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In this photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry, military personnel stand near the flag-draped coffin of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a scientist who was killed on Friday, during a funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP, File)

Islamic Republic Demands U.S. Pay Compensation for Dead Nuclear Scientists

byForeign Desk News

June 24, 2022

3 minute read

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds theThird Enlarged Meeting of Eighth Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released by the country's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) June 24, 2022. KCNA via REUTERS

N. Korea’s Kim Urges Stronger War Deterrent, Amid Concern Over Potential Nuclear Test

Asia

June 24, 2022

2 minute read

BAHRAIN’S FOREIGN MINISTER Abdullatif Al Zayani (left), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed gather on the balcony of the White House on Tuesday before the signing of the Abraham Accord. (photo credit: TOM BRENNER/REUTERS)

Abraham Accords Would Destabilize Region, Said U.S. Homeland Security

U.S. Desk

byThe Jerusalem Post

June 24, 2022

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Ukrainian soldiers ride on an armored personnel carrier (APC) on a road of the eastern Luhansk region on June 23, 2022 (Anatoli Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)

What Russia’s Capture of U.S. Vets Means for Americans Fighting in Ukraine

Europe

byTask and Purpose

June 24, 2022

5 minute read

Scientists confirm record-breaking 17 second lightning strike

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Latin America

Scientists Confirm Record-Breaking 17 Second Lightning Strike

The previous longest duration flash was 16.7 seconds.

byForeign Desk Staff

February 1, 2022