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Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was very content during a trip to Turkey on Friday. He said it was productive and smiled alongside his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. He said it was a “wonderful” trip where he spoke with his “brother Cavusoglu.” The trip signals the growing alliance that Turkey and Iran have in the region. Zarif said: “As before, constructive engagement on bilateral and regional issues. Ultimate aim: Apply Iran and Turkey’s experience of 400 years of peace to our region. Together, anything is possible.” Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took Russia’s side in a growing spat with...

The Tel Aviv Labor Court decided on Sunday that the Kochav Yair-Tzur Yigal Local Council could ban an assistant from a school if she did not agree to undergo a coronavirus test or to be vaccinated against the virus. The decision was made after an assistant at a school in the municipality filed a complaint to the court against the council’s policy to ban staff who didn’t undergo coronavirus tests every seven days or receive the COVID vaccine. Judge Meirav Kleiman stated in the decision that the court does not believe that “the applicant’s apparent rights outweigh the respondent’s right...

American media’s misleading framing of a police officer’s description about why a man shot up multiple massage parlors in Atlanta was used by China’s state-run media outlet Sunday. The Xinhua News Agency, the official state-run press agency of the People’s Republic of China, repeated a misleading claim suggesting Cherokee County Sheriff Capt. Jay Baker made excuses for Robert Aaron Long, who stands accused of killing eight people in Atlanta. The misleading claim suggested Baker told reporters – in his view – that it “was a really bad day for” Long. “8 lives taken, 6 of them Asian. And the killer...

On Monday, the Vatican reaffirmed that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions after its own clergy sought clarification on the matter. The decree distinguished between the welcoming and blessing of gay people, which is still the case, but not their unions, as any such recognition could be confused with the sacrament of matrimony. That of marriage between one man and one woman, God’s supposed plan for procreation purposes. The explanation approved by Pope Francis went on to state that while gay people must be treated with dignity and respect, gay sex is “intrinsically disordered.” It is a sin. And...

The husband who survived the Atlanta spa shootings that killed his wife says cops treated him like a suspect instead of a grieving victim — keeping him handcuffed for hours without telling him his spouse was dead. “They had me at the police station for all that time until they investigated who was responsible or what had happened,” Mario Gonzalez said during an interview with the Spanish-language news site Mundo Hispanico. “In the end, they told me my wife had died. “They knew I was her husband,” Gonzalez said. “Then they told me she was dead when I wanted to...

Harry and Meghan's claim that they wed in secret has been blown apart by their own marriage certificate. In their bombshell interview with Oprah, the Duchess of Sussex claimed that the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby married her and Harry three days before their wedding. However, the General Register Office has now revealed the couple's wedding certificate for the first time, proving they did get married on May 19, 2018 in a lavish ceremony at Windsor Castle after all.

The staff and their families of the North Korean embassy have been told to leave after the country severed ties with Malaysia, apparently after Mun Chol-myong was ordered to be extradited to the US. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: After North Korea’s move to sever ties with Malaysia, Wisma Putra has ordered all diplomatic staff and their dependents at the Embassy of North Korea in Kuala Lumpur to leave the country within 48 hours. Wisma Putra said Malaysia was now compelled to close its embassy in Pyongyang, where operations have been suspended since 2017. In a statement, Wisma Putra expressed regret...

It was found in a park in downtown Tlaquepaque, JaliscoA body tightly wrapped in plastic bags and left on a park bench in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, on Thursday is believed to be that of a criminal gang leader who split from the powerful Jalisco New General Cartel (CJNG) in 2017. The body was dumped in Jardín Hidalgo, a leafy public square in the center of Tlaquepaque, a municipality that is part of the Guadalajara metropolitan area. One of two signs, held in place by knives stabbed into the corpse, identified the man as “the traitor El Cholo,” nickname of Carlos Enrique...

Film star “Rick Moranis” was trending on Twitter Sunday — after the FBI posted a photo of a different man who allegedly participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and bears some resemblance to the actor in his heyday. “You can help the #FBI identify individuals involved in the January 6 violence at the U.S. Capitol,. Visit http://tips.fbi.gov if you recognize this person. Reference photo 268 in your tip,” the FBI tweeted Sunday afternoon alongside two photos. Twitter users quickly noted the similarities between the helmeted, bespeckled suspect and the “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” star — responding by the...

