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Nearly 70 ICU medics at Spanish hospital test positive for COVID after Christmas party

Raeisi: Some seeking to raise forex rates concurrent with Vienna talks
National Desk
Raeisi defends proposals forwarded by Iran during Vienna talks
Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi defended the proposals that have been forwarded by Iran during negotiations held in Vienna to examine the prospect of the U.S. removing its sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
JCPOA ball in Europeans’ court: Minister
Political Desk
Albania arrests MKO terror group members for drug smuggling, human trafficking: Report
Members of the anti-Iran terrorist Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO or MEK) have been arrested for drug smuggling, human trafficking, and money laundering, a report revealed.
Americans not yet ready to lift sanctions: MP
Political Desk
Lavrov warns of return to 'military confrontation nightmare' over Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that Europe could be returning to what he called the “nightmare of military confrontation”.
Merkel bids farewell as Germany’s chancellor
Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Germans to stand up to hatred, at a military ceremony Thursday bidding her farewell after 16 years in office.
Iran expects UN to stand against U.S. economic terrorism
Political Desk
Russia says cannot de-escalate due to Ukrainian troop presence nearby
The Kremlin said on Wednesday it could not de-escalate tensions with the West over Ukraine due to a large concentration of Ukrainian forces near its border.
Russia, Iran mulling ratification of Caspian Sea convention: Lavrov
Moscow and Tehran, in their contacts, are actively getting back to discussing the issue of ratifying the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea.