![South Korea's President Meets Leader of Striking Doctors As He Seeks to End Their Walkouts](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/12/13/1402121314472843129539462.jpg)
![South Korea's President Meets Leader of Striking Doctors As He Seeks to End Their Walkouts](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/12/13/1402121314472843129539462.jpg)
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Kuwait Voters Head to Polls to Pick New Parliament
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Voters in Kuwait are heading to the polls to elect new members of parliament as political disputes in recent years have created a deadlock between the National Assembly and the ruling family.
![To Restore Trust, West Needs to Give Up Idea of Russia’s Defeat: Envoy](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/04/01/1399040111465014220631872.jpg)
To Restore Trust, West Needs to Give Up Idea of Russia’s Defeat: Envoy
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The West should give up the illusion about the possibility of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia if it wants to regain Moscow’s trust, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov told reporters.
![West Wants All NATO Members to Assist Kiev as Long as It Keeps Fighting Russia: Lavrov](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/12/02/1402120213471872829435752.jpg)
West Wants All NATO Members to Assist Kiev as Long as It Keeps Fighting Russia: Lavrov
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Western countries are trying to compel all NATO member states to sign up for providing obligatory aid to Ukraine just so long as Kiev keeps up its fight against Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
![Helicopter Rescues Taiwan Miners As Earthquake Injuries Top 1,000](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/01/15/1403011510330849929730872.jpg)
Helicopter Rescues Taiwan Miners As Earthquake Injuries Top 1,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A helicopter plucked to safety on Thursday six people stranded in a mining area after Taiwan's worst earthquake in 25 years, while hundreds of aftershocks rocking the eastern region near its epicenter drove scores more to seek shelter outdoors.
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US Installs Secret Military Bases in Guyana Essequibo, Maduro Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United States has installed secret bases in Guyana Essequibo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said in a live broadcast on Venezolana de Television on Wednesday.
![Sweden Wants Mark Rutte as Next NATO Chief](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1401/09/28/1401092819161073426671392.jpg)
Sweden Wants Mark Rutte as Next NATO Chief
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Sweden is among NATO member countries that want Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to lead the defense alliance after Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's mandate expires in October, the Nordic country's government said on Thursday.
![Moscow Appeals to UN over ‘Foreign Interference’ in Election](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/12/03/140212031029260229441262.jpg)
Moscow Appeals to UN over ‘Foreign Interference’ in Election
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US led a coordinated effort aimed at interfering in the Russian presidential election in March, lawmakers in Moscow said in an appeal to the UN published on Wednesday.
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Finland School Shooting Looks Premeditated, Police Say
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The 12-year-old boy accused of killing a fellow sixth-grader in a school shooting in Finland this week appears to have planned it ahead of time based on evidence from confiscated electronics, Finnish police said on Thursday.
![Norway's Parliament Receives Bomb Threat](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/01/15/1403011514500154929733812.jpg)
Norway's Parliament Receives Bomb Threat
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Norway's parliament received a bomb threat on Wednesday and police tightened security around the building, blocking off nearby streets.
![Biden A ‘Threat to Democracy’: RFK Jr](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/01/15/1403011515071383329733942.jpg)
Biden A ‘Threat to Democracy’: RFK Jr
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President Joe Biden could be a bigger danger to US democracy than former president and presumptive 2024 election rival Donald Trump, said another presidential candidate, Robert F Kennedy Jr.
![North Korea Says it Test-Fired New Solid-Fuel Hypersonic Missile](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/01/15/1403011511542388529731932.jpg)
North Korea Says it Test-Fired New Solid-Fuel Hypersonic Missile
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of a new medium-to-long range solid-fuel hypersonic missile, state media said Wednesday, hailing the "important military strategic value" of the new weapon.
![Taiwan Hit by Strongest Quake in 25 Years, Buildings Damaged](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/01/15/1403011511445824329731812.jpg)
Taiwan Hit by Strongest Quake in 25 Years, Buildings Damaged
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, the strongest tremor to hit the island in at least 25 years, shaking buildings from their foundations and sparking a tsunami warning for the islands of southern Japan and the Philippines.
![Pakistan's Ruling Coalition Leads in Senate Elections](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/01/15/1403011515220696029734012.jpg)
Pakistan's Ruling Coalition Leads in Senate Elections
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Pakistan's ruling coalition led the elections of the senate, or the upper house of the country's parliament, held on Tuesday, an official source said on Wednesday.
![Storms with Typhoon-Like Winds Ravage South China, Killing 7](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/01/15/1403011512184852729732212.jpg)
Storms with Typhoon-Like Winds Ravage South China, Killing 7
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Rare storms with typhoon-like winds have killed at least seven people in China's southern Jiangxi province since the weekend, three of them blown out of their high-rise apartments in their sleep.
![7 Killed in Landslide in West Afghanistan](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/01/15/1403011515112831829733962.jpg)
7 Killed in Landslide in West Afghanistan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Seven members of a family lost their lives in a landslide that hit a remote area in western Afghanistan's Ghor province, state-run media Bakhtar News Agency reported Wednesday.
![Trump Calls Migrants 'Animals,' Intensifying Focus on Illegal Immigration](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/01/15/1403011515344921129734082.jpg)
Trump Calls Migrants 'Animals,' Intensifying Focus on Illegal Immigration
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Donald Trump called immigrants illegally in the United States "animals" and "not human" in a speech in Michigan on Tuesday, resorting to the degrading rhetoric he has employed time and again on the campaign trail.
![Peru's Embattled Govt Seeks Confidence Vote As Rolexgate Scandal Rages](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/01/15/1403011510354467129730882.png)
Peru's Embattled Govt Seeks Confidence Vote As Rolexgate Scandal Rages
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Peru's embattled government will on Wednesday ask Congress for a vote of confidence that collides with its umpteenth scandal: how the president came to own a collection of pricey Rolex watches and jewelry.
![Venezuela’s Maduro Announces Visit to Russia Soon](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/01/14/1403011410323551429722692.jpg)
Venezuela’s Maduro Announces Visit to Russia Soon
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro announced that he will visit Russia soon, and expressed his solidarity with the people of Russia and President Vladimir Putin.
![North Korea Fires Suspected Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/01/14/1403011410122976129722572.jpg)