Hengaw said Javad Naeimi, a resident of Qom and a specialist working at the Natanz site, was hanged at dawn on October 18 in Qom Central Prison “under conditions of total secrecy.”
Iranian state media had earlier reported the execution of an…

Hengaw said Javad Naeimi, a resident of Qom and a specialist working at the Natanz site, was hanged at dawn on October 18 in Qom Central Prison “under conditions of total secrecy.”
Iranian state media had earlier reported the execution of an…

In Kwara, a Muslim-majority state in north-central Nigeria where religious traditions govern daily life, some young women are defying cultural expectations through football.
They have discovered the camaraderie, competitive spirit, and emotional…

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Satellite imagery shows Israel holds about 40 active military positions beyond the yellow line.
Satellite imagery analysis by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency Sanad shows that the Israeli army holds about 40 active military positions…

Vladimir Kramnik repeatedly accused fellow chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky of cheating in the year before his death.
Chess’s governing body has said it is considering disciplinary action against Russian former world champion Vladimir Kramnik…

The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian citizen detained in France since early 2025, has been granted conditional release by a French court.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Wednesday that…

“Any military force in the world knows the power of the Igla-S and Venezuela has no less than 5,000” of them, Maduro said during an event with military personnel broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión (VTV).
The Russian Igla-S missiles are…

Andrew HardingBBC News, in Paris and Gravelines
France is backing away from a recent commitment to intervene more forcefully at sea…

Why it matters: The Israeli regime has made all sorts of claims about the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), and these have been reported widely by mainstream Western media, with little or no independent inquiry…

A large study led by scientists at McMaster University has found that fat stored deep inside the abdomen and liver can quietly injure arteries, even in people who seem healthy on the outside.
The research, published on October 17, 2025, in…