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Marcos to Rajapaksa: A short guide to leaders fleeing their nations

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not the first leader to have fled their country in the face of popular unrest. Here is a brief list mentioning some of them

A day after US warning, Russian President Putin set to visit Iran next week

During the trip to Tehran next Tuesday, Vladimir Putin will attend a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Iran and Turkey

Iran set to deliver armed drones to Russia amid war, says White House

The White House has said it believes Russia is turning to Iran to provide it with hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones, for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine

Iran rejects UK claim of seizing Iranian weapons shipment to Yemen

The spokesman of Iran's Foreign Ministry on Friday rejected the British government's claim that it had seized the shipment of Iranian weapons to Yemen, according to the ministry's website.

US sanctions should be lifted to ensure investment in Iran: Official

The "oppressive" US sanctions against Iran should be lifted in such a way that all countries can easily invest in Iran while maintaining their long-term interests

At least three killed as magnitude 6.0 earthquake jolts Southern Iran

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Southern Iran on Saturday, killing at least three people

Iran says ready for new talks with US to revive 2015 nuclear deal

Iran said it is ready for new indirect talks with the United States to overcome the last hurdles to revive its tattered 2015 nuclear deal with major powers

Iran, Argentina apply to join BRICS bloc after recent summit: Report

Ahead of the summit, Saudi Arabia too expressed interest to join the grouping, according to reports

Iran carries out second launch of homemade satellite carrier: Official

Iran has successfully launched for the second time a domestically-developed hybrid-propellant satellite carrier rocket into space, a Defense Ministry spokesman announced

Iran state TV announces rocket launch as nuclear talks to resume

The news comes after the European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, traveled to Tehran in a push to resuscitate stalemated negotiations over Iran's nuclear deal

Gunman kills 2, injures 20 during Oslo Pride festival; terror suspected

Investigators said the suspect, identified as a 42-year-old Norwegian citizen originally from Iran, was arrested after opening fire at three locations in downtown Oslo.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hits Iran, epicenter at depth of 10km

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hit Iran on Saturday at 03

US contradictory behaviour preventing nuke talks from fruition: Iran

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said the contradiction between US actions and words is preventing the Vienna talks from reviving a 2015 nuclear deal from fruition

Oil prices drop 2% on recession concerns, heading for weekly fall

The US government said while it is pursuing diplomacy to revive a nuclear deal with Iran, it will continue to use sanctions to limit exports of oil from Iran

Oil prices rebound as new Iran sanctions fuel more supply concerns

The market had been lower earlier as interest rate hikes in the United States, Britain and Switzerland fed concerns about a slowdown in global economic growth.

Satellite images suggest Iran preparing for rocket launch amid tensions

Iran appeared to be readying for a space launch Tuesday as satellite images showed a rocket on a rural desert launch pad, just as tensions remain high over Tehran's nuclear program

Iran currency drops to all-time low of 332,000 per dollar amid US sanctions

Traders in Tehran exchanged the rial at 332,000 to the U.S. dollar, up from 327,500 on Saturday

Iran, Taiwan reject Indian tea shipments citing phytosanitary issues

Taiwan and Iran have rejected three containers of tea sent from India due to phytosanitary issues and presence of pesticides beyond permissible limits

Tajikistan taps Iran to counter terror radiating from Afghanistan

The threat of terror from Afghanistan and Russian-Ukrainian conflict is driving new geo-political in Central Asia. Nothing exemplifies it more than the recent Iran-Tajikistan reproachment

IAEA warns of 'fatal blow' to nuclear deal as Iran removes cameras

Iran had warned of retaliation if the IAEA's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution drafted by the United States, France, Britain and Germany criticising Tehran