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Iranian leader Ahmad Alamolhoda urges citizens to not be misled by Israel’s ‘psychological warfare’

20 Jun 2025 | 6:55 PM

Tehran, June 20 (UNI) Ahmad Alamolhoda, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s representative in Iran’s northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi, said on Friday that Iranians should not be alarmed by the deaths of commanders, nuclear programme officials, or the loss of social assets, which he said was part of Israel’s "psychological warfare", reports Iran International.

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Trump gives Iran a 2-week window to open negotiations before considering US military action

Trump gives Iran a 2-week window to open negotiations before considering US military action

20 Jun 2025 | 5:55 PM

Washington, June 20 (UNI) Mulling over US options, President Donald Trump has said that it will give Iran a two-week window to open negotiations before considering direct US military intervention in the conflict, reports CNN.

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Iran’s key advisory body denounces Trump’s calls for Iranian surrender, says it’s not an option

20 Jun 2025 | 5:44 PM

Tehran, June 20 (UNI) Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council, a key institution in the country's political structure, has strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s remarks on Iran to either surrender or ‘face the slaughter’, declaring that surrender or accepting imposed peace is not an option, reports Iran International.

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Middle East plunging into abyss of instability and war, says Kremlin

Middle East plunging into abyss of instability and war, says Kremlin

20 Jun 2025 | 5:09 PM

St Petersburg, June 20 (UNI) The Middle East region is now plunging into the abyss of instability and war, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

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Ex-US intelligence officer says Ukraine is only going to suffer further amid Russia’s ongoing advantage

20 Jun 2025 | 4:46 PM

Washington, June 20 (UNI) Former American intelligence officer Tony Shaffer has said that Russia’s ongoing tactical advantage over Ukraine, is only going to cause further problems for Kyiv, reports RIA Novosti.

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Russia closely monitoring billionaire Samvel Karapetyan’s arrest in Armenia, says Kremlin

Russia closely monitoring billionaire Samvel Karapetyan’s arrest in Armenia, says Kremlin

20 Jun 2025 | 4:30 PM

Moscow/Yerevan, June 20 (UNI) Russia is closely monitoring the situation around Russian billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan’s arrest in Armenia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

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Spain won’t back NATO proposal to raise defence spending to 5 pc of GDP

Spain won’t back NATO proposal to raise defence spending to 5 pc of GDP

20 Jun 2025 | 4:10 PM

Madrid, June 20 (UNI) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that Madrid would not support the proposal to increase the alliance's defence spending to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2032, according to a letter published by El Pais newspaper.

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Pakistan strives to improve healthcare system for healthy future: PM

Pakistan strives to improve healthcare system for healthy future: PM

20 Jun 2025 | 3:39 PM

Islamabad, June 20 (UNI) Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the country has been striving to improve the healthcare system for a healthy future.

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Europe incapable of aiding Ukraine effectively to defeat Russia: Former British diplomat

Europe incapable of aiding Ukraine effectively to defeat Russia: Former British diplomat

20 Jun 2025 | 2:55 PM

London, Jun 20 (UNI) Europe does not possess the capability to continue sending military aid to Ukraine on the scale needed by it to defeat Russia, said former UK Ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray.

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Iran condemns Israeli attack on Arak N-plant

Iran condemns Israeli attack on Arak N-plant

20 Jun 2025 | 2:42 PM

Tehran, June 20 (UNI) Iran condemns Israel’s strike on the Arak heavy water reactor plant, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday, adding that Tel Aviv had targeted a safeguarded nuclear facility in violation of international law.

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Chinese researchers develop new sensing system for realtime environmental monitoring

20 Jun 2025 | 2:10 PM

Lanzhou, June 20 (UNI) Chinese researchers have developed a new type of self-powered and self-calibrated sensing system, which allows real-time environmental monitoring in diverse environments, according to Lanzhou University in northwest China's Gansu province.

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269 Afghan nationals released from Pakistan, return home

20 Jun 2025 | 2:03 PM

Kabul, June 20 (UNI) A total of 269 Afghan nationals who were held in Pakistan's prisons have been set free and repatriated to their homeland Afghanistan on Thursday, reported the local media outlet Tolonews on Friday.

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Netanyahu says IDF is capable of destroying all N-facilities of Iran

20 Jun 2025 | 2:02 PM

Tel Aviv/Tehran, June 20 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel had already destroyed "more than half" of Iran's missile launchers and was "capable of striking all of Iran's nuclear facilities."

In an interview with the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, Netanyahu said seven days into the war, Israeli forces were ahead of schedule in their offensive against Iranian nuclear and missile sites, although he did not give a timeline for an end to the Israeli attacks.

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23 held accountable for fatal coal mine accident in northeast China

20 Jun 2025 | 1:58 PM

Harbin, June 20 (UNI) A total of 23 people are deemed to be responsible for a coal mine accident in May 2024, which caused five fatalities in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, an investigation report said on Friday.

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Israel Defence Minister warns Hezbollah to stay out of Israel-Iran war

Israel Defence Minister warns Hezbollah to stay out of Israel-Iran war

20 Jun 2025 | 12:44 PM

Tel Aviv, June 20 (UNI) Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz issued a stark warning to the Hezbollah terror group on Friday, telling it to stay out of the Iran-Israel conflict, saying the group “has not learned the lesson of its predecessors.”

“The Lebanese proxy should be careful and understand that if there is terror – there will be no Hezbollah,” Katz wrote on X.

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