A CIA-backed 1953 coup in Iran haunts the country with people still trying to make sense of it | AP News

A CIA-backed 1953 coup in Iran haunts the country with people still trying to make sense of it | AP News

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Seventy years after a CIA-orchestrated coup toppled Iran’s prime minister, its legacy remains both contentious and complicated for the Islamic Republic as tensions stay high with the United States. While highlighted as a symbol of Western imperialism by Iran’s theocracy, the coup unseating Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh — over America’s fears

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AP WAS THERE: A 1953 CIA-led coup in Iran topples prime minister, cements shah’s power | AP News

AP WAS THERE: A 1953 CIA-led coup in Iran topples prime minister, cements shah’s power | AP News

EDITOR’S NOTE — In August 1953, a CIA-backed coup toppled Iran’s prime minister, cementing the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi for over 25 years before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The coup, carried out by allied members of its military and security forces, came after then-Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh had nationalized the country’s oil industry.

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Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on | AP News

Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on | AP News

LONDON (AP) — Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change.People in the 27-nation European Union can alter some of what shows up when they search, scroll and share on the biggest social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and other tech giants like Google and Amazon.That’s because Big Tech companies, most headquartered

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India’s Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree on efforts to de-escalate border tensions | AP News

India’s Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree on efforts to de-escalate border tensions | AP News

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s prime minister and China’s leader agreed Thursday to intensify efforts to de-escalate tensions at the disputed border between them and bring home thousands of their troops deployed there, according to an official from India’s foreign ministry. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of a

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Nemački poslovni lideri protiv odvajanja od Kine

Nemački poslovni lideri protiv odvajanja od Kine

Tehnologija | 24.08.2023 | access_time 16:15 Kinesko-nemački inovacioni park u Tajčangu, u istočnoj kineskoj provinciji Đijangsu (Xinhua/Li Bo) Nemački poslovni sektor je optimističan u pogledu saradnje sa Kinom i ne može da se odvoji od Kine, rekli su nemački poslovni lideri.Hajno Budenberg, izvršni direktor nemačkog preduzeća za proizvodnju čelika visoke tehnologije, rekao je u nedavnom

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US sues SpaceX for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and others | AP News

US sues SpaceX for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and others | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued SpaceX, the rocket company founded and run by Elon Musk, for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and people seeking or already granted asylum. The complaint, filed in an administrative court within the department, asserts that SpaceX wrongly claimed that federal export control laws barred

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EU: Zabrinjavajuća odluka vlasti Severne Mitrovice koja može uticati na bezbednost na Kosovu

EU: Zabrinjavajuća odluka vlasti Severne Mitrovice koja može uticati na bezbednost na Kosovu

 Evropska unija (EU) je zabrinuta da bi odluka lokalnih vlasti u Severnoj Mitrovici da se oslobodi njihov objekat u kojem se nalaze institucije Srbije mogla da utiče na bezbednosnu situaciju na Kosovu.”Zabrinuti smo zbog implikacija odlukakoje je donela administracija Opštine Severna Mitrovica o korišćenju javnih i opštinskih prostora i zgrada, kojima se, između ostalog, traži

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Police arrest two men in suspected torching of British pub cherished for its lopsided walls | AP News

Police arrest two men in suspected torching of British pub cherished for its lopsided walls | AP News

LONDON (AP) — Two men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of torching an historic British pub in central England that was famous for its lopsided walls and sagging foundation, police said.The suspects were being questioned by Staffordshire Police about the Aug. 5 blaze that gutted the 18th century Crooked House pub in the village of

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