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Iran sanctions 24 US officials over ‘terrorism’ abuses

10-04-2022 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: Iran has added 24 United States officials and people to its blacklist of sanctioned individuals over charges of “terrorism” and violations of human rights of the Iranian people. On Saturday, the Iranian foreign ministry announced it has targeted nine individuals for “their involvement in terrorist acts”. These, …

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British PM meets Ukraine’s President in Kyiv

10-04-2022 KYIV/ LONDON: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met Prime Minister Boris Johnson, one of his staunchest backers, in Kyiv on Saturday, with the British leader using the visit to set out a new financial and military aid package for Ukraine. Johnson is the latest foreign leader to visit Kyiv after Russian …

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iPhone saves man’s life

10-04-2022 PARK WAY, CALIFORNIA: A man was stuck alone 15 feet below ice when an iPhone feature saved his life, Zee News reported. Tim Blakey, 41, was snowboarding alone on a Swiss mountain when he suddenly fell into a crevice. The crack threw him 15 feet deep onto a snow …

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Taliban deny reports of US airstrike in Helmand

09-04-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Islamic Emirate (Taliban) denied the reports of a US airstrike on a weapons cache in the southern province of Helmand and said that Islamic Emirate’s forces gathered mines and detonated them near the Shorab area of the province. Earlier, Modern Diplomacy reported …

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UN suspends Russia from human rights body

08-04-2022 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over reports of “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights” in Ukraine, prompting Moscow to announce it was quitting the body. The US-led push garnered 93 votes in favour, while …

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