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  • Iran Urges Fair Process in Selecting Next UN Chief 16 Dec 2025

    Iran Urges Fair Process in Selecting Next UN Chief

    TEHRAN - Iran has called for a fair process to select the next UN secretary-general, warning that candidates who remained silent on unlawful military attacks against Iran’s peaceful nuclear program are unfit — in an apparent reference to the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi.

Protests in Chicago over Police Brutality against Floyd 31 May 2020

Protests in Chicago over Police Brutality against Floyd

Several police cars were damaged, including at least one set on fire, as protests continued Saturday over the death of George Floyd.

NASA resumes historic SpaceX launch 31 May 2020

NASA resumes historic SpaceX launch

SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched two Americans into orbit from Florida on Saturday in a landmark mission marking the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from US soil in nine years.

Bomb explosion in Kabul kills 2, injures 6 30 May 2020

Bomb explosion in Kabul kills 2, injures 6

A bomb blast in the capital of Afghanistan has left 2 killed and 6 injured on Saturday.

Anti-racism protests turned US into battlefield 30 May 2020

Anti-racism protests turned US into battlefield

George Floyd’s death by the US police has caused a ripple of protests throughout the US, turning the country into a battlefield between police and demonstrators.

COVID-19 Cases Jump in India, Modi Expecting Long Battle 30 May 2020

COVID-19 Cases Jump in India, Modi Expecting Long Battle

India reported a record daily jump of 7,964 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, with a recent surge in cases as lockdown restrictions start to ease.

Sheriff’s Office in Portland on Fire 30 May 2020

Sheriff’s Office in Portland on Fire

Angry protesters in Portland, US state of Oregon, have started fires inside a building that holds the county’s sheriff’s office, during a protest against the killing of George Floyd by police.

SpaceX Starship Prototype Explodes in Texas 30 May 2020

SpaceX Starship Prototype Explodes in Texas

The Starship SN4 prototype, built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company for interplanetary flights, has blown up after an engine test in Texas.

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man in Ramallah 30 May 2020

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man in Ramallah

Israeli forces opened fire and killed a young Palestinian man who was driving his car in the vicinity of a settlement near the village of Nabi Saleh, located to the northwest of the Palestinian administrative capital Ramallah.

Rights Group Reports over 100 Violations by Israeli forces in Palestine 30 May 2020

Rights Group Reports over 100 Violations by Israeli forces in Palestine

 The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) documented over 100 violations of international human rights law inflicted by Israeli occupation forces and settlers in just one week in the occupied Palestinian territories.

1 Dead in Protests in Detroit; Police says 30 May 2020

1 Dead in Protests in Detroit; Police says

One person was killed in downtown Detroit after someone in an SUV fired shots into a crowd of people gathering in protests for George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis custody.