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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 Benjamin Netanyahu in a cabinet meeting on June 11. (AP)

Israel Plans for Netanyahu’s Visit to Türkiye

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamín Netanyahu is planning a visit to Türkiye and a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the summer, according to…

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World In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and President of the Union of Comoros Azali Assoumani attend a joint news with Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema, Egypt's Prime Minister Mustafa Madbuly, Senegal's President Macky Sall, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

African Leaders Visit Russia to Discuss their Peace Plan with Putin, after Ukraine Trip

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday is set to host a group of African leaders who traveled to Russia on a self-styled “peace mission” after their trip…

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World Ukrainian soldier repairs a Russian tank seized by the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk region (Reuters)

Moscow: Some Peace Proposals on Ukraine Contain ‘Ideas That Could Work'

Peace initiatives on the Ukrainian conflict settlement proposed by various countries contain ideas that could work, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria…

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World  Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana, Cuba (AFP)

Iran, Cuba Vow to Confront US 'Aggressive Imperial Policy'

The presidents of Iran and Cuba vowed Thursday to jointly confront the “aggressive imperial policy” of the United States, which has sanctions in place against…

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World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the State Department in Washington, US, November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger

S.Korea Ministry: Blinken Supports Efforts Toward 'Mature' China-South Korea Ties

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he supports South Korea's efforts to develop a "healthy and mature" cooperative relationship with China, South Korea…

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World Blinken with Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at the State Department, Friday, June 16, 2023, in Washington (AFP)

Blinken: Reports of US Nuclear Deal with Iran ‘Not Accurate’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken denied on Friday that negotiations between Washington and Tehran to curtail Iran’s nuclear program and free American…

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World Magnitude 5.8 Quake Shakes France

Magnitude 5.8 Quake Shakes France

A rare 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit large parts of western France on Friday evening, with the seismology bureau BCSF calling it “very strong” amid reports of…

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World FILE PHOTO: Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg participates in a news conference held by the whistleblower group ExposeFacts.org at the National Press Club in Washington April 27, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstREUTERS

Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked ‘Pentagon Papers,’ Dies at 92

Daniel Ellsberg, the US military analyst whose change of heart on the Vietnam War led him to leak the classified "Pentagon Papers," died on Friday at the age…

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World In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Bill Gates, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Yin Bogu/Xinhua via AP)

Bill Gates Meets President Xi Jinping on China Visit

Microsoft’s co-founder Bill Gates has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping just days after a visit to Beijing by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. According to The…

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World A destroyed military vehicle in a street in the city of Kharkiv. (dpa)

Washington: Ukraine Capable of Resuming Attack Despite Losses

Ukraine maintains a lot of combat capability and power to carry out a counteroffensive despite its preliminary losses, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said…

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World Migrants wait for their buses that will take them from Kalamata port to a migrant reception facility in Malakasa, Greece, 16 June 2023. EPA/YANNIS KOLESIDIS

Final Day of Search for Missing Migrants in Greece; Hundreds Feared Dead

Greece’s coast guard launched its third and final day of a search Friday in the area where a large fishing boat crammed with migrants sank, with hundreds of…

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World South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looks on before a bilateral meeting as part of the 111th International Labor Conference (ILO) at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 14 June 2023.  EPA/MARTIAL TREZZINI

African Delegation, Including Egypt, Visits Ukraine on Peace Mission

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Ukraine on Friday as part of an African peace mission that includes Egypt, the South African presidency said…

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World Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset (Reuters)

Israel Says Determined to Keep Pressure on Iran’s Nuclear Program

Israeli politicians and military leaders will continue to work and exert pressure on Western countries even after signing the new document of understanding,…

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US Soldier Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Help ‘ISIS’ Murder Colleagues

A 22-year-old Army soldier from Ohio has pleaded guilty to attempting to help ISIS ambush and murder US soldiers in the Middle East, the Justice Department…

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World A drone that Ukraine says is Iranian-made and it was downed in October. (Reuters)

11 UK Universities Accused of ‘Helping’ to Develop Iran's Drones

British MPs have called for an inquiry after a number of universities were accused of helping Iran to develop suicide drones, The Telegraph reported. …

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World Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi, (File photo: AP)

Oman: US, Iran Close to Finalizing Deal on Detainees

Iran and the US are close to finalizing an agreement on releasing US nationals in Tehran, announced Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. …

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World FILE - A homeless Lebanese woman and her cat sleep on a bench as the sun rises over the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Argentine Judge Calls for Detention of 4 Hezbollah Collaborators in AMIA Bombing Probe

A federal judge in Argentina has called on Interpol to detain four Lebanese citizens, so they can be questioned for their suspected role in the 1994 bombing of…

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World International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi visits the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict outside Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, June 15, 2023. (International Atomic Energy Agency/Handout via Reuters)

IAEA's Grossi Visits Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant after Dam Breach

The head of the UN atomic energy agency visited the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine on Thursday and said it was unrealistic to expect…

World Ekrem Imamoglu, the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, speaks outside a polling station, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (Reuters)

New Case against Istanbul Mayor Another Setback for Türkiye’s Fractured Opposition

Türkiye’s opposition, still reeling from election defeat to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, suffered a fresh blow to its prospects of renewal on Thursday as a…

World Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley speaks to the press after a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group during the NATO Defense Ministers Council at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 15 June 2023. (EPA)

US Leaders Urge Allies to 'Dig Deep' with Arms for Ukraine's 'Difficult Fight'

Top US defense officials said on Thursday Ukraine faces a tough fight in its counter-offensive against Russian forces and urged Kyiv's allies to "dig deep" to…

World FILE - Boris Johnson leaves his house in London, on March 22, 2023. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament about the lockdown-flouting parties that undermined his credibility and contributed to his downfall, a committee of lawmakers said Thursday, June 15, 2023 after a year-long investigation. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Report Finds Boris Johnson Deliberately Misled UK Parliament

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament about the lockdown-flouting parties that undermined his credibility and contributed…

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World Iranian Vice President Mohammad Mokhber responds to journalists on the sidelines of the government meeting (IRNA)

Iran Exerts More Efforts to Release Frozen Assets

Iran's assets frozen by US sanctions have been released in some countries, and Tehran is trying to access the rest, announced First Vice President Mohammed…

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World A picture published by “Mizan” affiliated with the Iranian judiciary, from the trial of the murderer of a cleric who was sentenced to death today.

Iranian Sentenced to Death for Murdering Cleric

An Iranian was handed over a death sentence for murdering a cleric in north Iran in April, an Iranian judiciary-affiliated agency announced Wednesday. The…

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World The Abraham Accords normalize relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

US House Passes Bill Appointing Special Envoy for Advancing Abraham Accords

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed in the vast majority a bill that authorizes the Biden administration to appoint a special envoy dedicated to…

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