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UK introduces new ambassador to Iran

Sweden’s PM loses confidence vote amid housing crisis
Stefan Lofven, Sweden’s Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, lost a confidence vote in Parliament on Monday amid a housing crisis and skyrocketing real estate prices, making him the first Swedish government leader ever to lose such a motion.
Armenia's acting PM keeps power despite Karabakh defeat
Armenia’s acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan kept power in a parliamentary election despite being widely blamed for a military defeat last year in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave.
Iranian, Turkish, Afghan FMs discuss regional developments, ties
The foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan held a trilateral meeting in Antalya, Turkey, on Sunday.
Post-war Armenia votes in snap polls
Armenians went to the polls Sunday in early parliamentary elections called by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in an attempt to heal divisions after a disastrous war with Azerbaijan and renew his mandate.
Tehran summons British envoy over ‘riotous, terrorist’ acts against expat voters
Iran summoned the British ambassador to strongly protest the “riotous and terrorist” acts against Iranian expatriates in the UK who wanted to attend the 13th presidential election at the Islamic Republic’s diplomatic missions, said the Foreign Ministry’s spokesman.
Farewell to NATO
By Daniel Larison*
Moscow COVID cases soar to record high
New coronavirus infections hit a pandemic high in Moscow on Friday, tripling in just weeks and forcing Russia's capital to close its Euro fan zone and extend other curbs.
Baby arrival makes Scots woman nation's only great-great-great-gran
Thanks to the last month birth of the latest generation, Mary Marshall, 86, has become Scotland’s only great-great-great-gran.
Families of Ukrainian plane crash victims to be fully compensated: Judiciary
The Iranian Judiciary’s spokesman said the families of the victims of a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran in January 2020 will be compensated in full prior to the issuance of a court verdict.
Outgoing UN aid chief slams G7 for failing on vaccine plan
Outgoing UN aid chief Mark Lowcock slammed the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Monday for failing to come up with a plan to vaccinate the world against COVID-19, describing the G7 pledge to provide one billion doses over the next year as a “small step”.