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Iran key services shut as rial plunges amid energy crisis, regional tension 

18 December 2024

Tehran, Iran – Tens of millions of people across Iran are facing major disruptions as authorities shut down services i...

What options does Trudeau have as Canadian PM faces calls to resign? 

18 December 2024

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure to step down as leader of his Liberal Party after the shoc...

Top France court upholds Nicolas Sarkozy’s corruption conviction 

18 December 2024

News|European Union France’s highest court has upheld the 2021 conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charg...

‘Not guilty’ pleas entered for suspect over murders in UK’s Southport 

18 December 2024

A British teenager had “not guilty” pleas entered on his behalf to charges of murdering three young girls in a knife...

US state of Indiana executes Joseph Corcoran after 27 year legal battle 

18 December 2024

The state of Indiana in the United States has carried out its first execution in 15 years, putting to death a man, whose...

Prime minister of Mauritius reopens talks with UK over Chagos Islands deal 

18 December 2024

A historic deal for the United Kingdom to hand over control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been put into questio...

UN envoy warns Syria’s war ‘has not ended yet’ as US says truce extended 

18 December 2024

The United Nations special envoy for Syria has warned that the war “has not ended yet” despite the removal of Presid...

Mysterious disease in DRC is severe malaria, health authorities say 

18 December 2024

A previously unknown disease making the rounds in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a severe form of malaria, th...

Mangione charged with ‘act of terrorism’ in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing 

18 December 2024

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of fatally shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York earlier thi...

US releases Guantanamo Bay detainee Bajabu to Kenya 

18 December 2024

The United States has released Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu to Kenya, bringing the number of pris...