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Iran Executed at Least 972 People in 2024, Amnesty Reports
TEHRAN, July 21 — For communities across Asia watching the rule of law in the region, Iran’s use…
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Israeli Strike on Evin Prison in June 2025 Killed at Least 71, Iran Says
TEHRAN, July 20 — A park with a popular teahouse sits beside Evin Prison. Families bring children to…
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ASEAN ministers urge Hormuz Strait reopening at Manila talks
MANILA, July 20 — Foreign ministers from the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
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Zarif Writes Again: Iran’s Peace Offer and the Fight Over Hormuz
TEHRAN, July 8 — Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian diplomat who spent years as the public face of…
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China’s population falls for a fourth straight year as births drop to 7.92 million
BEIJING, July 20 — China’s population, which for decades swelled under the banner of the world’s most populous…
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Iran’s IRGC Reaches Far Beyond the Military, Into Business and Politics
TEHRAN, July 19 — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps operates as a multi-service primary force within Iran’s armed…
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IRGC-linked media outlet sanctioned for human rights abuses
TEHRAN, Jul 19 — Tasnim News Agency, the Iranian semi-official outlet long tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
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Iran Hits Tanker in Hormuz as Houthis Declare Embargo on Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON, July 19 — A narrow ribbon of water, the Strait of Hormuz has been a global flashpoint…
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Islamic Resistance in Iraq: the Iran-backed militia umbrella explained
BAGHDAD, July 19 — The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a loose coalition of Iran-backed Shia militia groups that…
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US-Iran Conflict Explained: From the 1953 Coup to 2026 Tensions
TEHRAN, July 19 — The year 2026 has brought a direct military confrontation between Iran and the United…
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Disinformation as a Strategic Weapon: How the Soviet Playbook Worked
WASHINGTON, July 19 — The term “disinformation” has a longer and more deliberately deceptive pedigree than its casual…
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Canada-US Border Runs 8,891 Kilometres, Fixed by 1817 and 1818 Treaties
WASHINGTON, July 18 — 8,891 kilometers. That is the total length of the Canada–United States border, the world’s…
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How Russia’s Military Commissariats Run Conscription, Summonses and Draft Enforcement
MOSCOW, July 18 — The military commissariat, a bureaucratic relic of the Soviet era that still administers conscription…
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Four Years On, the Russian Invasion Settles Into Static Attrition
KYIV, July 11 — The shift is no longer a surprise. What began as a multi-front assault on…
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China Declines to Supply Engines for Russia’s Arctic Ice-Class Ships, Citing Sanctions
BEIJING, July 18 — China has quietly refused to supply equipment for Russia’s Northern Sea Route fleet, a…
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China’s first Arctic policy white paper, January 2018, outlines ‘Polar Silk Road’ plan
BEIJING, July 18 — China’s first official Arctic policy white paper, published in January 2018, declared the country…
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Laos Death Toll Rises to Six as Vang Vieng Crisis Deepens
The death toll from a suspected methanol poisoning incident in Vang Vieng has risen to six, with two…
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Boakai Dedicates New Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters in Monrovia
MONROVIA, July 17 — Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency officially dedicated its new headquarters on Thursday, an event that…
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Liberia’s EPA Gets a Permanent Home After Sixteen Years of Rent
MONROVIA, July 17 — Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the government body tasked with safeguarding the country’s environment…
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How Iran Backs Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis Across the Middle East
BEIRUT, July 16 — For decades, Iran has quietly built a network of allied militias and political groups…
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China Report Shows Analysts Hesitant on China’s 2020 Role
TEHRAN, July 16 — A little-known internal position at the heart of American intelligence assessment has become central…
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Iran Tells Houthis to Be Ready to Close Bab el-Mandeb if US Hits Power Grid
WASHINGTON, July 16 — The United States maintains approximately 40,000 troops across the Middle East, including naval assets…
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U.S. Aid Law of 1961 Established USAID and Foreign Assistance
WASHINGTON, July 16 — On the ground, the architecture of American foreign aid traces back to a single…
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Greece blocks EU’s 21st Russia sanctions package until Dynagas LNG ships win an exemption
ATHENS, July 16 — Against the backdrop of a deepening confrontation between Brussels and Moscow, the 21st package…
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