The Nobel Foundation has withdrawn its invitation for representatives from Russia, Belarus, and Iran to attend this year's Nobel Prize award ceremonies. This decision comes after Swedish law… Read More
Iraq has begun construction on a railway line that will connect the country to Iran. The project, called the "Basra-Chalamja connection project," aims to link the major port city of Basra in… Read More
Kazakhstan closed its Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site on September 29, 1991, marking the beginning of its transformation from a nuclear-armed state to a non-nuclear-weapon state. The nuclear… Read More
North Korea has claimed that its new submarine has nuclear attack capabilities, which would allow it to counter the United States and its Asian allies. However, South Korean officials are sk… Read More
Scientists have discovered that wild boars in Germany are still showing signs of radioactivity due to their diet and the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster. The nuclear fallout from the 198… Read More
Roughly one year ago, the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish Iranian woman, sparked protests in Iran against the hardline government. Amini died in police custody after being arrested for… Read More
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, has not been briefed by the White House on the prisoner swap deal with Iran. Warner expresses the need to underst… Read More
President Joe Biden has announced the release of five American prisoners from Iran, expressing gratitude to the emir of Qatar and sultan of Oman for their assistance. The prisoners were rele… Read More
Five U.S. citizens detained by Iran were freed Monday in a high-stakes, complex diplomatic deal brokered between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Biden administration that included the t… Read More
The U.S. and Iran have agreed to a five-for-five prisoner swap and the release of $6 billion in frozen funds. The Biden administration will monitor the money to ensure it is used for humanit… Read More
Five Americans who were detained in Iran for years have been released and arrived home in the United States. The release was part of a deal made by President Joe Biden, which involved the re… Read More
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the decision to release five Iranians and unfreeze nearly $6 billion in Iranian assets in exchange for the release of five Americans detained in… Read More
Ukraine's second-largest nuclear power plant in Rivne has made the switch from using Russian-made fuel to fuel provided by US company Westinghouse. This move is part of Ukraine's broader str… Read More
Robert O'Brien, the former U.S. hostage envoy and national security adviser, expressed concerns about the recent deal with Iran that freed five Americans in exchange for $6 billion. He belie… Read More
The Biden administration has imposed trade restrictions on 11 Chinese and five Russian companies, accusing them of compromising national security by supplying drone components to a blacklist… Read More
The two Koreas exchanged heated words at the United Nations General Assembly, with North Korea threatening nuclear war and the South asserting that its military exercises with the US will co… Read More
South Korean physicists have proposed the existence of materials that could be "room-temperature, ambient pressure superconductors," according to a pre-print paper. The lead-based compound L… Read More
Iran claimed to have successfully launched an imaging satellite called Noor-3 into orbit, raising concerns among Western nations about its space technology potentially being used for develop… Read More
One year after the coup in Burkina Faso, supporters of military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore rallied in the streets of Ouagadougou to show their support. Traore set a goal of improving secu… Read More
North Korea is reportedly transferring artillery to Russia, providing support to Vladimir Putin's forces in their ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The extent and purpose of the transfer are uncl… Read More
The Iranian government is facing allegations of another attack on a young woman for breaking the country's strict dress code. Sixteen-year-old Armita Geravand was dragged off a train in Tehr… Read More
A Russian rocket strike hit the small Ukrainian village of Hroza, killing at least 51 people, including children, who had gathered for a wake. Another missile attack in the city of Kharkiv k… Read More
Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian rights campaigner and Nobel Peace laureate, expressed hope for change in Iran despite being imprisoned and separated from her family. In an interview conducted f… Read More
Iranian women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. Mohammadi, who is currently jailed, was chosen by a panel of experts in Norway from over 350 nom… Read More
Middle East leaders have responded to the Hamas attacks on Israel, with some countries condemning the attacks and calling for restraint, while others praised the resistance groups. Egypt urg… Read More
Political analysts are reacting to the Israel-Hamas conflict, with some calling it "Israel's 9/11" and a culmination of 50 years of failed military policies. At least 250 Israelis and 256 Pa… Read More
Energy experts predict that there may be a temporary spike in crude oil prices following the attack on Israel by Hamas, but the overall impact on the market will likely be limited. The exper… Read More
Oil prices rose 4% after Palestinian militants Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, extending the Israel-Hamas conflict into its third day. Global benchmark Brent traded at $88.02 a b… Read More
Republican presidential candidates, including Ron DeSantis, criticized President Biden's approach to the recent attacks on Israel. DeSantis accused Biden's administration of empowering Iran… Read More
A bombshell report by The Wall Street Journal alleges that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had coordinated with Hamas in planning the recent attack on Israel. The report, based on m… Read More
