Politics

Meet the daughter of the mine minister

Not every child who has been given a helpful push by a powerful parent gets her own hashtag, but that’s what happened last June, when, at the G20 summit meeting in Osaka, Japan, Ivanka Trump—thitherto not known for the depth of her expertise in geopolitics—decided to put in her two cents’ worth during a conversation with Theresa May, Justin Trudeau, ... Read More »

New pictures of Karroubi

One of most prominent opposition leaders ended a one-day hunger strike on Thursday, after the government agreed to meet some of his demands, his son reported on social media. Read More »

WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

The joint ceremony of the women’s police force was held on the occasion of NAJA week on Monday, October 19th. According to Hamshahri Online, the ceremony was attended by Hossein Rahimi, the capital’s police chief, Hojjatoleslam Kazem Sedighi, the interim Friday prayer leader, and Anoushirvan Mohseni Bandapi, the governor, at the cities police headquarters. See some photos of police women ... Read More »

Trump Hollywood star destroyed by man in Hulk costume

President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been vandalized again, this time by a person dressed as a green (and, apparently, very angry) comic book character.According to Los Angeles Police Department Public Information Officer Jeff Lee, a suspect in an Incredible Hulk costume took a pickaxe to Trump’s star at around 5:50 a.m. PT on Friday, ... Read More »

Ambassadors Residence in the Capital

In 1854, Napoleon III (1852 – 1870) opened the first French diplomatic mission in our country. Established as part of the conclusion of a trade agreement, it was placed under the responsibility of the French Ambassador, Prosper Bourée. On March 24, 1891, the Shah of Persia, Nasser ol-Din Shah (1848 – 1896) granted by firman to France, building land and ... Read More »

Elizabeth, 18-year-old Crown Prince of Belgium at Elsenborn Camp

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has started the new school year at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. The Duchess of Brabant and the other 169 first year students kicked off their training with an initiation camp in Elsenborn. Read More »

Gathering at American embassy

An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and most embassies are located in capital cities. Consulates are like branch offices of the embassy; a nation can have several consulates in another country, usually located in all major cities of that country. Read More »

The progressive Indian grandfather who inspired Kamala Harris

For a girl from Berkeley, about 5 years old, the setting must have been intoxicating: a bungalow surrounded by greenery in a newly independent African capital, where children ran outside to wave at the president’s car as he drove past. Read More »

Kanye West cries, rambles at first presidential rally

Though it was rumored he’d already dropped out of the 2020 presidential race — only two weeks after declaring his candidacy — Kanye West held his first campaign event in South Carolina on Sunday night. It was equal parts bizarre and uncomfortable. Read More »