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Death toll from Kerman stampede rises to over 50 during Soleimani's mourni
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 7 (Sputnik/ANI): A stampede at the funeral for slain Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in his hometown of Kerman in Iran has claimed more than 50 lives on Tuesday, state media said.
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35 mourners killed in stampede during funeral of Iran's military general S
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 7 (ANI): At least 35 mourners were killed and dozens of others sustained injuries on Tuesday in a stampede during the funeral for Iranian general Qasem Soleimani at his hometown in Kerman, according to the Iranian television.
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Anti-US protest in Delhi against Suleimani's killing
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): A large group of people held a protest near the United States embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday over the killing of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a US airstrike in Baghdad last week.
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Tens of thousands turn out in Iranian city for Soleimani's funeral
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 7 (ANI): A sea of black-clad mourners on Tuesday poured into the streets of Kerman to attend the funeral of Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian General killed in a US airstrike in Baghdad last week.
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Smriti Irani terms 'post of Congress president' a family matter
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday hit out at Gandhi family by stating that the post of Congress president is a "family matter".
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Trump could still negotiate nuclear deal with Iran: White House
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 7 (ANI): US President Donald Trump is confident that he could still renegotiate the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, despite the killing of Iran's senior military commander Qassem Soleimani, White House advisor Kellyanne Conway said on Monday.
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UNESCO asks US, Iran to protect cultural sites
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], Jan 07 (ANI): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has asked Iran and the US to observe conventions obliging states to protect cultural sites after President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian culturally important locations.
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NATO supports US over killing of Soleimani, warns Iran
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels, [Belgium], Jan 07 (ANI): The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on Monday said that it supports the United States' policies in the middle east and condemned Iran's support of a variety of different terrorist groups.
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China urges all parties to 'exercise maximum restraint' amid tensions afte
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan 7 (ANI): Calling out the United States to avoid further "abuse of force", China on Monday urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint in the Middle East amid escalating tensions following the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.
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Jaishankar talks with his Jordan, Qatar counterparts, discusses regional s
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 07 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with his Qatar and Jordan counterparts, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Ayman Safadi respectively, and held discussions on the ongoing the regional situation.
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UN chief calls for de-escalation, dialogue amid global tensions
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 6 (Sputnik/ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on world leaders to de-escalate, demonstrate restraint, return to dialogue and renew international cooperation amid the rise in tensions across the globe.
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Trump made right decision to stop Soleimani from terror campaign, says Pom
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): Amid soaring tensions over Iranian general Qasem Soleimani's killing, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday again backed President Donald Trump's action to order the airstrike near Baghdad International Airport that killed the senior general, who was
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