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High-Profile Assassinations Push Iran and Israel to the Brink of War
A pair of high-profile assassinations has pushed the Middle East closer to the brink of a wider regional war and upended high-stakes cease-fire and hostage negotiations over the war in Gaza. Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander, and Ismail...
Iran warily backs Hamas response to Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Iran welcomes any decision “that would result in stopping the genocide of Palestinians, the withdrawal of the occupying Zionist army from Gaza, respect for the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, the entry of humanitarian aid, and...
British woman transferred to Iran's Evin prison after inmate deaths
The family of Lindsay Foreman, who is detained in Iran with her husband Craig, say they are "relieved" she was transferred to Tehran's Evin Prison after two months in a jail where several women died. Demonstrations and hunger strikes broke out at...
Family of UK couple detained in Iran may seek Trump's aid - Telegraph
Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52, were arrested in January while traveling through Iran on an around-the-world motorcycle tour. Iranian authorities accused them of espionage — charges their relatives have forefully denied. The pair have been...
Oncology Healthcare Providers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Chemotherapy-Induced Myelosuppression in Ovarian Cancer in Haikou, China
Introduction Ovarian cancer is a leading cause of death from gynecologic malignancy,1 with a lifetime risk estimated at 1 in 50–70 women.2–4 The highest incidence of ovarian cancer is reported in individuals aged 60–64 years, with most ovarian...
Irankunda praised for ‘positive’ response to setback
Socceroos coach Tony Popovic has hailed the growing maturity of teenage sensation Nestory Irankunda, who is set to again be a focal point of Australia’s attack in upcoming games against Canada and the United States. Irankunda was among the...
Lebanon says Israeli strikes on south kill two
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed two people and wounded seven others on November 3, 2025 the Lebanese health ministry said, after Israel threatened to expand its attacks against Iran-backed Hezbollah. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)...
Investors should exit IT funds, enter diversified funds: Dinshaw Irani of Helios India
Personal Finance News Diversified funds spread investment across assets to reduce risk associated with any particular asset or sector. (Picture Credit: Getty Images) Kolkata: The Indian IT sector is growing at a very tepid pace. While the growth...
Morning Brief: Trump Says He Wants Peace Deal with Iran, Trump-Xi Meeting Still Planned, Chinese Cyberattacks on Taiwan Surge,
Good morning — here’s your Tuesday, October 14, 2025, world brief. The US Army expands dining privatization across more bases, while Trump calls for peace with Iran and prepares to meet China’s Xi amid trade tensions. Libya’s coastguard faces new...
How Israeli raids uprooted lives in the West Bank’s Tulkarem refugee camp
Israeli operations in three Palestinian refugee camps displaced more than 32,000 people, says UNRWA UN inquiry says Operation Iron Wall has “significantly altered” local geography and constitutes a “collective punishment” Anan Tello LONDON: In...
Zeynab Jalalian’s right to medical treatment is being denied
The Human Rights Organization (HRNA) released a report on the health condition of Kurdish political prisoner Zeynab Jalalian, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Yazd Prison in Iran. The report underlined that Jalalian is the only woman...
Rhode Island doctor loses bid to return to the United States
(WJAR) — A federal judge in Boston tossed out the attempt by a Rhode Island-based doctor to return to the U.S. after federal border agents at Logan Airport refused her reentry to the country and put her on a plane back to her home country of...
Local small business owners navigate economic uncertainty
WHITE MARSH, Md. — Small business owners are feeling the economic pressure and searching for ways to survive in an increasingly challenging marketplace. WATCH: Local small business owners navigate economic uncertainty Local small business owners...
Israeli man dies from injuries sustained in Iranian missile attack
A 76-year-old man wounded in an Iranian missile strike in June died of his injuries on Monday, nearly four months after his life partner was killed by the same projectile in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv. Aharon Mizrahi was seriously wounded on June...
Implicit Leadership Theories and Traits: A Qualitative Study of Managers in a Medical Sciences University
Introduction Effective leadership is critical for the performance, resilience, and ethical functioning of academic health institutions, which must simultaneously deliver clinical services, educate future health professionals, and respond to...
Denmark embassy in Tehran: No demand for foreign nurses
According to the embassy, this misconception has spread largely due to misleading advertisements by travel and employment agencies. In an official letter to Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Danish Embassy announced that following a new...
Execution halted at last moment in case of murdered Tehran University student
Hamidreza Haji Esfandiari, the attorney representing Khaleghi’s family, said the convicted killer, identified as Ahmad, was brought to the gallows and even had the noose placed around his neck when the victim’s family decided to stop the...
A State Losing the World: Israel’s Genocide, Collapsing Legitimacy, and the Vanishing of Friends
For decades, Israel has been the West’s most protected project: armed, shielded, and rhetorically insulated by the Atlantic political class. It was said—repeatedly—that Israel was “the only democracy in the Middle East,” a delicate outpost of...
The North Korean Conundrum
Donald Trump’s recent swing through Asia was largely harmonious, as he struck a positive tone in his dealings with everyone from South Korea’s very progressive president, Lee Jae Myung, to Japan’s very conservative prime minister, Sanae Takaichi,...
Iraq reports bird flu among poultry in north, animal health agency says
PARIS (Reuters) -Iraq has reported an outbreak of severe bird flu among poultry in the north of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday. The highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu,...