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The West must be ready to face the ‘deadly quartet’ of global adversaries, analysts warn
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The West must be ready to face the ‘deadly quartet’ of global adversaries, analysts warn

NATO leaders attend the Allied and Partner Heads of State and Government Meeting as part of the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Washington DC., United States on July 11, 2024. Anadolu | Getty Images LONDON — Hot on the heels of last week’s NATO summit that highlighted the threat and “systemic challenges” […]

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As NATO meets, leaders look to ‘Trump-proof’ the military alliance
Politics

As NATO meets, leaders look to ‘Trump-proof’ the military alliance

Former U.S. president Donald Trump pictured during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at Winfield House, London on Dec. 3, 2019. NICHOLAS KAMM | AFP | Getty Images As NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary with a summit in Washington this week, the alliance is facing some familiar foes and challenges: Russia’s war on Ukraine […]

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Iran’s new president may perhaps be a reformist, but adjust continues to be distant
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Iran’s new president may perhaps be a reformist, but adjust continues to be distant

Freshly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits to the shrine of the Islamic Republic’s founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran on July 06, 2024. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Illustrations or photos Iran on Friday elected its 1st “reformist” president in 20 years, signaling lots of voters’ rejection of hardline conservative policies amid reduced […]

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Iran elects reformist Masoud Pezeshkian in presidential runoff vote
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Iran elects reformist Masoud Pezeshkian in presidential runoff vote

FILE Image: Presidential prospect Masoud Pezeshkian shows the victory signal through a campaign celebration in Tehran, Iran June 23, 2024. Majid Asgaripour | By way of Reuters Iran elected Masoud Pezeshkian to its presidency, in an unforeseen victory for the country’s reformist camp amid deep social discontent, economic hardship, and regional war. Pezeshkian gained 16.3 […]

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Iran faces runoff election involving reformist and ultra-conservative presidential candidates amid file reduced turnout
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Iran faces runoff election involving reformist and ultra-conservative presidential candidates amid file reduced turnout

A citizen is seen in front of the candidates posters for the 14th presidential elections on the streets in advance of the early presidential election in Tehran, Iran on June 27, 2024.  Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Photos Iran is headed for a runoff election on Friday, July 5, that will see an extremely-appropriate wing […]

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Khamenei protégé, sole moderate neck and neck in Iran presidential race
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Khamenei protégé, sole moderate neck and neck in Iran presidential race

A citizen is viewed in entrance of the candidates posters for the 14th presidential elections on the streets in advance of the early presidential election in Tehran, Iran on June 27, 2024.  Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images A low-vital moderate and a protégé of Iran’s supreme leader are neck-and-neck in the vote count in […]

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Iran votes for its new president amid financial strife, crackdowns and regional war
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Iran votes for its new president amid financial strife, crackdowns and regional war

Iranian women solid their ballots at a polling station all through elections to select associates of parliament and a key clerical human body, in Tehran on March 1, 2024. ATTA KENARE | AFP Iran is voting for its next president Friday in a snap election subsequent the surprising dying of previous President Ebrahim Raisi in […]

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Israel warns of ‘devastating consequences’ as spike in fire with Lebanon risks wider conflict
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Israel warns of ‘devastating consequences’ as spike in fire with Lebanon risks wider conflict

Smoke and flame rise after Hezbollah carried out a missile attack on Safed city, northern Israel on June 12, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images A senior U.S. adviser will travel to Israel in a bid to cool rising tensions at the Lebanon border, where recent rains of missiles have reignited the risk of […]

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Iran’s upcoming snap elections: A battle of anti-western hardliners
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Iran’s upcoming snap elections: A battle of anti-western hardliners

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei leads funeral prayer for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials who died in a helicopter crash at the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran on May 22, 2024.  Iranian Leader Press Office | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran is holding snap elections on […]

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U.S. dismissed evidence key U.K. financial institution was assisting fund sanctioned Iranian teams, whistleblower suggests
Finance

U.S. dismissed evidence key U.K. financial institution was assisting fund sanctioned Iranian teams, whistleblower suggests

Key Points London-based mostly Regular Chartered, which primarily serves clientele in rising marketplaces, was previously punished with extra than $1.7 billion in fines right after admitting in 2012 and 2019 to violating sanctions on Iran and other blacklisted nations around the world. The lender denies that it ran transactions for any companies specified as terrorists. […]

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