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Development of Kowsar, an imaging satellite, and Hodhod, a communications satellite, is first substantial effort by Iran's private space sector

Officials could not persuade victim’s family to pardon his killer, which Iranian law allows

Bilateral drills work to support Indonesian foreign policy agenda that prioritizes nonalignment in the face of conflict between world powers

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner had called sweepstakes a scam that violates state election law and asked that it be shut down

miami — A Turkish businessman was arrested Monday in Miami and charged with helping Venezuela's state-run oil company circumvent U.S. sanctions. Taskin Torlak, 37, was arrested while attempting to return to Turkey, the Justice Department said in a statement. According to court documents, Torlak operated several companies involved in the shipment of sanctioned oil. Starting in 2020, he allegedly started working with unnamed co-conspirators and companies from Ukraine, China, Indonesia...

With less than 24 hours to go before the U.S. presidential election, one of the main issues for voters is the economy. The U.S. economy, the world’s largest, doesn’t just impact life in America, it has major impacts globally. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have vastly different economic policy plans. We speak with former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich for insights into each candidate’s economic policy plan and the implications each could have across the globe.

Russia refuses to confirm its plans for estimated 10,000 North Korean troops expected to fight alongside it in Ukraine

Opposition lawmakers argue move is detrimental to Pakistan's already fragile democracy

Polls show close contest, with 80 million ballots already cast ahead of Tuesday’s official Election Day

As U.S. voters remain largely dissatisfied with the economy under President Joe Biden, Kamala Harris has sought to define her own economic policy under the label of an opportunity economy. But what does that term mean, and how different is it than what Biden has offered? Among many contentious topics influencing the 2024 election, the economy remains the number one issue for a majority of voters. With Americans reporting feeling worse off financially despite positive economic trends, Vice...

At 21 years old, Noah Soulay is a grown man. He is tall, slim and speaks English with an American accent. He says he lived in New York for some time as a child. He is now incarcerated in Syria. When he was 12, Soulay's stepfather brought him and his mother here from Trinidad and Tobago to join Islamic State. At the height of its power, the militant group held land that was roughly the size of the United Kingdom in Syria and Iraq. IS's land-claim and the terror they inflicted on the...

People who were once the world’s most feared terrorists are in Syrian camps and jails without trials, and so are their children  

Long gone is Islamic State’s grip on parts of Iraq and Syria. Yet many of its former members remain in Syria, incarcerated in prisons and camps. Also locked away are tens of thousands of children who have never known a day of freedom.

Opposition parties call for resignations of top officials, including president and prime minister

American public becoming ‘numb’ to threats against First Amendment, say analysts

Are Trump’s tariffs a radical departure from the economic consensus, or business as usual?

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The protesters, who waved Georgian and European Union flags, demanded a new vote under international supervision and an investigation of alleged irregularities

Two years after one of Pakistan’s best-known journalists was killed in Kenya, his widow is losing hope of getting justice. The case comes as media watchdogs highlight Pakistan’s record of failing to investigate attacks on media. Sarah Zaman narrates this story by Tabinda Naeem. Video: Iram Abbasi