Iran on Wednesday vowed fast-track trials for people arrested over a massive wave of protests, after US President Donald Trump threatened “very strong action” if the Islamic republic goes ahead with hangings.
International outrage has built over a…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Donald Trump expected to announce Phase II of Gaza ceasefire
US President Trump is expected to announce a move to Phase II of the ceasefire in Gaza on Wednesday, including the establishment of a peace council and the formation of a Palestinian technocratic government, two sources familiar with the details…
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George Vassiliou, ‘eternal optimist’ president who led Cyprus into the EU, dies at 94
By Michele Kambas
NICOSIA, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou, who died on Wednesday aged 94, once risked arrest in Cold War Hungary smuggling a banned political manifesto past the Iron Curtain.
In 1956, as Soviet tanks…
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Israel, Arab nations said to urge US to wait to strike Iran until regime further weakened
Israeli and Arab officials have suggested the Trump administration hold off on striking Iran for now, believing that the Islamic Republic may not be sufficiently weakened in order for a US attack to topple it, NBC News reported Tuesday.
The…
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French foreign minister: Iran crackdown could be most violent in its contemporary history
PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) – France suspects that Iran’s crackdown on demonstrations across the country is the most violent in the country’s contemporary history, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday.
“What we suspect is that…
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Reza Pahlavi urges Iran’s Army to defect as protests rage
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi assured protesters in the ongoing demonstrations against the government that American help was coming while also urging Iran’s army to abandon the regime and join the opposition in a statement released on…
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At least 2,571 killed in Iran’s protests, US-based rights group HRANA says
DUBAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) – The death toll from protests in Iran has reached 2,571 people, the U.S.-based HRANA rights group said on Wednesday, as the Islamic Republic’s clerical rulers face the biggest wave of dissent in years.
U.S. President…
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Trump vows ‘very strong action’ if Iran executes protesters
Watch: Trump vows ‘very strong action’ if Iran executes protesters President Donald Trump has said the US will take “very strong action” against Iran if it executes protesters, as rights groups say more than 2,400 anti-government demonstrators…
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New study shows that female sex hormones can impact the body’s inner clocks
Israeli scientists have developed an innovative method to track the human body’s circadian rhythms, finding in a new peer-reviewed study that female sex hormones have a dramatic effect on the setting of these internal circadian…
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Far-right group targeting pro-Palestinian voices to close New York operation, NY AG says
By Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office said on Tuesday it reached a settlement with Betar US that would wind down the far-right Zionist group’s New York operations after an investigation…
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