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Iran to hold public trials for 1,000 protesters accused of ‘subversive actions’ amid Mahsa Amini unrest

FILE PHOTO: A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022. 

Authorities in Iran have announced they will hold public trials for at least 1,000 of the protesters detained in the country for their participation in anti-government demonstrations following the death of a woman who died in police custody after being arrested for improperly wearing her head covering. The mass indictments, which will put at least 1,000 people on trial, marks …

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Netanyahu plots return as Israelis vote for new government

Supporters of Benjamin Netanyahu take part in a rally Oct. 28 in support of the former prime minister. Voters go to the polls Nov. 1 to decide on 'Bibi's' immediate political future.

JERUSALEM – Tuesday could be a big day for former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As Israelis returned to the polls for a fifth time in less than four years, the former Israeli leader is growing increasingly hopeful that a whirlwind election campaign and more than a year in opposition will be enough to propel him back into power. However, …

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Putin hosts Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in attempt to broker peace

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (right) meet in Russia on Oct. 31, 2022, to discuss a possible peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday to try to broker a settlement to a longstanding conflict between the two ex-Soviet neighbors. The peace talks took place as Putin’s military delivered a new missile barrage targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure in the conflict that has entered its ninth month. In an initial meeting with Armenian …

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How Biden administration can help Iranian protesters and put pressure on regime: nonprofit

Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police last month, in Tehran, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. 

A Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit has unveiled a report outlining a “maximum pressure” strategy the Biden administration could take to support anti-government demonstrators protesting the Iranian regime.  The steps announced by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) come as Iran, according to the Associated Press, said Monday it will hold public trials in Tehran for 1,000 people detained during the demonstrations, …

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‘Simply being a Christian is enough to get you arrested’ in Iran: British government report

A Farsi translation of The Bible. Iranian Christians continue to face persecution from the Iranian regime. (Photo courtesy: Article 18.)

iran A shocking new report from the British government details that the violent persecution of the Christian minority population continues unabated in the Islamic Republic of Iran. “Simply being a Christian is enough to get you arrested” in the Muslim-majority country, noted the United Kingdom’s study on Christians and Christian converts in Iran. The report said that “many arrests reportedly …

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Iran protests: Clashes break out between students and security forces across Iran, rights groups say

CNN  —  Violent clashes broke out between security forces and student protesters at university campuses across Iran on Sunday, according to activist and human rights groups in the country. Students continued to protest in large numbers at some of the country’s main universities despite a warning from the head of the country’s Revolutionary Guard Hossein Salami that Saturday was to …

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Poland chooses US to build its first nuclear power plant

FILE - Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels on Oct. 21, 2022. Morawiecki said late Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 that Poland's nuclear energy project will use the "reliable, safe technology" of Westinghouse Electric Company, saying a strong Poland-U.S. alliance "guarantees the success of our joint initiatives." (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, File)

Poland has chosen the U.S. government and Westinghouse to build the central European country’s first nuclear power plant, part of an effort to burn less coal and gain greater energy independence. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said late Friday on Twitter that Poland would use the “reliable, safe technology” of the Westinghouse Electric Company for the plant in Pomerania province near …

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