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Iran sentences daughter of former president to five years in prison
Middle East
January 10, 2023
Iran sentences daughter of former president to five years in prison
The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said…
Emmanuel Macron presses ahead with pension reform as French discontent swells
World
January 8, 2023
Emmanuel Macron presses ahead with pension reform as French discontent swells
French President Emmanuel Macron’s government will attempt to revive his economic reform drive and score a major political victory this…
Iran executes karate champion and volunteer children’s coach amid crackdown on protests
Middle East
January 7, 2023
Iran executes karate champion and volunteer children’s coach amid crackdown on protests
Iran on Saturday hanged two young men, one a karate champion, the other a volunteer children’s coach. This brings the…
Taliban use water cannon on women protesting education order in Afghanistan
Middle East
December 25, 2022
Taliban use water cannon on women protesting education order in Afghanistan
A group of women took to the streets in the city of Herat in Afghanistan on Saturday, protesting against a…
Police fire teargas to quell protesters at site of deadly Paris shooting
World
December 24, 2022
Police fire teargas to quell protesters at site of deadly Paris shooting
French police on Friday fired teargas amid clashes with agitated protesters outside a Kurdish community center in the heart of…
UK wages next year will be at their lowest level since 2006, report says
World
December 24, 2022
UK wages next year will be at their lowest level since 2006, report says
London CNN — Brits hoping for a new-year salary bump to offset soaring food and energy costs may be disappointed.…
Exclusive: Iranian footballer is among dozens facing execution while the West is distracted by Christmas, supporters fear
Middle East
December 23, 2022
Exclusive: Iranian footballer is among dozens facing execution while the West is distracted by Christmas, supporters fear
CNN — Shahid Alikhani square is a nondescript part of the historic Iranian city of Isfahan. Its sole claim to prominence is the…
Iran’s government accesses the social media accounts of those it detains. Tech companies appear ill-equipped to stop it
Middle East
December 19, 2022
Iran’s government accesses the social media accounts of those it detains. Tech companies appear ill-equipped to stop it
In between being blindfolded, locked in solitary confinement, and interrogated in a wheelchair while she was on a hunger strike…
Peru’s ex-president Castillo to be jailed for 18 months as protesters declare ‘insurgency’
World
December 18, 2022
Peru’s ex-president Castillo to be jailed for 18 months as protesters declare ‘insurgency’
Peru’s ousted former president Pedro Castillo will remain in pretrial detention for 18 months, the country’s Supreme Court ordered on…
As public anger mounts, Peru’s lawmakers reject reform needed to hold early elections
World
December 17, 2022
As public anger mounts, Peru’s lawmakers reject reform needed to hold early elections
As Peru explodes in protest with supporters of its former president taking to streets, lawmakers on Friday rejected a constitutional…