Europe

Russia foreign minister to travel to US for key UN meeting

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to head the country’s delegation at the United Nations General Assembly high-level week 2023. A decree naming the members of the delegation was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Asia

Pakistan appoints new caretaker cabinet for upcoming elections

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Pakistan swore in a caretaker cabinet under interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar in Islamabad on Thursday. It comes as fresh elections are set to be held in November or later.
Middle East

Israeli soldiers fatally shoot Palestinian youth in Jenin raid

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Israeli forces shot dead a young Palestinian man during a raid on the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Foreign Policy

Iranian FM in Saudi Arabia in 1st visit since resumption of diplomatic relations

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian embarked on a day-long visit to Riyadh on Thursday in the first official trip by a top Iranian diplomat to the Arab country in more than seven years.
Middle East

Lebanon without electricity due to shutdown of power plants

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Lebanon has faced a massive power outage due to shutdown of the two largest power plants, a source in the Electricite du Liban state power company told TASS. According to the source, power plants in Deir Ammar and in al-Zahrani had to shut down their turbines due to the unpaid debts to their operator.
Sport

Iran freestyle team crowned at World U-20 Wrestling Championships for 3rd consecutive time

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Iran’s freestyle team won the title of the 2023 U-20 World Wrestling Championships for the third time in a row Wednesday in Jordan.
Americas

US still undecided on seized Iranian oil ship: Report

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US President Joe Biden and his administration remain undecided on a seized Iranian oil tanker that has been stuck off a port in Texas for more than two months. It comes as the US lawmakers are pressing for an offloading of the vessel despite threats of retaliation from Tehran.
Americas

Qatar to host Iran-US prisoner swap next month: Report

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The Iran-US prisoner exchange of five jailed Americans will be hosted by Qatar next month, according to a report by the UK-based Amwaj Media.
Middle East

Saudi Arabia says executed US citizen convicted of killing his father

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Saudi Arabia has executed an American citizen who had been convicted of killing his father.
Asia

China showcases Iranian-made Shahed-136 drone copy at Russia military event

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Open-source photos from the Armiya-2023 military forum in Russia indicate there is an unspecified Chinese company presenting its suicide drone called Sunflower 2000. Based on its looks and declared specifications, it is basically a copy of the Iranian-made Shahed-136 loitering munition.
Religion

UNSC condemns Iran’s shrine terrorist attack

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The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the "heinous and cowardly terrorist" attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz.
Middle East

Human rights groups call on US to intervene for release of Bahraini activist

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More than a dozen human rights organizations penned a letter to United States President Joe Biden, urging Washington to press the Bahraini authorities to immediately release Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaja, a prominent rights activist.
Middle East

US breaking pledge to help political prisoner arrested in Egypt: Family

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The family of a prominent political prisoner, who is a permanent US resident in Egypt, has condemned the Biden administration, accusing it of abandoning him after the prisoner informed his family that he is facing death while in detention.
Europe

Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 540: Ukraine says ‘no hope’ of using F-16 jets this year

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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:
Foreign Policy

Iran ready to sign visa waiver agreement with Russia: Ambassador

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Tehran is ready to ink a deal with Moscow on mutual visa waivers, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said in an interview with the Izvestia daily.
Energy

Dozens of oil, gas projects to come on stream within months: Iran’s VP

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Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has stated that 67 oil and gas projects will be put into operation by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 19, 2024).
Europe

US preparing for new pandemic by searching for virus mutations: Russia

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The United States has begun preparing for a new pandemic by searching for virus mutations, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense troops of the Russian armed forces, said on Wednesday.
Europe

Baku says Armenian sabotage group tried to infiltrate Azerbaijani territory, Yerevan refutes claim

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An attempt by an Armenian sabotage and reconnaissance group to infiltrate into Azerbaijan has been foiled and one of its members was detained, the Azeri defense ministry announced.
Security

Sources reveal new details about Shiraz terror attack gunman

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The main element behind a recent terrorist attack on a religious site in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz had joined Daesh in Turkey and received training in Afghanistan, several sources have disclosed.
Europe

US asks Iran to stop delivering drones to Russia: Report

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The United States is pushing Iran to stop selling combat drones to Russia as part of discussions on a broader unwritten understanding between Washington and Tehran to de-escalate tensions, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people briefed on the matter. Moscow and Tehran have repeatedly refuted reports about the use of Iranian drones in Ukraine.
Environment

Iran’s mission to UN warns of shrinking coastline of Caspian Sea

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Iran’s mission to the UN office in Geneva has cautioned that the Caspian Sea’s water level has been dropping according to satellite images provided by the Iranian Space Agency.
Security

US accountable for outbreak of Russia-Ukraine war: Iranian military official

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Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has placed the blame on the United States and the Western hegemony for the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine.
Asia

UN envoy calls on ICC to prosecute Taliban’s gender discrimination

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The United Nations global education envoy urged the International Criminal Court to prosecute gender discrimination in Afghanistan by the Taliban rulers.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 539

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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:
Asia

China announces readiness to boost military cooperation with Iran

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China will continue to strengthen the security cooperation mechanism with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member countries and deepen defense collaboration with Iran and Belarus, Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has said.
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