![Lavrov Calls Election Campaign in United States ‘A Pitiful Sight’](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/04/10/140204101317065427865962.jpeg)
![Lavrov Calls Election Campaign in United States ‘A Pitiful Sight’](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/04/10/140204101317065427865962.jpeg)
![Marianne Williamson Presses Biden to Withdraw: ‘We Need to Recalibrate Quickly’](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/17/1403041713211389730509482.png)
Marianne Williamson Presses Biden to Withdraw: ‘We Need to Recalibrate Quickly’
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Former US presidential candidate Marianne Williamson is putting pressure on President Biden to withdraw from the race, arguing that the Democratic Party needs to “recalibrate quickly” ahead of the election.
![China, Belarus Militaries Conduct Joint Training Exercise](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1401/02/14/1401021411495493625267812.jpg)
China, Belarus Militaries Conduct Joint Training Exercise
TEHRAN(Tasnim) – According to the annual plan and mutual agreement between China and Belarus, the militaries of both countries will conduct a joint training exercise of ground forces in the vicinity of Brest, Belarus, in early to mid-July, China’s Ministry of National Defense said Sunday.
![Far Right Bids for Power As France Holds Parliamentary Election](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/17/1403041710150732930507302.jpg)
Far Right Bids for Power As France Holds Parliamentary Election
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – France is holding a parliamentary run-off election on Sunday that will reconfigure the political landscape, with opinion polls forecasting the far-right National Rally (RN) will win the most votes but likely fall short of a majority.
![America Doesn’t Have A President: Musk](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/08/03/1402080315174041928644962.jpg)
America Doesn’t Have A President: Musk
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US does not have an actual president and has not had one “for a while,” Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk suggested.
![Heavy Rains Trigger Landslides in Nepal, 11 Killed, 8 Missing](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/17/1403041710494481830507632.jpg)
Heavy Rains Trigger Landslides in Nepal, 11 Killed, 8 Missing
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing at least 11 people in the last 36 hours in Nepal and blocking key highways and roads, officials said on Sunday.
![Any NATO Extension to Asia Will End in Failure, Chinese Newspaper Writes](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/03/25/1403032510375790530296062.jpg)
Any NATO Extension to Asia Will End in Failure, Chinese Newspaper Writes
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The majority of Asian countries oppose the North Atlantic Alliance’s moves to stretch its tentacles further in the Asia-Pacific region, the Global Times wrote, warning that such plans by NATO will only end in failure.
![Starmer Seeks ‘Immediate Reset’ of Relationship with North, Scotland, Wales on UK Tour](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/16/1403041610304161130500542.jpg)
Starmer Seeks ‘Immediate Reset’ of Relationship with North, Scotland, Wales on UK Tour
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was seeking an “immediate reset” of the relationship between the Westminster government and devolved nations as he embarks on a tour of all four corners of Britain.
![Pennsylvania Capitol Evacuated after Bomb Threat](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/17/1403041715175735130510792.jpg)
Pennsylvania Capitol Evacuated after Bomb Threat
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was evacuated Saturday after state lawmakers received an email from an individual claiming they had placed explosives in the complex and were armed with a knife.
![Man Shot Dead by Australian Police after Threatening Officers with Knife](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1394/09/02/139409021228481886562102.jpg)
Man Shot Dead by Australian Police after Threatening Officers with Knife
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A man threatened police officers with a knife in a police station was shot dead by police on Saturday night in Australia’s state of Queensland.
![4 Killed, 3 Injured in Mass Shooting at Birthday Party, Kentucky Authorities Say](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/08/27/1398082720332768218917862.jpg)
4 Killed, 3 Injured in Mass Shooting at Birthday Party, Kentucky Authorities Say
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Four people were killed and three others were injured in a mass shooting early Saturday morning inside a home where people were celebrating a 21st birthday party in northern Kentucky, according to police.
![New PM Starmer Names Ministerial Team after Landslide UK Election Win](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/16/1403041610304161130500542.jpg)
New PM Starmer Names Ministerial Team after Landslide UK Election Win
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United Kingdom’s newly elected Keir Starmer has announced key members of his ministerial team after his center-left Labor Party’s landslide general election victory ended 14 years of Conservative rule.
![Voters in France's Overseas Territories Kick Off A Pivotal Parliamentary Election](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/12/1403041209173268930457002.jpg)
Voters in France's Overseas Territories Kick Off A Pivotal Parliamentary Election
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Voters in France’s overseas territories and living abroad started casting ballots Saturday in parliamentary runoff elections that could hand an unprecedented victory to the nationalist far right.
![Trump Seeks to Disavow 'Project 2025' despite Ties to Conservative Group](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/10/21/1402102115430358629180752.jpg)
Trump Seeks to Disavow 'Project 2025' despite Ties to Conservative Group
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Former US president Donald Trump tried to distance himself on July 5 from a conservative group’s sweeping plans for the next Republican presidency, days after its leader claimed a second American Revolution was underway that would “remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”
![US Nuclear Missile Program Costs Soar to around $160 Billion, Sources Say](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/02/11/1400021114545521522668032.jpg)
US Nuclear Missile Program Costs Soar to around $160 Billion, Sources Say
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The cost of a US Air Force program to replace aging nuclear missiles has ballooned to about $160 billion from $95.8 billion, three people familiar with the matter said, threatening to slash funding for other key modernization plans.
![Political Unrest Worldwide Is Fueled by High Prices, Huge Debts](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/12/1403041211124183130457732.jpg)
Political Unrest Worldwide Is Fueled by High Prices, Huge Debts
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Like a globe-spanning tornado that touches down with little predictability, deep economic anxieties are leaving a trail of political turmoil and violence across poor and rich countries alike.
![Evacuations Ordered As New California Wildfire Ignites in Scorching Heat Wave](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/05/14/1399051406042061520887232.jpg)
Evacuations Ordered As New California Wildfire Ignites in Scorching Heat Wave
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Scorching temperatures on the Fourth of July fueled wildfires in California, as warnings from meteorologists that the coming days could see dangerously hot weather.
![China Autos Group 'Strongly Dissatisfied' with EU Anti-Subsidy Tariffs](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1396/03/28/1396032815451549111183562.jpg)
China Autos Group 'Strongly Dissatisfied' with EU Anti-Subsidy Tariffs
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) is "strongly dissatisfied" with anti-subsidy tariffs proposed by the European Union, the industry group said in a statement on Saturday.
![Armenia, US to Hold Joint Military Drills on July 15-24](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/16/1403041611341663630501262.jpg)
Armenia, US to Hold Joint Military Drills on July 15-24
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Armenia and the United States will hold joint military exercises in Armenia on July 15-24, the Armenian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
![US Scraps Military Drills with NATO Hopeful](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/16/1403041614453444530503012.jpg)