Esteghlal advance to Iran&s Hazfi Cup Round of 16Esteghlal advance to Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of 16

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team defeated Mes Kerman 1-0 in the 2024/25 Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of 32 on Thursday.

Gustavo Blanco found the back of the net in Tehran’s Shahr-e Qods Stadium four minutes into the second half.

Esteghlal were reduced to 10-mn one minute later after Arash Rezavand was shown a red card.

The Hazfi Cup is an Iranian knockout

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Israel kills 36 Palestinians in GazaIsrael kills 36 Palestinians in Gaza

Israel killed 13 Palestinians in two airstrikes on Thursday that Gaza medics and Hamas said were part of a force protecting humanitarian aid trucks.

The 13 were among 36 Palestinians killed in separate Israeli attacks on Thursday, Reuters quoted the medics as saying.

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UN veto not a ‘license to kill civilians&: Russian envoyUN veto not a ‘license to kill civilians’: Russian envoy

The United States has never understood the true purpose of the right of veto in the United Nations and has misused it to enable the “Israeli war machine” to kill Palestinians, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia has said.

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The

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Queen Elizabeth believed every Israeli was 'either a terrorist or a son of a terrorist'Queen Elizabeth believed every Israeli was 'either a terrorist or a son of a terrorist'

The late Queen Elizabeth believed every Israeli was "either a terrorist or a son of a terrorist" and refused to allow Israeli officials into Buckingham Palace, former Israeli president Reuven Rivlin has said.

"The relationship between us [Israel] and Queen Elizabeth was a little bit difficult," Rivlin told a gala event celebrating Haifa's Technion

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Ireland asks ICJ to broaden definition of genocide over 'collective punishment' in GazaIreland asks ICJ to broaden definition of genocide over 'collective punishment' in Gaza

Ireland is to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to broaden its definition of genocide, saying Israel has engaged in the "collective punishment" of people in Gaza.

An intervention will be made later this month, Deputy Prime Minister Micheal Martin said, and will be linked to a case South Africa has brought under the United Nations'

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Tractor to meet Al Khaldiya at AFC Champions League Two 2024/25 Round of 16Tractor to meet Al Khaldiya at AFC Champions League Two 2024/25 Round of 16

TEHRAN - The 16 remaining teams discovered the road to glory following the conclusion of the AFC Champions League Two 2024/25 knockout stage draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.

The action promises to be spectacular, with the draw throwing up some fascinating ties.

The West Zone will see runaway Group A winners Tractor FC of

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