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TEHRAN – October 30 (ONLINE) Iranian students defied warnings from the feared Revolutionary Guards and Basij militia that nationwide protests must end by Sunday, prompting a fierce response from riot police and militia, videos on social media showed. Iranians from all walks of life have […]

SEOUL – October 30 (ONLINE) Foreign leaders expressed condolences over the deadly crowd surge in Seoul’s Itaewon district, with at least 20 foreign nationals from as many as a dozen countries among those killed in the crush in a popular nightspot. South Korea’s President Yoon […]

Nairobi, Oct 30 (AFP/APP): The African Union on Sunday said it was extremely concerned by the deteriorating security situation in the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where rebels have made fresh gains. In a joint statement, AU chairman Macky Sall and AU Commission chair […]

London, Oct 29 (AFP/APP): UK opposition politicians called for an investigation Saturday after a newspaper reported that suspected Kremlin agents had hacked ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss’s cell phone when she was foreign minister. In an unconfirmed report, The Mail on Sunday cited unnamed security sources […]

MOSCOW, Russia – October 28 (ONLINE) Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the age of Western global dominance is rapidly becoming a thing of the past, and the world has the most important decade since the end of World War II ahead. In his speech […]

Nairobi, Oct 28 (AFP/APP):In a landmark decision, Kenyan prosecutors said on Friday they would charge police officers with crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on post-election protests in 2017. The charges cover rape, murder and torture and include the case of a six-month-old baby […]

Washington, Oct 28 (AFP/APP):The United States on Friday voiced appreciation over security efforts in Nigeria and South Africa, whose governments have voiced unease after Washington publicly warned of terror threats. The United States on Thursday ordered families of US personnel to leave Nigeria’s capital Abuja […]

Belfast, Oct 28 (AFP/APP):The British government said on Friday it would call elections in Northern Ireland within 12 weeks, the second time since May, after UK and local lawmakers failed to resolve a standoff over post-Brexit trade rules. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris confirmed that […]

Milan, Oct 27 (AFP/APP): One person was killed and four others were injured, including Spanish footballer Pablo Mari, in a knife attack in a shopping centre near Milan on Thursday, according to media reports. A 46-year-old Italian, apparently suffering with psychological problems, was arrested immediately […]

Ottawa, Oct 27 (AFP/APP): Russia’s use of Iranian drones in Ukraine is “appalling,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday, adding that the United States and allies would seek to block such shipments. Russia has used the drones to “kill Ukrainian civilians and destroy […]