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The Trump administration will allow an Iranian delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly next week, albeit with some restrictions, a State Department spokesperson said Thursday. The decision to grant Iranian top officials visas to travel to New York City for the annual meeting of global leaders comes seven months into the U.S. war with Iran. “Consistent with our host country obligations, the core delegation from the Iranian regime will be able to attend U.N. General Assembly High Level Week,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “The delegation will be under travel restrictions and will face prohibitions on the...

Heath Ledger Blasts Australian PM MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian actor Heath Ledger (news) took time out from promoting his new movie to assail Prime Minister John Howard's support of the U.S.-led attack on Iraq (news - web sites). AP Photo   At the launch of "Ned Kelly," a film about on the 19th century Australian bandit turned folk hero, Ledger branded Australia's involvement in the Iraq war as "ridiculous." Australia has deployed 2,000 troops to the Middle East. "I think John 'Coward' should just grow up," he said Thursday, as U.S. missiles began falling on Baghdad. "He's so subservient...