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- Iran weighs counter-sanctions, stops cooperation with EU in key areas after Brussels blacklists officials over protest crackdown
Tehran will suspend its cooperation with Brussels in several areas, the foreign ministry has announced, in response to EU sanctions on Iranian military and police chiefs over the "lethal suppression" of protesters.Apr 12, 2021 19:52World News - Iran reports ‘NUCLEAR terrorism’ attack at Natanz facility – day after uranium enrichment beganIran’s Natanz nuclear facility was hit by a “terrorist” attack on Sunday, the country’s nuclear chief said, hours after reports of an electrical “accident” – and a day after new uranium enrichment centrifuges were started up.Apr 11, 2021 15:13World News
- Transgender woman initially denied transfer to female prison in Israel due to ‘masculine appearance’ – mediaA transgender woman who suspended hormone therapy was forced to spent 10 days isolated in a men’s prison in Israel, after officials argued she wasn’t suited to a women’s jail, a report says.Apr 10, 2021 08:51World News
- Israel tells International Criminal Court it doesn't have authority to investigate crimes in Palestinian territoriesTel Aviv has formally responded to the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s plans to investigate possible war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories, claiming the tribunal does not have jurisdiction over Israel.Apr 8, 2021 17:31World News
- Jordan's King Abdullah says 'sedition is buried' following 'painful' rift with half-brother arrested after criticizing govtKing Abdullah II of Jordan has said that the Arab state is stable after his half-brother, Prince Hamzah, was accused of conspiring with foreign powers to undermine national security and placed under house arrest.Apr 7, 2021 17:31World News
- Sudanese ministers vote to repeal decades-old Israeli boycott law as part of normalization moveThe government of Sudan has voted to abolish a 1958 law that banned all diplomatic and business relations with Israel. The decision comes after a normalization agreement was reached between the former foes.Apr 6, 2021 17:29World News
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