TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Tens of thousands of Iranian pilgrims have already started their on-foot journey to the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, to attend the million-strong Arbaeen procession.
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Arbaeen pilgrims in Iran's Ramhormoz
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Yemen attacks Ben Gurion Airport with missile
The spokesperson for Yemen’s armed forces stated that the missile force carried out a special military operation targeting the airport in the occupied area of Lod (Yafa region).
He said the operation was conducted using a “Palestine-2″…
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BBC sees fragile ceasefire holding in battle-scarred province
Watch: BBC report from last checkpoint before Suweida city The BBC has been trying to reach the southern Syrian city of Suweida where sectarian clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribal militia have killed hundreds of people. A fragile…
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Investigation finds cover-up as six arrested
Dozens of provincial officials and hospital staff attempted to cover up a lead poisoning case that made hundreds of children sick in north-west China and sparked widespread outrage, an official investigation has found.
The officials tampered with…
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UK fighter jet stuck in India for five weeks leaves for Australia
A state-of-the-art British fighter jet that had been stuck at an Indian airport for more than five weeks is now airborne and on its way to Darwin in Australia, an airport spokesman told the BBC.
The F-35B was pulled back from the hangar on Monday…
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Typhoon Wipha Slams Northern Vietnam After Deadly Floods in Philippines – World news
Typhoon Wipha struck Vietnam’s northern coast on Tuesday after passing near the Philippines, where days of torrential rain triggered severe flooding and landslides.
According to Vietnam’s National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the…
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Next round of Russian-Ukrainian talks scheduled for July 24
The third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine will be held on July 24, a source told TASS.
“The meeting is scheduled for July 24. The delegations may arrive in Istanbul on July 23,” the source said.
Vladimir Zelensky said earlier that…
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Algal bloom killing marine life in South Australia is ‘disaster’, premier says
An algal bloom catastrophe which has turned usually pristine South Australian waters toxic green and suffocated masses of marine life is a “natural disaster”, the state premier has declared.
The algal bloom – a rapid increase in the population of…
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Ukraine and Russia to hold peace talks on Wednesday
ReutersRussia and Ukraine will hold a new round of peace talks in Istanbul on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
“Today, I discussed with (Ukrainian Security Council chief) Rustem Umerov the preparations for a prisoner…
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Israel closes airspace after missile attack
According to Israeli military sources, a missile was fired from Yemen toward the occupied territories. As a result, alarm sirens went off in several areas.
Channel 12 reported that Israel’s airspace was closed following the missile launch.
Ben…
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