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Russia and Iran defiant amid UN pressure on Ukraine drones | Russian-Ukrainian War News

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Russia has warned the United Nations not to investigate the use of drones in Ukraine, amid accusations that the weapons came from Iran and were used in violation of UN arms restrictions in the Middle Eastern country. The United States, France and the United Kingdom called a closed-door Security Council meeting on drones after an …

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Sergey Surovikin, Russia’s new top commander in Ukraine, has a reputation for brutality

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CNN — The devastating Russian President Vladimir Putin war in ukraine he is hesitating Now, there’s a new general in charge, with a reputation for brutality. After Ukraine recently recaptured more territory than Russia’s military took in the past six months, the Russian Defense Ministry last Saturday named Sergey Surovikin as its new commanding general …

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‘A ticking time bomb’: Anger grows at hot spot of Iran protests

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SULIMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Growing up under a repressive system, Sharo, a 35-year-old college graduate, never thought she’d hear words of open rebellion spoken out loud. Now she herself chants slogans like “Death to the dictator!” with a fury she didn’t know she had, as she joins the protests calling for the overthrow of the …

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Inside the White House’s failed effort to dissuade OPEC from cutting oil production to avoid “total disaster”

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Washington CNN — The Biden administration launched a large-scale pressure campaign in a last-ditch effort to dissuade Middle Eastern allies from drastically reduce oil productionaccording to multiple sources familiar with the matter. But that effort appears to have failed, following Wednesday’s crucial meeting of OPEC+, the international cartel of oil producers that, as expected, announced …

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At least 9 dead as protests spread in Iran over the death of a woman

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody have left at least nine people dead since violence erupted over the weekend, according to a recount on Thursday. by the Associated Press. The extent of the ongoing unrest in Iranthe …

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Mahsa Amini’s father says Iranian authorities lied about her death as protests continue

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Amjad Amini, whose daughter Mahsa died after being arrested in Tehran for morality policehe said that doctors had refused to let him see his daughter after her death. Iranian authorities have claimed he died after suffering a “heart attack” and slipping into a coma, but his family has said he did not have a pre-existing …

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Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over July cyberattack

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TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania has cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country’s embassy staff over a major cyberattack nearly two months ago allegedly carried out by Tehran on Albanian government websites, the prime minister said Wednesday. . The move by NATO member Albania was the first known case of a country breaking …

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