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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 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Moscow, Russia May 25, 2023. (Sputnik/Pool via Reuters)

Armenian and Azerbaijani Leaders Spar in Front of Putin

The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia argued openly in front of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in exchanges that underlined the extent of their…

World Police officers stand near the scene of a stabbing and shooting incident in Nakano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on May 25, 2023. (Kyodo via Reuters)

3 Dead after Attack in Central Japan; Suspect with Rifle and Knife Holed up in Building

Three people including two police officers were killed in Nagano in central Japan on Thursday and a suspect with a rifle and knife was holed up inside a…

World 25 May 2023, Iran, ---: A general view of the testing of the fourth-generation Khorramshahr ballistic missile, at an undisclosed location. (Iranian Defense Ministry/dpa)

France Says Iran Ballistic Test Worrying in Light of Nuclear Escalation

France on Thursday accused Iran of violating a UN Security Council resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal after it carried out a long-range ballistic…

World Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin attend a talks session on Thursday. (EPA)

Chinese President Affirms Firm Support to Moscow’s ‘Core Interests'

China and Russia have reinforced in the past years diplomatic and economic cooperation, and the rapprochement between the two countries has increased since the…

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World A still image taken from video shows a flying object approaching the dome of the Kremlin Senate building during the alleged Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow, Russia, in this image taken from video obtained by Reuters May 3, 2023. Ostorozhno Novosti/Handout via REUTERS

US Thinks Ukraine Was behind Kremlin Drone Attack

United States intelligence agencies believe that a drone attack on the Kremlin this month was likely orchestrated by Ukrainian spies or military intelligence,…

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World Member of Knesset David Amsalem during a parliamentary session (Knesset spokesman)

Netanyahu Appoints MK of Moroccan Origin as Israel's Minister in Charge of Atomic Commission

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed as member of Knesset David Amsalem, of Moroccan origin, as the Minister in Charge of the Atomic Energy…

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World Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves a cemetery before the funeral of Russian military blogger Maxim Fomin widely known by the name of Vladlen Tatarsky, killed in a bomb attack in a St Petersburg cafe, in Moscow, Russia, April 8, 2023. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova//File Photo

Head of Russia’s Wagner Says His Forces Are Handing Control of Bakhmut to Moscow

The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner claimed Thursday that his forces have started pulling out of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine and handing…

World Head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting. (IRNA)

Iranian Atomic Organization Refutes Reports of Building Nuclear Site under Natanz Mountains

The head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, denied what he called “rumors” about building a nuclear site under the Zagros Mountains…

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World 24 May 2023, Berlin: People line up in front of the Turkish Consulate General's property to cast their votes in containers set up for the runoff election in Türkiye. Photo: Wolfgang Kumm/dpa

Turkish Voters Weigh Final Decision on Next President, Visions for Future

Two opposing visions for Türkiye’s future are on the ballot when voters return to the polls Sunday for a runoff presidential election that will decide between…

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World Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei received the speaker and members of the Parliament (Khamenei website)

Iran's Supreme Leader Renews Support to ‘Strategic Action’ Plan

Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reiterated his support for a law passed by the Iranian Parliament to reduce Iran’s commitments to a 2015 nuclear agreement in…

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World File photo: Airmen with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron use a forklift to move 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

WSJ: South Korean Ammunition Headed to Ukraine via US

Hundreds of thousands of South Korean artillery rounds are on their way to Ukraine via the United States, after Seoul's initial resistance toward arming…

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Chinese Hackers Spying on US Critical Infrastructure, Western Intelligence Says

A state-sponsored Chinese hacking group has been spying on a wide range of US critical infrastructure organizations, from telecommunications to transportation…

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World A portrait of Mahsa Amini is held during a rally calling for regime change in Iran following the death of Amini, a young woman who died after being arrested in Tehran by Iran's notorious "morality police," in Washington, on Oct. 1, 2022. (AP)

