Unnerved and exposed, Trump struggles to regain campaign mojo
Washington, United States - Donald Trump has never lacked for self-confidence, but his presidential campaign has been sent into a tailspin...
‘Hindu nation’: Religion trumps caste in India vote
Agra, India - Born at the bottom of the Hindu faith's rigid caste system, voters like Anil Sonkar will determine whether...
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Danish, two Austrian-Iranian citizens freed by Iran
Iran released one Danish and two Austrian-Iranian citizens it had been holding after mediation by Oman, and they are being...
- Thanking Belgium, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said, "Our years of diplomatic efforts to secure their release have borne fruit."
- The Danish man, who was not immediately identified, had been arrested in Iran in November 2022 on the sidelines of a demonstration for women's rights.
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Court in Lebanon accuses Hezbollah men of killing UN peacekeeper
A military judge has accused five members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, only one of whom is in custody, of...
- Footage from surveillance cameras near the scene of the incident "clearly shows the patrol being attacked by armed men from all sides", the court document read.
- Hezbollah has repeatedly denied involvement in the incident, and its security chief Wafic Safa has described the killing as "unintentional".
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Extension of Kurdish parliament unconstitutional, says Iraq supreme court
Iraq's supreme court ruled as unconstitutional the extended mandate of autonomous Kurdistan's parliament, rendering invalid votes taken by the chamber...
- The president of the top federal court in Baghdad, found unconstitutional the year-long extension of the chamber's mandate.
- As a result, decisions taken by the Kurdistan parliament since October 2022 "are constitutionally invalid", the judge said.
AI disinformation potential sparks fears for US 2024 race
Campaigns on both sides of the political divide are likely to harness this technology -- which is cheap, easily accessible...
- Fast-evolving artificial intelligence technology could turbocharge misinformation in US political campaigns, observers say
- AI advancements will become a "game changing" tool for understanding voters, said Vance Reavie, chief executive of Junction AI
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Erdogan stays undefeated, extends two-decade rule in Turkey runoff
Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed for national unity Monday after winning a historic runoff election that extended two decades of his...
- Near-complete results show Erdogan beating challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu by four percentage points
- "We will be ruling the country for the coming five years," Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells his supporters
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UN backs Sudan envoy as army seeks his replacement
NEW YORK, US - United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said he was "shocked" by a letter from Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah...
- The army and paramilitary RSF are currently in the fifth day of a one-week ceasefire brokered by the US and Saudi Arabia.
- It is the latest in a series of moves by the army chief, who last week officially sacked RSF chief as his deputy in the ruling sovereign council.
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Iran, Belgium free jailed persons in prisoner swap
Iran freed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele after almost 15 months in custody, in a prisoner exchange for an Iranian...
- Oman said it had helped broker an "exchange deal" and that an Iranian previously held in Belgium was on his way to Tehran.
- Iran announced that the freed Iranian is diplomat Assadollah Assadi, who was jailed in Belgium over a 2018 plot.
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Sporadic shelling as combat eases after Sudan ceasefire
Sporadic artillery fire still echoed in Sudan's capital, but residents said fighting had calmed following a US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire,...
- The battles since April 15 have killed an estimated 1,000 people, sparked mass evacuations of foreigners and forced over a million people to flee their homes.
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a video message that the truce is "backed by a remote monitoring mechanism" supported by the US.
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Lawmakers clash in Iraqi Kurdistan’s parliament
Lawmakers came to blows in Iraqi Kurdistan's parliament in a dispute between the two biggest parties over the upcoming polls...
- Fresh polls for the 111-seat parliament are planned for November 18 and the KDP currently holds 45 seats, trailed by the PUK which has 21.
- The tumult broke out after the KDP scheduled a late vote to activate the commission organizing the elections.
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Hezbollah carries out military exercise, mock-raids
AARAMTA, LEBANON - Lebanon's Hezbollah movement simulated cross-border raids into Israel on Sunday in a show of its military might, using...
- Around 200 Hezbollah fighters took part in the raids, part of large-scale military exercise in Aaramta, around 12 miles north of the Israeli border.
- One simulated raid involved a drone attack against a target inside Israel, while in another, fighters attacked vehicles across a mock border.
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Iraqis vote in first provincial elections for a decade
The vote is expected to consolidate the position of the ruling Coordination Framework coalition, an Iran-aligned bloc that brings together...
UAE president, rulers of Emirates celebrate flag day
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Supreme Council Members, rulers of the Emirates,...
195 die in Israel strikes on Gaza camp, hundreds wounded
The Hamas government in Gaza said that 195 people had been killed in Israeli strikes this week on Jabalia refugee...
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Israel army orders evacuation of northern city after Lebanon clashes
KIRYAT SHMONA, ISRAEL - The Israeli military announced plans to evacuate the northern city of Kiryat Shmona on Friday, after days...
- Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah and allied Palestinian factions have traded cross-border fire with Israel for days.
- Israeli authorities have been steadily evacuating communities near the Gaza border and along the country's northern frontier.
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Thousands rally in support of Gaza across Egypt, says media
CAIRO, EGYPT – Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across Egypt in support of war-torn Gaza on Friday, with large crowds...
- Several thousand packed into Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the 2011 uprising that toppled long-time autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
- Media reports said rallies took place in other Egyptian cities on day 14 of Israel's bombardment of Gaza following Hamas's attack on October 7.
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Russia ready to discuss Turkey’s idea about guarantors for Israel, Palestine, says Lavrov
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA - Russia is ready to discuss and consider Turkey’s initiative to establish a guarantor system in the...
- According to the Russian foreign minister, the initiative is driven by the intention to de-escalate things and bring the situation back to normal.
- He said that the Turkish initiative is rooted in the desire to ensure a balance of interests, rather than favoring one party.