Israel's Iron Dome air defense system intercepted rockets fired by Hamas from Gaza over Tel Aviv. Western allies, including the United States and European leaders, expressed unconditional su… Read More
Jon Finer, deputy national security adviser for the Biden administration, spoke to CBS News about the recent Hamas attack on Israel. He stated that Iran is "broadly complicit" in the assault… Read More
The article discusses the recent surprise attacks by Hamas on Israel and the potential for a regional war in the Middle East. The attacks have raised concerns about the involvement of Iran… Read More
The Biden administration has denied that a recent prisoner swap with Iran contributed to the terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas militants. Republicans had claimed that the $6 billion in fun… Read More
Skylar Park, a taekwondo athlete from Canada, won the women's 57-kilogram gold medal at the Taiyuan World Taekwondo Grand Prix in China. She defeated the 2023 world champion from Iran in the… Read More
President Joe Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to follow the rules of war and exercise restraint in response to Palestinian militant attacks. Biden also warned Iran, a s… Read More
President Biden has warned Iran to "be careful" following the surprise invasion of Israel by Gaza's Hamas militants. The White House denies a direct link between the attack and Iran, despite… Read More
Recent reports indicate that Cristiano Ronaldo has allegedly been sentenced to receive 99 lashes in Iran.
This supposedly occurred during his visit to the country in September with the team… Read More
Reports claiming that Cristiano Ronaldo, the Al-Nassr forward, would face 99 lashes in Iran for kissing artist Fatemeh Hamami have been debunked by Iranian authorities.
Last month, while Ron… Read More
Iranian film director Dariush Mehrjui and his wife, Vahideh Mohammadifar, have been found stabbed to death in their home. Their daughter discovered the bodies and authorities are investigati… Read More
Israel's ground offensive into the Gaza Strip may not be a full invasion but will likely occur in phases, according to a former U.S. ambassador to Israel. Israel has been preparing for a gro… Read More
Israel has continued its airstrikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip and has begun evacuating a town near its northern border with Lebanon due to fear of new fronts opening up in the confl… Read More
According to a Pentagon report, China has increased its military and infrastructure presence along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) since the 2020 Galwan Valley clash with India. The report… Read More
Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East due to the Israel-Hamas war, the US will redeploy a carrier strike group to the Persian Gulf and send additional air defense systems to the region… Read More
The Israeli military is increasing airstrikes on Gaza and preparing for a ground offensive. Meanwhile, there is ongoing conflict with Hezbollah on Israel's northern border. The Israeli force… Read More
The South Korean, U.S., and Japanese militaries conducted their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in response to North Korean nuclear threats. The drill involved a B-52 bomber from the U… Read More
American and allied forces in Iraq and Syria have faced a series of drone and missile attacks this month, with Washington attributing the attacks to Iran. The increase in attacks is linked t… Read More
The US is intensifying its efforts to cut off funding to Hamas, the Palestinian militant organization responsible for recent terrorist attacks. The US Treasury Department's under secretary f… Read More
Armita Geravand, an Iranian teen girl, has died after allegedly being assaulted by police for violating the country's strict dress code. Conflicting reports suggest that she either collapsed… Read More
Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is expected to be confirmed as the U.S. ambassador to Israel on Tuesday. President Biden nominated Lew in September amid strained relations between the U.S… Read More
The Biden administration is urging Congress to pass its $105 billion national security supplemental request, which includes funding for both Israel and Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Bli… Read More
The news article discusses recent protests in Iran sparked by the deaths of two women who were beaten by police for not wearing the Islamic veil correctly. The protests, which included deman… Read More
Brazilian police, in collaboration with Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and other international agencies, have arrested two individuals in São Paulo State on terrorism charges. The… Read More
The upcoming summit between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden at the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) will be crucial in stabilizing the relationship between the United States and China. Both… Read More
Jailed Iranian Nobel winner ends hunger strike
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At least eight pro-Iran fighters were killed in U.S. airstrikes in eastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The strikes were carried out in response to attacks on… Read More
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian denied Iran's involvement in a drone attack in the Red Sea that targeted a U.S. missile destroyer. The drone, originating from Yemen, was sh… Read More
A pro-Palestinian demonstration by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) in Kaduna turned violent, resulting in one death and several injuries. The IMN members protested against Israel's act… Read More
Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, says that while Iran doesn't want the Israel-Hamas war to escalate, it has long supported Hamas and other groups targeting U.S. forces in t… Read More
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