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Iran’s Pezeshkian blames US, Europe for double standards on Israeli crimes

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian blasted the US and certain European countries for sponsoring Israel instead of condemning its crimes in the region.

Iranian taekwondo athlete Nematzadeh accepted at Tehran University without entrance exam

Tehran University accepts Iranian taekwondo Olympic medalist Mobina Nematzadeh as a student without entrance exam.

US and UK ambassadors to skip Nagasaki bombing memorial after Israel disinvited

The American and British envoys to Japan have announced they will boycott an upcoming ceremony commemorating the victims of the 1945 US atomic bombing because the city’s mayor did not invite the Israeli ambassador.

Iran’s 19-year-old Mobina Nematzadeh wins Taekwondo bronze at Olympics

Iranian Taekwondo star Mobina Nematzadeh won a bronze medal in the women's flyweight division at the Olympics 2024 on Wednesday.

Iranian wrestler grabs country’s first gold medal at Olympics

Greco-Roman wrestler Mohammad Hadi Saravi has defeated former Olympic and world champion Artur Aleksanyan, winning Iran’s first gold medal at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

Ukrainian soldiers crossed into Russian territory

Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region continued on Wednesday, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to convene a meeting with his top defence and law enforcement officials.

Turkey submits request to join ICJ genocide case against Israel over Gaza war

Ankara has filed its official request to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel over its conduct in the Gaza war in the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), Turkey's Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Iran marks national Journalist’s Day

Iranian officials and media personalities commemorated National Journalist’s Day in the country on Wednesday.

Hamas says to continue Gaza ceasefire talks under Sinwar

Hamas will continue Gaza ceasefire negotiations after the selection of Yahya Sinwar as its new political chief, a Palestinian group leader stated on Wednesday.

Majority of Americans oppose sending US troops to defend Israel against Iran: Poll

A survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found that 56 percent of the American public oppose sending US forces to defend Israel if it is attacked by Iran.

166 journalists killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since start of war: Report

Another Palestinian journalist was killed in an Israeli attack in the southern Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll among Palestinian media staff to 166 since October 2023, local authorities have reported.

Israel detained 10,000 in West Bank since October 7: Report

The Israeli Army has apprehended 26 people in their latest raids across the occupied West Bank, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society. This brings the total number of Israeli arrests in the occupied territories since the Gaza war broke out to about 10,000, said the group.

Israel informed US of its involvement in killing of Haniyeh: Report

Israel immediately informed US officials that it was behind the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, The Washington Post daily reported, citing sources.

Iran Police chief gives illegal migrants deadline to leave country

Undocumented migrants in Iran, mostly from neighboring Afghanistan, have until the end of the current year on the Persian calendar, March 20, to leave the country, the Iranian police chief said on Wednesday.

Iran Army chief: Israeli terrorism won’t go unanswered

The commander-in-chief of Iran’s Army has renewed warnings that Israel will not go without punishment for its crimes and the assassination of a top Palestinian resistance leader in Tehran last Wednesday.

10,000 Palestinian students, 500 teachers killed in Gaza, West Bank since start of war: Report

The Palestinian Ministry of Education announced that at least 10,000 students in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank have been killed by Israel since the beginning of the war in the besieged enclave last October.

Greco-Roman wrestler wins Iran’s first medal in Paris Olympics

Greco-Roman wrestler Amin Mirzazadeh claimed Iran’s first medal in the 2024 Olympic Games in France on Tuesday.

Israeli warplanes set off sonic booms over Beirut as Hezbollah warns of response

Israeli fighter jets have flown over the Lebanese capital Beirut, setting off a series of sonic booms meant to intimidate the city’s population following drone attacks on northern Israel by Hezbollah.

Iran acting FM tells UK’s Lammy Europe, US wasted diplomacy chance for de-escalation

The acting Iranian foreign minister, in a telephone conversation with the British foreign secretary, emphasized that the United States and several European countries, by obstructing the United Nations Security Council from countering the Zionist regime, have wasted the first diplomatic chance to de-escalate tensions in the region.

12 Palestinians killed in Israel West Bank raid, one of deadliest in months

Israeli attacks, including air strikes on the Jenin refugee camp, have killed at least 12 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in one of the deadliest days in the territory in recent months, the Palestinian Health Ministry has announced.

Hamas names Yahya Sinwar as new leader following Haniyeh assassination

Hamas on Tuesday announced that it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, who heads the movement in the Gaza Strip, as the new chief of the group, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran last week.

Visa waiver between Iran, Tajikistan to take effect soon

The visa waiver system between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Tajikistan will come into effect on August 10, 2024.

Hezbollah conducts air attacks on Israel, warns more to come

Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah launched a series of drone and rocket attacks into northern Israel on Tuesday but warned that its much-anticipated retaliation for the regime's killing of a top commander last week was yet to come.

5 killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon

Five people were killed and four others wounded on Tuesday in Israeli air raids on two Lebanese villages, Lebanon's military sources told Xinhua news agency.

Zelensky says Ukraine clinging onto ‘peace formula’

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that his administration aims to work out a basis for a “just end” to the conflict with Russia this year.