West Asia
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Are the US and Iran headed for a showdown in the final days of the Trump administration?
Any American military action against Tehran would make it much more difficult for Joe Biden to resurrect the 2015 nuclear deal.
Clive Williams, The Conversation
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In Syria, coronavirus pandemic has altered the priorities of the Assad regime
For the first time, some male residents of Syria can evade military service by paying a fee, without having to leave the country.
Rahaf Aldoughli, The Conversation
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All eyes on Saudi Arabia as the UAE and Bahrain normalise ties with Israel
Until July, Egypt and Jordan were the only Arab nations that officially recognised the Jewish state.
Ben Rich, The Conversation
Trending
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Legally dubious, politically profitable: Why BJP scrapped the Muslim OBC quota in Karnataka
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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India’s ‘thought-free’ universities and the danger of the ripples from a single dissenting pebble
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Thousands attend Iranian general’s funeral procession, chants of ‘death to America’ heard
Iran on Friday vowed to take ‘severe revenge’ for the killing of Qasem Soleimani in a US air strike.
Scroll Staff
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Iranian general killed in US airstrike was behind ‘terror plots as far as Delhi’, claims Trump
The US president was referring to a February 2012 bomb explosion in which an Israeli diplomat was injured.
Scroll Staff
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At least six killed as US targets pro-Iran militia near Baghdad: Reports
This came hours before the funeral of senior Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the US on Friday morning.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Policemen help elderly man collect spilled grains after the sack fell off his motorcycle
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Watch: Traffic constable’s dog rides on motorbike in watermelon-shell helmet to raise awareness
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Watch: Toddler shoots basketball through hoop behind his back, stuns father and brother
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Watch: Mumbai’s Gateway of India is the backdrop for Christian Dior fashion show
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Watch: Rescuers pull out devotees who fell into Indore temple stepwell after the roof collapsed
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Iran: Ayatollah Khamenei appoints successor of top general killed in US airstrike
Brigadier General Esmail Qaani will head the elite Quds Force, Khamenei announced hours after Qassem Soleimani’s assassination in Baghdad.
Scroll Staff
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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei, President Rouhani vow to avenge top general’s killing
US President Donald Trump ordered the strikes that killed Iran’s Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
Scroll Staff
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Qatar bars shops from selling goods from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt
The Arab nations had severed diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar last year.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Viduthalai Part 1’ review: A blistering portrayal of power run amok
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‘Murder Mystery 2’ review: An enjoyably silly return to bumbling adventure
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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Iranian president says the Islamic State, ‘fed and armed’ by the West, has been defeated in Syria
Hassan Rouhani congratulated Iraq, Syria and Lebanon for the ‘great achievement’.
Scroll Staff
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Saudi Arabia brings down ballistic missile fired from Yemen near Riyadh airport
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they had launched the missile.
Scroll Staff
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Four Arab countries say they are ready for talks with Qatar, but with conditions
The foreign ministers of the states said Doha must stop funding terrorism and not interfere with the external affairs of other nations.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2023: Indian Premier League returns for 16th edition, back to the glory days of home-away format
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