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World labor body says over half a million Palestinian jobs lost due to war

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The International Labour Organization (ILO) has reported the Palestinian unemployment rate is set to soar to a staggering 57 percent in the first quarter of 2024, citing 507,000 job losses due to the Gaza war.
Asia

Afghanistan’s Taliban government accuses Pakistan of bombing civilians

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Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan of killing eight civilians in an air raid on Monday. The group responded by opening fire on Pakistani targets, allegedly wounding seven people.
Asia

“Afghanistan has turned into major producer of methamphetamine”

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An Iranian official says neighboring Afghanistan is now a major producer of methamphetamine in the region, voicing Tehran's readiness to tackle the problem.
Foreign Policy

Iran condemns Israel attack on Gaza hospital, warns of crimes

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned as “barbaric” Israel’s new attack on and the occupation of Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip, and the “crimes of the Israeli forces” against the medical staff, patients and the wounded at the hospital.
Middle East

Israeli soldiers storm Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital, killing and injuring several

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Israel’s military forces have stormed al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza City with tanks and heavy gunfire, leaving several deaths and injuries, Palestinian officials have confirmed.
Middle East

Gaza “graveyard” for most important principles of humanitarian law: EU top diplomat

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The Gaza Strip has become a "graveyard" for the most important principles of humanitarian law, the EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has stated.
Europe

Putin warns Russia-NATO conflict just one step from World War Three

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the West that a direct conflict between Russia and the NATO military alliance would mean the planet was just one step away from World War Three but stressed hardly anyone wanted such a scenario.
Europe

US officials say Ukraine almost run out of air defense missiles

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Ukraine has told its western backers that munitions for some of its air defense systems could be almost used up by the end of March, the Washington Post has reported, citing American officials.
Americas

Biden angry after poll numbers drop over his handling of Gaza war: Report

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US President Joe Biden began to shout and swear after learning that his poll numbers in the battleground states of Michigan and Georgia had dropped over his handling of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, according to NBC News.
Middle East

Hamas says war not confined to Gaza

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The Palestinian movement Hamas says Israel has come to face an “extensive front” far greater than the Gaza Strip and that the field battle is not confined to the besieged enclave.
Security

Iranian border guard soldier killed in southeast by unknown assailants

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A soldier with the Border Guard Unit in Iran’s southeastern city of Zabol was killed by armed assailants on Sunday night, the Information Center of Sistan and Baluchistan’s Border Guard Headquarters announced.
Tourism

Cheshmeh Kileh bridge in Iran’s Tonekabon, a tourist spot for Nowruz

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The Cheshmeh Kileh historical bridge in Iran’s northern Tonekabon city is a valuable cultural heritage asset.
Europe

EU: Rafah military operation must be avoided at all costs

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Speaking at a joint news conference with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo, the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said that the EU does not want to see an Israeli invasion of Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah.
Middle East

More than 13k children killed in Gaza since outbreak of war: UNICEF

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Israel has killed more than 13,000 children in the Gaza Strip since October 7 while others are suffering from severe malnutrition and do not “even have the energy to cry”, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
Europe

Russia’s election commission says Putin set for landslide win in presidential election

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Incumbent President Vladimir Putin is expected to win the presidential election, garnering over 87% of the votes, Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has reported.
Cultural Heritage

Restoration efforts underway for firecracker-damaged Khaju bridge in Iran’s Isfahan

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Following contamination by firecrackers on the last Wednesday of the year, the central part of Khaju Bridge in the southern Iranian city of Isfahan is undergoing cleaning and restoration by artisans.
Urban

Tehran air quality report reveals alarming figures

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The Tehran Air Quality Control Company's recent disclosure highlights the capital city's troubling air quality situation. Since the start of the year, Tehran has endured 107 days of unhealthy air for sensitive groups and 12 days of unhealthy air for all demographics, posing serious health risks, says the company's report.
Middle East

Military operations in Rafah will take “several weeks”: Israeli PM

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A military operation in Rafah, southern Gaza, will take "several weeks", Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, adding he will push ahead with an offensive that has sparked international alarm and outrage.
Middle East

Hamas says put forth realistic truce proposal in Gaza

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A senior Hamas official has stated the Palestinian group has put forward a “realistic” ceasefire proposal in the Gaza Strip that involves the release of Israeli captives and the withdrawal of "occupation soldiers" from the besieged enclave.
Society

Tehran Flower Market packed with cheerful folks ahead of Persian New Year

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The Mahalati plant and flower market is the second biggest in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Every year on the threshold of the Persian New Year, Nowruz, the iconic market takes on a jovial mood.
Energy

Minister: Iran signs oil contract worth $13bn

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The Iranian petroleum minister says the country has signed the biggest ever contract in the nation’s oil history worth $13 billion.
Europe

French president again declines to rule out western ground operations in Ukraine ‘at some point’

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French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that western ground operations in Ukraine might be necessary “at some point”. He made the remarks days after meeting with German and Polish leaders.
Nature and Wildlife

Villagers in northeast Iran hand out animal feed to local wildlife

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The historical Kalidar village lies 90 kilometers northwest of the town of Neyshabur in the northeastern Iranian province of Razavi Khorasan province, and 20 kilometers east of the town of Chekneh on the slopes of Mount Binalud.
Middle East

One-third of children under 2 years acutely malnourished in northern Gaza: UNRWA

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The situation in the Gaza Strip is “catastrophic and deteriorates by the minute”, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has warned. It added one in three children under the age of two in northern Gaza are now acutely malnourished.
Security

Iran says ready to help Syria enhance its defense power against US, Israel

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Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has stated that Tehran is prepared to utilize its full capabilities to assist Damascus in boosting its defense and deterrent power against Washington and the Zionist regime.
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