The 17th BRICS Summit is set to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 6 to 7. With its historic expansion, BRICS has entered a new stage of “Greater BRICS cooperation,” characterized by broader participation, stronger representation,…
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Fears Of More Executions As Iran’s New Espionage Bill Raises Alarm
Welcome back to the Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter.
I’m RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I’m looking at why the Iranian parliament’s passage of a bill…
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Fires in Greece’s Crete and near Athens extinguished; two dead in Turkiye | News
No casualties in Greece as fires in southern Crete and the port of Rafina are put out; two die after blaze in western Turkiye.
A wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that forced the evacuation of 5,000 people has been extinguished, officials…
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Iran Backs Diplomacy and Enrichment Despite Distrust of the U.S.
Why it matters:
Iran has always been committed to maintaining peace and security, giving even the hostile states the chance to preserve the peace in the region.
What he’s saying:
Majid Takht-Ravanchi: “As long as…
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Iran, Pakistan FMs hold friendly talks in Azerbaijan
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a friendly meeting with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister of Pakistan in Azerbaijan on Friday.
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Germany looking to secretly buy US arms for Ukraine Bild
The freeze in deliveries of some American weapons to Kiev is causing alarm in Berlin, the paper has reported
Germany wants to agree a “secret deal” with the US to buy two Patriot air defense systems in order to hand them over to…
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Israel preventing us from rescuing people trapped under rubble – Middle East Monitor
Gaza’s civil defence confirmed on Thursday that the Israeli army is preventing its teams from reaching destroyed homes in eastern Gaza City, despite dozens of people still missing under the rubble, some of whom are…
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Iran’s Pezeshkian meets Azerbaijan’s Aliyev (+VIDEO)
President Masoud Pezeshkian has traveled to Azerbaijan to participate in the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), emphasizing Iran’s commitment to fostering regional collaboration and stability.
President Pezeshkian…
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Pakistan’s army says it killed 30 fighters trying to cross Afghan border | Pakistan Taliban News
Islamabad has blamed India for backing groups that carry out attacks in Pakistan, something New Delhi denies.
Pakistan’s army has said it has killed 30 fighters who tried to cross the border from Afghanistan, just days after a suicide attack in…
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