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Jina Khayyer’s “In the Heart of the Cat”: The Iran that Germany wants to see | Omid Rezaee
“The exotic backdrop to a horrific dictatorship”: Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque in Isfahan. (Photo:… -
Gaza Health Ministry receives remains of 30 more Palestinians from Israel under ceasefire deal – Middle East Monitor
The Gaza Health Ministry said on Thursday that it had received the remains of 30 Palestinian prisoners from Israel via Red Cross teams, bringing the total number to 120 since a ceasefire deal took effect on Friday,…
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Trump says to meet Putin in Budapest after 'great progress' in call
President Donald Trump said he would meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Budapest after making “great progress” in a call Thursday, just a day before Ukraine’s leader is due at the White House to push for US-made Tomahawk missiles.
Trump…
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past traumas and future fears collide – The Irish Times
The elephant had been clinging to a rope for months, swinging from the rafters of a disused factory outside the Iranian capital, waiting for an audience to turn up.
He was made of fibreglass, not flesh, part of a surrealist art exhibition that…
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1st LD Writethru: Yemen's Houthis say chief of staff killed in recent Israeli airstrikes
SANAA, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — Yemen’s Houthi group said in a statement on Thursday that its Chief of Staff, Mohammed Abdulkarim al-Gumari, had been killed in recent Israeli airstrikes.
The statement, broadcast by the Houthi-run satellite channel…
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What to know about the New York City mayoral debates | Elections News
It was a primary that sent shock waves through the Democratic Party and captured nationwide attention in the United States.
In June, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani bested his better-known rival, former New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo,…
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Trump, Putin hold lengthy phone call
President Donald Trump said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin began a “lengthy” phone call Thursday morning, CNBC reported
The call comes a day before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with Trump at…
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Israel Committed Heinous Crimes But Failed to Achieve Goals in Gaza
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Al-Houthi’s condemnation of Israel’s months-long genocide in Gaza comes as the regime has killed more than 70,000 civilians and left the besieged territory in ruins.
Despite the agreement reached…
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how Iran’s climate crisis gets ignored
Iran and Israel fought a 12-day war in June. Although a ceasefire was declared the same month, news coverage of Iran continues to focus on the conflict’s aftermath and the Middle East’s tense political situation.
Meanwhile, Tehran –…
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Japan bear attacks hit record high with seven people killed this year
The number of people killed by bears in Japan this year has reached a record high, the country’s environment ministry has said.
Seven people have died since April – the highest since 2006 when data was first recorded – with fatalities mostly in…
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