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Iranian state media say two military officials discussed various issues, including 'the development of defense diplomacy and the expansion of bilateral cooperation'

Meanwhile, Netanyahu says he and Trump have conferred three times since US election

In a joint statement after leaders' meeting, countries agreed to enhance collaboration in sectors such as new energy vehicles, lithium batteries, photovoltaics, and digital economy

New Jersey officials said blaze had spread to 10 square kilometers near the border and was now threatening 14 New York structures as well as 10 in New Jersey

The dead reportedly were ethnic Baluch members of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard's volunteer Basij force and were killed in Saravan city in Sistan and Baluchistan province

For the third weekend in a row, 'Venom: The Last Dance' was the No. 1 movie at the box office, collecting $16.2 million in ticket sales in US and Canadian theaters

The epicenter of the quake was located approximately 40 km south of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba, according to a report by the United States Geological Survey

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Qatar pauses cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas citing unwillingness and unseriousness from the warring parties. Meanwhile, Israel ratchets-up strikes against Hamas targets in Gaza and Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi reports.

Republican captured all seven political battleground states, while also winning the national popular vote      

Somalia and Ethiopia remain deadlocked over a Memorandum of Understanding that Ethiopia signed with the breakaway region, Somaliland 

France and Israel are playing in a UEFA Nations League match Thursday

Security camera footage published by local media showed perpetrators leaping from vehicle and bursting into the venue as terrified customers fled or dived to the floor

A look at immigration-related news around the US this past week

Tensions ran high throughout Sunday with anti-Hasina protesters saying that they wouldn't allow party to hold any public rally under any circumstances

Poverty-stricken Afghanistan is ranked as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate crisis

Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema had banned all demonstrations over the weekend

Nearly 700,000 people are still sheltering at evacuation centers or with relatives after their homes were destroyed by tropical cyclones Trami, Kong-rey and Yinxing, according to government figures given to AFP