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Russia has summoned the Czech Republic’s charge d’affaires after Czech authorities detained influential Orthodox cleric Bishop Hilarion over allegations linked to suspicious substances discovered in his vehicle. The diplomatic dispute …

Iranian authorities staged large-scale public wedding ceremonies in Tehran for hundreds of couples who signed up for a state-backed campaign pledging readiness to sacrifice their lives in the country’s ongoing …

The World Health Organization says it is maintaining its assessment that the global public health risk from the recent hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship remains “low.” In a …