Iran
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‘Imperialist undertones’: global south condemns US-Israeli war with Iran
China calls it unacceptable to ‘kill leader of sovereign state’, while South Africa questions ‘pre-emptive’ ju…
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At least 22 people dead after pro-Iran protests in Pakistan and Iraq
US government buildings in Karachi and Baghdad targeted by crowds after killing of Ayatollah Ali KhameneiUS-Is…
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The splinternet: how online shutdowns are getting cheaper and easier to impose
Iran has shown how plausible blackouts now are, with far-reaching consequences for the internet as we know itD…
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Chinese technology underpins Iran’s internet control, report finds
The technologies include facial recognition tools used on Uyghurs in western China, say expertsIran’s architec…
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Displacement Film Fund review – Cate Blanchett masterminds short film collection that brims with life and intensity
Rotterdam film festivalA set of shorts by film-makers from Afghanistan, Iran, Ukraine, Syria and Somalia are s…
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Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia
Meanwhile, Iran grapples with one of worst droughts and temperatures fall 10C below normal in USMore heavy rai…
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Iran has taken care of millions of Afghan refugees with little international support | Letters
Ayoub Heidari of the Iranian embassy contests the claim that hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees may be r…
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Iran may release hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees into Iraq and Turkey
Tehran considers move as part of multi-pronged offensive after bombing of nuclear sites and restoration of san…
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China to show off military might in parade attended by anti-west leaders
Leaders of Russia, Iran and North Korea will be at event marking 80 years since defeat of Japan in second worl…
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China’s Victory day military parade: why are Putin and Kim Jong-un there, and what is the ‘axis of upheaval’?
The gathering in Beijing will include the leaders of Russia and North Korea, along with the Iranian president,…
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Iran and Russia stand to lose from US deal with Azerbaijan and Armenia
Trump-brokered peace treaty predicted to suffocate geopolitical influence of Washington’s rivals in regionIran…
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Jobless, homeless and helpless without a man: Afghan women expelled by Iran into hands of the Taliban
Those who fled Afghanistan fearing gender apartheid have been forced back to live in a society in which, witho…
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The Guardian view on the other Afghan scandal: countries are forcing refugees back to Taliban rule | Editorial
The British government’s secret scheme to bring those at risk to the UK has dominated headlines, but, worldwid…
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Pakistan debates Trump Nobel peace prize nomination after US strikes on Iran
Pakistani government had credited US president with ‘pivotal leadership’ in its ceasefire negotiations with In…
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Ukraine and UK to jointly produce long-range drones, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president says two countries will deepen defence cooperation with the objective to ‘stop Russian ter…