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Fisherman's chest and abdomen ripped open in gruesome great white shar...

Fisherman's chest and abdomen ripped open in gruesome great white shark attack **South Australian Shark Attack Survivor Pioneers Conservation Efforts Decades Later** In the annals of maritime history, tales of survival against formidable predators often capture the imagination. One such... read more »

Irans protests seem different this time....

Irans protests seem different this time. Is the regime on the brink?

Irans protests seem different this time. Is the regime on the brink? **Title: Escalating Domestic Unrest Poses Renewed Challenges to Iranian Leadership** Iran’s theocratic regime is confronting a surge of internal dissent, presenting a complex challenge to its established authority. Unlike... read more »

Colombian held for plotting to kill Venezuelan president
In a Venezuelan home, a father grieves h...

In a Venezuelan home, a father grieves hero son killed in U.S. raid

In a Venezuelan home, a father grieves hero son killed in U.S. raid **Title: Venezuelan Family Grapples with Loss Following U.S. Operation** In the aftermath of the recent U.S. operation in Venezuela, a family is grappling with the profound loss of Jos Salvador Rodriguez, a 32-year-old Venezuelan... read more »

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Hundreds of Iranian protesters feared ki...

Hundreds of Iranian protesters feared killed; U.S. considers military strik...

Hundreds of Iranian protesters feared killed; U.S. considers military strikes **U.S. Weighs Options Amidst Reports of Escalating Unrest in Iran** Washington D.C. – The United States government is actively considering a range of policy responses following reports of widespread protests and a... read more »

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Russia denies contacts with Taliban

Russia denies contacts with Taliban

Moscow – The Russian foreign ministry Wednesday denied media reports that a diplomat has held talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban movement over the release of a Russian held captive since... read more »

Japan to set up US-style security agency

Japan to set up US-style security agency

Tokyo – A committee under the Japanese lower house Wednesday passed a bill on establishing a US-style National Security Council (NSC) to make... read more »

UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

Male – A senior UN official began a two-day mission to the Maldives Wednesday along with Indian diplomats to push for free and fair presidential... read more »

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after all ballots... read more »

Israeli settlements are illegitimate, Kerry says

Israeli settlements are illegitimate, Kerry says

US Secretary of State John Kerry has called settlements constructed by the Israeli regime on occupied Palestinian lands “illegitimate”. Kerry made... read more »

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