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Five pilgrims killed in landslide at Iraq Muslim shrine
Five pilgrims killed in landslide at Iraq Muslim shrine
World
by  AFP

Rescue workers searched through the rubble of a Shiite Muslim shrine in central Iraq into Sunday night, after a landslide killed at least five people including a child. - 'Mobilise all efforts' - Iraqi President Barham Saleh on Twitter called on the "heroic" rescue workers to "mobilise all efforts to save the trapped people".

Car bomb kills daughter of hardline Kremlin ideologue
Car bomb kills daughter of hardline Kremlin ideologue
World
by  AFP

The daughter of Alexander Dugin, a hardline Russian ideologue close to President Vladimir Putin, has been killed in a car bombing on Moscow's outskirts, authorities said on Sunday. According to family members quoted by Russian media, Dugin -- a vocal supporter of Kremlin's offensive in Ukraine -- was the likely target of the blast as his daughter borrowed his car at the last minute.

UAE ambassador to return to Iran after six-year absence
UAE ambassador to return to Iran after six-year absence
World
by  AFP

The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that its ambassador to Tehran would resume duties within days, six years after ties were downgraded in support of Saudi Arabia. Ambassador Saif Mohammed al-Zaabi "will resume his duties at the UAE embassy in the Islamic republic of Iran in the coming days to contribute to further advancing bilateral relations", the Emirati foreign ministry said in a statement.