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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…


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UK Ex-prime Minister Boris Johnson Resigns as MP

Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson on Friday said he was quitting as a member of parliament. The 58-year-old populist politician has been under…

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World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) and new cabinet members attend a wreath laying ceremony at Ataturk Mausoleum in Ankara, Turkey, 06 June 2023. EPA/NECATI SAVAS

5 killed in Blast at Rocket, Explosives Factory in Türkiye

An explosion at a rocket and explosives factory on Saturday killed at least five workers, Türkiye’s defense ministry said. The explosion occurred at around 8…

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World Israeli soldiers during the Firm Hand drills (dpa)

Israeli Maneuvers Simulate Raids Against Iran

Recent Israeli military exercises included several unannounced targets, including the implementation of direct raids on Iranian territory and several ground…

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World Secretary of State Anthony Blinken leaving Saudi Arabia (State Department)

Netanyahu to Blinken: Israel Rejects Any Agreement with Iran

A phone call between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken witnessed disagreements over two main issues,…

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World An aerial view shows Thai Airways and Eva Air airplanes on a taxiway after making contact at Haneda Airport, in Tokyo, Japan, June 10, 2023, in this photo released by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS

Runway Closed at Tokyo Airport after 2 Planes Collide on Ground

Two passenger planes bumped into each other on a runway at a major Tokyo airport Saturday but no injuries were reported, Japanese media reports said. A…

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Iran, US Deny Nearing a Temporary Nuclear Deal

Iran and the US denied reports that they were close to a temporary agreement to reduce the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for easing sanctions. …

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World Dujarric said the peacekeeper killed on Friday was the ninth to die in Mali this year. Reuters file photo

UN Peacekeeper Killed, 8 Seriously Injured in Mali Attack

Attackers killed one UN peacekeeper and seriously injured eight others Friday in Mali’s northern Timbuktu region, an area where extremists continue to operate,…

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World A security perimeter was set up around a hotel at Mogadishu's Lido Beach after militants from the Al-Shabaab group launched an attack - AFP

Somalia Security Forces End Hotel Siege Claimed by Al-Shabaab

Somali security forces brought to an end the siege of a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, state media said Saturday, after the Al-Shabaab group claimed…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speak during a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi, Russia June 9, 2023. (Sputnik/Kremlin via Reuters)

Putin Says Tactical Nuclear Weapons to Be Deployed in Belarus in July

Russia will start deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus after special storage facilities are made ready on July 7-8, President Vladimir Putin said on…

World Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens as he attends a joint news conference with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, not pictured, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP)

Blinken to Travel to China Next Week, Carrying Out Trip Postponed after Spy Balloon Incident

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to travel to China this month as the Biden administration pushes to improve badly deteriorated ties with the…

World  Ukrainian soldiers works during a combat operation on the frontline near Kreminna, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP)

Putin Says Ukrainian Offensive Has Begun, but Failed So Far

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine had begun a major offensive against Russia's army but that Ukrainian forces had failed to achieve their…

World  A view of a damaged multi-storey apartment building after a reported drone attack in Voronezh on June 9, 2023. (AFP)

Pentagon Announces $2 Bln Ukraine Air Defense Package

The US Department of Defense announced the latest in a series of aid packages for Ukraine on Friday, an additional $2.1 billion in security assistance that it…

World Two Iranian women pass in front of a billboard depicting a “hypersonic” missile, and the slogan, “400 seconds to Tel Aviv”, in Tehran. (Reuters)

Iran Rejects Western Criticism of its Ballistic Program

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani rejected western criticism of his country’s ballistic missiles program, after Tehran announced the…

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World File photo: Ulf Kristersson, leader of Sweden's Moderate Party, announces at a news conference, after his meeting with the Speaker of the Parliament that his attempt to form a government failed, in Stockholm, Sweden October, 14 2018. TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery via REUTERS

NATO May Base Troops in Sweden before Stockholm Joins

Sweden will allow NATO to base troops on its territory even before it formally joins the defense alliance, the prime minister and defense minister said on…

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Sweden Charges Man Suspected of Financing PKK

Swedish prosecutors charged a man on Friday on suspicion of gun crimes and raising money for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). They said the case…

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World Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. (AFP/Getty Images)

Russia and China to Continue Expanding Military Cooperation

Russia and China will continue to expand their military cooperation, Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov was quoted as saying on Friday by the…

World 09 June 2023, France, Annecy: People place flowers near the scene at a lakeside park following a knife attack in Annecy. (dpa)

France Hails ‘Backpack Hero’ Who Fought Annecy Knife Attacker 

France is calling him "the backpack hero", a young Catholic pilgrim on a walking tour of cathedrals who came face to face with the man who stabbed several…

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Erdogan Names Erkan to Head Türkiye Central Bank

President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday appointed Hafize Gaye Erkan, a finance executive in the United States, to head Türkiye's central bank as it prepares to…

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World Firefighters work at a site of a car wash heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released June 9, 2023. Handout via REUTERS

Russia Reports Heavy Fighting in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia Regions of Ukraine

Russia's army on Friday reported heavy fighting in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine, saying over 21 Ukrainian tanks had been destroyed in…

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World US President Joe Biden meets with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US, June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool

Biden, Sunak Vow to Stick together on Ukraine, Deepen Cooperation on Clean Energy Transition, AI

President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday reiterated their commitment to help Ukraine repel Russia's ongoing invasion, while…

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World File photo: US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Muskegon County Airport in Muskegon, Michigan on October 17, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Trump Indicted in Classified Documents Case in a Historic First for a Former President

Donald Trump has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, a remarkable development that makes him the first former…

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Israel Concerned over Loss of Influence on US Regarding Iran

Israeli officials have expressed concern that they have lost the ability to impact understandings being formulated between the Administration of US President…

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World French forensic police officers work at the scene of a stabbing attack in the 'Jardins de l'Europe' park in Annecy, in the French Alps, on June 8, 2023. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP)

4 Toddlers Stabbed in France

Four toddlers and two adults were stabbed in a knife attack in the tranquil French mountain town of Annecy on Thursday, and the government said the suspected…

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World Taliban security personnel standing guard near the scene of a suicide bomb blast close to the Afghan ministry of foreign affairs in Kabul, Afghanistan, 27 March 2023. EPA/SAMIULLAH POPAL

Bomb Explodes in Afghanistan during a Memorial Ceremony for a Taliban Official

A bomb exploded Thursday in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province during a memorial ceremony for a deputy governor who was killed in another blast two…

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