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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 View of the historic center San Cristَbal in Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, on May 19, 2023. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP)

At Least 10 People Killed in Shootout in Northern Mexico

At least 10 people were killed and nine injured in a shootout at a car show in northern Mexico's Baja California on Saturday, the municipal government reported…

World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the European Parliament, during his second international trip since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium February 9, 2023. (Reuters)

Zelensky Says ‘Nothing’ Remains of Bakhmut

Volodymyr Zelenskiy appeared to confirm the loss of the city of Bakhmut to Russia, when asked if it remained in Kyiv's control. The Ukrainian president,…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and US President Joe Biden take part in a bilateral meeting during the G7 Leaders' Summit in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Biden Unveils New US Military Package for Ukraine

US President Joe Biden announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine on Sunday and told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a meeting in Japan that the…

World In this handout photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov smiles after the talks with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenia's Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 19, 2023. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia’s Lavrov Says G7 Is Bent on ‘Double Containment’ of Russia and China

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that decisions taken by the Group of Seven countries at their summit in Japan were aimed at the "double…

World Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut, an eastern city where fierce battles against Russian forces have been taking place, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 15, 2023. (AP)

Russia’s Wagner Claims Bakhmut; Kyiv Says Situation Critical

Russia's Wagner private army claimed on Saturday to have finally captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after the longest and bloodiest battle of the…

World Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, US President Joe Biden, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Citigroup's CEO Jane Fraser and European Commission President Ursula attend a Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment event during the G7 summit, at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima, Japan, May 20, 2023. (Reuters)

G7 Aligns on Shared ‘De-risk, Not Decouple’ Approach to China

The Group of Seven (G7) rich nations, concerned by tensions with Beijing, on Saturday outlined a shared approach towards China, looking to "de-risk, not…

World US Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over the Osan US Air Base during a combined air force exercise with the United States and South Korea in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Dec. 4, 2017. (AP)

Russia Says Supplying F-16 Jets to Ukraine Would Carry ‘Colossal’ Risks for West

Western countries will be running "colossal risks" if they supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, TASS news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister…

World Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wave flags outside the AK Party headquarters after polls closed in Türkiye’s presidential and parliamentary elections in Ankara, Türkiye May 15, 2023. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP)

Turks Abroad Begin Voting in Presidential Election Runoff

Turkish citizens based abroad began voting on Saturday in Türkiye’s presidential runoff election between the incumbent Tayyip Erdogan and his challenger Kemal…

World Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Türkiye, October 31, 2022. (Reuters)

G7 Calls for Continuation, Full Implementation of Black Sea Grain Deal

The Group of Seven rich nations on Friday called on all participants of the Black Sea Grain deal "to continue and fully implement its smooth operation at its…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy disembarks upon his arrival at Hiroshima Airport at Mihara, Hiroshima prefecture, on the second day of the G7 Summit Leaders' Meeting on May 20, 2023. (AFP)

Zelenskiy Joins G7 in Japan as Group Takes Aim at Russia and China

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Japan on Saturday to attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit, giving him a rare chance to both drum up support from the…

World  FILE - Demonstrators rally at the National Mall in Washington to protest against the Iranian regime, Oct. 22, 2022, following the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s notorious "morality police." (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Iran Says it Executes Leader of Women Trafficking Network

Iran’s judiciary said on Saturday that it had executed the head of a network that trafficked Iranian women to neighboring countries for prostitution. It…

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World The US Capitol Building and Washington Monument, as seen from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before dawn on the National Mall in Washington, DC, USA, 19 May 2023. (EPA)

White House, Republican Team Say No Progress in Debt Ceiling Talks

A second meeting on Friday between White House and Republican congressional negotiators on raising the federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling broke…

World Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a press conference on the seventh anniversary of her tenure, at the Presidential Office in Taipei on May 20, 2023. (AFP)

‘War Is Not an Option’, Taiwan President Says amid China Tensions

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Saturday to maintain the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait amid high tensions with China,…

World Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters in Istanbul, Türkiye, May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Türkiye’s Electoral Board Confirms 1st Round Election Results; Erdogan Meets 3rd Party Candidate

Türkiye’s Supreme Election Board on Friday confirmed the results of the first round of Türkiye’s presidential election in which neither incumbent President…

World US President Joe Biden, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Council Charles Michel, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visit at Itsukushima Shrine for a family photo session during G7 leaders' summit in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan May 19, 2023, in this photo released by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS

Sanctions against Russia and What the G7 May Do to Fortify Them

The Group of Seven advanced economies are expected to announce a new set of sanctions against Russia to try to further hinder its war effort in Ukraine during…

World (L-R) European Council President Charles Michel, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pose for the family photo during a visit to the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima Island as part of the G7 Leaders' Summit, on May 19, 2023. (AFP)

Biden Endorses F-16 Training for Ukrainians as Zelenskyy Is Set to Attend G7 Summit

President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed plans to train Ukrainian pilots on US-made F-16 fighter jets, according to two people familiar with the matter, as he…

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Abdollahian Praises ‘Positive’ Paris Steps after Release of 2 French Hostages

One week after two French citizens were freed from detention in his country, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian hailed the “positive steps” of…

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World Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi shakes hand with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif during an inauguration of the Mand-Pishin border in Pishin, border of Pakistan-Iran, Thursday, May 18, 2023 (Iranian Presidency)

Iran, Pakistan Inaugurate Joint Projects in Conflict Area

Leaders of Iran and Pakistan jointly inaugurated the first marketplace and a power transmission line along their shared border in a significant move aimed at…

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World Visitors and employees attend the 27th Iran International Oil, Gas, Petrochemical exhibition in Tehran, Iran, 17 May 2023.  EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Condemnation as Iran Hangs Three Linked to Amini Protests

Iran on Friday executed three men convicted of killing security force members during protests triggered by Mahsa Amini's death last year, the judiciary said,…

World US President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend a bilateral meeting ahead of the G7 leaders' summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 18, 2023. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS

World Leaders at G7 Meetings Ready to Pile Fresh Sanctions on Russia over Ukraine War

Leaders of the world's most powerful democracies are devoting much of the first full day of the Group of Seven summit to finding new ways to punish Russia for…

World A handout photo made available by the Iranian presidential office shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif during an inauguration of the border market in border city of Pishin, border of Pakistan-Iran, 18 May 2023. (EPA/ Iranian presidential office)

Iran Warns Afghanistan’s Taliban Rulers Not to Violate Its Water Rights, Over Helmand River

Iran’s president warned Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Thursday not to violate water rights of the Iranian people over their shared Helmand River, the state…

World Grossi and Eslami on the sidelines of talks in Tehran in March. (Reuters)

Tehran Denies Plunge in IAEA Inspections of Its Nuclear Activities

Iran on Thursday rejected a report claiming that the IAEA’s inspections of the country’s nuclear activities have “plunged”. The head of the Iranian Atomic…

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World Putin participates via video in the signing ceremony of the North-South corridor. (Iranian Presidency)

Russia, Iran Kick Off Final Stage of North-South Corridor

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, on Wednesday oversaw, via video link, the signing of a deal to accelerate the…

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World Volunteer firefighters ride their dinghy across a street flooded by the river Savio in the Ponte Vecchio district of Cesena, central eastern Italy, on May 17, 2023. Alessandro SERRANO / AFP

More Villages Evacuated as Italy Counts Cost of Deadly Floods

Authorities in Ravenna issued an immediate evacuation order Thursday for three villages threatened by floods after heavy rains left nine people dead across…