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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 William Burns, center, enters a car after arriving at Capital International Airport in Beijing, May 1, 2012. (AP)

CIA Director Burns Met Chinese Leaders in Beijing as Washington Tries to Thaw Tensions

CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts, a US official said on Friday, in what is the highest level visit by a…

World A Ukrainian soldier fires a mortar at Russian positions on the frontline near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (AP)

Russia: Chechen Special Forces Waging Offensive in East Ukraine

Russia's Defense Ministry said on Friday that the "Akhmat" group of Chechen special forces were waging an offensive near the town of Mariinka, in the eastern…

World The Iranian flag flutters outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 6, 2023. (Reuters)

Iran Releases 1 Danish, 2 Austrian Citizens in Operation Involving Oman, Belgium

Iran has released one Danish and two Austrian citizens, the European countries said Friday, thanking Oman and Belgium for their help in getting the trio freed…

World White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, April 24, 2023. (AP)

White House Wants to Engage Russia on Nuclear Arms Control in Post-treaty World

The Biden administration is ready to talk to Russia without conditions about a future nuclear arms control framework even while taking countermeasures in…

World The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. (AP)

New US Sanctions Target Iran’s Internet Censorship

The United States issued fresh Iran-related sanctions on Friday targeting technology company Arvan Cloud, two employees and an affiliated company for their…

World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a speech at the Helsinki City Hall, in Helsinki, Finland June 2, 2023. (Lehtikuva/via Reuters)

US Seeks ‘Just and Lasting Peace’ for Ukraine, Blinken Says 

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday the United States was working with Ukraine and other allies to build consensus around the core elements of…

World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a press conference following the NATO foreign ministers meeting n Oslo, Norway, Thursday, June 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

US Retaliates for Russia's Suspension of New START Treaty by Revoking Visas of Nuclear Inspectors

The Biden administration is retaliating for Russia’s suspension of the New START nuclear treaty, announcing Thursday it is revoking the visas of Russian…

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Iranian Judiciary Announces Visit of Foreign Diplomats to Women’s Prison

The Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported that a delegation of 36 ambassadors, diplomats and representatives from 28 countries and international…

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World A handout photo made available by the press office of Vigili del Fuoco (VVF), the Italian National Fire Brigade, shows divers of the fire brigade during a search and rescue operation in Lake Maggiore after a tourist boat capsized near Lisanza (Varese), northern Italy, 29 May 2023. EPA/VIGILI DEL FUOCO

Dead Mossad Agent Was Reportedly on Critical Mission in Italy

Israel's intelligence agency has defended itself against a widescale criticism in Israel regarding officers venturing into a trip that was described as a …

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World People take cover at a metro station during a Russian rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukraine Says it Downed More Than 30 Missiles, Drones

Ukrainian forces in the capital, Kyiv, said on Friday they shot down more than 30 Russian missiles and drones overnight and two people were injured by falling…

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World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. EPA

Israel Says Will Do Everything Needed to Stop Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated that Israel “will do everything it needs to do” to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. “I…

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World A general view of the White House in Washington, US, October 2, 2021. REUTERS/Al Drago

US, Israeli National Security Advisers Discuss Concerns over Iran

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday hosted his Israeli counterpart, Tzachi Hanegbi, and discussed ways to prevent Iran from…

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World Iranians raise banners denouncing executions in a protest before the European Parliament in Brussels on May 24, 2023. (EPA)

Iran Executions In May Highest Since 2015

Iran carried out 142 executions in May, marking the highest number of people put to death in one month in the country since 2015, a rights group has said. …

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World FILE PHOTO: A load of corn is poured into a truck, at a grain storage facility in the village of Bilohiria, Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo

UN Warns of New Threat to Global Food Security after Russia Limits Ukraine Grain Shipments

Warning of a new threat to global food security, the United Nations said Thursday that Russia is limiting the number of ships allowed to pick up Ukrainian…

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World FILE - The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

US Sanctions Iranians over Plots to Kill John Bolton, Others

The US imposed sanctions Thursday on an Iranian Revolutionary Guard official and others it says took part in wide-ranging plots to kill former national…

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World Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian during the meeting (Iranian Presidency)

Raisi: Strengthening Deterrence is Top Policy Priority for Iran

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announced that strengthening deterrence is one of Iran’s priority policies, adding that Iran does not "wait for anyone's frown…

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World Former Republican Vice President Mike Pence. (Reuters) 

Republican Mike Pence Enters Presidential Race

Former Republican Vice President Mike Pence is set to enter the 2024 presidential race against his former boss Donald Trump on June 7, two sources familiar…

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US House of Representatives Passes Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed on Wednesday legislation negotiated by President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy to suspend the debt…

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World Headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna (file photo: Reuters)

IAEA: Monitoring Devices Return to Some Iranian Sites

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iran has reinstalled some monitoring equipment initially put under the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers,…

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World This picture taken on May 31, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 1, 2023 shows a new satellite-carrying rocket as it leaves the launch pad, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)

North Korea Vows to Put Spy Satellite in Orbit Soon after Failed Launch

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, leader Kim Jong Un's sister, said her country would soon put a military spy satellite into orbit and promised Pyongyang would…

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World Halevi and Kurilla meet at the Israeli army’s Intelligence Directorate. Photo: Israeli military

Israel Launches ‘Firm Hand,’ Says Not Related to Iran

The Israeli army has launched ‘Firm Hand,’ a large-scale two-week drill across the country, simulating a potential multi-front war. According to the…

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World A local resident crosses the Siversky Donets River on a destroyed bridge in Bohorodychne village, Donetsk region, Ukraine, 30 May 2023 (issued 31 May 2023). EPA/OLEG PETRASYUK

Fresh Russian Bombardment of Ukraine’s Capital Kills at Least 3 People, Wounds Others

Russian forces began June with a fresh aerial bombardment of Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least three people and wounding others, authorities said. …

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World The Yuriy Olefirenko. (Russian media)

Russia Says It Destroys Ukraine’s ‘Last Warship’ 

Russia's defense ministry said on Wednesday that its forces had destroyed what it described as Ukraine's "last warship" two days ago in the port of Odesa in a…

World Carabinieri and fire brigade officers take part in the search and rescue operation in Lake Maggiore after a tourist boat capsized near Lisanza (Varese), northern Italy, 29 May 2023. (EPA)

Israel’s Mossad Confirms Ex-Agent Was One of 4 Who Died When Boat Sank in Italy 

Israel's intelligence agency confirmed on Wednesday that a retired agent was among four people killed in Italy when a sudden storm sank a houseboat hired for a…