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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 Police officers search a man at a temporary checkpoint around the home of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistani Police Besiege Imran Khan's Home as Deadline for Him to Hand over Suspects is to Expire

Pakistani police kept up their siege around the home of Imran Khan as a 24-hour deadline given to the former premier to hand over suspects allegedly sheltered…

World Explosion of a missile is seen in the sky over the Kyiv during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 16, 2023. Gleb Garanich, Reuters

Loud Explosions Heard as Russia Targets Kyiv with Cruise Missiles, Debris Causes Building Fire

Loud explosions were heard in Kyiv early Thursday morning, and the city’s Military Administration said falling debris caused a fire in a non-residential…

World President Joe Biden speaks about the debt limit talks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Washington. (AP)

Biden ‘Confident’ There Will Be No US Debt Default

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is confident the US will avoid an unprecedented and catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional…

World Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attends a meeting with China's special representative for Eurasian affairs Li Hui, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 16, 2023. (Press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine/Handout via Reuters)

Ukraine Tells Chinese Envoy It Won’t Accept Ceding Land to Russia

Ukraine's foreign minister told a top Chinese envoy at talks in Kyiv on Wednesday that Kyiv would not accept any proposals to end the war with Russia that…

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, Monday, May 15, 2023. (AP)

Europe OKs Plan to Tally Cost of Moscow’s War in Ukraine with Eye toward Future Reparations

More than 40 nations agreed Wednesday to set up a system to tally the damage Russia has inflicted on Ukraine in the hope of getting reparations, adding to the…

World Patriot air defense system is seen during Polish military training on the missile systems at the airport in Warsaw, Poland February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Ukraine Denies Russia Destroyed Patriot Missile Defense System

Ukraine denied on Wednesday that a Russian hypersonic missile had destroyed a US-made Patriot missile defense system during an air strike on Kyiv. Russia's…

World Flooded areas in Faenza, one of the cities most affected by the flooding of the Lamone river, in Faenza, Italy, 17 May 2023. (EPA)

Three Dead and Thousands Evacuated as Floods Hit Northern Italy 

At least three people died and thousands were evacuated from their homes as devastating floods hit Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region, authorities said on…

World Drones that the US says Iran has supplied to Russia. (AP)

Iranian Navy Commander Urges Boosting Cooperation with Russia

Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has called for boosting cooperation with Russia. Irani received in Tehran commander-in-chief of the…

World  An election worker counts ballots after the polling station closed, during Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections, in Hatay, Türkiye May 14, 2023. (Reuters)

Türkiye Opposition Says Irregularities at Thousands of Ballot Boxes

Türkiye’s main opposition party determined there were irregularities at 2,269 ballot boxes for the presidential election and at 4,825 boxes for the…

World The National Flag Square in Baku, Azerbaijan (social media platforms)

Baku Accuses Tehran of Plotting a Coup Attempt

The bilateral relationship between Azerbaijan and Iran has experienced significant deterioration following Baku’s recent announcement of the arrest of a…

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World Supporters of the People's Mojahedin during a demonstration calling for the classification of the "Revolutionary Guard" on the terrorist list in Paris on Sunday. (EPA)

London: Preventing Iran from Developing Nuclear Weapons Remains ‘Absolute Priority’

British Foreign Minister James Cleverly stated that London would continue to assess and determine “the most effective way of curtailing the IRGC and indeed the…

World Former UK prime minister Liz Truss speaks during a press conference at the Grand Hyatt Taipei hotel as part of her five-day visit to Taiwan, in Taipei on May 17, 2023. (AFP)

Ex-PM Truss Urges UK to Get Tough with China on Taiwan 

Britain's former prime minister Liz Truss on Wednesday urged her successor Rishi Sunak to get tough with China on issues such as Taiwan, describing the…

World In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, right, and his daughter visit the country's aerospace agency North Korea Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea Shows Kim Jong Un Examining a Military Spy Satellite that May Be Launched Soon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un examined a finished military spy satellite, which his country is expected to launch soon, during a visit to an aerospace…

World Vessels, carrying grain under UN's Black Sea Grain Initiative, wait for inspection in the southern anchorage of Istanbul, Türkiye May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik

Erdogan Says Black Sea Grain Deal Extended for Two Months

The Ukraine Black Sea grain deal has been extended for two more month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, one day before Russia could…

World People displaced due to attacks by extremist militants in northern Burkina Faso gather in a temporary camp in the capital Ouagadougou on January 29, 2022. Zohra Bensemra, Reuters

UN: Africa's Sahel Desperately Needs Help to Fight Violent Extremism and Stop its Spread

Africa’s Sahel region has become a hot spot for violent extremism, but the joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to the ISIS, al-Qaida and others…

World US President Joe Biden pauses during his remarks at the White House in Washington, May 16, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters

President Biden Cuts Back Asia Tour as Hopes Rise of Debt Deal

Joe Biden and opposition Republican leaders on Tuesday offered hope of a deal that could avoid a catastrophic US debt default, although the president was…

World The United States has charged a Chinese national with violating US sanctions by providing to Iran materials used to produce ballistic missiles. (Reuters)

US charges Chinese National with Providing Weapons Materials to Iran

The United States has charged a Chinese national with violating US sanctions by providing to Iran materials used to produce ballistic missiles, federal…

World  An election worker counts ballots after the polling station closed, during Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections, in Hatay, Türkiye May 14, 2023. (Reuters)

Türkiye Election Results Show Erdogan Dominating in Quake-Hit Region

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party came out on top in Sunday's elections in 10 of the 11 provinces hit by February's earthquakes, with analysts…

World People walk at the main shopping and pedestrian street following the first round of presidential and parliamentary elections, in Istanbul, Türkiye May 15, 2023. (Reuters)

EU’s Borrell Calls on Türkiye to Fix Shortcomings in Election Process 

The EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, on Tuesday called on Türkiye to address shortcomings in its election process that have been identified by European…

World US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC, on April 20, 2023. (AFP)

US Economy ‘Hangs in the Balance’ as Debt Limit Impasse Drag on, Says Yellen 

The standoff over the federal debt limit is already having dire consequences for the US economy, driving borrowing costs higher and adding to the country's…

World The CIA hopes that providing a simple but clear way to leak information via the dark web will convince cautious Russians to take the next step. (AFP)

In New Telegram Video, CIA Urges Russians Leak ‘the Truth’ 

The US Central Intelligence Agency bolstered efforts to convince Russians to leak their country's secrets on Monday, posting an emotional video on Telegram…

World Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Accused of Intentionally Downing Ukrainian Plane

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Accused of Intentionally Downing Ukrainian Plane

The grieving father of two individuals who tragically lost their lives in the Ukrainian plane crash, a harrowing incident that occurred near Tehran two years…

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World In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Situations Ministry, firefighters put out fire caused by fragments of a Russian rocket after it was shot down by air defense system during the night Russian rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Ukrainian Emergency Situations Ministry via AP)

In First, Kyiv Says it Shoots Down Volley of Russian Hypersonic Missiles

Ukraine said on Tuesday it had shot down six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a superweapon Moscow had previously touted as all…

World Gunman Kills 3, Wounds Several in New Mexico

Gunman Kills 3, Wounds Several in New Mexico

An 18-year-old gunman stalked through a New Mexico neighborhood on Monday firing randomly at bystanders, houses and cars, killing three people and wounding six…