If a post-work glass of wine is what you look forward to each day, maybe it's time to quit your day job. This month, Murphy-Goode Winery announced a one-year position with its team in Sonoma. But not only will the lucky candidate get to move to sunny California -- they will live there rent-free for a year. "Have you always wanted to live in breathtaking Sonoma Wine Country ... with a $10,000 per month salary, and rent free for a year?" the Geyserville winery wrote. "Do words like Cabernet, Rosé, and Chardonnay just roll off your tongue?"

I had a conversation with my brother in Oregon, last night. Besides the usual family matters, he brought up a call he received from a ‘friend.’ The friend wanted to check on my brother and the family amidst rising violence toward Asian Americans. While my brother appreciated the gesture, he told his friend that it wasn’t necessary. The friend said he had been concerned about all the anti-Asian violence ever since Trump and the “China” virus rhetoric. The friend knows my brother is a staunch conservative, so my brother got irritated. He asked the dude, what’s Trump got to do...

“That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge” (Proverbs 22:19-20).

The Lebanon-registered ship had left the Spanish port of Cartagena in December and was headed to Turkey to sell the young bulls, according to the daily El Diario. The Lebanon-registered ship had left the Spanish port of Cartagena in December and was headed to Turkey to sell the young bulls, according to the daily El Diario. Some 864 head of cattle aboard the ship “Karim Allah” are to be sacrificed, Spanish authorities confirmed on Saturday, following days of controversy over the animals' health. The ship owners “should proceed to isolate and slaughter the animals in accordance with the applicable regulations,”...

A Fantastic four: ETHAN NORDEAN, a 30-year-old resident Auburn, Washington. JOSEPH BIGGS, a 37-year-old resident of Pennsylvania. ZACHARY REHL a 35-year-old resident of Philadelphia CHARLES DONOHOE is a 33-year-old resident Kenersville, North Carolina

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received his first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Friday and urged the public to do the same, saying “he did not feel a thing.” Johnson, 56, received his vaccine at the same hospital where almost a year ago he was put in an intensive care unit and given oxygen via a tube in his nose after he contracted the virus and fell seriously ill. He later said he was so sick that plans were drawn up on how to announce his death. “I literally did not feel a thing. It was very good,...

17-year-old Kyle Corcoran, who requires permanent care, brought High Court proceedings the HSE claiming it had been negligent at the time of his birth at St Luke’s General Kilkenny Hospital on June 4, 2003A teenage boy with cerebral palsy has been awarded €7.5m settlement in a medical negligence action over the management of his birth. 17-year-old Kyle Corcoran, who requires permanent care, brought High Court proceedings the HSE claiming it had been negligent at the time of his birth at St Luke’s General Kilkenny Hospital on June 4, 2003. The action was brought on Kyle’s behalf by his mother Amy...

<p>U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, a Republican from western New York who was accused last week of rubbing a female lobbyist’s back and unhooking her bra without her consent in 2017, apologized to the woman on Sunday and announced that he will not run for reelection next year.</p>

<p>Editor’s note: This story is part of an investigative series about the criminal case against ex-Constable Michelle Barrientes Vela. The series culminates with “Downfall,” an hourlong special report that airs on KSAT 12 on March 25 at 9 p.m.</p><p>At first glance, the story of Michelle Barrientes Vela had all the trappings of a political fairy tale. Once an unpaid, reserve deputy at Bexar County Constable’s Office Precinct 2, Barrientes Vela became the elected Constable after winning the 2016 election. She finished second among five Democratic candidates in the March primary that year, then won the run-off held two and a half months later. That November she captured more than 66% of the vote on her way to joining a shortlist of women to serve as constable in Bexar County.</p>

The popularity of a Chinese interpreter has soared because of her cool handling of State Councillor Yang Jiechi’s 15-minute opening remarks at the start of talks between senior US and Chinese officials in Alaska on Thursday (March 18). Zhang Jing stole the show for her part in the first face-to-face talks between high-level officials from the two countries since US President Joe Biden took office in January. The two-day meeting in Anchorage concluded on Friday (March 19). Chinese media reports referred to her as “China’s Principal Interpreter” and “China’s Most Beautiful Interpreter”. Her name has become one of the top...