UK, Irish Leaders on Collision Course over Migration Surge TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A dispute between the UK and Ireland over a surge in asylum-seekers is threatening to upend their already fragile relationship. With elections on the horizon for the leaders of both countries, neither side appears likely to back down. 8 minutes ago
Sweden Rules Out International Nord Stream Probe TEHRAN (Tasnim) - There is no need for an international investigation into the explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 natural gas pipelines, Sweden’s Foreign Ministry has told RIA Novosti news agency. 19 minutes ago
Northern Gaza Plunged Into Full-Blown Famine: UN Official TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Northern Gaza is now in the grip of a “full-blown famine”, the head of the UN’s World Food Program has said, adding that starvation is now “moving its way south”. 1 hour ago
Iran’s Steel Production Grows by 16% in Q1 2024 TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The World Steel Association (WSA) announced in its latest report that steel production in Iran during the first quarter of 2024 has registered a 16.3 percent growth compared to the same period last year. 1 hour ago
Israelis Demolish House in West Bank Town, Kill One TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A body was discovered beneath the rubble after the Israeli military demolished a besieged house in the town of Deir al-Ghusun, north of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank. 1 hour ago
Iran-EU’s February Trade Up 30% y/y TEHRAN (Tasnim) – According to the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat), the value of trade exchanges between Iran and 27 EU members in February 2024 has grown by 30% compared to the same month last year. 1 hour ago
Zahedi Leads Avispa Fukuoka to 9th Place TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Japan’s Avispa Fukuoka football team moved up to the 9th place with its third win in five games after its Iranian forward Shahab Zahedi scored a miracle winning goal against Gamba Osaka. 2 hours ago
Pro-Palestine Movement Sweeps Campuses Globally TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Universities emerge as the frontline of the pro-Palestinian movement, as students mobilize in unprecedented numbers to challenge their institutions' ties with the Israeli regime and advocate for Palestinian rights. 2 hours ago
Azmoun Doubtful Ahead of Juventus Match TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Sardar Azmoun, Iranian international forward playing for Italian club AS Roma, is doubtful for the match against Juventus. 2 hours ago
Flood, Landslide Hit Indonesia, Kill 14 TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Floods and landslide hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 14 people, officials said on Saturday. 3 hours ago
London Students Honor Late Palestinian Journalist in Pro-Gaza Rally TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Goldsmiths University of London honored the memory of the Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces in May 2022. 3 hours ago
‘Peace Formula’ on Ukraine to Succeed If West Halts Arms Supplies: Russia TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A "peace formula" on Ukraine boils down to cutting off Western weapons supplies to Kiev, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. 3 hours ago
Iran, Oman’s Volleyball Federations Agree to Broaden Cooperation TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The volleyball federations of Iran and the Sultanate of Oman signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday. 3 hours ago
IRGC’s Oceangoing Warship Sails Into Southern Hemisphere TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy’s ‘Shahid Mahdavi’ oceangoing warship crossed the zero degrees latitude, the Equator, on Friday and sailed into the southern hemisphere in an overseas naval mission. 3 hours ago
Blinken: Israel’s Rafah Invasion to Cause Casualties Beyond ‘Acceptable’ TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated that Israel’s possible ground assault on Rafah could cause casualties beyond acceptable levels. 4 hours ago
UN Warns of Starvation, Death in Darfur TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties on Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan if they don’t allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region. 4 hours ago
Iran Discovers Fate at 2024 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran learned its rivals at the 2024 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup. 4 hours ago
India Rejects Biden’s ‘Xenophobia’ Comment TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar rejected US President Joe Biden’s comment that “xenophobia” was hobbling the South Asian nation’s economic growth, The Economic Times reported on Saturday. 4 hours ago
Iranian Border Guard Succumbs to Injuries After Clashes with Terrorists TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Border Police confirmed the martyrdom of another soldier who was injured during a Wednesday fight with terrorists at the Baneh border crossing in western Iran. 4 hours ago
Envoy Slams US for Rejecting Dialogue with Russia on Cyber Sphere TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The US administration undermines international information security by rejecting dialogue with Moscow on the cyber sphere, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said on the embassy’s Telegram channel. 5 hours ago