news agency
noun
: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters
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Authorities ordered the evacuation of all personnel and said any potential pollutants don’t pose a risk to nearby cities, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
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Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
On Saturday, Iranian local officials from one of the southern provinces and the regional leadership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps denied reports that the second pilot had been found and detained, Iran’s semiofficial Mehr news agency reported.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Getty Images Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom evacuated a further 198 of its staff from the Bushehr nuclear plant, Russian news agencies reported.
—Luke Fountain,azhar Sukri, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Photos posted to Telegram by Iran's Fars news agency showed debris from what appeared to be an American aircraft.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
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Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
On Saturday, Iranian local officials from one of the southern provinces and the regional leadership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps denied reports that the second pilot had been found and detained, Iran’s semiofficial Mehr news agency reported.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Getty Images Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom evacuated a further 198 of its staff from the Bushehr nuclear plant, Russian news agencies reported.
—Luke Fountain,azhar Sukri, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Photos posted to Telegram by Iran's Fars news agency showed debris from what appeared to be an American aircraft.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
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“News agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20agency. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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