Grave of Mahsa Amini Vandalized in Iran, Says Lawyer

The grave of Mahsa Amini, the young Iranian Kurdish woman whose death sparked a protest movement that rattled Iran's clerical leadership, has been vandalized,…

World A Ukrainian soldier fires an RPG toward Russian positions at the frontline near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, May 22, 2023. (AP)

Russia’s Wagner Boss Says More than 20,000 of His Fighters Died in Bakhmut Battle

The head of the Russian private army Wagner says his force lost more than 20,000 men in the drawn-out battle for Bakhmut. He said about half of those who died…

World In this handout photo released by Turkish Republican People's Party, CHP, Turkish CHP party leader and Nation Alliance's presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, right, shakes with Umit Ozdag, the leader of the far-right Victory Party, following their meeting in Ankara, Türkiye, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (CHP via AP)

Turkish Anti-Migrant Party Backs Erdogan’s Rival in Presidential Runoff 

A hard-line, anti-migrant party on Wednesday threw its weight behind the opposition candidate who is running against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in…

World This photo taken on April 21, 2023 shows a Chinese coast guard ship patrolling before Subi reef (R) near the Philippine-occupied Thitu island in the disputed South China Sea. (AFP)

China Deploys Three ‘Navigation’ Beacons in the South China Sea 

China deployed three navigation beacons around the contested Spratly islands of the South China Sea, following similar marker placements by the Philippines…

World French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna speaks during a session of questions to the government at The National Assembly in Paris on May 23, 2023. (AFP)

Paris Denies it Paid Tehran for Release of Two French Citizens

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna stressed on Tuesday that her country did not pay anything in exchange for the release of Frenchman Benjamin Briere…

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World A still image taken from a handout video made available by the Russian Defense Ministry Press-Service shows destroyed armored fighting vehicles in the Grayvoronsky district of Belgorod region, Russia, 23 May 2023. (EPA/Russian Defense Ministry Press-Service Handout)

Russia Says it Shot Down Drones in Border Region After Raid From Ukraine Territory 

Russian forces shot down “a large number” of drones in Russia’s southern Belgorod region, a local official said Wednesday, a day after Moscow announced that…

World Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the budget session at the parliament in Jerusalem on May 23, 2023. (AFP)

Israel’s Netanyahu, Allies Pass New Budget with Sweeping Grants for Settlements, Ultra-Orthodox 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Wednesday passed a new two-year budget, a step that could bring some stability to his coalition and clear the…

World Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Chinese Premier Li Qiang attend a signing ceremony in Beijing, China, May 24, 2023. (Reuters)

Russia, China Sign Economic Pacts Despite Western Criticism

Russia's prime minister signed a set of agreements with China on Wednesday during a trip to Beijing, describing bilateral ties at an unprecedented high,…

World Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, left, speaks to journalists as Indonesian President Joko Widodo listens during a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (AP)

Indonesia, Iran Sign Preferential Trade Agreement

The leaders of Indonesia and Iran on Tuesday signed a preferential trade agreement to expand economic relations during an official visit by Iranian President…

World This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows construction on a new underground facility at Iran's Natanz nuclear site near Natanz, Iran, on April 14, 2023. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Iran Expands Natanz Nuclear Facility by Digging Underground Tunnels

Near a peak of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran, workers are building a nuclear facility so deep in the earth that it is likely beyond the range of a last…

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World Russia's deputy chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a news conference in Vientiane, Laos, May 23, 2023. (Sputnik/Reuters)

Western Arms for Ukraine Make ‘Nuclear Apocalypse’ More Likely, Warns Russia’s Medvedev

A member of Russian President Vladimir Putin's powerful Security Council on Tuesday warned that the more destructive the weapons that the West supplied to…

World European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell during European Foreign ministers council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 22 May 2023. (EPA)

EU Welcomes F-16 Jet Decision for Training Ukraine Pilots

The European Union's foreign policy chief said Tuesday that the US green light to allow Ukrainian pilots to get training to fly F-16s has created an inexorable…