Portraying Iran as a threat is a ‘product of political and economic whims of the powerful’ – Iran president tells Americans

Portraying Iran as a threat is a ‘product of political and economic whims of the powerful’ – Iran president tells Americans

The Iranian people harbour no enmity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe or neighbouring countries.

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Trump signs order to create voter eligibility lists, reshape mail-in voting and expand federal involvement

Trump signs order to create voter eligibility lists, reshape mail-in voting and expand federal involvement

Legal experts and election officials said the order is likely unconstitutional, as the US Constitution grants states primary authority over administering elections while Congress sets certain federal rules.

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South African President Ramaphosa downplays withdrawal of invitation to G7 Summit in France

South African President Ramaphosa downplays withdrawal of invitation to G7 Summit in France

South Africa had been informed that the United States threatened to boycott the summit if South Africa were invited, Magwenya said, adding that South Africa would therefore not attend the meeting.

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‘I’m coming for you too,’ Trump warns Cuba, Mexico and Colombia following US attacks that ousted regimes in Venezuela and Iran

‘I’m coming for you too,’ Trump warns Cuba, Mexico and Colombia following US attacks that ousted regimes in Venezuela and Iran

Donald Trump also warned the governments of Mexico and Colombia that their countries could face US action following the military operation in Venezuela in which American forces seized President Nicolás Maduro and conducted a ‘large scale strike’, The Times of India reports.

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Seven children-4: Slavery story isn’t about the past, it’s about how the past lives in the present and continue shaping lives today

Seven children-4: Slavery story isn’t about the past, it’s about how the past lives in the present and continue shaping lives today

The story of Samuel and the seven Thornton children forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about how power determines not just who can speak, but what can be officially known.

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Tracking mistrust between Washington and Tehran that could prolong US-Israel-Iran war

Tracking mistrust between Washington and Tehran that could prolong US-Israel-Iran war

Iran’s state media has denied that Iran has engaged in any peace talks with the United States. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said no negotiations have occurred with the United States, and that “fake news” has been used to “manipulate” the oil markets.

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Fly-on-the-wall: Florida real estate in US is a covert corridor for Chinese, Russian spies as it’s home to 21 military installations and world’s busiest spaceport

Fly-on-the-wall: Florida real estate in US is a covert corridor for Chinese, Russian spies as it’s home to 21 military installations and world’s busiest spaceport

The ex-spies blended in nicely among the engineers, techies, and tanned retirees from law enforcement and government-adjacent jobs. They’d adapted to life along the so-called Space Coast, a palm-dotted shoreline roughly 70 miles end to end, from Titusville down through Cocoa Beach and on past the guarded gates of Patrick Space Force Base, where NASA’s old infrastructure still hums, even as the privatized rocket era now sets the tempo.

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Russia warns countries that heed US call to escort vessels through Strait of Hormuz will become parties to the Iran conflict

Russia warns countries that heed US call to escort vessels through Strait of Hormuz will become parties to the Iran conflict

On February 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians.

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China queries US 301 trade probe in 60 economies it says seriously disrupts international economic and trade order

China queries US 301 trade probe in 60 economies it says seriously disrupts international economic and trade order

China, a founding member of the International Labour Organization, has ratified 28 international labour conventions and established a comprehensive system of labour laws and regulations to prevent and combat forced labour, the spokesperson said.

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Security news: How a hacker accidentally broke into the FBI’s Epstein files

Security news: How a hacker accidentally broke into the FBI’s Epstein files

The US Department of Homeland Security quietly ousted two of the agency’s privacy officials after they questioned the mislabelling of certain records related to surveillance technologies and other tech in ways that would prevent their release to the public.

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