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Iran: UN urges maximum restraint to aver...

Iran: UN urges maximum restraint to avert more death, wider escalation

Iran: UN urges maximum restraint to avert more death, wider escalation **UN Official Calls for De-escalation in Iran Amidst Easing Protests** Geneva – With signs indicating a potential abatement in the widespread protests that have gripped Iran for nearly three weeks, a high-ranking United... read more »

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Iranians abroad wait for news from loved ones amid communications blackout

Iranians abroad wait for news from loved ones amid communications blackout **Title: Communication Blackout in Iran Leaves Diaspora Anxious and Disconnected** The imposition of a near-total communications blackout within Iran has triggered widespread anxiety among the Iranian diaspora, leaving... read more »

Iran reopens airspace after Trump says p...

Iran reopens airspace after Trump says protest crackdown has eased

Iran reopens airspace after Trump says protest crackdown has eased **Iran Commutes Sentence Amidst Heightened Tensions with the United States** Tehran, Iran – In a move that comes amidst escalating tensions with the United States, Iranian authorities have announced the commutation of a death... read more »

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Stand-alone Grok app still undresses women after X curtails access to tool

Stand-alone Grok app still undresses women after X curtails access to tool **Grok’s Image Generation Tool Under Scrutiny for Inappropriate Depictions Despite Platform Restrictions** Concerns are mounting over the continued functionality of Grok’s image generation tool, specifically its... read more »

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20 held for showing ballot slip in Maldives

20 held for showing ballot slip in Maldives

Male – More than 20 people were arrested Saturday in the Maldives for showing their ballot slips after casting their vote in the presidential run-off, a media report said. As many as 23 people... read more »

Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant workers

Maldives election results Sunday

Male – Maldives Elections Commissioner Fuad Thoufeek has said the final results of the presidential run-off will be announced Sunday, a media... read more »

Colombo rejects Britain’s call for human rights p...

Colombo rejects Britain's call for human rights probe

Colombo – Sri Lanka says there’s no need for an international probe into its human rights record as proposed by British Prime Minister David... read more »

India gets second Boeing maritime patrol aircraft

India gets second Boeing maritime patrol aircraft

Washington – India has received its second P-8I maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing company, doubling the country’s long-range maritime... read more »

ASTER and AKMG launch Scholastic Awards to young achiev...

ASTER and AKMG launch Scholastic Awards to young achievers

DUBAI-  Aster, a part of DM Healthcare, the leading healthcare conglomerate in the Middle East and in India, has announced launching an annual regular... read more »

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