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Thailand attack: Country mourns after 37 killed

Thailand attack: Country mourns after 37 killed

Thailand - Parents gathered outside the center Friday morning, sobbing and clutching their children's favorite toys. Thursday's attack killed 37 people, including 23 children. The perpetrator was a former police officer. Thailand mourns a gun

At least 82 people killed in Iran crackdown in Zahedan since September 30: Amnesty

At least 82 people killed in Iran crackdown in Zahedan since September 30: Amnesty

Iran - At least 82 people have been killed by Iranian security forces in Zahedan, a city and capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province of the Islamic Republic of Iran, since protests started there on

Sri Lanka rejects a UN Human Rights Council resolution

Sri Lanka rejects a UN Human Rights Council resolution

Sri Lanka - The United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Malawi, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and the United States presented resolution A/HRC/51/L.1 (Rev.1), titled "Promoting reconciliation, accountability, and human rights in Sri Lanka," which was approved by a

Condemnations of the Iranian foreign policy

Condemnations of the Iranian foreign policy

Iran - A wave of protests swept over Iran. The protest began after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, after she was detained for wearing the hijab incorrectly. The protest has not stopped until now,

Oscar winners cut off their hair for Iran protesters

Oscar winners cut off their hair for Iran protesters

Global - Oscar-winning actors Marion Cotillard and Juliette Binoche, as well as other French screen and music stars, have chopped off their hair in solidarity with Iranian protesters. These artists have filmed themselves chopping off

Zelensky and Musk in row over Ukraine ‘peace plan poll’

Zelensky and Musk in row over Ukraine ‘peace plan poll’

Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to Elon Musk after the head of Tesla posted a poll on Twitter with his proposals to stop the Russian invasion. Musk asked his 107.7 million followers to

Iran: Nose smashed, skull pounded; security forces return the body of another young woman

Iran: Nose smashed, skull pounded; security forces return the body of another young woman

Iran - Iranian security forces returned the body of another young woman, identified as Nika Shakarami, to her family with suspicious injuries, nine days after she went missing during a protest over the death of

Canada imposes sanctions on Iran for human rights violations

Canada imposes sanctions on Iran for human rights violations

Canada - The Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations, as amended, will now include new sanctions against Iran, according to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs. These penalties are a response to Iran's flagrant

Chechen leader vows to send teenage sons to front line

Chechen leader vows to send teenage sons to front line

Chechnya - Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says his three sons, aged 14, 15 and 16, will soon be sent to the front lines in Ukraine to fight Russian forces. Kadyrov is a strong ally of

Iran Protests: Riot Police Use Teargas On Students At Sharif University

Iran Protests: Riot Police Use Teargas On Students At Sharif University

Iran - Iranian security forces have clashed with students at the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, the capital of Iran. The security forces arrested many students during a raid.  Students were demonstrating inside the