Tens of thousands of Israeli protesters blocked streets in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night, demanding a prisoner exchange agreement with Palestinian factions and voicing opposition to a recent government decision to reoccupy the Gaza Strip,…
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UN rights rapporteur urges banning Israel from intl. sports
The call on Sunday followed the killing of a former Palestinian national footballer in an Israeli attack.
In a post on social media platform X, Albanese said it was “time to expel killers from competitions.”
“Let’s make sport apartheid…
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IAEA official due in Tehran, no nuclear sites inspection planned
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the deputy head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will travel to Tehran for talks, but visits to nuclear sites will not be part of the agenda.
Speaking to…
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President praises journalists’ role in unity, resilience
Speaking to journalists after chairing his cabinet meeting on Sunday afternoon, President Pezeshkian responded to a question about the recently signed agreement between Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders on the Zangezur corridor in the White House,…
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Iran's demands in Zangezur Corridor met: Pezeshkian
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran’s demands in the Zangezur Corridor agreed upon by neighboring Azerbaijan and Armenia, have been met, rejecting media hype over the issue.
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Gaza official’s hunger strike over Israel’s weaponization of food enters 20th day
A Palestinian official’s hunger strike over the Israeli regime’s use of food as a weapon of war has entered its 20th day.
Mahmoud Basal, the spokesman for the Civil Defense Organization in the Gaza Strip, which is…
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From outcast to ascendant: Larijani’s rise raises eyebrows
Just four years after being barred from running for president, Larijani is now the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and, more crucially, the Supreme Leader’s personal representative on the body.
The dual appointment…
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Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes western Turkey
A very strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit 48 km (30 mi) away from Balikesir, Balikesir, Turkey, in the late afternoon of Sunday, Aug 10, 2025 at 7.53 pm local time, the media have said.
The quake is reported to have been felt in Istanbul in…
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IAEA Deputy to Visit Tehran Tomorrow; No Site Visits Planned
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Iran has consistently protested the IAEA’s political approach towards its peaceful nuclear program. The timing of the Board’s resolution, which was passed just one day before Israel’s attack on Iran, raises…Continue Reading
