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Tehran
The prominent and highly controversial Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai has died at the age of 84 in a hospital in the capital Tehran.
His wife, Marzieh Vafamehr, confirmed the related media reports on her Instagram account on…

dpa
Tehran
The prominent and highly controversial Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai has died at the age of 84 in a hospital in the capital Tehran.
His wife, Marzieh Vafamehr, confirmed the related media reports on her Instagram account on…

The latest round of qualifiers around the globe for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has seen the number of entrants rise to 28.
Published On 14 Oct 2025
Al Jazeera Sport takes a look at some of the…

Qatar are the headline news in the latest group of confirmed entrants for next year’s FIFA 2026 World Cup following the most recent round of qualifying matches.
The hosts of the 2022 edition of the global showpiece event reached the finals for…

The United States and China have started charging additional port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a key front in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
A…

OpenAI plans to allow a wider range of content, including erotica, on its popular chatbot ChatGPT as part of its push to “treat adult users like adults”, says its boss Sam Altman.
In a post on X on Tuesday, Mr Altman said upcoming versions of the…

President Donald Trump has acknowledged that a $20bn (£15bn) US lifeline to help calm Argentina’s currency crisis is an attempt to sway legislative elections this month in the South American nation.
Welcoming Argentina’s libertarian leader Javier…

Geeta PandeyBBC News, Delhi
Muskan SharmaMuskan Sharma stood up to men who tried to bully her over her clothes – and went on to win hearts and a beauty pageant.
The 23-year-old, who was crowned…

President Cyril Ramaphosa says progress and healing hinge on the case against Israel being heard.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Gaza ceasefire will not affect his country’s genocide case against Israel at the International…

Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52, were arrested in January while traveling through Iran on an around-the-world motorcycle tour.
Iranian authorities accused them of espionage — charges their relatives have forefully denied.
The pair have been…

The trip will be Ahmed al-Sharaa’s first official visit to Russia, a longtime ally of the former Bashar al-Assad regime.
Published On 14 Oct 2025
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit…