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ministry

[min-uh-stree] / ˈmɪn ə stri /
NOUN
the functions of the clergy
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NOUN
a department of state
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Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei reportedly responded that “nothing has been finalized.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

A chartered Air Peace plane carrying 262 Nigerian nationals -- most of them women and children -- landed at Lagos's Murtala Mohammed International Airport mid-morning on Thursday, said Nigeria's foreign ministry.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The BBC contacted the Indian foreign ministry, the hospital responsible for the identification process in Gujarat and the UK foreign office but has received no responses.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“The targeting of commercial shipping and civilian infrastructure in the region must end,” India’s foreign ministry said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

That autumn the ministry raised the permit fee yet again—to a staggering $50,000 for as many as five climbers, plus $10,000 for each additional climber, up to a maximum of seven.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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