The 86-year-old theocrat styles himself a divinely-appointed protector of the oppressed worldwide and his remarks were couched as a general description of how weaker nations are usurped by more powerful ones led by the United States.
Speaking at a…
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Tehran slams US 'harassment' of Iranian diplomats to UN
Iran condemns the United States for intensifying restrictions on the Iranian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.
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Swiss politicians push to revoke UEFA’s tax-exempt status over complicity with Israeli apartheid – Middle East Monitor
Swiss lawmakers have launched a formal effort to revoke UEFA’s tax-exempt status in Switzerland, citing the European football governing body’s continued affiliation with the Israeli Football Association (IFA),…
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Pakistan’s military sentences former spy chief Faiz Hameed to 14 years in jail
Pakistan’s former spy chief has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by a military court, on charges including violation of state secrets and interfering in politics.
Faiz Hameed led Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency from 2019 to…
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Three things to know after US seizes Venezuelan oil tanker
President Donald Trump has confirmed that US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
Attorney General Pam Bondi, who leads the US Department of Justice, said the vessel was ‘transporting sanctioned oil from Venezuela to…
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Russia to launch 3 Iranian satellites into orbit this month: What to know
The upcoming launch will be the second time Russia’s Soyuz rockets have carried Iranian-made satellites into space.
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Trump says his Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ will be announced in early 2026 – Middle East Monitor
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the members of his Gaza “Board of Peace” will be announced early next year, adding that they will be comprised of global leaders, Anadolu reports.
“We’ll do it…
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Iran, Kazakhstan Expand Ties With Multi-sector Deals
The agreements were concluded in Astana in the presence of Pezeshkian and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
The documents span transportation, transit and logistics, cultural exchanges, legal cooperation, healthcare and medical…
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‘Architects of AI’ named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
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Liv McMahon,Technology reporters
Getty ImagesNvidia boss Jensen Huang is among the tech bosses the magazine has put on its biggest cover of the year Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2025 is not a single person.
Instead,…
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Sweden’s push for an ex-IKEA CEO to lead UNHCR signals a new refugee order | Refugees
On October 14, the Swedish government announced it was nominating the CEO of IKEA, Jesper Brodin, as its candidate for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Less than a month later, as the current high commissioner, Filippo…
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