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TEHRAN | Xinhua | Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was confirmed dead on Monday after his helicopter crashed in the country’s mountainous northwestern region on Sunday. Iran’s official news agency IRNA confirmed the deaths of Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Governor of East Azarbaijan Province Malek Rahmati, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali …

Vienna | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministers, high-ranking officials, experts, and delegates from all over the world  convene in Vienna to deliberate on global nuclear security. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will host International Conference on Nuclear Security: Shaping the Future (ICONS 2024). The IAEA’s Nuclear Security Series provides international consensus guidance on …

TEHRAN | Xinhua |  Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian died in a helicopter incident, media reported Monday. Iran’s Mehr news agency confirmed the deaths, reporting that “all passengers of the helicopter carrying the Iranian president and foreign minister were martyred.” A hard landing due to the …

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TEHRAN | Xinhua | A hard landing happened to a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other senior officials in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan on Sunday, Iran’s state-run IRIB TV reported. The area of the hard landing had been narrowed down to a radius of 2 km, …

BAGHDAD | Xinhua | As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion. Boasting an ancient civilization of thousands of years, Iraq has abundant archeological treasures. However, the U.S. invasion of Iraq and …

The environment was very friendly and the leaders were in a good mood, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov told TV journalist. MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | The Beijing talks between President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China were very successful, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov told TV journalist Pavel …

DALLAS | Xinhua | A small robot ran around the field, turning back and forth and then swiftly from left to right, picking up triballs, a ball in the shape of a triangle, and moving them into a net goal zone, then climbing a pole and lifting itself vertically off …

SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Pressure eased in 2023 on the market for minerals that go into electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels and other clean energy technologies, as supply outpaced surging demand. But a new report from the International Energy Agency finds that major additional investments are still …

BEIJING | TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin has characterized relations between Moscow and Beijing quoting a 1940s song. Speaking ahead of a concert dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and China and the start of the Cross-Cultural Years, he expressed confidence in …