Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has dismantled an armed group, says state TV

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has dismantled an armed group, says state TV

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard forces have dismantled armed bandits in the northwest of the country, state TV reported Tuesday. The report said ground forces of the Revolutionary Guard, known as IRGC in West Azerbaijan province, dismantled a counter-revolutionary terrorist team that was planning to enter Iran from its northwestern borders. Several

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Russian court orders arrest of opposition leader Navalny’s widow, who lives abroad

Russian court orders arrest of opposition leader Navalny’s widow, who lives abroad

A court in Russia on Tuesday ordered the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be arrested in absentia, part of a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on the opposition. Moscow’s Basmanny District Court ruled to arrest Yulia Navalnaya, who lives abroad, on charges of alleged involvement in an extremist group. Navalny, the fiercest political foe

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Spain’s church to compensate victims whose abusers have died. Victims say the plan lacks guarantees

Spain’s church to compensate victims whose abusers have died. Victims say the plan lacks guarantees

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Catholic bishops approved Tuesday a plan to compensate the victims of sexual abuse inside the Church whose alleged aggressors have died or whose possible crimes have been proscribed, an initiative the government and victims’ associations called lacking in real guarantees. The Spanish Episcopal Conference did not provide an estimate on

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Director of Kyiv children’s hospital targeted by Russian missile speaks following deadly attack | AP News

Director of Kyiv children’s hospital targeted by Russian missile speaks following deadly attack | AP News

The 10-story hospital, which is Ukraine’s largest medical facility for children, was caring for some 675 patients at the time of the attack. The missile hit a two-story wing of the hospital. Rescuers searched the rubble at the hospital for more dead and wounded, a day after Russian missiles slammed into the facility and cities

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