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  • Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that the Gulf will be included in the restricted area outside the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Three oil tankers that have been sailing through "an unauthorized route" in the Strait of Hormuz and three US-affiliated vessels in other areas have been targeted, according to a statement released by Iran's IRGC navy on Saturday.
  • Exit polls indicate that the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won the election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.
  • At least five people were killed when an Amazon cargo jet crashed off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, striking vehicles and catching flames.
  • After ash erupted from the Anak Krakatoa volcano over 150 kilometers away, affecting thousands of passengers, Indonesia halted its main international airport outside of Jakarta on Sunday.

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July 26, 2020

‘I Felt Humiliated’: Afghan Moms Fight...

Afghan mothers are waging a battle to get their names on their children’s national ID cards. Despite giving birth, they are not recognized as legal guardians of their own children. As part of a campaign called “Where Is My Name,” female lawmakers and activists are challenging Afghanistan’s staunchly patriarchal society where only the father’s and grandfather’s names appear on national IDs

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