Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has told a peace forum major powers have granted Israel “special rights,” enabling attacks across the region, including on Iran, and undermining prospects for a just and lasting peace.
Category: 2. World
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Iran slams powers for granting Israel ‘special license’ for aggression
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About 200 soldiers from Nigeria and Ivory Coast deployed for ‘clean-up’
Some 200 West African soldiers, mainly from Nigeria and Ivory Coast, are in Benin to support the government following Sunday’s failed coup, Benin’s foreign minister says.
The attempt was foiled after Nigeria deployed fighter jets to drive the…
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Taylor Swift reveals moment she broke down over Southport attack in new documentary
Christine CardonaCulture reporter, New York
Taylor Swift breaks down as she talks about meeting Southport attack victims Taylor Swift broke down in tears after meeting survivors and families of the victims of the Southport stabbing attack,…
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Geminid meteor shower set to light up sky during weekend peak
Maddie Molloy,Climate & Science reporterand
Stav Danaos,BBC Weather
Getty ImagesThe Geminid meteor shower – one of the most spectacular in the celestial calendar – is set to peak this weekend and astronomers say conditions could make for an…
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Croc wrangler Matt Wright jailed for evidence tampering in fatal crash
Getty ImagesMatt Wright’s lawyers say he intends to appeal the verdicts Celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright will spend five months in prison for tampering with evidence after a helicopter crash that killed his co-star and left the pilot a…
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Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is game of the year
Tom RichardsonBBC Newsbeat
Picture GroupClair Obscur: Expedition 33’s director Guillaume Broche accepted the game of the year prize Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been named game of the year at this year’s Game Awards.
The French-developed…
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Iran, Azerbaijan committed to building shared, secure future
During his recent visit to Baku on December 6–7, 2025, Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi held extensive and constructive meetings with high-rankig Azerbaijani officials, including President Ilham Aliyev, Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov,…
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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Japan
TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 hit Japan’s northeastern region on Friday, after which a tsunami advisory was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
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Flood misery for Gazans awaiting next stage of peace plan
Lucy WilliamsonMiddle East correspondent, Jerusalem
Anadolu via Getty ImagesMore than 800,000 Gazans are at risk from flooding, the UN says, as a powerful winter storm sweeps through the Strip.
The heavy rain has already deluged camps, and led…
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Maduro says Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. But is that the real US goal?
Shanaz Musaferand
Natalie Sherman
AFP via Getty ImagesVenezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro says escalating pressure from the US comes down to one thing: Washington wants to grab the South American nation’s vast oil reserves.
This week the American…
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