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Iran executes British-Iranian Alireza Akbari, UK PM Sunak condemns 'coward
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Akbari's death sentence was announced just days ago, on January 11, after he was convicted of spying for the United Kingdom. However, Akbari, who was also a former Iranian official, had denied the charges, as per CNN.
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US Congress should probe Biden's handling of sensitive materials, says Hou
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
McCarthy compared Biden's handling of classified documents to former President Donald Trump's. The House Speaker added that he didn't see the difference between the two situations, despite Trump's months of stonewalling investigators efforts to retrieve them.
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Max Life achieves Claims Settlement Ratio of 99.34 per cent in FY22: IRDAI
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Max Life Insurance Co Ltd has announced that it disbursed 30,830 death claims worth INR 2,009 crore in the financial year 2021-22, attaining an individual death claims paid ratio of 99.34 per cent. With this, Max Life has surpassed the coveted 99
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Laura Delany to lead as Ireland announce Women's T20 World Cup squad
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The 2023 edition will be held from February 10-26 2023, with Ireland's blockbuster first game against England, set for February 13.
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Iran sentences three more protesters to death, amid global outrage
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid the global unrest over the civil unrest triggered by Mahsa Amini's death, the Iranian judiciary on Monday handed down three more death sentences, reported France24.
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Traders in Afghanistan demand measures to stop siphoning off US dollars to
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Da Afghanistan Bank reports indicate that USD 4-5 billion is being smuggled annually from Afghanistan to neighboring countries.
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Israel orders removal of Palestinian flags from public areas
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's new far-right Minister of National Security, has ordered police to remove Palestinian flags from public areas because they constitute "terrorism," Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
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German police arrest Iranian national suspected of planning terror attack
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The Iranian national was arrested in Castrop-Rauxel near Dortmund on suspicion of procuring toxins, including cyanide and ricin to carry out a terror attack.
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Afghans concerned over crisis in health sector due to ban on women working
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The local residents of Ghor Province, Afghanistan have warned that if the Taliban-led Health Ministry keeps ignoring the ongoing crisis in the healthcare sector in Ghor province the patients will die. The already critical situation has worsened due to the Taliban's ban on women working as th
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Iran executes two men detained amid nationwide protests
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini were hanged early Saturday morning.
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US imposes sanctions on Iranian officials connected to drone program
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In a statement, US Treasury Department said the latest sanctions target "six executives and board members of US-designated Qods Aviation Industries" and the director of Iran's Aerospace Industries Organization. The US government alleged that Iran has transferred these UAVs to Russia amid the
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International Rescue Committee stops work in Afghanistan after ban on fema
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Last month, the Taliban ordered all national and international non-government organizations to suspend the jobs of female employees, a move that was widely criticized by the international community. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is planning to hold a closed-door meeting next wee
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