Iranian teenager Armita Geravand dies after alleged confrontation, IRNA reports
(Reuters) – Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old Iranian girl, has died following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country’s
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Some 32 killed, 63 injured in Egypt car crash, state media report
Cairo (Reuters) – Thirty-two people were killed and 63 injured on Saturday in a multiple-vehicle collision about 132 kilometres (82
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Thousands join pro-Palestinian protest in London to demand Gaza ceasefire
London (Reuters) – Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in central London on Saturday to demand the British government call for
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Erdogan to address pro-Palestinian rally on eve of Turkey’s centenary
Istanbul (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan will join on Saturday what is expected to be one of the largest pro-Palestinian
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Iranian teen injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media says
Dubai (AP) — An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran’s Metro while not wearing a headscarf
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NYC protesters demand Israeli cease-fire, at least 200 detained after filling Grand Central station
New York (AP) — A sea of hundreds of protesters filled the main concourse of New York City’s famed Grand
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Israel rebuffs allies’ calls to ‘pause’ Gaza assault in first open disagreement
(Reuters) – Israel is rejecting calls for respite in Gaza as its closest allies in the West have coalesced around
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UAE will not host next year’s COP29 climate talks, official says
London (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will not double up on hosting the United Nations’ annual climate conference by
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Blasts hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns, Israel points to ‘aerial threat’
Cairo/Jerusalem (Reuters) – Projectiles hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns on Friday, sources and officials said, injuring six people and
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Qatar open to reconsidering Hamas presence in Qatar, US official says
Washington (Reuters) – Qatar told the U.S. it was open to reconsidering the presence of Hamas in Qatar once a
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