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This is the first visit by a Saudi official to Tehran in more than seven years. Tehran, Iran – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has arrived in Tehran as Iran and the kingdom continue to develop relations after re-establishing formal diplomatic ties in March. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has welcomed his Saudi counterpart ahead of bilateral talks and a press conference scheduled for later Saturday. The Saudi minister may also have a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who has just finished a tour of Latin America. Amirabdollahian and bin Farhan had last met in…

Daniel Ellsberg, the anti-war activist who copied and leaked documents revealing secret details of US strategy in the Vietnam War who became known as Pentagon Papers, has died, his family confirmed in a statement to CBS News on Friday. He was 92 years old. Ellsberg died Friday morning at his home in Kensington, Calif., of pancreatic cancer, his family said. He was diagnosed in February and revealed the diagnosis on social media in March. His family said he was in no pain and surrounded by loved ones when he died. “Daniel was a truth-seeker and patriotic truth-teller, an anti-war activist,…

BREAKING NEWS: PSG ‘in talks with Mikel Arteta as they try to lure Arsenal manager to France’ Porto’s Sergio Conceicao alternative after talks with Julian Nagelsmann ‘break down’ Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has reportedly held talks with Paris Saint-GermainPSG are looking for a new coach after sacking Christophe GaltierArteta signed a new contract with Arsenal in 2022 which expires next year By Ryan Walker for Mailonline Published: 08:19 EDT, June 17, 2023 | Updated: 08:51 EDT, June 17, 2023 Paris Saint-Germain have held talks with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta over the possibility of him becoming the club’s next manager, according…

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on a group of African leaders to ask his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to release political prisoners in Crimea and beyond, saying it could be an important part of his trip to Russia on Saturday. . Seven African leaders — the presidents of Comoros, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia, as well as the prime minister of Egypt and the top envoys of the Republic of Congo and Uganda — visited Ukraine on Friday as part of a self-styled “mission of peace” in Ukraine. and Russia to try to help end their…

A bill that would ban the dumping of radioactive waste in the Hudson River as the Indian Point Energy Center is decommissioned is facing pushback from construction unions. The measure passed the state Senate, though it still needs to pass the state Assembly before it can head to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk. If signed, the measure would punish violators starting at $37,500 a day. Multiple violations after that would result in fines of $150,000 a day. Lawmakers have argued that the measure is necessary to protect real estate values ​​and economic development along the river, as well as preserve its…

BEIJING (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has embarked on a high-risk diplomatic trip to China in an attempt to cool rising tensions between the two powers that have put many powers around the world on edge . Blinken will be the highest-ranking US official to visit China since President Joe Biden took office, and the first secretary of state to make the trip in five years. However, the prospects for significant progress on the most vexing issues facing the planet’s two largest economies are slim, as ties have already grown increasingly strained in recent years. Animosity and…

LOS ANGELES – San Francisco Giants president Farhan Zaidi this week doubled down on the club’s support for the LGBTQ+ community, even as the league bristled in response to growing criticism from religious conservatives, including some players , about the Pride events of the teams. “For me, for the Giants organization, this is not a political issue,” Zaidi said Thursday during his weekly appearance on KNBR. “Celebrating Pride is about love, support, understanding, and (I’m) very proud of our organization and our players, the way they handled themselves.” Zaidi’s comments, which he did his best at the start of the…

At least 40 people, mostly students, have been killed in a suspected rebel attack on a school in Uganda, officials said. Other students have been kidnapped and a dormitory at the school has been set on fire in the attack, which is believed to have been carried out by Ugandan militants linked to the Islamic State group. The mayor of Mpondwe, the town where the attack took place, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, said 41 bodies, including 38 students, had been recovered so far. Mayor Selevest Mapoze said that while some of the students had suffered…