Iran’s handwoven carpet industry is suffering an unprecedented decline, with exports falling to their lowest levels on record because of US sanctions and domestic regulations on foreign currency.
Iranians in the business of Persian rugs —…
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Ventura Pier closes as Flood Watch remains in effect – ABC7 Los Angeles
- Ventura Pier closes as Flood Watch remains in effect ABC7 Los Angeles
- Heavy rain storms in California leave three dead BBC
- Heavy rain, flash floods hit southern California Dawn
- Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency to support response in…
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Japan’s Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China
TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals as…
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Myanmar will hold its first general election in 5 years as criticism of the military rule mounts
BANGKOK — BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an exercise that critics say will neither restore the country’s fragile democracy undone by a 2021 army takeover, nor…
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US launches ‘powerful strikes’ against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump
President Donald Trump has said the US launched a “powerful and deadly strike” against the Islamic State (IS) group in north-western Nigeria.
The US leader described IS as ” terrorist scum”, accusing the group of “targeting and viciously killing,…
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Japan Plans Record High Initial Budget for Next Fiscal Year – The Wall Street Journal
- Japan Plans Record High Initial Budget for Next Fiscal Year The Wall Street Journal
- Japan gov’t greenlights record $58bn defence budget amid regional tension Al Jazeera
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian’s Regular Press Conference on…
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Latest News – NSW Police
- Latest News NSW Police
- Public assemblies banned for 14 days across Sydney as police enact new laws Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Rights groups challenge Australian state’s ‘draconian’ anti-protest law following Bondi attack TRT World
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Portion of Wrightwood slammed by feet of mud following Christmas Eve storm; video shows car buried
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (KABC) — The Wrightwood community saw major damage due to the Christmas Eve storm, leaving at least one vehicle completely submerged in mud in the mountainside community.
Eyewitness News spoke with two residents who live on the…
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Top Stories 2025: International Naval Acquisition – USNI News
- Top Stories 2025: International Naval Acquisition USNI News
- Top 7 must-read military technology stories of 2025 Interesting Engineering
- 2025 in review: Army Defense One
- Top 10 Stories of 2025: TRADOC at Fort Eustis to Inactivate After 52 Years
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Myanmar’s first election since the 2021 coup: everything you need to know | Myanmar
Five years after Myanmar’s junta ousted the country’s last elected government, triggering a civil war, voting is set to begin this week in national elections.
The junta claims the vote is a return to democracy, but in reality the one-sided and…
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