Nawal Al-Maghafi,Senior international investigations correspondentand
Sheida Kiran,BBC Eye Investigations
Flames lick around the edges of Omar’s…
Category: 2. World
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How one woman lures foreign recruits to Russia’s front line in Ukraine
‘Do you recognise your passport? Now look what will happen to it’, says unseen woman in a video -
Trump to meet Venezuela’s María Corina Machado on Thursday
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado will meet President Donald Trump on Thursday, the White House has confirmed.
The visit comes just weeks after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was seized in…
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Eyewitnesses describe deadly crackdown across country
Roja Assadiand
Sarah Namjoo,BBC Persian
Public domainA protester holds up a picture of crown prince Reza Pahlavi in Kaj Square, north-western Tehran on Friday “I saw it with my own eyes – they fired directly into lines of protesters, and people fell…
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Dozens of academics voice support for Palestine Action prisoners in UK
Dozens of renowned academics and intellectuals have signed a letter in support of Palestine Action members imprisoned by the British government across UK.
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Iran’s rulers face biggest challenge since 1979 revolution
Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent
ReutersIran’s rulers are confronting their most serious challenge since their own 1979 revolution.
They’re now countering on an unprecedented scale – a ferocious security crackdown and near total…
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‘Miracle baby’ born in a tree above Mozambique floodwaters dies aged 25
SABCCarolina Cecilia Chirindza and Rosita were lifted to safety by a South African helicopter helping recovery operations She was seen as a “miracle baby” after being born in a tree which her mother had climbed to escape flooding, but nearly 26…
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Iran's Hormuz known as the 'Persian Gulf Rainbow' offers visitors colorful nature, culture
Popularly referred to as the Rainbow Island of the Persian Gulf, Hormuz is known for its colorful soil, but its story goes far beyond natural beauty.
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Tehran rally: Iranians hold US, Israel ‘directly’ responsible for blood of martyrs
Iranian demonstrators say the US and Israel are directly responsible for the blood of the martyrs of the recent foreign-back riots in the country.
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Mortuary videos show how deadly Iran crackdown has become
Anti-government protests have swept through major cities and towns across Iran, and the authorities are responding with a harsh crackdown.
BBC Verify has been examining disturbing footage from a mortuary in Tehran, showing scores of bodies.
These…
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Former Fed chairs condemn criminal investigation into Jerome Powell
Three former heads of the US central bank have decried federal prosecutors’ criminal investigation into chair Jerome Powell as an “unprecedented” bid to undermine the Federal Reserve’s independence.
In a statement on Monday, 10 economic policy…
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