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Iran has no trust in securing national interests through talks with US: Intelligence minister
Iran’s intelligence minister says the Islamic Republic is utterly distrustful of being able to secure the country’s national interests through talks with the United States. “We have no trust in any negotiation with America that claims to secure...
Iran’s Intelligence Minister: 50 foreign spy agencies assisted Israel in its failed aggression against Iran
Iran’s Intelligence Minister Seyed Esmaeil Khatib has revealed that 50 intelligence agencies supported the Zionist regime in its recent 12-day hybrid war against Iran, which aimed at bringing about regime change and territorial fragmentation....

Israel signals possible peacekeeping role in Gaza
ISRAEL says Fiji’s neutral and highly skilled military could play a valuable role in future peacekeeping efforts once negotiations on Gaza’s next phase are complete. The indication came as Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel said discussions...

Israel ‘under obligation’ to facilitate aid for Gaza, says top UN court
The panel of 11 judges added Israel has to support relief efforts provided by the United Nations in the Gaza Strip, and UN entities, including UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. “As an...
Israel “categorically rejects” ICJ’s advisory opinion rebuking restriction of aid in Gaza
Jerusalem [Israel], October 23 (ANI): Israel has "categorically rejected" the International Court of Justice's, the UN's top court advisory opinion rebuking the country for restricting aid in Gaza, calling it an "another political attempt to...
Israel must allow aid into Gaza: ICJ
The panel of 11 judges said on Wednesday that Israel is forced to support the relief efforts provided by the United Nations in the bombarded Gaza Strip and its entities. It includes UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...

Israel Must Allow Aid Flow Into Occupied Palestinian Territory – ICC
News Investigators/ The International Court of Justice (ICJ) says Israel must uphold its responsibilities as the “occupying power” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory(OPT). The responsibilities, it said, was by ensuring aid flows freely and by...

Israel must allow aid flow into Occupied Palestinian Territory- ICJ
Africa THE International Court of Justice, ICJ says Israel must uphold its responsibilities as the “occupying power” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory(OPT). The responsibilities, it said, was by ensuring aid flows freely and by respecting the...
OPEC production confusion should put floor under oil prices: Bousso
(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) LONDON - Global oil prices are signalling that the market is tipping into a protracted period of oversupply, but the huge disparity in forecasts for OPEC’s production...

Iran welcomes conditional release of student held in France
Published on: October 23, 2025 10:40 AM DUBAI: Iran has welcomed the conditional release of Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian student detained in France earlier this year for alleged anti-Israel social media posts, the country’s Foreign Ministry said...

Iran’s second-half strikes sink India in Shillong in Women’s friendlies
It was a bitter evening for the Indian senior women’s team as they slumped to a 0-2 defeat against Iran in the opening match of the Tri-Nation Women’s International Friendlies at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong on Tuesday. Two second-half...

Turkey Leg Hut's bankruptcy could leave dozens of creditors empty-handed
Years of financial mismanagement led the restaurant to file for bankruptcy last year. HOUSTON — The bankruptcy case involving the Turkey Leg Hut restaurant appears to be coming to a close, with dozens of creditors likely to be left unpaid. The...

Iran Urges UNCTAD to Address Impact of Sanctions on Global Development
Ali Bahreini, the ambassador and permanent representative of Iran to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, delivered an address to an event on "Unilateral Coercive Measures: Obstacle to Trade and Sustainable...

Israel returns 30 Palestinian bodies to...
GAZA CITY, Oct 23: Israel returned the bodies of 30 Palestinians to Gaza on Wednesday, bringing the total number handed over under the ceasefire deal to 195, the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said. Under the deal brokered by US...

Israel Knesset's moves on West Bank annexation a threat to Gaza deal: Marco Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that the Knesset’s move toward the annexation of West Bank would threaten President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. “They passed a vote in the Knesset, but the president has made...

Afghanistan: Taliban Tramples Media Freedom
The Taliban have gutted Afghan media since taking control of the country in August 2021 through the use of surveillance and censorship and by punishing media workers for perceived criticism. As the Taliban’s oppression of the media has increased,...

Israel deports 32 foreign activists who helped West Bank Palestinians harvest olives
Justice Minister Yariv Levin said Wednesday he had ordered the deportation of 32 foreign activists who had helped Palestinians harvest olives in the West Bank, on the grounds they violated a military order. Levin said the deportation order came...

Israel mulls hiring foreign workers as bus drivers
The Transportation Ministry is weighing the possibility of importing foreign bus drivers to ease a severe nationwide shortage, a move that has drawn strong opposition from drivers’ unions and labor organizations. At a drivers’ union gathering last...

Israel needs the death penalty for terrorists, now
This author used to feel indifferent about the legislative proposals and public debates surrounding the death penalty for terrorists, which surfaced a few years ago. I naively believed that since many terrorists are already willing, sometimes even...

Turkey: Ndidi thumbs up Besiktas’ win at Konyaspor
Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi has thumbed up Besiktas’ 2-0 away win at Konyaspor, DAILY POST reports. Ndidi opened scoring for the Black Eagles in the Turkish Super Lig encounter. The 28-year-old nodded home a corner kick in the 21st...