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Iran seriously concerned over presence of Takfiri terrorists in Karabakh

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi expressed “serious concern” about the presence of Takfiri terrorist groups in the Nagorno-Karabakh region – the scene of recent deadly clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Iran’s Border Police urge Iraq to take stronger actions against arms trafficking

The commander of the Iranian Border Police called on neighboring Iraq to take stronger actions to combat trafficking of arms and ammunition to Iran.

Kidnappers abduct hundreds of schoolgirls in northwest Nigeria

Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a number of schoolgirls, estimated to be more than 300, from the town of Jangebe in northwest Nigeria early on Friday, the second such kidnapping in little over a week.

Eritrean troops killed hundreds of civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray: Amnesty

Eritrean soldiers fighting across the border in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region killed hundreds of people in a massacre last year in a likely crime against humanity, Amnesty International said Friday.

Iran ‘categorically’ rejects role in Israeli ship explosion

Iran’s Foreign Ministry “categorically” rejected the Tel Aviv regime’s allegation of Iran’s involvement in a recent explosion on an Israeli-owned ship in the Sea of Oman.

Iran reports three-digit daily death toll after weeks

The daily death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran notched above 100 on Monday, returning to a three-digit number after several weeks.

Kidnappers release Nigerian schoolboys as search for abducted girls continue

Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 27 teenage boys who were kidnapped from their school last week in the northern state of Niger, while security forces continued to search for more than 300 schoolgirls abducted in a nearby state.

Nigerian governor: 279 kidnapped schoolgirls freed

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state have been released, the state’s governor said Tuesday.

UK aid charities warn of famine as COVID-19 hits poorer nations

A coalition of UK aid agencies warned Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic is worsening the “dire humanitarian” crisis in fragile states and raising the risk of famine, including in Yemen.

One dead in rocket attack on Iraq base hosting foreign troops

At least 10 rockets slammed into a military base in western Iraq hosting US-led coalition troops on Wednesday, security sources said, leaving one civilian contractor dead.