“The measures contain restrictions in the financial sector, but provide exceptions, thresholds or authorizations to enable certain transactions, for example money transfers with Iranian persons in limited amounts as well as certain private…
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Myanmar activists to sue Norway’s Telenor for handing data to military | Privacy News
Claimants say government used data to track and target activists in the wake of 2021 coup.
A group of civil society organisations in Myanmar plans to take legal action against Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor, accusing it of passing customer data…
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Iran announces upcoming joint naval drill in Caspian Sea
“The Caspian Sea belongs only to its five coastal states – Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan – and they will resolve related issues themselves,” navy commander Shahram Irani said at a gathering of naval chiefs in St….
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Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead to disease outbreaks
More than three-quarters of U.S. counties and jurisdictions are experiencing declines in childhood vaccination rates, a trend that began in 2019, according to a September 2025 NBC News–Stanford University investigation. The report also…
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Gaza girl removes ‘stray bullet’ after being injured by an Israeli drone
A Palestinian girl removed a ‘stray bullet’ that struck her in the head during an Israeli drone in Gaza city.
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Is Donald Trump trying to dial back tensions with Brazil? | Donald Trump News
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked United States President Donald Trump to lift the 40 percent additional trade tariff imposed by the US government on Brazilian imports, in a phone call on Monday.
The leaders spoke for 30 minutes….
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11 stories from Gaza that stirred the world’s conscience
By Humaira AhadThe world first met Hind Rajab through a crackling phone line, a terrified six-year-old trapped in a bullet-riddled car, whispering for help. Two years later, Gaza still speaks in Hind’s voice, the…
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Missing Details On Trump’s Drug Price Plan Make It Hard To Evaluate
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla as he announces a deal to lower prescription drug prices in the Oval Office of the White House on September 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has reached an…
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Iconic lake in western Iran dries up amid worsening water shortages
Located near the city of Kermanshah, Sarab Niloufar — famous for its blue lotus flowers and migratory birds — has turned into cracked earth after years of over-extraction of groundwater, repeated droughts, and unregulated farming, Tasnim…
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Iran’s NOC President meets World Rowing chief
TEHRAN – Mahmoud Khosravai Vafa, President of Iran’s National Olympic Committee (NOC), held a meeting with Jean-Christophe Rolland, head of the World Rowing Federation, in Lausanne, Switzerland on Tuesday.
Accompanied by NOC General Secretary…
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