Death toll in Iran protests over 3,000, rights group says
DUBAI, Jan 17 (Reuters) – More than 3,000 people have died in Iran’s nationwide protests, rights activists said on Saturday,
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Middle East
Nearly 50 Venezuelan soldiers killed in US abduction of President Maduro
Venezuela’s Defence Ministry says 83 people in total killed in US attack to abduct President Nicolas Maduro. Nine women soldiers
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US-Iran tensions: Trump has no path to an easy ‘win’ despite Tehran’s woes
Washington, DC – Donald Trump says his goal in Iran is to “win”. But the United States president has no
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US names Rubio, Blair and Kushner in Gaza board under Trump's plan
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – The White House on Friday announcednames of the so-called “Board of Peace”
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Syria's Sharaa grants Kurdish Syrians citizenship, language rights for first time, SANA says
Jan 16 (Reuters) – Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree affirming the rights of the Kurdish Syrians, formally recognising
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Syria’s Sharaa declares Kurdish a national language, recognizes Nowruz
Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a surprise decree on Friday granting the country’s oppressed Kurdish minority long-denied rights. The
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Trump says 'thank you' to Iran for not hanging protesters
US President Donald Trump thanked Iran’s leadership on Friday after saying Tehran had called off the executions of hundreds of
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Shah's son confident Iran rulers to fall as Trump holds off
The son of Iran’s late shah said Friday he was confident that mass protests would topple the Islamic republic and
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Local UK police chief retires amid Maccabi fan ban row
A top UK police chief who oversaw a contentious decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans from a Birmingham
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Latest US sanctions target Houthi funding networks, Treasury says
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – The Trump administration issuedfresh sanctions on Friday further targeting the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen and
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