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Putin Increases One-Time Disability Pay for Frontline Troops to $40,000

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Putin Increases One-Time Disability Pay for Frontline Troops to $40,000 Russian troops with severe injuries that led to disabilities will receive a one-time payment of 4 million rubles ($40,202), as per a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. The payment goes on top of other compensations for veterans in Russia. The changes apply […]

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President Assad, Iran’s leader adviser discuss bilateral ties

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President Assad, Iran’s leader adviser discuss bilateral ties TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – The senior adviser to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ali Larijani, met and talked with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus on Thursday. During the meeting, President Assad and Larijani discussed the developments in the region, including the escalation

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Iran ready to resume nuclear talks based on former agreemnets

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Iran ready to resume nuclear talks based on former agreemnets TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Iran’s foreign minister announced International Atomic Energy Agency chief that Iran is ready for nuclear negotiations and cooperation within the framework of previous agreements with the IAEA. After the meeting with Rafael Grossi, Abbas Araghchi told reporters that constructive talks

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US sanctions Syria company for alleged links with Iran, Yemen

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US sanctions Syria company for alleged links with Iran, Yemen TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Thursday on companies, individuals and vessels allegedly associated with a Syrian conglomerate that Washington said was funding Iran’s IRGC and Yemeni government. The US Department of Treasury announced that it has added 26

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Larijani meets with Palestinian resistance groups in Syria

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Larijani meets with Palestinian resistance groups in Syria TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – An advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ali Larijani has held a meeting with the Palestinian resistance groups representatives in Syria. Speaking to reporters after holding a meeting with representatives of Palestinian resistance groups in Damascus on Thursday evening which was held

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Trump says Russia-Ukraine war will end

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Trump says Russia-Ukraine war will end TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – US President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration will work hard to end the Russia-Ukraine war. “We’re going to work on the Middle East, and we’re going to work very hard on Russia and Ukraine. It’s gotta stop. Russia and Ukraine’s gotta

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Activists demand Netflix reinstates Palestinian films removed from its catalogue

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Activists demand Netflix reinstates Palestinian films removed from its catalogue. Activist group CODEPINK is set to deliver a petition to Netflix’s Headquarters in Los Angeles and Los Gatos to reinstate 19 films discussing Palestine or directed by Palestinians onto the streaming platform after they were removed from its catalogue. Earlier this month, 19 films which were part of the “Palestinian

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Thousands Evacuate as Typhoon Makes Landfall in Northern Philippines

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Thousands Evacuate as Typhoon Makes Landfall in Northern Philippines. Thousands of people were evacuating from at-risk coastal areas in the northern Philippines on Thursday, November 13, as Typhoon Usagi made landfall. Footage from the 2nd Cagayan Provincial Mobile Force Company shows crews carrying children through floodwater and helping people into vehicles. The organisation said families were being

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EU Parliament demands further changes to deforestation rules

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EU Parliament demands further changes to deforestation rules. Commodity-producing countries oppose the EU’s efforts to prevent deforestation, citing concerns for smallholder farmers and key exports. The European Parliament demanded further changes to a landmark law to tackle global deforestation, adding complications to a plan to delay the controversial rules before they take effect later this

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‘A genocide is not the time to be silent about Palestine’: Calls for boycott grow following Netflix’s poor response to erasure of Palestinian Stories collection

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‘A genocide is not the time to be silent about Palestine’: Calls for boycott grow following Netflix’s poor response to erasure of Palestinian Stories collection. In recent weeks, Netflix has found itself at the centre of an emerging boycott campaign after failing to respond to a petition against the non-renewal of its Palestinian Stories collection, a set

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