Ione WellsSouth America correspondent, São Paulo
EPA/ShutterstockBolivia has elected a centrist senator, Rodrigo Paz, as its next president, bringing an end to nearly 20…
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Centrist Rodrigo Paz elected in shift to the right
EPA/ShutterstockRodrigo Paz campaigned on a promise to bring “capitalism for all” to Bolivia -
Houthis detain 20 UN staff, including 15 foreigners – Middle East Monitor
A UN official told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Sunday that the Houthis are holding UNICEF’s representative in Yemen, British national Peter Hawkins, among 20 UN employees detained after the group stormed a UN…
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Water salinity hurting farmers, livestock in Iraq | Water News
Iraqi farmer Umm Ali has watched her poultry die as salinity levels in the country’s south have reached record highs, rendering already scarce water unfit for human consumption and killing livestock.
“We used to drink, wash and cook with water…
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Iran says UN Resolution 2231 has formally ended
Speaking at his weekly press briefing, Baghaei said Iran had notified the United Nations that “with the end of Resolution 2231 on October 18, its provisions have officially terminated.”
Iran’s nuclear rights, he said, remain valid, including…
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Top General urges armed forces to stay at peak of readiness
Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Army cadets attended by senior commanders, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, congratulated the graduates and described them as officers of the Resistance Front…
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Teacher who fatally stabbed student jailed for life
A South Korean court has sentenced a teacher to life in prison for fatally stabbing an eight-year-old girl, in a case that shocked the nation.
Myeong Jae-wan, 48, killed Kim Hae-neul, after luring her into a classroom in the central city of…
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Louvre heist creates ‘terrible image’ of France, justice minister says
ReutersSecurity measures “failed” in preventing a major jewellery heist in the Louvre museum in Paris on Sunday, creating a very negative image of the country, the French justice minister has said.
“People were able to park a furniture hoist in…
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Gaza crisis to worsen; UNICEF: Aid is insufficient
Pars Today – A senior UNICEF official warned of a humanitarian disaster in Gaza, stating that, contrary to the terms of the ceasefire agreement, aid is not reaching the Strip in sufficient amounts.
While Israel continues to violate…
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Repatriation of undocumented Afghans from Iran rises by 30%: Official – Iran News Daily
The Dogharoun border crossing will soon be equipped with a biometric identification system for foreign nationals, the first of its kind among Iran’s border checkpoints.
Repatriation of undocumented Afghans from Iran rises by 30%:…
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Pakistani arms smuggler sentenced to 40 Years in US for trafficking missile parts to Yemen's Houthis
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 20 (ANI): A Pakistani arms trafficker who employed a fishing vessel to transport ballistic missile components from Iran to Houthi forces in Yemen received a 40-year prison sentence in the US after being convicted on…
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