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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 German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock takes part in a press conference with her Chinese counterpart Qin Gang after bilateral talks at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany May 9, 2023. (Reuters)

China Says It’s in Touch with All Parties in Seeking Ukraine Ceasefire

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Tuesday that Beijing would maintain lines of communication with all parties to the war in Ukraine, including Germany,…

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Party Officials: Imran Khan Arrested in Court in Islamabad 

Pakistani security agents arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday as he appeared in a court in the capital, Islamabad, to face charges in multiple…

World A general view of Tehran city, in Tehran, Iran June 12, 2020. Ali Khara/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

UN Rights Office: Iran has Executed More Than 200 People this Year

Iran has executed 209 people so far this year, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office said

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World Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (R) poses for pictures with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he arrives for a meeting at La Mocloa Palace in Madrid, on May 8, 2023. (AFP)

UN Chief Says Peace Talks in Ukraine Conflict Not Possible Right Now

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he sees no immediate possibility of reaching a comprehensive ceasefire in the war in Ukraine as both sides are…

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Iran Is Optimistic About Reviving Relations with Saudi Arabia

Tehran is optimistic about the future of bilateral relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, announced Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani. …

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) delivers his speech during a Victory Day military parade on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, 09 May 2023.  EPA/GAVRIIL GRIGOROV / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL

Putin to Russians on Victory Day: World is at Turning Point

President Vladimir Putin told Russians that the world was at a key turning point

World This picture taken early morning on May 9, 2023, in Kyiv, shows a smog of explosion after Ukrainian air defense downed missile, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Russia Launches New Attack on Ukraine on Moscow’s ‘Sacred’ Day 

Russia launched a new attack on Ukraine on Tuesday as Russia celebrated the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, with Ukraine's air defenses…

World This photo provided on Oct. 10, 2022, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a missile test at an undisclosed location in North Korea, as taken sometime between Sept. 25 and Oct. 9. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea’s Kim Says Russia ‘Will Prevail’ Over Hostile Forces 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Russia "will prevail" in its fight against what he described as "imperialists," state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday, in…

World A police officer stands outside the Canadian embassy in Beijing on May 9, 2023. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)

China Expels Canadian Diplomat in Worsening Bilateral Ties

China expelled a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai in a tit-for-tat after Ottawa told a Toronto-based Chinese diplomat to leave the country

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World A NATO flag is seen at the Alliance headquarters ahead of a NATO Defense Ministers meeting, in Brussels, Belgium, October 21, 2021. (Reuters)

NATO Upped Readiness of Units after Russian Jet Narrowly Missed Polish Plane

NATO air policing units were put on a higher state of readiness following a near-miss between a Russian fighter jet and a Polish aircraft on patrol for the EU…

World In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech after receiving the credentials of 70 ambassadors to China held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 24, 2023. (Xinhua via AP)

Xi to Host First China-Central Asia Summit This Month

President Xi Jinping will host a two-day summit with the leaders of five Central Asian nations next week, Beijing said on Monday, as China moves to increase…

World This handout picture taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on May 6, 2023, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky taking part in a ceremony marking the Infantry Day in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP)

Zelensky Says Russia Will Be Defeated ‘As Nazism Was'

President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Monday that Russian forces would be defeated in Ukraine just as Nazi Germany was beaten in 1945, during an address…

World Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a memorial ceremony marking Israel's Memorial Day in Beersheba, Israel, April 25, 2023. (Reuters)

EU in Israel Cancels Europe Day Event over Far-Right Minister’s Participation

The European Union delegation in Israel on Monday cancelled its Europe Day diplomatic reception over the planned participation of far-right Israeli minister…

World French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech as he visits the World War II Montluc prison to pay tribute to the French Resistance movement and one of its leaders, Jean Moulin, on the anniversary of the end of the war, outside Lyon, France, Monday, May 8, 2023. (Reuters)

Macron Leads Ceremony Marking End of WWII in Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron led the traditional ceremony on Paris’ Champs-Elysees Monday, commemorating the day that marked the end of World War II in…

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Hackers Announce Major Breach of Iranian Foreign Ministry Websites

A group of hackers closely linked to the Iranian opposition organization Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) have claimed responsibility for a major breach of 75…

World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a ceremony to mark the delivery of nuclear fuel to Türkiye's Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which is being built by Russia, in Ankara, Türkiye, April 27, 2023. (Reuters)

Türkiye’s Opposition Denounces Fairness of Vote under Erdogan

As Türkiye heads for presidential and parliamentary elections at the weekend that are shaping up to be the strongest challenge to President Recep Tayyip…

World Norway's King Harald gives the New Year's speech at the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway, December 31, 2020. Haakon Mosvold Larsen/NTB Scanpix/via REUTERS

Norway's King Harald in Hospital with Infection

Norway's King Harald has been hospitalized to receive treatment for an infection, the royal household said in a statement on Monday. The 86-year-old…

World A Soviet era T-34 tank is transported toward Red Square to attend a dress rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 7, 2023. (AP Photo)

Russia Steps Up Strikes on Ukraine ahead of May 9 Victory Day Holiday

Russia launched a wave of drone, missile and air strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, officials said on Monday, as Moscow stepping up attacks while…

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Iran Hangs Two Men for Blasphemy

Iran has executed two people who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy, the judiciary's news website Mizan reported on Monday, drawing an angry reaction…

World In this handout image taken from a video released by Prigozhin Press Service on Friday, May 5, 2023, head of Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin reads his statement standing in front of his troops in an unknown location. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)

Russia’s Wagner Group Signals It Will Stay In Bakhmut after Threat to Quit

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw his forces from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine after receiving promises…

World This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the seized oil tanker Advantage Sweet off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Satellite Images Show Tankers Iran Seized off Bandar Abbas

Satellite images analyzed Sunday by The Associated Press show two oil tankers recently seized by Iran off the coast of one of its key port cities on the…

World A Russian serviceman guards in an area of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in territory under Russian military control, southeastern Ukraine, May 1, 2022. (AP)

IAEA Warns of Dangers around Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant as Evacuations under Way

The head of the UN's nuclear power watchdog warned on Saturday that the situation around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear station has become "potentially…

World Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attend a welcoming ceremony at the presidential office in Seoul Sunday, May 7, 2023. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP)

S. Korean, Japanese Leaders Meet again to Improve Ties

The leaders of South Korea and Japan met Sunday for their second summit in less than two months, as they push to mend long-running historical grievances and…

World A photo taken with a drone shows a view of the city center after some wreckage were cleaned in Hatay, Turkey, 04 May 2023. (EPA)

12 Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash in Türkiye’s Hatay Province

A multi-vehicle crash in southern Türkiye’s Hatay province killed at least 12 people and injured 31 others, including three seriously, officials said. A…

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