TEHRAN – Iran has begun implementing a newly approved law designed to strengthen support for Iranians living overseas, after the president formally communicated the legislation to all relevant ministries and national institutions.
The directive…
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Trial opens into North Macedonia nightclub fire that killed 63
Paul Kirby,Europe digital editor and
Guy Delauney,Balkans correspondent
AFPThe club’s owner, nearest the camera, is among those on trial Thirty-five people and three institutions have gone on trial in North Macedonia over a devastating fire at a…
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International law has collapsed under great-power pressure, UN observer warns
TEHRAN – The recent 12-day U.S.-Israel assault on Iran has reignited debates about whether the global legal system retains any real authority or has collapsed under the weight of great-power politics. For Thomas G. Weiss, a leading thinker on…
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Why is Trump lying about talks with Iran?
TEHRAN – While speaking to reporters during his Oval Office meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, U.S. President Donald Trump told one lie and one half-truth about Iran. The lie was egregious, and the partial truth carried little…
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Israel’s arms firm Elbit reports record earnings amid Gaza genocide
The leading Israeli weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems, has announced a significant increase in its quarterly profits following months of contributing to the regime’s genocide in Gaza through the provision of weapons,…
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Iran Wins Greco-Roman Wrestling Crown at ISG 2025 Championships
Why it matters:
Wrestling is considered Iran’s national sport, with deep cultural and historical roots. Iran consistently ranks among the world’s wrestling powers, rivaling Russia and the U.S.
Success at the 2025…
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Shuttering of ‘deviant’ Tehran Design Week leaves its backers crestfallen
The university closed the exhibition at its Fine Arts Faculty despite thousands queuing to visit each night following a sharply worded protest from the faculty’s Student Basij militia, which accused the event of turning the campus “into a…
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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 25 Palestinians, health ministry says
At least 25 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run health ministry has said.
Ten people, including a woman and a young girl, were killed when a ministry of religious endowments building in the…
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‘It’s Israeli policy’: Report reveals abuse of Palestinians in prisons | Israel-Palestine conflict News
For Palestinians held within Israel’s prison network, torture, abuse and contempt for life isn’t just the norm, it’s the system.
That’s according to report released this week [PDF] by the NGO Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHRI).
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Trump, bin Salman sign deals on nuclear cooperation, arms sales
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, have signed a number of agreements, including deals on nuclear cooperation, arms sales, artificial intelligence, and critical…
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