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20.05 / 22:35

Election Death President students country Why was Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi called the 'Butcher of Tehran'?

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in an apparent helicopter crash in the East Azerbaijan province of the country. Various human rights groups have nicknamed as the "Butcher of Tehran". What is the reason for this? What has the deceased President done to earn the notorious title?

20.05 / 07:43

Election Death War country reports International Iran helicopter crash: Who was Ebrahim Raisi? Protégé of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei

Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials, were found dead at the site of a helicopter crash on Monday, following an hours-long search through a foggy, mountainous area in the northwest of the country, state media reported. Newswire AP reported that Raisi has long been regarded as a protégé of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and a potential successor within the country's Shiite theocracy. The news of the helicopter crash, which Iran's state media referred to as a “hard landing" on Sunday, has drawn renewed attention to Raisi, who was under sanctions from the US and other countries for his alleged role in the mass execution of prisoners in 1988.

19.05 / 21:11

Assurant security Death SPY Courts rights WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stares at US extradition as trial in London starts today

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States over the mass leak of secret US documents, the culmination of 13 years of legal battles and detentions. Two judges at the High Court in London will rule on whether the court is satisfied by US assurances that Assange, 52, would not face the death penalty and could rely on the First Amendment right to free speech if he faced a US trial for spying. Assange's legal team say he could be on a plane across the Atlantic within 24 hours of the decision, could be released from jail, or his case could yet again be bogged down in months of legal battles.

18.05 / 02:23

FIVE security WhatsApp Iraq's Kurdish Regional Security Council announces arrest of top aide of former Islamic State leader

BAGHDAD: The Kurdish Regional Security Council announced in a statement on Friday that it captured a senior Islamic State figure, Socrates Khalil. Khalil was known to be a confidant of the late Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. «After spending five years in Turkey, Khalil returned to Kurdistan with a forged passport and was swiftly apprehended,» the statement said.

16.05 / 13:17

Target Death country India hit by a fourth of Asia Pacific's $230 bn economic loss due to weather disasters

Mint on the impact of climate change in the Asia Pacific region. India accounts for most of the economic and human losses in South Asia region.

14.05 / 02:07

markets UPS Racing country reports Oil prices tick up on tighter supply outlook

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as the supply-demand balance looked set to tighten on operational disruptions, stronger demand and voluntary output cuts. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 18 cents to $79.30 a barrel by 1224 GMT. Brent crude futures gained 19 cents, reaching $83.55 a barrel.

13.05 / 16:07

UPS Progressive stage Commentary inflation data Brent hovers above $83 as inflation data takes centre stage

Oil prices edged higher on Monday after losing about $1 a barrel in the previous session on signs that U.S. policymakers are likely to keep interest rates higher for longer. Brent crude futures were up 55 cents at $83.34 a barrel by 1239 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 62 cents to $78.88.

13.05 / 07:37

UPS Bill Universities Colleges Interviews bowling Asaduddin Owaisi birthday: 5 things you didn't know about the AIMIM leader

₹23 crore of which over ₹2.96 crore is movable assets and ₹20.60 core as immovable assets. The AIMIN chief also declared liabilities of ₹7 crores including himself and his spouse. 1.

13.05 / 03:19

markets Cooper economy WhatsApp country Oil extends decline on signs of weak fuel demand, strong dollar

Oil prices extended declines on Monday amid signs of weak fuel demand and as comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials dampened hopes of interest rate cuts, which could slow growth and crimp fuel demand in the world's biggest economy. Brent crude futures slid 26 cents, or 0.3%, to $82.53 a barrel by 0025 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures was at $78.03 a barrel, down 23 cents, or 0.3%.

11.05 / 10:51

security SPY Bill Trade Universities reports Kansas' governor has killed proposed limits on foreign land ownership

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed proposed restrictions on foreign ownership of land in Kansas

10.05 / 22:41

security SPY Bill Trade Universities reports Kansas' governor has killed proposed limits on foreign land ownership

from Chinese spying. The Kansas House's top GOP leader accused Gov. Laura Kelly of “apathy" toward serious national security threats from China and other nations declared by the U.S.

