New cases above 3,000 a day – as high as at any point since virus first hit country ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Halkbank urges US judge to dismiss Iran sanctions case
Halkbank on Friday urged a judge to dismiss a United States indictment accusing the state-owned Turkish lender of helping Iran evade American sanctions, even as it seeks the judge's recusal for ... ( read original story ...)
Iran upholds sentence to amputate the fingers of 3 teens convicted of stealing
Iran has reportedly sentenced three teenagers to have their fingers amputated for stealing, a brutal punishment still on the books under the country's Islamic penal code. ( read original story ...)
Women in Iran Chant ‘Navid Is a Hero’ at Gravesite of Executed Wrestler
There has been outrage at the death of Navid Afkari, 27, who took part in protests in 2018 and said he was tortured into confessing a murder. ( read original story ...)
Iran’s Ex-President Talks About Using Twitter, Is Reminded It Was Banned During His Tenure
The former president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has been challenged in an interview about his time in power, which was marked by international criticism of his country's human rights record and a ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey fights, not fosters, ‘Islamist fundamentalism’
Turkey deployed combat troops in Syria to fight Daesh. Recent reports by the U.S. Defense Department’s inspector general stated our operations have impacted the group’s “ability to smuggle fighters, ... ( read original story ...)
Fact-check: Black Lives Matter protesters did not deface Vietnam Memorial in Washington
A reverse image search shows that the image in the post is not the wall in Washington, but a Vietnam memorial in California that was defaced in 2016. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Vet, ‘Forrest Gump’ Author Winston Groom Dead at 77
Winston Groom, the writer whose novel “Forrest Gump” was made into a six-Oscar winning 1994 movie that became a soaring pop cultural phenomenon, has died at age 77. Mayor Karin Wilson of Fairhope, ... ( read original story ...)
India and Pakistan Clash on Border As China Conflict Looms Heavy
India and Pakistan accused one another of launching "unprovoked" aggressions in statements sent to Newsweek, while yet another standoff involving China kept the region on edge. ( read original story ...)
Google Briefly Removes India Payments App For Betting Violations Ahead Of IPL
Google Friday removed one of India's biggest digital payment apps for several hours from its online store for breaching gambling rules, a day before the start of the lucrative Indian Premier League ... ( read original story ...)