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Iran president arrives in Lahore on key visit to Pakistan
Press TV
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has arrived in Lahore, the historic capital of Punjab Province, the first destination of an official two-day visit to Pakistan. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Pezeshkian was welcomed by former Pakistani...
Gaza famine sparked by Israeli bid to replace UN aid system, UNRWA warns
The Peninsula
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August 2, 2025
Nine-year-old malnourished Palestinian girl Mariam Dawwas sits on the floor with her mother in the Rimal neighbourhood in Gaza City on August 2, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) New York: Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and...
Pakistan Steps Up Third Wave of Afghan Migrant Deportations
TOLONews
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The Pakistani government has intensified the third phase of the forced deportation of Afghan migrants. Most recently, following the provinces of Sindh and Punjab, the deportation process has also accelerated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A statement from...
British man dies after going to Turkey for hair transplant
The Independent
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August 2, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Palestinian boy, 17, dies of Israel-induced starvation in Gaza
Al Jazeera
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August 2, 2025
A Palestinian teenager with no previous health conditions has starved to death in Gaza after being hospitalised, medical officials and relatives say, as people in the besieged enclave desperately struggle to find food amid Israel’s continued...
Iran, EAEU to approve free trade roadmap in 2025 as bilateral trade rises
Tehran Times
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August 2, 2025
TEHRAN – The Eurasian Economic Commission is preparing to approve a joint roadmap with Iran to implement their newly finalized free trade agreement. The roadmap will guide cooperation from 2025 through 2028 and is expected to be ratified during...
Starmer has forgotten the human rights lawyer he used to be with his Palestine plan
The i paper
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August 2, 2025
He needs to do far more if his foreign policy is to recover the true respect he promised In his broadly supportive but indispensable biography of the Prime Minister, Tom Baldwin discusses the “hugely effective” promotional film made for Keir...
Iran’s economy grew 1.4% in early spring, parliamentary report shows
Tehran Times
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August 2, 2025
TEHRAN – Iran’s economy grew by 1.4 percent in the first two months of the current Iranian year (March 20–May 20, 2025) compared to the same period last year, according to a report published by the Research Center of the Iranian Parliament. The...
Dillian Whyte likens himself to ‘dangerman in the wilderness’ as he plans to mimic historical upset in Moses Itauma war
Yardbarker
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August 2, 2025
Dillian Whyte will face Moses Itauma in Saudi Arabia on August 16th in a hugely risky fight for Whyte, and a step-up for Itauma. Dillian Whyte is coming off a turbulent period in his career of late. Once the interim world title holder, Whyte’s...
Hamas release video of emaciated Israeli hostage Evyatar David held in tunnels beneath Gaza
Radio X
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2 August 2025, 18:22 | Updated: 2 August 2025, 18:58 Warning: This article contains content that some may find disturbing Hamas release video of emaciated Israeli hostage Evyatar David held in tunnels beneath Gaza Hamas has released footage...
Israeli Fire Again Kills Gaza Aid-Seekers As U.S. Envoy Meets With Hostages' Families
HuffPost
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August 2, 2025
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces opened fire near two aid distribution sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as crowds of hungry Palestinians again sought food, killing at least 10 people, witnesses and health...
New Defense Council in works as Iran's officials affirm readiness against Israel: reports
Tehran Times
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August 2, 2025
TEHRAN – Tehran is set to activate a new "Supreme Defense Council" as part of significant structural changes within the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), according to reports from Iran's Fars and Tasnim news agencies published Friday and...
Migration Crisis; Return of 1.2 Million Afghans from Pakistan
TOLONews
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Due to increasing pressure from neighboring countries, more than 1.2 million Afghan migrants have left Pakistan and returned to Afghanistan between September 15, 2023, and June 30 of the current year. A recent report by the UN High Commissioner...
Dep. FM discusses key Iran's issues with Chinese media
Mehr News Agency
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August 2, 2025
Saeed Khatibzadeh, an advisor to Iran's foreign minister, a deputy foreign minister, and the president of the Office of Political and International Studies (IPIS), arrived in China for his first foreign visit after the recent US-Israeli...
Israeli fire kills at least 18 in Gaza
Dunya News
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hospitals in Gaza reported the killing of more than a dozen people, eight of them food-seekers, by Israeli fire on Saturday as Palestinians endured severe risks searching for food amid airdrops and restrictions on...
Turkmen entrepreneurs actively participate in the implementation of social projects
Turkmenportal
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Turkmen entrepreneurs actively participate in the implementation of social projects, supporting education, healthcare and culture. This indicates the formation of socially responsible business in the country, which is aware of its role in the...
Iran marks first anniversary of martyr Ismail Haniyeh's assassination
Al Mayadeen
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August 2, 2025
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and the Foreign Ministry commemorated the first anniversary of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's assassination in Tehran. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has commemorated the first anniversary of the...
New labour laws in Saudi Arabia are big news for migrant workers as..., especially good for Indians due to...
India.com
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August 2, 2025
Home News New labour laws in Saudi Arabia are big news for migrant workers as…, especially good for Indians due to… Indian workers will be especially affected in this because a large part of the foreigners working in Saudi Arabia are Indians. New...
Georgian theater festival honors Iran’s “Confusion”
Tehran Times
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August 2, 2025
TEHRAN- The Iranian theater group Amitis received an honorable mention for their production “Confusion” at International Festival of Regional Theaters in Poti, Georgia on Friday. The festival featured eleven theater companies from France, Romania,...
Israeli fire again kills Gaza aid-seekers as U.S. envoy meets with hostages' families
Spectrum Bay News 9 - Florida
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August 2, 2025
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces opened fire near two aid distribution sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as crowds of hungry Palestinians again sought food, killing at least 10 people, witnesses and health...