Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 550

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Media

Iranian photojournalist released from Taliban custody

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The Taliban have freed Mohammad Hossein Velayati, an Iranian photojournalist working for the Tehran-based Tasnim News Agency, after holding him in custody for a week.
Middle East

Palestinian youth dies of injuries sustained in Israeli raid on Jenin

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A young Palestinian man has succumbed to injuries sustained during Israeli onslaught on the West Bank city of Jenin last month.
Europe

Russia’s military cooperation with Iran to withstand geopolitical pressure: Senior official

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Moscow's military ties with Tehran will not succumb to geopolitical pressure, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, following reports that the United States has asked Iran to stop selling combat drones to Russia “for use in the Ukraine war.”
Middle East

Protests spread in Syria over dire economic and living conditions

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Hundreds of angry demonstrators gathered in southern Syria for the sixth consecutive day to demand the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and to call for improved living conditions.
Religion

Denmark seeking to ban Quran burnings after Muslim outrage

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The Danish government says it plans to ban Quran burnings after a string of desecrations of Islam’s holy book in the Scandinavian nation sparked anger in Muslim countries.
Middle East

UN experts raise climate change concerns with Aramco oil company

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UN rights experts have sent a letter of concern to Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco, saying its expansion of fossil fuel production and ongoing exploration threaten human rights, a document shows.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 549

IFP Media Wire -
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Middle East

Saudi Arabia refutes allegations over assault on Ethiopian citizens

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Saudi Arabia has categorically rejected Human Rights Watch's recent report claiming an assault on the Ethiopian citizens while attempting to cross the Saudi-Yemeni border.
Security

Iran Army conducts large-scale drill to boost electronic warfare powers

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A massive joint electronic warfare drill of various Iranian Army units started on Friday as domestically designed and manufactured equipment has boosted the country's prowess in electronic warfare.
Middle East

Qatar says relationship with China not damaging US

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Qatar is balancing its relationships with both the US and China, and that one link does not damage the other, Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has stated.
Europe

Kremlin denies role in Wagner chief plane crash

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The spokesman for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has dismissed as unfounded, speculation by some media in the West that Moscow may have been behind the crash of Wagner head Evgeny Prigozhin’s plane.
Europe

Officials: US believes missile inside Russia likely shot down Wagner head’s presumed plane

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The United States believes a surface-to-air missile originating from inside Russia likely shot down the plane presumed to be carrying mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin on Wednesday, two US officials told Reuters on Thursday.
Europe

Putin comments on Prigozhin plane crash, describes Wagner chief as “talented man”

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Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was a man of many talents who made a “significant contribution” to the struggle against neo-Nazis in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, commenting on the plane crash that reportedly killed the Wagner Group head.
Foreign Policy

Benefits of Iran’s accession to BRICS to be historic: President Raisi

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated that the benefits of Tehran’s membership in the BRICS bloc of emerging economies would be historic.
Europe

Putin says western states trying to scupper BRICS

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The BRICS group is not trying to compete with or oppose any other nation or group, but nevertheless faces resistance from countries of the so-called “golden billion” that wish to preserve their global dominance, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.
Asia

BRICS invites Iran, Saudi Arabia, four other states, to be new members

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Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations have invited six states - Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - to become new members of the bloc, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa whose country is hosting a summit meeting of the BRICS grouping has confirmed.
Middle East

Israel far-right minister says his rights outweigh those of Palestinians

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Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has stated that his rights trumped those of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Middle East

Brazilian reporter says 5 countries, including Iran, to become new BRICS members

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Argentina, Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia will become new members of BRICS, a correspondent with Brazil’s UOL news portal reported on Thursday citing a draft final statement of the group’s summit. Brazil is a BRICS member state.
Asia

BRICS offers a path to “true multilateralism”: China president

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has condemned the “Cold War mentality” still “haunting our world”, while laying out his geopolitical vision to the BRICS summit in South Africa. He stressed in an uncertain and unpredictable world, BRICS offers a path to “true multilateralism".
Asia

Inflation, COVID plunge 68 million more in Asia into extreme poverty: Asian Development Bank

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The coronavirus pandemic and rise in cost of living have pushed close to 70 million more people in developing Asia into extreme poverty as of last year, the Asian Development Bank has reported.
Security

Tehran, Moscow agree new defense deals: Iranian army commander

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Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Force Brigadier General Kioumars Heydari says Tehran has reached new defense agreements with Moscow, hailing the ever-growing military ties between the two countries.
Security

Iran police nab 3 terrorists in Sistan and Balouchestan

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Iranian Police in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan have captured a three-member terrorist team affiliated to the Jaish al-Zulm terrorist group.
Asia

Taliban ban dozens of Afghan female students from boarding flight to Dubai

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Members of the Taliban government have prevented 100 female Afghan students who were given a scholarship to study at the University of Dubai from boarding their flight to the UAE.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 547

IFP Media Wire -
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
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