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TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that Israel will bear the consequences for attacking Iran, according to a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. At a meeting in the capital Tehran with the ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions, the United Nations offices, and international organizations…
GAZA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) — Hamas expressed on Tuesday its openness to any agreements or ideas for establishing a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior Hamas official, said in a televised speech that the movement is open to any agreements or ideas that would end the suffering of the people…
Robert Downey Jr. appeared on a recent episode of the “On With Kara Swisher” podcast and sent a stern warning to Hollywood in the age of AI: “I intend to sue all future executives” who sign off on the creation of a Downey digital replica. The Oscar winner does not want his likeness being used on screen…
WASHINGTON – More than 51 million Americans have cast early ballots ahead of next week’s national election, according to data published Tuesday. The University of Florida’s Election Lab reported that 51,354,949 people voted early via in-person voting and mail-in ballots. Roughly 26.8 million people have gone into polling stations to vote while 24.6 others have voted…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (NNN-APP) – Armed men attacked policemen, providing security for polio vaccination workers, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing a police officer while injuring another, police officials said, today. The incident happened when a group of terrorists opened fire on the polio team, in the Dabori area of Orakzai district of the…
NEW DELHI, Oct 29 (NNN-PTI) – Over 150 people were injured, some of them critically, in a fireworks accident, during a temple festival in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said, today. The accident took place late last night, in Kasaragod district, about 555 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. “The…
BAGHDAD, Oct 29 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq has submitted a letter of protest to the UN secretary-general and the Security Council, condemning Israel’s blatant violation of Iraq’s airspace and sovereignty, to launch an attack on Iran on Saturday, Iraqi government spokesman, Basim al-Awadi, said yesterday. Iraq will not allow its airspace or land to be used…
WASHINGTON US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant reviewed Israel’s military operations and discussed opportunities for regional de-escalation, the Pentagon said Monday. In a phone call with Gallant, Austin “reiterated the US commitment to a diplomatic arrangement in Lebanon that allows both Lebanese and Israeli civilians to return safely to their…
AMSTERDAM Major technology companies, defense contractors, and retail chains are under increasing scrutiny and facing boycott campaigns for their direct and indirect support of Israeli military operations in Gaza, amid escalating concerns regarding corporate complicity in genocide. As part of Anadolu’s series ‘Silent Supporters of Israeli Genocide in Europe,’ the latest report highlights the assistance…
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The U.S. will not impose new limits on Ukraine’s use of American weapons if North Korea joins Russia’s war, the Pentagon said on Monday, as NATO said North Korean military units had been deployed to the Kursk region in Russia. The North Korea deployment is fanning Western concerns that the 2-1/2-year conflict in…