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Iran votes in first elections since landmark nuclear deal

Iran votes in first elections since landmark nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iranians across the Islamic Republic voted Friday in the country’s first election since its landmark nuclear deal with world powers, deciding whether to further empower its moderate president or side with hard-liners long suspicious of the West. The election for Iran’s parliament and a cleric body …

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A look at Iran’s vote for parliament, Assembly of Experts

A look at Iran’s vote for parliament, Assembly of Experts

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iranians are voting Friday in the country’s first elections since the Islamic Republic sealed a landmark deal with the United States and other world powers over its disputed nuclear program last year. It is also the first nationwide vote since moderate President Hassan Rouhani …

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Political factions competing in Friday’s Iranian elections

Political factions competing in Friday’s Iranian elections

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iranians are voting on Friday for candidates for two separate institutions: the 290-seat parliament and the 88-seat Assembly of Experts, a clerical body empowered to choose or dismiss the country’s supreme leader. In parliament, supporters of moderate President Hassan Rouhani hope to dilute the influence of …

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Serbia informed of Croatia and Slovenia limits

Serbia informed of Croatia and Slovenia limits

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – The Latest on the flow of migrants into Europe (all times local): 2:20 p.m. Serbia’s interior minister says the country has been formally informed that Croatia and Slovenia will take no more than 500 migrants per day – far below the daily number of people seeking …

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Slain Russian opposition leader’s daughter faults probe

Slain Russian opposition leader’s daughter faults probe

LONDON (AP) – On the eve of the first anniversary of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov’s killing, his daughter says President Vladimir Putin bears some blame for the crime remaining unsolved. Nemtsov, one of the most energetic and vehement critics of the Russian leader, was gunned down on a bridge …

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Apple: FBI seeks ‘dangerous power’ in fight over phone

Apple: FBI seeks ‘dangerous power’ in fight over phone

WASHINGTON (AP) – In its first salvo in a court fight that pits digital privacy rights against national security, Apple Inc. asked a federal magistrate to reverse her order forcing the company to help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone. The Thursday filing – a day before its formal …

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