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An Iranian missile downed a Ukraine International Airlines plane as it took off from Tehran on Jan. 8, 2020, killing all 176 people on board. Iran says its forces mistook the plane for an incoming U.S. missile. On the fifth anniversary of the "crime of shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane," the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims emphasized in a statement that they "will not relent for a moment, in seeking justice." Click here for the full story in Persian.

Pro-Russia separatist enclave, which fought against Moldova in 1992, declare a state of emergency over the end of shipments

India TV’s claims that HMPV is a mysterious virus, or speculation that a new virus may have arisen out of China, are false.

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday wouldn’t rule out military or economic action as part of his avowed desire to have the U.S. take back control of the Panama Canal and acquire Danish-controlled Greenland. Asked at a press conference whether he would avoid using military or economic coercion in Panama and Greenland, Trump said, "No, I can't assure you on either of those two. But I can say this, we need them for economic security." We talk to Philip Brenner, Professor Emeritus of...

Edmundo Gonzalez's son-in-law abducted while taking his children to school

Violence occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan

The president-elect holds a press conference in which he explains his stances on key foreign policy issues ahead of taking office in two weeks

Activist Jimmy Areseb and others accused officials of accepting bribes from a Chinese mining company in return for access to lithium deposits

During this year’s annual trip to Africa, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will make stops in Namibia, Republic of Congo, Chad and Nigeria

The UN blames conflict and natural disasters; separately, a hijab ban in some schools in the Tigray region is causing pressure

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Lawyers for two co-defendants argue the report would improperly interfere in their case, which remains ongoing

Mukesh Chandrakar, who helped uncover corruption in India, was found dead in a septic tank days after family reported him missing

Trump is seeking an emergency order that would spare him from being sentenced while he appeals the judge's decision last week to uphold the verdict

900 people reportedly were executed in 2024, including some 40 in one week in December

The US says the paramilitary group killed and raped on an ethnic basis

Greenland's government said Trump Jr.'s visit would take place 'as a private individual' and not as an official visit

Experts say they are following the example of Sahel countries as local leaders and populations want more sovereignty over their security