Hundreds of bodies found near another former Church-run residential school in Canada

Hundreds of unmarked graves, many believed to be of children, have been found at the site of another former Church-run residential school in Canada. The graves are located near the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan, said the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous First Nations (FSIN), which represents 74 nations in the province, in a press release on Wednesday.

Leader hails Iranian nation as ‘great winner’ of 2021 election

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised the “epic” turnout in Iran’s 2021 presidential election, saying the “great” winners of the key vote are the people themselves, whose iron will was broken by neither the pandemic nor attempts at frustrating them.

Voting underway in Iran’s presidential election

Polls have opened nationwide in Iran’s 2021 presidential election, with nearly 60 million Iranians eligible to vote for one of four candidates running.

Pope Francis expresses sorrow over church-run school deaths in Canada, offers no apology

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has expressed sympathy with the Canadian people over the discovery of remains of scores of indigenous children at a former church-run residential school in Canada, saying he is following with “pain” the news about the “shocking” finding.

Pope Francis expresses sorrow over church-run school deaths in Canada, offers no apology

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has expressed sympathy with the Canadian people over the discovery of remains of scores of indigenous children at a former church-run residential school in Canada, saying he is following with “pain” the news about the “shocking” finding.

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Iran’s scientists produce first batch of 60% enriched uranium

Iran’s scientists have managed to produce the country’s first batch of 60-percent enriched uranium in Natanz days after a nuclear facility came under a terrorist attack, top officials say.

Natanz incident bold act of nuclear terrorism on Iranian soil: Foreign Ministry

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says the Sunday incident in Natanz which saw a nuclear facility lose electricity was "a bold act of nuclear terrorism on the Iranian soil".