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Iran president announces vaccine ecosystem technology tower

bnm Tehran bureau July 28, 2025

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has announced the construction of a vaccine ecosystem technology tower, describing it as the beginning of a new chapter in developing the knowledge-based health system.

Iraq shuts down as temperatures soar above 53°C

bnm Gulf bureau July 28, 2025

Iraq has topped the list of countries with the world's highest temperatures, with several Iraqi cities recording temperatures exceeding half the boiling point.

Hungarian government bans Irish hip hop group Kneecap from entering Hungary ahead of Sziget Festival

bne IntelliNews July 28, 2025

Hungary has barred members of Irish hip-hop group Kneecap from entering the country for three years, citing "repeated anti-Semitic hate speech supporting terrorism." The band was scheduled to appear at the annual Sziget Festival in two weeks.

Ukraine’s EU bid should remain linked to Moldova’s accession - Zelenskiy

Ben Aris in Berlin July 28, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told French President Emmanuel Macron that Ukraine’s EU accession bid should remain linked to Moldova’s in a wake of the passage of the controversial Law 21414 that guts Ukraine’s anti-corruption reforms.

Russian oil tanker diverts from India’s sanctioned Nayara Energy Terminal to Mundra Port

bno - Ho Chi Minh Office July 28, 2025

A tanker carrying Russian Urals crude oil, originally scheduled to dock at Nayara Energy’s Vadinar terminal on India’s western coast, has diverted to the nearby Mundra port, according to shipping data and industry sources.

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