Vladimir Putin says Iran’s Raisi was an ‘outstanding’ leader
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as an “outstanding politician” and said his death...
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NEW YORK (news agencies) — Donald Trump’s hush money trial is heading into the final stretch, with prosecutors’ last and...
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Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader’s protégé, dies at 63 in helicopter crash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protégé of the country’s supreme leader who...
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China sanctions Boeing, two U.S. defense contractors for Taiwan arms sales
BEIJING (news agencies) — China’s Ministry of Commerce announced sanctions against Boeing and two other defense companies Monday for arms...
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Official says rescuers see helicopter that was carrying Iran’s president, others at a distance
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — Rescuers on Monday found a helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi,...
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Lai Ching-te inaugurated as Taiwan’s president in a transition likely to bolster island’s US ties
TAIPEI, Taiwan (news agencies) — Taiwan inaugurated Lai Ching-te as its new president Monday, installing a relative moderate who will...
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The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest
BERKELEY, Calif. (news agencies) — Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Stephen Hawking on the Big Bang. Millions of students for...
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Paris Olympics economic impact estimated at 6.7-11.1bn euros: study
PARIS: The Paris Olympics this year will generate an economic gain of 6.7-11.1 billion euros (7.2-11.9 billion dollars) for the...
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Taiwan’s new president to extend goodwill to China in inauguration speech
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s next president Lai Ching-te will express “concrete” goodwill towards China in his inauguration speech on Monday, and call...
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2 dead and 5 missing after a boat collision on the Danube River in Hungary
BUDnews agenciesEST, Hungary (news agencies) — Police say two people have died and five are missing following a boat collision...
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