The White House has launched an aggressive public relations campaign promoting a narrative of economic strength during the first six months of United States President Donald Trump, with claims of his policies fueling “America’s golden…
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Tehran closes public restrooms as water crisis deepens
The decision deepens hardship as many residents including seniors, women and those with special needs keenly depend on the services, the Didban Website reported.
Iran is currently grappling with water shortages and widespread power outages amid…
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Budapest mayor questioned over organising banned pride march
Budapest’s mayor has been questioned by police as a suspect in helping to organise a banned LGBTQ march in the city.
The event took place on June 28 despite warnings of potential legal repercussions by Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor…
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Old guard, new signals: has war prompted real rethink in Tehran?
Calls for systemic reform and restructuring of Iran’s political and security institutions have intensified after a 12-day war with Israel in June, accompanied by some signs of change but also many signs of continuity.
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Iran executed 730 this year including 100 in July, rights group says
The report was released a few days after the UN Human Rights Office said at least 612 people were executed in the first half of 2025, more than double the number recorded in the same period last year.
The UN said more than 40 percent of the…
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Ghislaine Maxwell moved from Florida to women’s prison in Texas
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been moved from a Florida prison to a new minimum-security facility in Texas, authorities have confirmed.
The move comes as Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence…
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Iran to set up “defense council,” says media-Xinhua
Missile traces are seen from the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank, during Iran’s missile attack against Israel, on June 15, 2025. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua) TEHRAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — Iran plans to establish a “defense council” as…
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Araghchi warns Islamic countries against Zionist regime plots
In the phone conversation with he United Arab Emirates’ Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Friday, the top Iranian diplomat Abbas Araghchi said that the Israeli regime aims to disrupt…
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Iran’s water crisis is real but man-made, climatologist argues
Karami calls it an “engineered drought”—a manufactured emergency that lets authorities avoid long-overdue reforms while shifting the financial burden to citizens.
“There is water,” he said. “But it costs the government more to deliver…
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