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Middle East

UN condemns Israel’s use of ‘advanced military weaponry’ in West Bank’s Jenin

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The violence in the occupied West Bank “risks spiralling out of control”, according to the United Nations human rights chief who slammed Israel’s use of deadly force in a recent raid on the Jenin refugee camp that killed at least seven Palestinians.
Europe

Russia UN envoy dismisses Western claims about use of Iran drones in Ukraine

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Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations has rejected as baseless, claims by the US representative about Moscow’s use of the Iranian combat drones in the Ukraine conflict. He stressed that Kiev has not given Moscow or Tehran an “iota of credible evidence” to prove this.
Europe

Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 486: Wagner head orders his fighters to return to their field camps to avoid bloodshed

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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:
Int'l Relations

Iran rejects claims by US and allies over drones, calls it political show

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Tehran slams anti-Iran action by US, Ukraine and 3 European countries as “a political show aimed at affecting” UN chief’s report on Iran abiding by its commitments under the nuclear deal.
Europe

EU sanctions four Iranian companies for “supplying drones to Russia”

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The European Union, in the 11th package of sanctions against Moscow, has imposed restrictions on four Iranian entities manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles. Kiev and its allies have accused Tehran of sending attack drones to Moscow, an allegation Iran denies.
Cinema

Iran House of Cinema opposes decision to allow IRIB to monitor home entertainment 

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Iran’s House of Cinema has slammed a recent decision to authorize the IRIB to monitor home entertainment products.
Incidents

Number of poisoned alcohol deaths in Iran’s Karaj rises to 17

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The number of people killed by poisoned alcohol in the Iranian city of Karaj, near Tehran, has risen to 17.
Media

Social media users slam ‘hypocritical’ media coverage of Greek shipwreck and Titanic sub

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Hundreds of social media users have called out mainstream media for what they say is a marked disparity in the coverage of last week’s fatal shipwreck in the Mediterranean and the missing Titanic-exploring submarine.
Europe

UN places Russia on ‘list of shame’ for killing children, Israel absent

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The United Nations has put Russia’s military and allied armed groups on its “list of shame” over the "killing and maiming of hundreds of children" in its war against Ukraine, but Israeli troops have been left off the list despite killing dozens of Palestinian children last year, according to reports.
Asia

China summons U.S. envoy following Biden’s derogatory remarks

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Beijing has reportedly summoned the U.S. ambassador to China as a diplomatic rebuke, escalating its anger against US President Joe Biden after he referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator”.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthi, Saudi Arabia swap bodies amid peace negotiations

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Yemen’s Houthi movement and Riyadh have swapped bodies of the fallen fighters in the latest sign of progress in talks aimed at ending the war.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 485

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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:
Nuclear

Russian diplomat hints US holding secret talks with Iran to salvage JCPOA

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Washington and Tehran may be engaged in secret negotiations to strike a deal on saving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Thursday.
Environment

Weather service declares Zabol, Iran’s hottest spot on earth

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A weather forecast service has said Zabol in Iran’s southeast was the hottest place on earth over the past 24 hours.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s president slams US interference in sovereign nations

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has strongly criticized the US over its interference in the internal affairs of independent nations.
Cinema

Iranian artists slam decision to give home entertainment to IRIB

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A group of Iranian artists have objected to President Ebrahim Raisi after a decision was announced to give the right to oversight of home entertainment products to the National Iranian Radio and Television, known as the IRIB.
Parliament

Iranian MP accuses govt. of seeking to “engineer” March 2024 parliamentary elections

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An Iranian MP has accused the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi of seeking to “engineer” the March 2024 parliamentary elections.
Europe

Wall Street Journal reporter detention appeal denied by Moscow court

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An appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich against his detention has been denied by Moscow City Court on Thursday.
Foreign Policy

Iran FM, UAE chief call for promoting trade ties

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The Iranian foreign minister and the president of the United Arab Emirates have called for a mechanism aimed at improving bilateral ties specially economic and trade relations.
Security

IRGC commander: Iran has sophisticated technologies in defense industry

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Commander of Aerospace Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) says Iran has achieved all sophisticated technologies in the field of defense industry.
Human Rights

Iran’s envoy rejects ‘biased and unfair’ UN human rights report

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Iran’s permanent representative to the UN office and other international organizations in Geneva Ali Bahraini has slammed as “biased” and "unfair" a report by the world body on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic.
Nuclear

EU’s Mora says held ‘intense talks’ with Iran’s Bagheri Kani

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The European Union’s coordinator of talks over the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Enrique Mora, has said that his latest talks with Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani have been “intense” covering a range of “difficult bilateral, regional and international issues."
Middle East

Israel plans to authorize 1,000 new homes in West Bank

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Tel Aviv is seeking to authorize 1,000 new homes for the Eli settlement in the occupied West Bank in response to the shooting that killed four Israeli settlers on Tuesday. It comes a day after an Israeli raid killed seven Palestinians in Jenin, occupied West Bank.
Asia

UN envoy says Afghan women ban makes Taliban recognition “nearly impossible”

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The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has said that it will be “nearly impossible” for the international community to recognize the Taliban government as long as restrictions on women and girls remain in place in the war-ravaged country.
Americas

US House moving to make Iran sanctions permanent

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The US House Foreign Affairs Committee has advanced a bipartisan bill to make the 1996 sanctions against Tehran permanent.
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