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Leader: Hostile rivalries among global powers, wars compound challenges facing world
May 25, 2022 09:49Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the hostile rivalries among world powers and the increasing military belligerence of nuclear powers have compounded the challenges for other countries.
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Monkeypox outbreak is ‘containable,’ WHO says after confirming more cases
May 24, 2022 14:26The World Health Organization (WHO) says a recent outbreak of an extremely rare disease called monkeypox is “containable” in non-endemic countries,” even as health experts have been baffled by the recent spike in countries with no history of the viral disease.
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WHO set to hold emergency meeting on ‘monkeypox’ outbreak as virus spreads across Europe
May 20, 2022 13:13The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to hold an emergency meeting on the outbreak of the rare monkeypox virus, which is spreading in the European continent at an unprecedented speed.
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Yellen urges Europeans to adopt a united approach against China
May 18, 2022 03:32US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that the United States and its Western allies must take a wary and united approach to check China and its business practices.
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EU pledges 500mn in extra military aid to Ukraine, UK urges more
May 13, 2022 06:29Throwing their full weight behind Kiev, France has announced that the G7 (Group of Seven) industrialized nations are “strongly united” in backing Ukraine until its “victory” against Russia.
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Iran arrests two European nationals for 'fomenting insecurity, chaos'
May 11, 2022 12:11Iran’s intelligence ministry says it has arrested two European nationals who had orchestrated a plot to foment chaos, social disorder, and insecurity across the country, pointing to growing involvement of European spy agencies in anti-Iran activities.
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EU criticizes Israel over plan to deport Palestinians from West Bank hamlets
May 11, 2022 02:45The European Union has criticized the Israeli regime over its plan to deport over 1,300 Palestinians from their hamlets near the city of al-Khali in the southern part of the occupied West Bank in favor of Israeli settlers.
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Iran ready to meet part of energy demand in Europe: Deputy President
May 10, 2022 01:00An Iranian deputy president says the country will be ready to supply part of Europe’s energy needs if governments in the region commit to long-term contracts and avoid seeking third party intervention.
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Putin tells Macron West should stop sending arms to Ukraine to end atrocities
May 04, 2022 02:57Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the West to halt its arms deliveries to Ukraine to help end ongoing atrocities in the former Soviet country.
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Russia tests nuclear-capable missile amid tensions with West
Apr 21, 2022 03:22Russia has successfully test-launched a new nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile, which President Vladimir Putin says would make Moscow’s enemies “think twice,” at a time of heightened tensions with the West over Ukraine.