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Iran to play closed-door FIFA World Cup warm-up against Mali before Mexico departure
Iran to play closed-door FIFA World Cup warm-up against Mali before Mexico departure

Tehran [Iran], June 3 (ANI): Iran will play their FIFA World Cup warm-up fixture behind closed doors against Mali in Turkey on Thursday...

Iran sets World Cup travel date following visa delay
Iran sets World Cup travel date following visa delay

(Photo credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-Imagn Images) Despite visa delays, the Iranian national team will travel to Mexico this weekend...

Kuwait summons Iranian envoy, expels two diplomats amid Iranian attacks
Kuwait summons Iranian envoy, expels two diplomats amid Iranian attacks

KUWAIT CITY, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait on Wednesday summoned Iran's charge d'affaires, expelled two Iranian diplomats and reduced the...

Mets option Jonah Tong to Triple-A Syracuse
Mets option Jonah Tong to Triple-A Syracuse

(Photo credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images) The New York Mets optioned Jonah Tong to Triple-A Syracuse and recalled fellow right-hander...

US lawmakers push bill to curb investments in Chinese biotech sector
US lawmakers push bill to curb investments in Chinese biotech sector

Washington DC [US], June 3 (ANI): In a move aimed at countering China's growing influence in the global biotechnology industry, senior...

US, India pushing civil nuclear partnership to "new levels" with private sector focus: Sergio Gor
US, India pushing civil nuclear partnership to "new levels" with private sector focus: Sergio Gor

New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The US is looking to deepen civil nuclear cooperation with India and bring in private sector-led solutions...

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El Niño could raise temperatures to extreme highs, UN predicts
El Niño could raise temperatures to extreme highs, UN predicts

GENEVA, Switzerland: The United Nations weather agency said on June 2 that a moderate or possibly strong El Niño could develop, which...

Moderna among groups funded to fight Ebola outbreak
Moderna among groups funded to fight Ebola outbreak

GENEVA, Switzerland: Global health organization CEPI has committed roughly $60 million to accelerate the development of vaccines against...

Hungary's PM warns of legal action if president does not resign
Hungary's PM warns of legal action if president does not resign

BUDAPEST, Hungary: Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on June 1, after meeting President Tamas Sulyok, that if the president...

Netanyahu criticized after Trump halts Israeli strikes on Beirut
Netanyahu criticized after Trump halts Israeli strikes on Beirut

TEL AVIV, Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu is facing criticism at home after U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel would stop plans to...

After Israel's Lebanon incursion, Iran stops indirect talks with US
After Israel's Lebanon incursion, Iran stops indirect talks with US

DUBAI, U.A.E.: Iran has stopped indirect talks with the United States after Israel ordered its troops to move deeper into Lebanon to...

China’s Coast Guard conducts ‘law enforcement’ patrols east of Taiwan
China’s Coast Guard conducts ‘law enforcement’ patrols east of Taiwan

BEIJING/TAIPEI: China's Coast Guard said on June 1 that it carried out law enforcement patrols in waters east of Taiwan. This was...

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