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TEHRAN, Iran | Xinhua | Voting for Iran’s 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran’s Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. He made the remarks in a live interview with Iran’s state-run IRIB TV, noting that though the polling stations’ doors were closed, those people …

The poll also revealed that, if the elections took place right now, 48% of voters would have picked Donald Trump, 78, while only 42% would have cast their ballots for Joe Biden NEW YORK, USA | TASS | About 70% of Americans believe that 81-year-old Joe Biden is too old …

NEW YORK, U.S.A | TASS | The season’s first presidential debate between incumbent US President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, ended in what many are calling a slam dunk win for the latter. Biden’s stunted performance in the debate was described as the final nail in his political …

WASHINGTON | TASS | China will ship two giant pandas to the United States for the first time in 21 years, reviving the practice of panda diplomacy, the press service of the San Diego Zoo, which will host the animals, said. Four-year-old male Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, a female …

BERLIN | Xinhua |  Germany’s new citizenship law took effect on Thursday, enabling quicker naturalization and allowing multiple passports. A central election promise of the current government, the reform allows naturalization after five years instead of eight, provided that applicants demonstrate successful integration, proficiency in German, and financial independence while …

TEHRAN | Xinhua |  Spokesman for Iran’s Constitutional Council Hadi Tahan Nazif said on Thursday that nearly 59,000 polling stations have been set up in more than 95 states for the country’s 14th presidential election, scheduled for Friday. He made the remarks at a press conference in the Iranian capital …

NEW YORK, U.S.A | TASS | During televised debates with his election rival, former US President Donald Trump dodged the question on whether we was ready recognize Palestine as a sovereign country to settle the Middle East conflict. “I’d have to see,” he said. In his opinion, Biden fails to …

ATLANTA, the United States | Xinhua|  U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump took the stage at CNN’s Atlanta studio Thursday night for the first presidential debate of the 2024 election. Without shaking hands, Democratic incumbent Biden and his Republican rival Trump engaged in fierce exchanges that lasted …

MOSCOW | Xinhua | Changes may be made to the Russian nuclear doctrine in light of the Ukrainian conflict, local media reported Thursday, citing Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. Ryabkov said “further clarifications” would probably be made to the doctrine to reflect the experience from the Ukrainian conflict “when …

ROME, ITALY | Xinhua | The entire Gaza Strip is at high risk of famine, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned on Wednesday. The alarm was raised as a new report has shown that almost the entire population is facing “acute food insecurity, with 1 …