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Explosion, fire at Erbil high-rise amid ...

Explosion, fire at Erbil high-rise amid Iranian attacks

Explosion, fire at Erbil high-rise amid Iranian attacks ### Eruption of Fire and Smoke Engulfs Erbil Skyscraper **Erbil, Iraq** – A significant explosion and subsequent blaze erupted at a prominent high-rise building in Erbil on [Insert Date of Incident], sending plumes of thick smoke into the... read more »

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Trump keeps up claims of talks with the right people in Iran

Trump keeps up claims of talks with the right people in Iran ### **Washington Pursues Diplomatic Channels Amidst Regional Tensions and Military Posturing** **Washington D.C.** – The United States is reportedly engaged in discreet diplomatic outreach to Iran, a move that appears to be unfolding... read more »

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Activists label Larry Ellisons yacht The Trump Propagandist

Activists label Larry Ellisons yacht The Trump Propagandist **Naval Protest: Activist Group Rebrands Ellison’s Superyacht** A prominent activist group has undertaken a highly visible protest, symbolically renaming the superyacht owned by technology billionaire Larry Ellison. The vessel, a... read more »

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Russian weapons, tactics seen in Ukraine are shaping Myanmars civil war

Russian weapons, tactics seen in Ukraine are shaping Myanmars civil war ## Echoes of Eastern Europe: Russian Military Influence Surfaces in Myanmar’s Internal Conflict The protracted civil war engulfing Myanmar is increasingly exhibiting tactical and matériel echoes of the conflict in... read more »

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Medvedev denies tension with Putin

Medvedev denies tension with Putin

Moscow – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has denied reported tensions between him and President Vladimir Putin over the designation of tax crime investigative power, and said he will... read more »

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Nepal to deploy security force at customs points

Kathmandu – Amid rising complaints from the private sector about feeble security situation and cases of anomalies at customs points, the Nepal... read more »

South Korea mourns Nelson Mandela’s death

South Korea mourns Nelson Mandela's death

Seoul – South Korean President Park Geun-hye Friday condoled the passing away of former South African President Nelson Mandela, describing him a... read more »

Assad ridiculed for calling Mandela’s life ‘...

Assad ridiculed for calling Mandela's life 'lesson to tyrants'

Washington – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been criticized for praising former South African President Nelson Mandela while morning his death,... read more »

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nu...

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nuns - paper

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian rebel group calling itself “Free Qalamoun” has claimed the kidnapping of 12 nuns and said it wants to trade them... read more »

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Qatar expels Iranian attaches after LNG facility strike

Qatar expels Iranian attaches after LNG facility strike ### Qatar Orders Expulsion of Iranian Diplomats Following Ras Laffan Attack **Doha, Qatar** – In a significant diplomatic... read more »

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