By Hoda Yaq
On March 3, 2025, Mahdieh Esfandiari, a 39-year-old Iranian academic living in Lyon, a city in east-central France, was arrested by French security officers after a surprise raid at her home.
Her family…
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British military college trained Israeli officers leading Gaza genocide, leaked list shows
Leaked documents reveal that senior Israeli military officers who received strategic training at a prestigious British defense college are now commanding forces in the Gaza war, raising serious questions about…
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Key takeaways from Tyler Robinson’s first court appearance
The man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk made his first court appearance on Tuesday, appearing remotely before a judge in Utah.
Tyler Robinson, 22, is being charged for aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, two counts of…
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Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro makes food taste sweeter and saltier, and that may quiet cravings
New research being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (September 15-19) shows that some individuals who are taking Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro find that foods taste…
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EU Postpones New Russia Sanctions Indefinitely: Politico
The European Union has delayed presenting its new package of sanctions against Russia, Politico has reported, citing several EU diplomats. The outlet attributed the delay to pressure from the Donald Trump administration to impose even tougher…Continue Reading
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Iranian political prisoner moved to solitary, at risk of imminent execution
Shahbazi, a father of two, was detained in January 2024 and later convicted of “spying for Israel” and “corruption on earth,” charges he denies.
Rights groups have described the proceedings as grossly unfair and based on forced confessions…
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Aftermath of Israeli airstrike on buildings in Gaza City
An Israeli strike levelled two buildings in Gaza City overnight on Tuesday (September 16), killing and wounding dozens, according to witnesses and medics.
Rescue workers and…
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Icons of defiance: the faces of Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom movement
Beyond Mahsa Amini — the most internationally recognized martyr for the cause — the names of Nika Shakarami, Hadis Najafi, Sarina Esmailzadeh, Mohsen Shekari, Mohammad Hosseini and others have been engraved in the collective memory of…
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Why Iran's Crackdowns Can't Stop What Mahsa Amini Movement Started
On Sept. 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman, died after being beaten to death in Tehran for allegedly violating …
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