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French Town to Block Sign Showing Link to Iran’s Khomeini

A town in France has decided to hide from public view a sign noting its brief connection to the former supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

US Says It Intercepted Iranian Weapons Bound for Yemen

The U.S. Navy said Tuesday it intercepted a shipment of assault rifles last week bound for Yemen that it believes came from Iran.

Up to 4 million children in Pakistan still living next to stagnant and contaminated floodwater

More than four months after a national state of emergency was declared in Pakistan, up to 4 million children are still living near contaminated and stagnant flood waters, risking their survival and wellbeing, UNICEF warned, on January 9.

Erdogan Tells Putin a Cease-Fire Should Support Ukraine Peace Efforts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russian leader Vladimir Putin that negotiations to halt Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should be supported by a unilateral cease-fire.