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Israel could accept U.S.-Iran nuclear ‘understanding’, senior lawmaker says

Atomic symbol and USA and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken, September 8, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters Israel could find acceptable an understanding between its arch-foe Iran and the United States if it includes rigorous supervision of Tehran’s nuclear programme, a senior lawmaker said in comments aired on Saturday. According to

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Saudi foreign minister in Iran as part of restoration of diplomatic ties after a 7-year rift

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, right, and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan shake hands prior to their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 17, 2023. Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat has arrived in the Iranian capital,Tehran, the latest step in the restoration of diplomatic ties between the two Mideast rivals, Iranian state media reported.

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US says it has no indication Russia planning to use nuclear weapons

By Anadolu Agency The US has not seen any indication that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. Blinken said the US will “continue to monitor the situation very closely and very carefully,” but currently has “no reason to adjust our own nuclear posture.” “We don’t see any

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Gunmen kill 25 students in Uganda, abduct several others

Police cordon off a crime scene in Uganda’s capital Kampala By Daily Monitor At least 25 students were killed by armed gunmen who attacked a secondary school in western Uganda on Friday night, authorities in the country said. Police said they suspect Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel militia with links to the Islamic State

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Drunk man murdered ‘treasured’ father-of-eight in random attack at Sparkhill shisha cafe

Mohammed Adam (left) murdered Fuaad Xuseen Birmingham Mail By Carl Jackson  A man who murdered a ‘treasured’ father-of-eight outside a Birmingham shisha bar has been sentenced to life and jailed for a minimum of 23 years. Mohammed Adam stabbed to death complete stranger Fuaad Xuseen on September 26 last year. The 45-year-old victim was just

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African leaders start peace mission in Ukraine despite Russian missile barrage

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Naledi Pandor, South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and President of the Union of Comoros Azali Assoumani visit a church at a site of a mass grave, in the town of Bucha, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine June 16,

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Igad sticks to mediation roadmap amid Sudan rejection of Ruto’s lead role

Kenya President William Ruto when he met Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan special envoy Malik Agar Nganyoufa (left) on May 29, 2023, and, right, the paramilitary RSF Mohamed Hamdani Daglo ‘HemedtI’s political advisor Youssef Ezzat on June 3, 2023/Twitter By The East African Sudan has rejected the appointment of Kenyan President William Ruto as

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US Senate confirms first female Muslim federal judge

By Anadolu Agency The US Senate confirmed along party lines on Thursday Nusrat Jahan Choudhury to serve as the first Muslim woman and the first Bangladeshi American to serve as a federal judge. The Senate narrowly approved Choudhury’s nomination in a 50-49 vote with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin siding with all Republicans in voting in

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Sweden vows to crack down on criminal networks as number of lethal shootings soars

Police at the scene after a shooting incident, in Farsta, southern Stockholm, Saturday, June 10, 2023. Sweden wants to modernize its legislation to clamp further down on organized crime. The Swedish justice minister Gunnar Strommer said Thursday it was ‘a breathtaking number’ that official figures show that up to 30,000 people are involved in criminal

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Putin to discuss grain deal with African leaders on June 17

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the Black Sea Grain Initiative with African leaders on June 17 on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, his aide said on Wednesday. African leaders are interested in stable grain supply to the continent, which has so far not been ensured under the

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