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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 Silvio Berlusconi attends the new European Parliament first session in Strasbourg, eastern France, July 2, 2019. (AP)

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s Ex-Prime Minister and Media Mogul, Dies at 86

Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy's longest-serving premier despite scandals and allegations of corruption, died Monday,…

World US navy F-18 Super Hornet and crews are seen on the flight deck on the USS Nimitz, off the coast of Busan, South Korea, 27 March 2023. The ROK-US combined maritime exercise is a part of Warrior Shield. Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool via REUTERS

China Aircraft Monitored US, France, Canada, Japan Navy Drill

China deployed a reconnaissance aircraft over Pacific waters east of Taiwan last week that Chinese media said monitored and gathered intelligence on an…

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World China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin addresses the media during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China, 05 June 2023. (EPA)

China Says Cuba Spy Reports Are False 

China said on Monday that allegations that it was using Cuba as a spying base are false and it denounced the US government and media for releasing what it…

World Former Israeli premier and opposition leader Yair Lapid arrives to testify in the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before Jerusalem's District Court on June 12, 2023. (AFP)

Israel’s Opposition Leader and Former PM Testifies at Netanyahu’s Corruption Trial 

Israel's opposition leader testified for the prosecution on Monday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial in Jerusalem. Yair…

World  Plumes of smoke erupt from a yacht on fire in Marsa Alam, Egypt, June 11, 2023 in this screengrab. (Reuters)

Three British Nationals Die in Boat Fire Carrying Tourists off Marsa Alam, Egypt

Three British nationals, previously declared by Egyptian authorities gone missing after a scuba diving boat they were cruising in caught fire off Egypt’s Red…

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World Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut on Monday, May 15, 2023. (AP)

Ukraine Claims Recapture of 4th Village in Eastern Donetsk as Counteroffensive Operations Roll on 

Ukrainian military officials said Monday their troops have retaken another southeastern village from Russian forces, among the first — small — successes in…

World  Ukrainian servicemen ride atop an armored personnel carrier vehicle (APC) in the Zaporizhzhya region on June 11, 2023. (AFP)

Russia and Ukraine Announce Return of Prisoners

Russia and Ukraine announced simultaneously on Sunday the return of nearly 100 soldiers from each side. Russia's Defense Ministry, quoted by the Tass news…

World The PMC (Private Military Company) Wagner Center Logos on the building in St. Petersburg, Russia, 02 June 2023. (EPA)

Prigozhin Says Wagner Will Not Sign Any Contract with Russian Defense Minister

Russia's most powerful mercenary said on Sunday that his Wagner fighters would not sign any contract with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, publicly refusing an…

World Ukrainian soldiers stand in front of a building with a Ukrainian flag on it, during an operation that claims to liberate the first village amid a counter-offensive, in a location given as Blahodatne, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on June 11, 2023. (68th Separate Hunting Brigade 'Oleksy Dovbusha'/Handout via Reuters)

Ukraine Retakes Village in ‘First Results’ of Counterattack

Kyiv's troops said on Sunday they had recaptured a village from Russian forces in Ukraine's southeast, the first liberated settlement they have claimed since…

World FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of students in Tehran, Iran November 2, 2022. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Iran's Khamenei Says 'Nothing Wrong' with a Nuclear Deal with West

Iran's supreme leader said on Sunday that reaching a deal with the West over Tehran's disputed nuclear work was possible if the country's nuclear…

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World This 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)

Russia Awards Medals after Claiming Hits on Leopard Tanks, US Bradleys in Ukraine

Russia's defense minister on Sunday awarded medals to soldiers after Moscow said its forces had destroyed four German-made Leopard tanks and five US-made…

World An aerial view shows a flooded area after the Nova Kakhovka dam breached, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson, Ukraine June 10, 2023. (Reuters)

Ukraine Says Russia Blew up Kakhovka Dam to Prevent Offensive in South

The Kakhovka dam was blown up by Russian forces to prevent Ukrainian troops from advancing in the southern Kherson region, deputy defense minister Hanna Maliar…

World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan chairs a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Türkiye June 6, 2023. (Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuter)

Turkish Presidency Dismisses Rumors about Erdogan’s Health

The Turkish presidency denied claims that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to undergo surgery. Journalist Can Atakli said on Twitter on Friday…

World South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends an interview with Reuters at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

China Complains to South Korean Ambassador in Tit-for-tat Move after Seoul Summoned Beijing's Envoy

A Chinese official lodged a complaint with South Korea's ambassador to China, in a tit-for-tat move after Beijing's envoy to South Korea was summoned last week…

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World Atomic symbol and USA and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken, September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Iran Confirms Holding Direct Talks with Malley in New York

An Iranian member of parliament confirmed Saturday that Iranian and US officials held direct unofficial talks in New York, also accusing the administration of…

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World The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP)

US Confirms China Has Had a Spy Base in Cuba since at Least 2019

China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence-gathering capabilities,…

World The serviceman, who identified himself by his call sign Santa, prepares to operates a commercial drone, the DJI Mavic 3, used for monitoring purposes during Ukraine's war effort, in Kherson on June 10, 2023, following damage sustained to the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam in Kherson region. (AFP)

Two Drones Crash in Russia’s Kaluga Region

Two drones crashed early on Sunday in Russia's Kaluga region, the governor of the region, Vladislav Shapsha, said on the Telegram messaging app. One drone…

World Chinese warship Luyang III sails near the US destroyer USS Chung-Hoon, as seen from the deck of US destroyer, in the Taiwan Strait, June 3, 2023, in this handout picture. (US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andre T. Richard/Handout via Reuters)

Taiwan Sends up Fighters as Chinese Warplanes Cross Strait’s Median Line

Taiwan's air force scrambled into action on Sunday after spotting 10 Chinese warplanes crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, as the island's…

World French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech as he meets rescue forces in Annecy, French Alps, Friday, June 9, 2023. (Denis Balibouse/Pool via AP)

France Warns Iran on Drone Deliveries to Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday about the consequences of delivering drones to Russia, Macron's office…

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World A demonstrator wearing a rubber mask depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest against plans by his government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, June 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Israelis March against Government's Contentious Plan to Overhaul Judiciary

Israelis continued protests Saturday for the 23rd week against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government to overhaul the judiciary in…

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World France's President Emmanuel Macron awaits the arrival of Madagascar's President for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on June 9, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

Macron Concerned About Trajectory of Iranian Nuclear Program

French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed concerns about the trajectory of the Iranian nuclear program, his office said in a statement on Saturday. …

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World French Prosecutor Line Bonnet (R) and Judicial Police Director Damien Delaby (L) hold a press conference in Annecy on June 10, 2023. (Photo by JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK / AFP)

French Prosecutor: Syrian Knife Attack Suspect Placed in Detention

The suspect in a knife attack in which four toddlers and two pensioners were wounded in the southeastern French town of Annecy on Thursday has been placed in…

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World A handout photo made available by Ukraine's Presidential Press Service shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L, front) welcoming Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L, back) to Kyiv, Ukraine, 10 June 2023, amid Russia's invasion.  EPA/PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE

Ukraine President: 'Counteroffensive, Defensive Actions' Taking Place

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions were underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top…

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World Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau . (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada’s Trudeau Visits Kyiv in Show of Support

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Kyiv on Saturday in a gesture of support as Ukraine braces for a major counter-offensive against Russian forces…

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