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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 Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov listens during the opening of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue at the Shangri-la hotel in Singapore, 02 June 2023.  EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG

NATO Races to Design Long-term Package for Ukraine but Differences Remain

NATO members are racing to complete a plan to provide long-term support to Ukraine, but are wrestling with how best to assure the country's security until it…

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World Presiding Judge Hendrik Steenhuis inspects the reconstruction of the MH17 wreckage, as part of the murder trial ahead of the beginning of a critical stage, in Reijen, Netherlands, May 26, 2021. (Reuters)

Russia Calls Ukraine's MH17 Accusations at World Court 'Fiction'

A lawyer for Russia on Wednesday dismissed Ukraine's account of the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in World Court hearings earlier this week as …

World General view during the state funeral of Italy's former prime minister and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi at the Milan Cathedral (Duomo), in Milan, Italy, 14 June 2023. (EPA/ Chigi Palace Press Office)

Italian Ex-PM Berlusconi Given State Funeral in City Where He Made His Billions

Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi was honored Wednesday with a state funeral in Milan’s Duomo cathedral and a day of national mourning as his legacy — positive…

World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a wreath laying ceremony at the grave of former Azeri President Heydar Aliyev on the Alley of Honor - a public cemetery and memorial - in Baku during his state visit to Azerbaijan on June 13, 2023. (AFP)

Türkiye's Erdogan Says Sweden Shouldn't Expect to Join NATO Any Time Soon

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that NATO should not bet on his country approving Sweden's application to join the Western military alliance…

World International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi attends a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (not pictured), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 13, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters)

UN Nuclear Chief Delays Ukraine Nuclear Plant Visit over Security

UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi delayed a trip to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station on Wednesday for security reasons as Moscow and Kyiv…

World FILE - Ukrainian refugees wait in a gymnasium, April 5, 2022, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

110 Million People Forcibly Displaced as Sudan, Ukraine Wars Add to World Refugee Crisis, UN Says

Some 110 million people have had to flee their homes because of conflict, persecution, or human rights violations, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees says…

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World  Ali Bagheri Kani during talks in October 2021 (Iranian Foreign Ministry)

Iranian-European Consultations in Abu Dhabi

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani announced Tuesday he has met with diplomats from three European countries in Abu Dhabi…

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World Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi looks on during a joint press conference with his Russian and Turkish counterparts following their summit in Tehran, July 19, 2022. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran President Rails against US Sanctions during Visit to Nicaragua

In his first visit to Latin America, Iran’s hardline president met Tuesday with his Nicaraguan counterpart and railed against a theme both leaders have in…

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World (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on June 13, 2023 shows (L)
China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang holds a copy of China's constitution during a press conference at the Media Center of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 7, 2023, and (R) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to members of the media prior to a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, not pictured, at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 13, 2023. (Photo by NOEL CELIS and SAUL LOEB / AFP)

China Rebukes US Ahead of Blinken's Planned Trip

China's foreign minister Qin Gang urged the United States to stop meddling in its affairs and harming its security in a phone call with his US counterpart on…

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World FILE PHOTO: Migrants stand onboard a fishing boat in the port of Paleochora after a rescue operation off the island of Crete, Greece, November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Greece: 17 Migrants Dead, More Than 100 Rescued after Vessel Capsizes

A fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized and sank off the southern coast of Greece early Wednesday, killing at least 17 people. A large search…

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World A handout still image taken from a handout video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service on 10 June 2023 shows German ‘Leopard-2A6’ and American BMP M2 ‘Bradley’ tanks destroyed in combat in the Zaporizhzhia region, southern Ukraine. EPA/RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE/HANDOUT

Russian Missile Attacks on Odesa and Donetsk Region Kill at Least Six

Russian missiles struck civilian buildings in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa and eastern Donetsk region overnight, killing at least six people, Ukraine…

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World Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (L) is welcomed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, on June 12, 2023. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP)

Iran, Venezuela Eye Trade Increase, Sign Petrochemical Deal

Iran and Venezuela want to increase bilateral trade to $20 billion, up from $3 billion, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday during a visit to…

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World French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

France Says it Thwarted Attack on Websites from Russian Actors

France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that Paris had prevented a hybrid digital attack on her ministry's website likely carried out by Russian state-linked…

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World An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-US mural on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran (EPA)

Iran Confirms Indirect Talks with the US, Mediated by Oman

Iran and the US held indirect talks under Omani mediation, announced the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanaani. Kanaani announced that…

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World A UNIFIL vehicle drives near signs bearing names of cities, in Naqoura, near the Lebanese-Israeli border (File Photo: Reuters)

Israel will Strike Iran if it Reaches 90% Uranium Enrichment

Israel has set Iran's 90 percent enrichment of uranium as the "red line" before striking its nuclear facilities, according to a top military official. …

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World Police officers block a road in Nottingham, Britain, Tuesday, June 13, 2023.  (Jacob King/PA via AP)

UK Police Arrest Murder Suspect after Three Found Dead in Nottingham Incident

British police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were found dead on the street in the central English city of Nottingham…

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World North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for closer strategic cooperation with Moscow and strengthening relations with the Russian president. (Reuters) 

US Concerned North Korea Plans to Deliver More Weapons to Russia

The United States is concerned that North Korea is planning to deliver more weapons to Russia, a US State Department spokesperson said on Monday after North…

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World Rescuers work at a site of a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine June 13, 2023. Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military-Civil Administration Serhii Lysak via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS

Russia Launches ‘Massive Missile' Attack on Kryvyi Rih in Central Ukraine

Russia launched a "massive missile" attack overnight on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, killing and wounding people and damaging civilian…

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World Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly. (Twitter)

Americans Should Prepare for Cyber Sabotage from Chinese Hackers, US Official Warns

Chinese hackers are all but certain to disrupt American critical infrastructure, such as pipelines and railways, in the event of a conflict with the United…

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World Former President Donald Trump, aboard his personal plane, arrives at Miami International Airport, Monday, June 12, 2023 in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trump Will Face Judge in Historic Court Appearance over Charges He Mishandled Secret Documents

Donald Trump was set to make his first court appearance Tuesday in a historic criminal case charging the former president with hoarding top secret government…

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World After Pakistan’s first purchase of discounted Russian oil in April, petroleum minister Musadik Malik (pictured) said Pakistan would only be buying crude, not refined products, under the deal (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Pakistan Paid in Chinese Currency for Discounted Russian Oil

Pakistan paid for its first government-to-government import of discounted Russian crude oil in Chinese currency, the South Asian country's petroleum minister…

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World UN secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the media during a visit to the UN office in the capital Nairobi, Kenya on May 3, 2023. (AP)

UN Chief Concerned Russia Will Quit Black Sea Grain Deal in July

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he is concerned that Russia will on July 17 quit a deal allowing the safe wartime export of…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of presenting the Russian Hero of Labor gold medals and national awards in the fields of science and technology, literature and art, humanitarian efforts, charity and human rights advocacy for the previous year, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 12, 2023. (AP)

Putin Uses Public Holiday to Laud Patriotic Feelings as Support for Troops in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin on Monday marked the Day of Russia national holiday by lauding the country's patriotic tradition as a support for soldiers fighting in…

World A NATO flag is seen at the Alliance headquarters ahead of a NATO Defense Ministers meeting, in Brussels, Belgium, October 21, 2021. (Reuters)

With NATO Membership in Mind, Sweden Hands over Turkish Man Convicted of Drug Offenses at Home

The Swedish government decided Monday to extradite a Turkish citizen resident in Sweden who had been convicted in 2013 of drug crime in Türkiye. The move…