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A protester Bob Chan says he was not trying to enter Manchester's Chinese consulate during a pro-democracy demonstration that saw violent scenes on Sunday. Chan told a news conference he was dragged onto the consulate grounds and beaten by men, leaving him with injuries requiring hospital treatment. It comes after a British member of Parliament MP accused one of China's most senior United Kingdom UK diplomats of being involved but consul-general […]

A female Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who competed with her hair uncovered said she did so because her hijab fell off involuntarily. 33-year-old Rekabi was praised by those protesting against Iran's dress code after a video showed her violating it at an Asian Championships in South Korea on her Instagram account. The Instagram post yesterday apologized for getting everybody worried and said she was flying home. She said due to […]

The United State US says it agrees with Western allies that Iran's supply of explosive drones to Russia breaches United Nations UN sanctions. Kyiv was struck by so-called Kamikaze drones on Monday, unleashed by Russia but believed to be Iranian-made. The US agrees with the French and British assessment that the drones violate UN Security Council Resolution 2231. That resolution, linked to Iran's nuclear accord, bars Iranian transfers of certain […]

The United Nations refugee agency has said it is deeply distressed by the discovery of 92 naked men at the border between Greece and Turkey while the two countries blame each other. Greece put the blame on Turkey saying its behavior was a shame for civilization, while Turkey branded her neighbor’s claims as fake news and accused it of cruelty. As both sides blamed each other, the United Nations refugee […]

Five people including an off-duty police officer have been shot dead with several persons injured in Raleigh, North Carolina. Police say a suspect has been arrested, following the shooting which occurred near the Neuse River Greenway, a popular trail on the outskirts of the state capital. A motive is yet to be established, but Raleigh Police Lieutenant, Jason Borneo said it would probably "come to bear" in the coming days. […]

Religious and community leaders in Burkina Faso say the country’s junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has agreed to step down, two days after military officers announced he had been removed from power. The leaders in a statement noted that following mediation between Damiba and the new self-proclaimed leader, Ibrahim Traore, “Damiba himself offered his resignation in order to avoid confrontations with serious human and material consequences.

Australia has said it will end mandatory Covid isolation requirements from next month, with a chief medical officer, Professor Paul Kelly, saying the emergency phase of its response was probably over. Currently, anyone who tests positive for the virus must isolate for five days, but that will end on 14 October. At times nicknamed Fortress Australia, the country has had some of the strictest restrictions in the world since the […]