06.05 / 14:03

markets MET country reports Department prevention India's pickled mini cucumbers are a global delight

NEW DELHI : The popularity of Indian gherkins – pickled baby cucumbers – is growing across Europe, the US, South Korea and Brazil. In Europe, imports have surged in Germany, Spain, the UK, Netherlands, France, Italy and Greece. Exports surged 10% to $218.76 million in 2022-23 from $199.38 million in 2021-22.

02.05 / 03:23

Provident President Photos show Courts Scandals NOT Jury at Abu Ghraib civil trial might not be able to reach verdict: judge says

The judge presiding over the trial of a military contractor accused of contributing to detainees' mistreatment at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq two decades ago is speculating that the jury may not be able to reach a verdict

28.04 / 12:41

Photos show shock Courts Scandals Jury in Abu Ghraib trial says it is deadlocked; judge orders deliberations to continue

A judge ordered jurors Friday to keep deliberating after they said they were deadlocked in a lawsuit alleging a Virginia-based military contractor is liable for abuses suffered by inmates at the Abu Ghraib prion in Iraq two decades ago

28.04 / 10:09

Target President War country Stress-testing Trump’s claims that the world was calmer on his watch

WASHINGTON—Donald Trump claims that neither the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel nor Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine would have happened on his watch, and that the world was an oasis of calm and stability when he was president. The reality was more complicated.

28.04 / 06:55

TikTok social pop dance stars Videos Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead outside her home in Baghdad: All you need to know

AP that the assailant shot the victim and then took her phone and fled the scene. Om Fahad, whose real name is Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi, was a popular TikTok star.

28.04 / 02:11

LGBT Research community Discrimination rights International Same-sex new rule in Iraq: Homosexuals could be jailed for up to 15 years, transgenders could face 3 years jail time

Iraq's conservative society, however there had not previously been a law that explicitly punished same-sex relations. Members of Iraq's LGBTQ community have been prosecuted for sodomy or under vague morality and anti-prostitution clauses in Iraq's penal code.

25.04 / 12:11

show stars reports India's oil imports from Russia drops 19% in February, Saudi Arabia 2nd largest supplier

Also read: Saudi Arabia has an unlikely solar star Data from the ministry of commerce and industry showed that oil supplies from Saudi Arabia jumped 67.5% to $2.6 billion taking it to the second position in the list of oil suppliers to India, from $1.55 billion in January. For most part of the past two years, Iraq has been the second largest supplier to India. It has now slid to the third position with $2.24 billion worth of supplies in February, 11.6% down from $2.54 billion in January.

24.04 / 07:11

UPS Binance consequences reports guidelines Courts US seeks 36 months in jail for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, should serve 36 months in prison after pleading guilty to violating laws against money laundering, U.S. prosecutors said in a court filing on Tuesday. Zhao, who is expected to be sentenced on April 30 in Seattle, stepped down as Binance's chief last November, when he and the exchange admitted to the violations, and the firm agreed to a penalty of $4.32 billion.

23.04 / 08:42

Cooper Waters Fighting security President Kurdish separatists and water issues loom large in long-awaited visit of Turkey's Erdogan to Iraq

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is making his first official visit to Iraq in more than a decade as Ankara seeks greater cooperation from Baghdad in its fight against a Kurdish militant group that has a foothold in Iraq's north

23.04 / 08:39

Target security War reports International Middle East Crisis: Iraq says outlaws fired rockets at US-coalition base in Syria

Iraq at a military base in Syria housing a US-led coalition, according to Iraqi security forces. In response, the Iraqi forces launched a major search operation in northern Nineveh province and found the vehicle used in the attack, they said in a statement. It is the first major attack against the coalition forces in several weeks.

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