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US State Dept blacklists two Iranian officials over human rights violations
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US State Dept blacklists two Iranian officials over human rights violations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US State Department on Tuesday blacklisted two Iranian government interrogators, accusing them of torture and other…
Academic held in Iran for two years says imprisonment pushed her to brink of suicide
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Academic held in Iran for two years says imprisonment pushed her to brink of suicide

CANBERRA (Reuters) – A British-Australian academic who spent two years detained in Iran said on Tuesday she was kept in…
UN condemns up to 23 killings in Iran’s border area with Pakistan
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UN condemns up to 23 killings in Iran’s border area with Pakistan

GENEVA (Reuters) – At least a dozen people and possibly up to 23 have been killed in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province…
Iran’s Zarif to offer ‘constructive’ plan amid hopes of informal nuclear talks
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Iran’s Zarif to offer ‘constructive’ plan amid hopes of informal nuclear talks

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will soon present a “constructive” plan of action, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday,…
Nuclear program: Iran avoids critical resolution with agreement for talks
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Nuclear program: Iran avoids critical resolution with agreement for talks

A standoff between the European signatories to the Iran nuclear deal and Tehran has been eased, at least temporarily, by the Iranian…
US warns of military response to rocket attack on Iraq base
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US warns of military response to rocket attack on Iraq base

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House warned that the US may consider a military response to the rocket attack on…
Egypt tops The Guardian’s list of the world’s most famous ancient buildings you should virtually visit
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Egypt tops The Guardian’s list of the world’s most famous ancient buildings you should virtually visit

With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the subsequent total or partial closures in many countries, our lives have become centered…
US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops
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US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops

BAGHDAD (AP) — At least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts US-led coalition troops on…
Syria repels Israeli missiles over Damascus — state media
Middle East

Syria repels Israeli missiles over Damascus — state media

Syrian air defenses intercepted an Israeli missile attack over Damascus on Sunday evening, Syrian state media reported. “At 10:16 this…
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