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Putin claims Ukrainian army facing collapse

High casualties inflicted upon the Ukrainian military since Kiev launched its incursion in Kursk Region could render its armed forces useless, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.

At least six killed in Israeli raid on West Bank city

At least five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a car in the occupied West Bank city of Tubas. Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers shot dead a teenager in the Far’a refugee camp, according to the Wafa news agency.

Controversy surrounds billion-toman loans to Iran’s stock market board amid public outcry

Iranian media is abuzz with controversy after it was revealed that senior members of the country's Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) granted themselves loans totaling 10.5 billion tomans. 

Report: Suicide death rate in Iran surges past 40 percent

The death rate due to suicide in Iran is 5.1 cases per 100,000 people which has witnessed an over 40-percent spiral in the past ten years, Tehran-based Etemad newspaper reported citing official figures.

Retaliatory measures being worked out: Moscow on Washington media sanctions

Moscow is preparing retaliatory measures to the introduction of Washington's sanctions against the Rossiya Segodnya media group, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

Iran says serious about expelling illegal immigrants

Iran’s interior minister says a plan will soon get underway to organize immigrants by sending millions of undocumented migrants out of the country, mainly from neighboring Afghanistan, as the first step.

Iran’s movie ‘The Old Bachelor’ to be screened in Italy film festival

Iranian star- studded movie The Old Bachelor will be screened in the Lucca Film Festival 2024 in Italy later this month.

US seizure of Maduro’s plane encouraging skyjacking: Iran

Iran deplored the US move to seize a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, and stressed that the move will further encourage skyjacking and pose a threat to aviation peace.

Iran UN envoy warns about threats posed by Israel’s nukes

Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has issued a stern warning over the risks posed to the entire globe by Israel’s nuclear arsenal, calling for international supervision over the regime’s nuclear facilities.

Iran parliament to probe death in custody of suspects

Iranian lawmakers will launch an investigation into the circumstances of the death of suspects in police custody in Iran, a member of the parliament says.

Iran’s U20 Greco-Roman wrestlers become world champions

Iran’s national Greco-Roman wrestling team has been crowned champion at the 2024 World Junior Wrestling Championships (U20) in Spain.

UN says Israel using ‘war-like’ tactics in West Bank

Israel is using “lethal war-like tactics” in the occupied West Bank, according to the United Nations humanitarian agency.

Israeli minister warns of worst-ever mental health crisis amid Gaza war

Health Minister Uriel Buso has warned Israel is in the midst of its worst-ever mental health crisis amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

Senior military official says Israel shouldn’t doubt Iran’s resolve to retaliate over assassination of Haniyeh

A ranking Iranian military official has stressed that Israel should not doubt Tehran’s resolve to retaliate over the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in late July.

Hamas says no need for new ceasefire proposals

The Palestinian group Hamas announced that there is no need for new proposals to reach an agreement in the Gaza Strip and called on the international community to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government to honor the commitments already made in previous negotiations.

Unofficial sources say several Iranian banks hit by massive cyberattack

A massive cyberattack that hit Iran last month threatened the stability of its banking system and forced Tehran to agree to a ransom deal of millions of dollars, Politico reported citing people familiar with the case. The Islamic Republic has yet to respond to the claim.

US charges RT employees over alleged election influence

The United States has filed money-laundering charges against two employees of Russian state media network RT for what officials claim was a scheme to hire an American company to produce online content to influence the 2024 US presidential election.

Majority of Israelis support leaving Philadelphi Corridor to secure deal with Palestinians

A poll conducted by Israeli public broadcaster Kan found that 53 percent of people surveyed support leaving the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza Strip if it means reaching an agreement with Hamas to release the remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

Humanitarian groups call on Canada to halt ‘all arms to Israel’ amid war in Gaza

Canadian civil society organizations have signed a letter urging the Canadian government to stop all weapons transfers to Israel amid the months-long war in the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 40,800 Palestinians.

Gaza polio vaccination one of “most dangerous and difficult”: UNICEF

The United Nations’ Children Fund (UNICEF) has announced even with a partial pause in hostilities in the Gaza Strip, polio vaccination of Palestinian children in the besieged enclave is among the most difficult and dangerous campaigns on earth.

Iranian javelin thrower grabs gold, sets Paralympic, world record

Iranian athlete Saeid Afrooz has grabbed gold in men's javelin throw F34 event at Paris Paralympics 2024, securing 13th medal and 3rd gold for Iran.

Severe traffic congestion in roads to tourist resorts of northern Iran

Millions of people in Iran have traveled to northern tourist resorts as well as the holy northeastern city of Mashhad during the holidays which are nearing their end.

Millions in Iran’s Mashhad pay homage to Imam Reza

Huge numbers of mourners gather in the shrine of Imam Reza, the eighth Shia Imam, in the Iranian city of Mashhad to mark his martyrdom anniversary.

Ukraine to hold seized Russia land indefinitely: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that Kyiv intends to indefinitely hold the Russian land it seized in its surprise incursion last month.

Iranian veteran boxyer murdered on a Tehran suburb 

Iranian boxing champion and veteran Isa Golmohammadi has been murdered in his private garden in Rabat Karim near Tehran.