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Iran’s response to an airstrike on its Syrian consulate – which reportedly killed a senior military commander – will be “harsh”, the country’s ambassador has warned. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was reportedly killed in the explosion, which destroyed the Iranian consulate building in the Syrian capital,
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Japan’s imperial family has made its Instagram debut, in an effort to shake off their reclusive image and reach out to younger people on social media. The Imperial Household Agency, a government agency in charge of the family’s affairs, posted 60 photos and five videos showing Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako’s public appearances over the
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Last spring, the mood in Ukraine was upbeat. The West had rallied to President Zelenskyy’s call for military support to enable a spring offensive, and there was an air of optimism that Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine was to be defeated. Russia-Ukraine latest: Putin signs conscription decree However, a year on, the much-anticipated Ukrainian spring
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Donald Trump has faced fresh criticism after posting a video showing an image of President Joe Biden hog-tied on the tailgate of a passing pick-up truck. The footage has fuelled accusations the Republican candidate is “inciting political violence” in the run-up to the presidential election, amid increasingly inflammatory rhetoric. The former US president posted the
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Ecuador’s youngest mayor and an aide were shot dead on Sunday, police in the South American country have said. Brigitte Garcia, 27-year-old mayor of San Vicente, and her communications director Jairo Loor, were found dead in Manabi province, officers said. Police added that the pair had both suffered gunshot wounds and that the gunfire had
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Ireland’s Leo Varadkar has announced he is stepping down as prime minister. In a statement delivered this afternoon in Dublin, Mr Varadkar said his reasons for leaving were “both personal and political”. He said he believed a new leader “will be better placed than me” to gain seats for his party Fine Gael in the
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