Australia’s former ambassador to Iran was the target of an assassination plot in 2019 in Tehran, the SBS News website reported citing leaked Iranian judicial documents.
The plot, which had not previously been reported, did not appear to involve…
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Satellite images reveal how South Korea wildfires spread
Severe wildfires have been spreading rapidly in South Korea.
Ancient temples are among the buildings that have been destroyed and thousands of people have been evacuated.
BBC Verify’s Nick Beake has been looking at how – and why – the fires spread…
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Iran stages naval parade in support of Palestinians ahead of "Quds Day"
TEHRAN, March 27 (Xinhua) — Iran held a large naval parade on Thursday in both its northern and southern waters to show support for the Palestinian people, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
The event, which featured 3,000 vessels,…
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US judge orders Trump admin to save ‘Signalgate’ chat
A US judge ordered Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday to preserve messages from a chat group used by top national security officials to discuss plans for an attack on Yemen’s Huthi rebels.
The ruling adds to the pressure on the White House…
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AFP journalist Yasin Akgul leaves jail, but lawyer says charges remain
AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, who was arrested this week covering Turkey’s worst unrest in more than a decade, was freed Thursday from an Istanbul jail, AFP correspondents said, though his lawyer said the charges against him remain.
Akgul was…
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Lebanon Druze leader accuses Israel of exploiting minority in Syria
Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt has accused Israel of exploiting followers of his minority faith in Syria as part of a broader plan to divide the Middle East along sectarian lines.
Israel wants “to implement the plan it has always had……
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Top US senators demand probe into chat scandal
Senior Republican and Democratic US senators issued a bipartisan call Thursday for a probe into a scandal over an accidentally leaked chat between top officials on Yemen air strikes that has engulfed Donald Trump’s White House.
Republican Senator…
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Fresh Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon leave four dead despite ceasefire
In fresh violations of a fragile ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, Israeli military aircraft have launched a string of airstrikes in the southern part of the Arab nation, leaving at least four people dead.
Lebanon’s…
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Tehran’s Historic Car Museum Unveils Rare Vehicles For Nowruz
To mark the occasion, the museum has brought out 70 vintage cars. In total, the museum now features 150 classic automobiles alongside a range of historical carriages, motorcycles, jet skis, and snowmobiles.
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Remembering Sacred Defense during Nowruz holiday
The Khorramshahr War Museum, Iran’s first museum dedicated to the “Sacred Defense” (the Iran-Iraq War), is attracting large numbers of visitors during the Nowruz holiday. Located in the southern city of Khorramshahr, the museum stands as a…
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