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Mojtaba Dehghani is a senior journalist at our partner site, Independent Persian, focusing on Iran affairs, particularly Iranian politics.

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Officials say ban is to ‘protect women, children and the broader public’ from the mass production of AI-generated ...

Travel expert Simon Calder answers readers’ questions on what travel will look like in 2026 – from the EU’s new entry-exit ...

Three of the UK's four largest airports – Heathrow, Manchester, and Stansted – reported record passenger numbers in 2025.

New official guidance on recommended screen time for children under five is set to be published in April. Education Secretary ...

The galling footage shows mourners sobbing over scores of dead bodies, as rights group warn of mass killings after protests ...

Milos Raonic, the Canadian tennis player, has announced his retirement from professional tennis at the age of 35. His last ...

At least three inmates have died and multiple are injured after a possible prison riot broke out at Washington State Prison ...

Sarah Parish has said she wants to see more women in their fifties in sex scenes on television, stating there is “definitely ...

Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell regarding the central ...