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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 Israeli then-Minister of Regional Cooperation Tzachi Hanegbi attends a session of the International Donor Group for Palestine at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, January 31, 2018. (Reuters)

Israeli National Security Chief: New Iranian Nuclear Facility Not Immune from Attack

The Israeli government’s national security adviser on Tuesday said a new nuclear facility being built by Iran would not be immune from attack, despite…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awards a Ukrainian Marine during a celebration of the Ukrainian Marines Day at a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an unknown location, Ukraine May 23, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters)

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Visits Front Line to Meet Marines 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he had visited marines on the eastern front line to thank them for their role in resisting Russia's…

World Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Ali Shamkhani during a government meeting (Mehr News Agency)

Iran: Scenarios for Nuclear Negotiations after Shamkhani’s Dismissal

Ali Shamkhani took on the role of Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council on September 10, 2013, coinciding with the delegation of nuclear…

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EU Slaps New Sanctions on Iran

The European Union on Monday imposed new sanctions on Iran, targeting five officials and two entities for their role in the violent crackdown on mass protests…

World Pakistani police officer surveys the site of an explosion in Quetta, Pakistan, April 10, 2023. (Reuters)

Militants Kill Six at Energy Plant in Pakistan

Militants stormed a natural gas and oil extraction plant in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing four police and two private guards, police said. The attack…

World FILE PHOTO: Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia January 24, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS

Russia Says It Crushes Cross-Border Incursion from Ukraine

Russia said on Tuesday it had routed fighters who crossed the border from Ukraine after two days of combat, in what appeared to be one of the biggest…

World House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks as he meets with President Joe Biden to discuss the debt limit in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Washington. (AP)

Biden and McCarthy Call Debt Talks ‘Productive,’ but No Deal 

A top US Republican and President Joe Biden on Monday both said their first one-on-one talks in months to avert a calamitous debt default were "productive,"…

World Members of law enforcement agencies investigate a rented box truck that crashed into security barriers at Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, US, May 23, 2023. (Reuters)

Truck Crashes Near White House, Driver Detained 

Authorities in Washington, DC, on Monday night detained the driver of a box truck that crashed into security barriers on Lafayette Square adjacent to the White…

World This photograph taken on May 22, 2023, shows a destroyed residential house following a strike in the village of Tsirkuny, Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Russia Says It’s Battling Cross-Border Raids; Nothing to Do with Us, Says Ukraine

Russia said on Monday it was battling a cross-border incursion by saboteurs who burst through the frontier from Ukraine, in what appeared to be one of the…

World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during a hospital opening ceremony, ahead of the May 28 runoff vote, in Hatay, Türkiye May 21, 2023. (Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters)

Erdogan Wins Endorsement for Turkish Election Runoff from Third-Place Candidate Ogan

The third-placed contender in the Turkish presidential elections on Monday formally endorsed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the second-round runoff vote to…

World Iranian border guards during a military parade in Baluchistan. (IRNA)

Six Iranian Border Guards Killed in Clash in Baluchistan

Six Iranian border guards were killed Sunday in clashes with an armed group in the town of Saravan in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan. …

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World General view shows the G7, Partner Countries and Ukraine meeting as a part of the G7 leaders' summit in Hiroshima, western Japan May 21, 2023, in this handout photo released by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan/Handout via Reuters)

Beijing Rebukes Japan, Britain Over ‘Anti-China’ G7 Summit 

State-backed Chinese mouthpiece Global Times called the G7 an "anti-China workshop" on Monday, a day after Beijing summoned Japan's envoy and berated Britain…

World This undated handout aerial footage released on May 21, 2023, by the press service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces shows an apartment block on fire in the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Handout / Armed Forces of Ukraine / AFP)

Kyiv Says Ukrainian Troops Advance Around Bakhmut, Russia Adding Forces 

Ukraine said on Monday its troops were still advancing on the flanks of the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut, although the "intensity" of their movement had…

World Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani stands next to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi before a meeting in Tehran, Iran, December 6, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iran's Shamkhani Steps Down as Top Security Official

Ali Shamkhani, long-time ally of Iran's supreme leader, has stepped down as the country's top security official, Iranian state media said on Monday. An…

World German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock attends a press conference. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

Baerbock: EU Will Decide Monday on New Sanctions against Iran

European Union foreign ministers will decide on more sanctions against Iran in their meeting on Monday, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said, adding…

World F-16 aircrafts fly during a NATO media event at an airbase in Malbork, Poland, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Lukasz Glowala

Russia: F-16s to Ukraine Would Raise Question of NATO Involvement

The transfer of F-16 jets to Ukraine would raise the question of NATO's role in the conflict, a senior Russian diplomat said on Monday, while accusing the US…

World A vehicle destroyed by a Russian missile strike is seen at a compound of a fire depot of the State Emergency Service, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine May 22, 2023. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region/Handout via Reuters)

Russia Launches Air Attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro, 8 Hurt 

At least eight people were wounded and scores of buildings were damaged in a Russian air attack overnight on the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine said on Monday,…

World Iran Summons Swiss Ambassador over Anti-Executions Tweet

Iran Summons Swiss Ambassador over Anti-Executions Tweet

Iran on Sunday summoned Switzerland's ambassador over a tweet condemning the execution of three men accused of killing security men during protests triggered…

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Tajikistan Repatriates 104 Women, Children of Militant Families From Syria

Tajikistan has repatriated another 104 women and children from Syria, where hundreds of its citizens joined militant groups, the foreign ministry said Sunday. …

World A general view shows an empty street and buildings damaged by a Russian military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the front line city of Bakhmut, Ukraine March 3, 2023. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak

Ukraine Says Troops Partly Encircle Bakhmut

Ukrainian forces have partly encircled the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut along the flanks and still control a part of the city, Deputy Defense Minister…

World Iranian police officers in Tehran, Iran. Reuters file photo

Iran Says Group Linked to Israel Has Been Arrested

Iran's intelligence minister said a "terrorist" group linked to Israel was arrested on the western borders of Iran on Sunday, according to the semi-official…

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World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his re-election campaign in Adiyaman on Saturday (Turkish Presidency)

Erdogan Slams Opposition Over Remarks on Withdrawing from Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the opposition for saying it would withdraw Turkish forces from Syria if they won the elections. Speaking…

World UN Chief Says It’s Time to Reform Security Council

UN Chief Says It’s Time to Reform Security Council

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that it was time to reform both the Security Council and Bretton Woods to align with the "realities of…

World  Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during his reception of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials in Tehran.

‘Six Binding Principles’ by Khamenei for Iranian Foreign Policy

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei recently articulated “six binding principles” that define Tehran’s foreign policy in a formal statement. Khamenei voiced…

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