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Military · TehranKurdish official: Two people were killed and seven were wounded in the strikes. The strikes focused on Koya, some 60 kilometers (35 miles) east of Irbil. The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan is a leftist opposition force banned in Iran. The attacks appear to be a response to the ongoing protests roiling Iran.See the Story
Kurdish officials: Death toll climbs in Iranian drone attack
43% Left coverage: 14 sources
Europe · IzyumUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy made the comment in an interview with CBS published late on Sunday. He also called for sustained sanctions pressure on Russia, whose troops were routed in northeastern Ukraine in a lightning counteroffensive this month. The votes in four eastern Ukrainian regions saw Russian-backed officials carry ballot boxes from door-to-door.See the Story
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says two more burial sites found in liberated Izium
40% Right coverage: 15 sources
Europe · KyivNEW: Pro-Moscow officials say residents in all four occupied areas of Ukraine voted to join Russia. U.S. and Albania will circulate a Security Council resolution that would condemn the referendums. The resolution is certain to face a Russian veto. The U.N. General Assembly has adopted two resolutions demanding an end to Russia's military operation.See the Story
Ukraine's Zelenskyy: No talks with Russia's Putin if land annexed
39% Center coverage: 18 sources
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Protestors · BaghdadSupporters of Iraq’s influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr again stormed Baghdad’s Green Zone government area Wednesday as the Iraqi parliament holds session on the resignation of its speaker.See the Story
Cleric’s Supporters Again Storm Baghdad’s Government Zone
Coverage: 13 sources
Europe · ViennaThe head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said he met with his Iranian counterpart in Vienna for talks about an ongoing investigation into manmade uranium particles found at undeclared sites in Iran. “Dialogue has restarted with Iran on clarification of outstanding safeguards issues,” Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), tweeted Monday night.See the Story
UN nuclear watchdog, Iranian officials meet in Vienna
62% Center coverage: 13 sources
Middle East · TehranIran is stepping up arrests of activists and journalists as anti-regime protests rage. Twenty journalists have been imprisoned since the protests erupted earlier this month. The arrests come on top of severe internet restrictions and blocking of sites including Instagram and WhatsApp. Several activists and lawyers have also been held, including the prominent freedom of speech campaigner Hossein Ronaghi.See the Story
Iran steps up journalist, activist arrests as anti-regime protests rage
Coverage: 10 sources
Middle East · BeirutLebanon is a city in the middle of a war between the U.S. and Israel. The city is home to many of the country's largest banks and financial institutions. The U.N. has more than 1.5 million people living in Lebanon. The country's economy is one of the world's largest.See the Story
‘Don’t leave me’: Survivor recounts Lebanon boat sinking
60% Center coverage: 10 sources
Justin Trudeau · OttawaCanada will impose sanctions on those responsible for the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, including Iran's so-called morality police and its leadership, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday.
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Canada to impose sanctions on those responsible for Iranian woman's death
50% Center coverage: 8 sources
US & CanadaWASHINGTON - The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it had added a fourth Iranian cargo plane serving Russia to a list of aircraft believed to violate U.S. export controls under Biden administration sanctions. The department added three Iranian cargo planes to the list on Sept. 19. The fourth plane belongs to Iran's Saha Airlines, which is owned by Iran's air force, the departmentSee the Story
U.S. adds fourth Iranian cargo plane to export violation list over Russia flights
60% Right coverage: 5 sources
Mahsa Amini's death is a 'tipping point', says U.S.-based Iranian journalist
67% Right coverage: 3 sources
Middle EastIn a frontline town divided by regime and rebel forces in northwest Syria, students have returned to classrooms in a bombed-out building with no glass in the windows, no doors, desks, chairs or electricity.See the Story
Children return to bombed-out school in Syria frontline town
34% Center coverage: 3 sources
