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An Armenian soldier has been killed in a shoot-out at the border with the Azerbaijan Republic. Authorities in Yerevan say Azeri troops opened fire at the Armenian positions on Monday evening, killing one soldier.

Iran's freestyle wrestling team has finished in second place at the 35th World Military Wrestling Championship in Tehran.

Illicit trade in small arms and light weapons not only exacerbates violence, but also fuels crime and terrorism across the globe, Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations (UN) warns.

The Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has voiced hope that he will establish a fruitful and cooperative channel of direct dialogue with Iran in his visit to Tehran.

US officials have warned Israel against carrying out attacks against Iranian nuclear sites. They stated such an act of aggression would be counterproductive and would prompt Tehran to rebuild an even more sophisticated and efficient uranium enrichment system, according to a report.

Moscow has welcomed an upcoming visit by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, to Tehran as a good opportunity for Iran and the United Nations nuclear watchdog to establish closer cooperation.

The United Nations (UN) on Monday pushed for urgent action to prop up Afghanistan's banks. The world body has warned a spike in people unable to repay loans, lower deposits and a cash liquidity crunch could cause the financial system to collapse within months.

Baghdad doesn’t plan to normalize ties with Israel, Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said. The top diplomat has also confirmed US combat forces will leave the country at the end of the year.

A senior Yemeni official has warned Saudi Arabia of “more painful and crippling” counterattacks in case Riyadh presses ahead with its war and siege against its neighbor.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the Biden administration to live up to its commitments regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts.

Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian man in the Old City of al-Quds. It comes amid tensions over settlement expansion plans and forced expulsion of Palestinian families.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said London must engage with the Taliban to tackle humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. No country has yet recognized the Taliban as the rulers of Afghanistan.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reopened its embassy in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. Amost all foreign embassies have closed in the country following the collapse of the previous government.

Israeli forces have detained more than 1,100 Palestinian children since the beginning of this year, according to a Palestinian rights group.  

Turkish warplanes have heavily bombed purported hideouts of the Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq.

Iranian filmmaker Kazem Mollaei has received the award for best director at the Terni Film Festival in Italy for "The Badger".

The United States will end its military mission in Iraq before the end of this year, the Pentagon has confirmed.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned an attack on the building of the Islamic Republic’s Consulate General in the German city of Hamburg.

70 percent of the Lebanese cannot afford buying medicine following the lifting of subsidies and the sharp increase in prices, head of Lebanon’s parliamentary health committee Asem Araji has confirmed.

The Yemeni army says they have launched a large-scale military operation inside Saudi Arabia, hitting the kingdom’s Khaled airbase and Aramco refinery. The "Eighth Deterrence Operation" was carried out by 14 drones.

The main problem in Afghanistan is not hunger, but the lack of cash to pay salaries to deliver social services which have existed before, Peter Maurer, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has announced. The ICRC chief stated Afghanistan is facing a looming humanitarian crisis as aid organizations struggle with ways to pay doctors, nurses and others on the ground.

  There is a need for a negotiated solution for the Iran nuclear deal as well as enhanced regional dialogue, a senior Russian diplomat has stressed.

The leaders of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan will meet in Brussels in mid-December to discuss border tensions, the European Union announced on Friday.

Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva has called on the UN to focus on heinous war crimes, crimes against humanity and blatant violations of human rights committed by Israel.

Israel has changed Defense Minister Benjy Gantz’ housekeeper with espionage for having links with QUOTE an Iran-backed hacker team