In reaction to a recent report by Reuters, claiming to have quoted Iranian officials as saying, about the possibility of Iran’s compromise on its enrichment capability in the talks with the United States, the Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil…
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Protesters force Israeli ambassador to leave Senegal university
Ambassador Yuval Waks was forced to leave a university campus in Dakar on Tuesday after students protested against his presence and chanted slogans against the Israeli war on Gaza, according to footage circulating on social media.
Waks had been…
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Harvard agrees in settlement to relinquish early photos of slaves
Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history as part of a settlement with one of the subjects’ descendants.
The…
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US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students, expands social media vetting
The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S. while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity on social media, officials said.
A U.S. official said Tuesday the…
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Nations to gather in France to tackle global emergency in oceans
The world’s nations are gathering in France next month to tackle what the United Nations calls a global emergency facing the world’s oceans as they confront rising temperatures, plastic pollution choking marine life, and relentless…
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UK and Irish writers pen open letter calling for Gaza ceasefire
Nearly 380 writers from the UK and Ireland have signed an open letter demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, labelling Israel’s actions in the enclave a “genocide”.
The letter, signed by high-profile writers including Zadie Smith, Ian…
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German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s climate case against RWE
A German court has thrown out a Peruvian farmer’s lawsuit seeking damages from RWE for the German energy utility’s alleged role in putting his hometown at risk through climate change, but set a potentially important precedent on polluters’…
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Afghanistan’s children starve as calls for help go unanswered
Afghanistan’s children are starving as aid cuts and the freezing of Taliban assets hit the most vulnerable people.
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Trump says warned Netanyahu against striking Iran
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off striking Iran, saying it would be “inappropriate” amid talks on a nuclear deal.
“Well, I’d like to be honest, yes I did,” Trump said when…
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