news agency
noun
: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters
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On Friday, Iran’s top prosecutor Mohammad Movahedi strongly denied that in comments carried by the judiciary’s Mizan news agency.
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Officials identified the other two journalists killed as Mohammed Salah Qashta and Anas Ghneim, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The Indonesia Air Transport turboplane disappeared from radar during what should have been a two-hour flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar, according to the Associated Press (AP) and Antara, Indonesia’s national news agency.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
President Ahmad al-Sharaa was shown by the SANA news agency signing and holding the agreement.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Officials identified the other two journalists killed as Mohammed Salah Qashta and Anas Ghneim, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The Indonesia Air Transport turboplane disappeared from radar during what should have been a two-hour flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar, according to the Associated Press (AP) and Antara, Indonesia’s national news agency.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
President Ahmad al-Sharaa was shown by the SANA news agency signing and holding the agreement.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
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“News agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20agency. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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