for the Indian prime…

World  Ukraine forces shelling Russian positions near Bakhmut east of Ukraine on June 21, 2023 (AP)

UN Puts Russian Forces on Blacklist for Killing Children, Israel Left Off

The United Nations put Russian forces on its annual blacklist of countries that violate children’s rights in conflict for killing boys and girls and attacking…

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World French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the Alliance for Entrepreneurship thematic, as part of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, Thursday, June 22, 2023 in Paris. (AP)

Rich Nations Finalize $100 Bln Climate Aid at Paris Summit 

Wealthy nations have finalized an overdue $100-billion climate finance pledge to developing countries and created a fund for biodiversity and the protection of…

World US President Joe Biden (R) and China's President Xi Jinping (L) meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022. (AFP)

China Says US Should Act to Undo Negative Impact of Biden’s Xi Remark

China's ambassador to Washington has protested remarks President Joe Biden made about Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, and its embassy said the United…

World FILE - Men in protective suits carry a cardboard box out of a house in Castrop-Rauxel during an anti-terror operation on Jan. 8, 2023. (7aktuell.de, Marc Gruber/dpa via AP, File)

Iranian Man Charged in Germany Over Alleged Plot for Attack Using Deadly Chemicals

An Iranian man arrested in western Germany earlier this year after a tip from US officials has been charged with plotting an attack using ricin or cyanide,…

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World A picture distributed by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran of the sixth-generation centrifuges at an exhibition of the nuclear industry last week 

Tehran Rejects Cooperation with IAEA Beyond Scope of Safeguards Agreement

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami said that his country’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) falls…

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World Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (R) shakes hands with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan (L) in Tehran (Atta KENARE / AFP/File)

Iran Ups Diplomacy to Ease Isolation

Since the beginning of 2023, Iran has moved very actively in the diplomatic arena, seeking to break its isolation, especially in the Middle East region, while…

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World Fire trucks stand at the fire scene following a gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in Yinchuan City, Ningxia, China, on June 21, 2023 in this screengrab taken from a handout video. (Video Obtained by Reuters/Handout via Reuters)

Cooking Gas Explosion Kills 31 People at a Barbecue Restaurant in Northwestern China 

Cooking gas caused a massive explosion at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China, killing 31 people and injuring seven others during national celebrations…

World A Russian service member stands guard at a checkpoint near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, June 15, 2023. (Reuters)

Ukraine Says Russia Considering Nuclear Plant ‘Terror’ Attack, Moscow Denies It

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Ukrainian spies had received information showing Russia was considering carrying out a "terrorist" attack at the…

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EU Summons Kosovo and Serbia Leaders for Emergency Talks amid Fears of a Return to Open Conflict

The European Union has summoned the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo for emergency talks on Thursday to try to bring an end to a series of violent clashes near…

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World US President Joe Biden (R) and First Lady Jill Biden (L) greet India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrives at the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC on June 21, 2023. (AFP)

India’s Modi Starts Washington Visit to Build Biden, US Ties 

US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to deepen defense and technology cooperation between their countries during Modi's…

World Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), visits the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on June 15, 2023. (AFP)

UN Nuclear Watchdog Head Grossi to Visit Russia on Friday 

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, will visit Russia on Friday, the Interfax news agency reported on Thursday. Grossi is…

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US Lawmakers Approve Taiwan Trade Deal Despite Chinese Ire

US lawmakers voted Wednesday to greenlight an agreement aimed at deepening economic relations with Taiwan that has already provoked an irritated response from…

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World An agricultural worker operates a tractor as smoke rises in the distance after a military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson region, Ukraine June 20, 2023. (Reuters)

Ukraine Strikes Key Bridge Between Mainland and Crimea, Say Russia-Appointed Officials 

A Ukrainian missile attack struck the Chongar bridge connecting Russian-held parts of the Kherson region with the Crimean peninsula, forcing traffic to be…

World The 37-year-old defendant (R) stands next to one of her lawyers in the courtroom of the Higher Regional Court. Thomas Frey/dpa

Prison Sentence for German ISIS Member who Had Yazidi Slave

A German woman has been convicted of membership of ISIS terrorist organization, crimes against humanity and aiding and abetting genocide. The Koblenz…

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World Men play volleyball in Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

UN Warns Taliban that Restrictions on Afghan Women and Girls Make Recognition `Nearly Impossible'

The UN envoy for Afghanistan warned the country's Taliban rulers Wednesday that international recognition as the country's legitimate government will remain …

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World Smoke billows from rubbles of a building at Place Alphonse-Laveran in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, on June 21, 2023. (Photo by ABDULMONAM EASSA / AFP)

Explosion Hits Building in Paris, Injuring 24

A strong explosion hit a building in Paris' Left Bank on Wednesday, leaving 24 injured and igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over city monuments and…

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Man Arrested after 2 Stabbed at London Hospital

A man has been arrested after two people were stabbed at a London hospital on Wednesday in an incident which is not currently being treated as terror-related,…

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World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (Leah Millis/Pool Photo via AP)

US Says to Provide $1.3 Bln of Additional Aid to Ukraine

The United States will send $1.3 billion more in aid to Ukraine to help the conflict-hit country overhaul its energy grid and modernize its ports, railways and…

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World President Joe Biden smiles as members of the media leave the room and ask questions in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

China Lashes Back as Biden Labels Xi a 'Dictator'

China hit back on Wednesday after US President Joe Biden referred to President Xi Jinping as a "dictator", saying the remarks were absurd and a provocation. …

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Two Drones Shot Down Near Military Base In Moscow Region

Two drones were shot down near a military base in the Moscow region early on Wednesday, without causing damage or victims, the regional governor said. "Two…

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