CNN — An Iranian-Kurdish footballer has been arrested on charges of “incitement against the regime” as Tehran cracks down on anti-government protesters, according...
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CNN — After a frustrating 1-1 draw against Wales, this World Cup isn’t about to get any easier for the United States Men’s...
CNN — Do you believe in the holiday food coma? Many people do. A mainstay on the dinner table at this time of...
UN rights chief says ‘full-fledged’ crisis underway in Iran amid crackdown on protesters | CNN
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CNN — Iran is in a “full-fledged human rights crisis” as authorities clamp down on anti-regime dissidents, according to the United Nations High...
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — Pakistan on Thursday named former spy chief Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir as chief of the South Asian country’s...
CNN — Palestinian gunmen stormed a hospital in Jenin and seized the body of a young Israeli Druze civilian who had been in...
US diplomat highlights CNN’s report on ‘unspeakable’ rapes of Iranian activists in detention | CNN
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CNN — America’s top diplomat for Iran has highlighted CNN’s investigation into sexual violence that revealed sexual assaults on male and female activists,...
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Nuclear watchdog says Iran enriching up to 60% at underground Fordow nuclear facility | CNN
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CNN — Iran has begun producing uranium enriched up to 60% in its underground Fordow nuclear facility, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA)...
Saudi Arabia stuns Lionel Messi’s Argentina in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history | CNN
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Lusail, Qatar CNN — Saudi Arabia produced one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history Tuesday, beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 in...