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Funny old world: the week's offbeat news

Funny old world: the week's offbeat news

From Lego going to war to the dangers of not double checking... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world. - Only 399 miles out - You have to feel sorry for the Barcelona fan who made the long trek to England to watch his football team play Newcastle in

Trump says 'honor' to be killing Iranian military

Trump says 'honor' to be killing Iranian military

President Donald Trump said Friday he feels honored to be killing Iran's leadership, calling them "deranged scumbags." "They've been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am

'Ticket to Tehran': Iranian Jews in Israel still long for Iran

'Ticket to Tehran': Iranian Jews in Israel still long for Iran

For Sahar Saidian, past and present collide every day on the airwaves as she hosts a Persian-language show on Israeli public radio for listeners in Israel and in Iran, the country she left behind years ago. "After 26 years in Israel, I look more Israeli than Iranian, but

Trump says Iran war moving 'very rapidly'

Trump says Iran war moving 'very rapidly'

US President Donald Trump said Thursday the war against Iran was moving "very rapidly," even as Tehran's new leader vowed defiance in his first public message. "The situation with Iran is moving along very rapidly. It's doing very well, our military is unsurpassed,

Turkey talking to US, Iran in bid to end war: minister

Turkey talking to US, Iran in bid to end war: minister

Turkey is talking to both Washington and Tehran in a bid to end the Middle East war, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Thursday as the conflict raged for a 13th day. "We have been experiencing the most intense moments of the war in the last few days," he

War forces lengthy detours for Iranian truck drivers to Iraq

War forces lengthy detours for Iranian truck drivers to Iraq

Rubbing his hands together to warm them, Iranian truck driver Reza curses the more than 300-kilometre detour he was forced to make to enter Iraq after the war closed most of the usually busy border crossings. Originally from the small town of Piranshahr in northwestern Iran, he normally drives

Iran threatens prolonged war as Trump says it is near defeat

Iran threatens prolonged war as Trump says it is near defeat

Iran warned it could wage a prolonged war with the United States and Israel that would "destroy" the world economy, even as US President Donald Trump said late Wednesday the Islamic republic was facing imminent defeat. The defiance from Tehran came as fighting around the strategic Strait of