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The niece of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has urged for governments to cut ties with Tehran over its suppression of anti-regime protests.  Farideh Moradkhani, the supreme leader’s niece, asked “conscientious people of the world” to support the protesters and pressure their governments to distance themselves from Iran.  “I …

Protests shake China Over the weekend protesters in Shanghai called for Xi Jingping to step down, while students at Beijing’s Tsinghua university sang the national anthem in protest against the COVID-19 lockdowns and regulations. China’s ruling Communist Party said Tuesday it would “resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities …

Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin has died at age 96, according to Chinese state TV. Jiang died in Shanghai, state TV reported on its website. A letter was published from the ruling Communist Party, parliament, Cabinet and the military announcing the death. “Comrade Jiang Zemin’s death is an incalculable loss …

Britons may struggle to get hold of a free-range turkey or goose for the Christmas table this year after an industry head said about half of them have either died or been culled due to the country’s largest-ever outbreak of avian flu. Richard Griffiths, chief executive of the British Poultry …

Saudi Arabia agreed Tuesday to extend the terms of a $5 billion aid package to Egypt that took effect in March, Saudi state media said. The move was aimed at bolstering the North African country’s recent deal with the International Monetary Fund. The state-run Saudi Press Agency said the extension …

The convicted killer of South African anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani has been stabbed in prison, two days before he was due to be released on parole, prison authorities said Tuesday. Janusz Walus, a 69-year-old Polish national, was set to be released on Thursday after the country’s Constitutional Court last week …

British police on Tuesday arrested a man over the deaths of at least 27 people who drowned while trying to cross the English Channel in a dinghy last year. The U.K.’s National Crime Agency said Harem Ahmed Abwbaker, 32, was detained in the town of Cheltenham in southwest England after …

Spain’s government presented a new bill Tuesday with the goal of providing better protection for economically vulnerable migrants who are in the clutches of international human trafficking rings. The proposed legislation was designed to help victims of different types of trafficking, from sexual exploitation and forced labor to the illegal …

China sent a spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its space station for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history, launching operation of the second inhabited outpost in low-Earth orbit after the NASA-led International Space Station. The spacecraft Shenzhou-15, or “Divine Vessel”, and its three passengers lifted off atop …

Japan’s efforts to bolster its defense against growing threats in the region are currently underway, which includes looking into acquiring counterstrike capabilities, according to reports. Stars and Stripes, a daily military newspaper, reported that a Japanese Defense Ministry spokesperson confirmed a meeting took place between the Liberal Democratic Party and …