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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 Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad holds up a photo of an Iranian woman who was killed during the current protest in Iran as she speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in New York. (AP)

Iranian Dissident Put Under Police Protection in UK

Leading Iranian dissident based in the US, Masih Alinejad, has been put under 24-hour police protection in the UK after the Metropolitan police received…

World The International Migration Organization is the leading international actor addressing the needs of some 281 million migrants in the world, according to a 2020 estimate. Amanuel Sileshi / AFP

Bitter Race for Top UN Migration Job Enters Home Stretch

After months of an unusually acrimonious leadership battle, the International Organization for Migration next week holds elections to decide whether its…

World Supporters wave Turkish and CHP party flags during an election campaign rally of the leader and Nation Alliance's presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Türkiye’s Erdogan, Master Campaigner, Faces Toughest Contest Yet

For more than two decades, President Tayyip Erdogan has been the lord of all elections in Türkiye. With Sunday's presidential vote putting him in a tight…

World FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks to South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, right, during a plenary session at the Russia-Africa summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia on Oct. 24, 2019. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP, File)

US Ambassador Accuses South Africa of Providing Weapons, Ammo to Russia

The US ambassador to South Africa accused the country Thursday of providing weapons and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine via a cargo ship linked to…

World Special police and firefighters on the scene after an explosion in a high-rise building in Ratingen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany, 11 May 2023. EPA/NonstopNews

German-Iranian Charged with Arson Attempt Near Synagogue

German prosecutors charged a German-Iranian dual national for an attempted arson attack near a synagogue

World FILE - A health professional shows doses of Monkeypox vaccines at the Edison municipal vaccination center in Paris Wednesday July 27, 2022. (Alain Jocard, Pool via AP, File)

WHO: Mpox No Longer a Global Emergency

WHO said that the global outbreak of mpox is no longer an international emergency

World Special police leaves after several people were injured in an explosion at an apartment building in the western German town of Ratingen, Germany, May 11, 2023.     REUTERS/Benjamin Westhoff

Suspect Detained as Blast at Residential Building in Germany Injures 12

German police have detained a suspect in connection with an explosion at a residential building that injured at least a dozen people

World Women, dressed as characters from the television show “The Handmaid’s Tale”, protest executions in Iran, in London in January. (dpa)

Iran Announces New Executions Amid UN Concern 

Iran executed seven men Wednesday on drug and rape charges, rights groups said, amid the UN denouncing of the "frighteningly" high number of executions in the…

World Pedestrians walk past a giant banner of Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, at Taksim square in Istanbul, Türkiye, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (AP)

Türkiye’s Erdogan Lags Election Rival in Closely-Watched Poll

A survey by the closely-watched pollster Konda on Thursday showed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lagging his main rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu by more than…

World Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump Digs in on Election Lies, Insults Accuser during CNN Town Hall Event

During a contentious CNN town hall Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump dug in on his lies about the 2020 election, downplayed the violence on Jan. 6…

World Members of a Ukrainian air-defense unit demonstrate their work near Kyiv on Monday, May 8, 2023. (AP)

Russia’s Wagner Says Ukraine Makes Gains; Kyiv Says Counteroffensive Yet to Begin

The leader of Russia's Wagner private army said on Thursday Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive was already underway and making gains on the outskirts of…

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World Iran's permanent representative at the UN, Saeid Iravani (UN)

Iran Warns Washington of ‘Possible Miscalculation or Adventurous Acts’

Iran's Foreign Ministry lodged an official complaint at the UN after the National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, said the US had granted Israel the "freedom…

World French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna, right, shakes hand with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang during a meeting at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, France, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (AP)

China, France Agree to Strengthen Economic Ties 

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and her Chinese counterpart Qin Gang agreed on the need to "develop an economic relationship that is both stronger…

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World 07 May 2023, Türkiye, Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during his election campaign rally in the Istanbul Ataturk Airport National Garden, ahead of the General elections scheduled to take place on 14 May 2023. Photo: Tolga Ildun/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Türkiye Closely Watched Elections May Stretch Erdogan's Rule or Set Country on New Course

In the year in which the Turkish republic marks its centenary, the country is being closely watched to see if a united opposition can succeed in unseating an…

World Ukrainian refugees walk on the platform after arriving on a train from Odesa at Przemysl Glowny train station, after fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Przemysl, Poland, April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

Number of Internally Displaced People Hits Record Due to War, Climate Change

The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) reached a record 71.1 million worldwide last year due to conflicts such as the war in Ukraine and climate…

World 10 May 2023, Pakistan, Peshawar: Tear gas is fired at a protest by supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI), following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from the premises of Islamabad High Court. (dpa)

Pakistan Arrests Ex-PM Khan’s Party Leaders as Protests Continue 

Pakistani authorities arrested a senior leader of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party on Thursday as the government deployed the army to help end deadly…

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World Ukrainian servicemen of the Adam tactical group ride a T-64 tank from a front line near the town of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on May 7, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Ukraine Unit Says Russian Brigade Flees Bakhmut Outskirts

A Ukrainian military unit said on Wednesday it had routed a Russian infantry brigade from frontline territory near Bakhmut, claiming to confirm an account by…

World Polish soldiers begin laying a razor wire barrier along Poland's border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad in Wisztyniec, Poland, Wednesday Nov. 2, 2022. (AP)

Kremlin Calls Polish Decision to Rename Kaliningrad ‘Hostile Act’ 

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Poland's decision to rename the Russian city of Kaliningrad in its official documents was a "hostile act", as bilateral ties…

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World Russian servicemen guard an area of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region, in territory under Russian military control, southeastern Ukraine, on May 1, 2022. (AP)

Ukraine’s Occupied Nuke Plant Faces Possible Staffing Crunch 

Russia plans to relocate around 2,700 Ukrainian staff from Europe’s largest nuclear plant, Ukraine’s atomic energy company claimed Wednesday, warning of a…

World 09 May 2023, Pakistan, Karachi: A view of a protest by activists of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf oarty (PTI), following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from the premises of Islamabad High Court. (dpa)

Supporters of Pakistan Ex-PM Khan Plan March to Capital to Protest Arrest 

Supporters of Imran Khan were planning to march to Islamabad on Wednesday where the former Pakistan prime minister is in custody in a corruption case, raising…

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World European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a news conference in Brussels, Belgium February 16, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

No Quick Deal in Sight as EU Countries Start Talks on New Russia Sanctions

European Union states hold a first discussion on Wednesday on proposed new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine that would target Chinese and Iranian firms…

World  Turkish citizens are seen in front of the Turkish consulate in Vienna, on the last day of the presidential elections, on May 9, 2023. (AFP)

Turks Abroad Wrap Up Voting in Landmark Election

Millions of Turks living abroad on Tuesday wrapped up voting in a tense election that has turned into a referendum on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's…

World A part of a cruise missile shot down during a Russian missile strike is seen in the backyard of a private house, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 9, 2023. (Press service of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine/Handout via Reuters)

US to Provide Ukraine $1.2 Billion in Long-Term Security Aid

The US will provide $1.2 billion more in long-term military aid to Ukraine to further bolster its air defenses as Russia continues to pound Ukraine with drones…

World This handout picture taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential press service on May 9, 2023, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaking ahead of their meeting in Kyiv on May 9, 2023. (Handout/ Ukrainian Presidential press service/ AFP)

EU Parliament Votes to Fast-Track Ukraine Ammunition Bill

European Union lawmakers decided Tuesday to fast-track legislation to boost ammunition and missile production in the 27-nation bloc to support the war effort…