Ali Larijani’s first foreign visit to Iraq and Lebanon as top security official reflects Tehran’s urgency to restore a shrinking strategic foothold and reinvigorate its battered Axis of Resistance amid shifting regional dynamics.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Iran's Larijani seeks proxy revival in Iraq, Lebanon as regional axis falters
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UN rights office calls on Israel to grant foreign media access to Gaza – Middle East Monitor
The UN human rights office on Tuesday urged Israel to allow foreign journalists immediate and unhindered access to the Gaza Strip, warning that attacks on journalists undermine efforts to document the realities on the…
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Mexico City airport flights hit for second day due to torrential rains | Weather News
Around 20,000 passengers have been affected by flight cancellations, delays and rerouting.
Torrential rains have forced Mexico City’s main airport to suspend numerous flights for multiple hours for a second consecutive day, causing chaos in one…
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UN’s Haiti appeal has received lowest funding of any response plan, coordinator says
By Sarah Morland
(Reuters) -The United Nations’ Haiti appeal for 2025 has received the lowest funding of any response plan worldwide, the organization’s humanitarian coordinator for the Caribbean nation said on Tuesday, as armed gangs continue to…
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UN chief puts Israel, Russia ‘on notice’ over conflict-related sexual violence accusations
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Israel and Russia on Tuesday that he has significant concerns about patterns of certain forms of sexual violence by their armed and security…
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Perplexity AI makes unsolicited $34.5bn bid to buy Google Chrome | Technology News
This is the second major offer the AI startup has made this year to buy a major asset. In January, it offered to buy TikTok.
Perplexity AI said it has made a $34.5bn unsolicited all-cash offer for Alphabet’s Google Chrome browser.
The deal, if…
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Global leaders group Elders urges decisive measures against ‘unfolding genocide’ in Gaza – Middle East Monitor
The Elders group of global leaders Tuesday called on states to take decisive measures against an “unfolding genocide” and “famine” in Gaza, Anadolu reports.
“What we saw and heard underlines our personal…
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Is Israel using Gaza tribal militias to help ethnic cleansing? | Gaza
In June, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted to arming and supporting the Popular Forces militia in Gaza to oppose Hamas.
“What’s wrong with this?” he said in a short video he tweeted. “It only saves the lives of Israeli…
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Congo army and rebels trade blame over clashes, troop buildup
KINSHASA (Reuters) -Congo’s army on Tuesday accused Rwanda-backed rebels of carrying out multiple attacks in eastern Congo which it said violated agreements signed in Washington and Doha, and warned it reserved the right to respond to…
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Israeli Embassy in The Hague vandalized, suspects arrested – Middle East Monitor
The entrance to the Israeli Embassy in the Netherlands was smashed and covered in red paint early Tuesday, according to the Israeli mission in The Hague, Anadolu reports.
In a post on X, the embassy described the…
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