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A rapper, Toomaj Salehi, has been sentenced to death by an Iranian court for supporting anti-hijab protests. The rapper has been jailed for more than a year and half over his backing of the wave of demonstrations sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, who died days after she was arrested for wearing an “improper”…
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The United States House of Representatives on Saturday passed $61 billion and $26 billion aid packages for Warring Ukraine and Israel respectively It also passed $8.12 billion for the Indo-Pacific. The bills which were a result of broad bipartisan support, will head to the Senate alongside another crucial legislation. 101 Republicans and 210 Democrats voted…
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With Agency Reports WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s burgeoning production of electric cars and other green technologies has become a flashpoint in a new U.S.-China trade fight, highlighted by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during her five-day visit to China and seized on by former President Donald Trump in incendiary remarks on the campaign trail. China has…
With Agency Reports WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after an airstrike widely attributed to Israel destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Syria, the United States had an urgent message for Iran: We had nothing to do with it. But that may not be enough for the U.S. to avoid retaliation targeting its forces in the region….
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With Agency Reports Thousands of people gathered outside Israel’s Parliament yesterday in one of the largest demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the start of the war in Gaza. He has faced increasing pressure, abroad and at home, over Israel’s handling of the war, and many Israelis are calling for him to resign. Close…
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With Agency Reports A massive cargo ship leaving the Port of Baltimore lost power and issued a mayday call shortly before striking a major bridge early Tuesday, giving officials a brief chance to stop cars and try to evacuate the span before it fell into the river. By Tuesday morning, six construction workers who had…
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President Vladimir Putin of Russia has acknowledged for the first time that “radical Islamists” had carried out the attack on a concert hall near Moscow, while insisting that Ukraine could still have played a role. “This atrocity can be just an element in a series of attempts of those who have been at war with…
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With Agency Reports A branch of the Islamic State claimed responsibility on Friday for the attack in Moscow that killed at least 60 people and injured about 100 others. U.S. officials who had earlier ruled out the possibility of Ukraine’s complicity, confirmed the claim shortly afterward. The United States collected intelligence in March that Islamic…
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with Agency Reports Several Gunmen in camouflage opened fire at a popular concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday night, killing at least 40 people and wounding more than 100, Russia’s top security agency said. According to state news agencies, this is the deadliest attack in the capital region in years and there…
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Vladimir Putin has won Russia’s presidential election with 87.97% of the vote, according to the first official results shown on Sunday after polls closed. State-run exit polls Sunday showed Putin is cementing his position at the top of the Kremlin until at least 2030. He is heading for a landslide victory in the presidential election…
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