‘I’m Not Going Anywhere’, Biden Says after Calls to Step Down TEHRAN (Tasnim) - US President Joe Biden has slapped down calls to end his faltering re-election bid, insisting he is “not going anywhere”. July, 05, 2024 - 14:07
Sunak Concedes Defeat in UK General Election TEHRAN (Tasnim) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday conceded defeat in the general election as the ruling Conservative Party suffered massive losses. July, 05, 2024 - 13:42
Russia Conducts Mobile Nuclear Missile Launcher Drills TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Russia's Defense Ministry said on Friday it was conducting drills involving Yars mobile nuclear missile launchers, less than a month after it held tactical nuclear weapons deployment exercises alongside ally Belarus. July, 05, 2024 - 13:37
Kenyan Rights Groups Decry Abductions TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Kenyan activist Bill Eugene Omollo was walking home after dark in his Nairobi neighborhood on June 20 when he spotted trouble - two men eyeing him next to a parked white pick-up without number plates. July, 05, 2024 - 12:49
‘National Rally’ to Fall Short of Majority in French Elections, Poll Shows TEHRAN (Tasnim) - France's far-right National Rally (RN) party looked set to fall short of an absolute majority in parliamentary elections, recent polls showed on the last day of campaigning on Friday, though politicians and pollsters urged caution. July, 05, 2024 - 12:10
Multipolar World Becomes Reality, Putin Says TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Amid a rapidly changing global landscape, a multipolar world order is officially here, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State in Kazakhstan’s capital of Astana. July, 04, 2024 - 15:43
White House Says Zero Chance Biden Will Withdraw TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Joe Biden is “absolutely not” pulling out of the US presidential race, his spokeswoman said Wednesday, as pressure mounted following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump. July, 04, 2024 - 11:26
UK Voters Head to Polls As Labor Tipped for Historic Win TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Britons head to the polls Thursday in a general election widely expected to emphatically return the opposition Labor party to power and end nearly a decade-and-a-half of Conservative rule. July, 04, 2024 - 10:19
France to Deploy More Police to Prevent Trouble after Sunday Election TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Some 30,000 police will be deployed across France late on Sunday following the high-stakes runoff of a parliamentary election to ensure there is no trouble, a minister said, as two candidates said they had been victims of attacks on the campaign trail. July, 04, 2024 - 14:43
More than 136,000 Displaced by Spread of War in Southeast Sudan, UN Says TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 136,000 people have fled Sudan's southeastern Sennar state since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began a series of attacks on towns, the United Nations said on Wednesday, the latest wave of displacement caused by Sudan's almost 15-month long war. July, 04, 2024 - 15:14
Thousands Told to Flee Raging California Wildfire TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire rages out of control in northern California, with a swathe of the United States in the grip of a "record-breaking and dangerous" heatwave that was complicating firefighting efforts. July, 04, 2024 - 10:07
Multiple People Injured in Explosion at US Weapons Plant TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Two people have been injured and one is missing after an explosion at a General Dynamics weapons factory in Camden, US State of Arkansas. July, 04, 2024 - 11:17
Putin, Xi Headline Summit with Anti-Western Stance TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping were set to participate Thursday in a regional summit in Central Asia bringing together numerous countries opposed to the West. July, 04, 2024 - 10:46
Six Arrested in Connection with Stampede in North India, Police Say TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Indian police said on Thursday they had arrested six people in connection with the stampede at a Hindu religious event in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh this week in which 121 people were killed. July, 04, 2024 - 15:31
Conservatives Say Labour Rivals Heading for Record-Breaking UK Election Win TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Britain's Conservative Party all but conceded election defeat to Keir Starmer's Labour on Wednesday, a day before polling stations even opened, and warned that the opposition party was on course for a record-breaking victory. July, 03, 2024 - 17:12
1.1 Million People Affected by Floods in India's Assam As Water Inundates New Areas TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Incessant rains in India's northeastern state of Assam have worsened the flood situation as water has inundated new areas, officials said Wednesday. July, 03, 2024 - 16:52
Far-Right Majority Can Be Avoided, French PM Says TEHRAN (Tasnim) – French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, said he believed a cross-party bid to deprive Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally of a majority in next Sunday's parliamentary run-off could succeed. July, 03, 2024 - 14:55
Kenyan Activists Rethink Strategy After Protests Descend into Violence TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Activists behind Kenya's anti-government protests are rethinking their strategy after demonstrations on Tuesday were marred by widespread violence and looting. July, 03, 2024 - 15:20
Malaysian Court Tosses Jailed Ex-Prime Minister Najib’s Bid to Serve Graft Sentence in House Arrest TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A Malaysian court on Wednesday dismissed a bid by imprisoned former prime minister Najib Razak to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest. July, 03, 2024 - 12:14
Belarus Not Going to Get Involved into Any Hostilities: Lukashenko TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Belarus will not get involved into any hostilities, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said. July, 03, 2024 - 11:14