In a meeting with the Armenian Defense Minister, Brigadier-General Nasirzadeh emphasized the strategic importance of relations between the two countries, and said that Armenia has a special place in Iran’s neighborhood policy.
Defense Minister…
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US has deported Asian migrants to South Sudan, lawyers tell court
US President Donald Trump’s administration has illegally deported two Asian men to South Sudan, immigration lawyers have told a court.
In a submission to a federal judge in Boston, the attorneys said a flight carrying a dozen people, including…
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Indian author scripts history with International Booker Prize win
Indian writer-lawyer-activist Banu Mushtaq has scripted history by winning the International Booker prize for the short story anthology, Heart Lamp.
It is the first book written in the Kannada language, which is spoken in the southern Indian state…
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Norm star George Wendt dies at 76
Courtesy of Wendt familyGeorge Wendt, who starred as Norm Peterson in the popular comedy series Cheers, has died at the age of 76.
The beloved actor and comedian died peacefully in his sleep at his home early on Tuesday morning, his family said.
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A Philippines island defying Beijing in the South China Sea
Jonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondent
Reporting fromPagasa Island, Philippines
BBC/VIRMA SIMONETTEFisherman Larry Hugo, right, was nearly rammed by a Chinese coastguard ship At just 37 hectares, the Philippines-controlled island of Pagasa –…
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Trump unveils plans for ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system
The US has selected a design for the futuristic “Golden Dome” missile defence system, says US President Donald Trump, adding that it will be operational by the end of his time in office.
Just days after returning to the White House in January,…
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Rubio warns Syria could be weeks away from ‘full-scale civil war’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called for Syria’s transitional authorities to be supported, warning that the country could be only weeks away from “potential collapse and a full-scale civil war of epic proportions”.
At a hearing of the…
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UK and other allies losing patience with Israel over Gaza war
After more than a year and a half of the war in Gaza, Britain appears to have finally lost patience with Israel.
Speaking to MPs, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy sounded genuinely angry.
Sir Keir said the level of…
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Exotic dancer ‘The Punisher’ on how found out Diddy’s identity
Brandon LivesayBBC News, reporting from court in New York City
Jane Rosenberg /ReutersMale exotic dancer Sharay Hayes testifies at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial in New York City, An exotic dancer called The Punisher discovered his…
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Fatal storms flood the south of France
Heavy rainfall and storms have been battering southern France since Monday.
The rains have caused widespread damage across the region, flooding streets and causing power and water outages.
At least three people have died in the flooding with…
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