Military intervention in Iran, where authorities launched a deadly crackdown on protesters that killed thousands, is not France’s preferred option, its armed forces minister said yesterday.

A Pakistani court on Saturday convicted a human rights activist and lawyer, Imaan Mazari and her husband on charges of anti-state social media posts, handing them sentences totalling 17 years, a court order said.

Veteran BBC journalist Sir Mark Tully, who chronicled the Liberation War from close quarters, passes away

Some visitors at Ueno Zoological Gardens were left teary-eyed as they watched Japan's only two pandas Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao munch on bamboo.

Activists say they have been overwhelmed by new volunteers - despite the potential for violence - since Good was killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.

Fiery accusations of rights abuses and betrayal have circulated for weeks in state-run and social media after a brief conflict in Yemen, where Saudi air strikes quelled an offensive by UAE-backed separatists.

Funding for large parts of the federal government, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Pentagon, expires on January 31.

Imaan Mazari, a 32-year-old lawyer and vocal critic of Pakistan's military, "disseminated highly offensive" content on her X account, according to an Islamabad court.

Min Aung Hlaing was about to turn 65 -- the mandatory military retirement age at the time -- in 2021 when he toppled Suu Kyi's democratically elected government and jailed her.

Threatening tens of millions of Americans with blackouts, transportation chaos and bone-chilling cold

Federal agents shot dead Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, while scuffling with him on an icy roadway

The country's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, proposed the legislative reforms last week and it passed a first reading Thursday in parliament, which is headed by her brother.

Ukraine yesterday accused Russia of undermining negotiations to end their almost four-year war by launching fresh deadly strikes, as officials from both countries and the United States met for a second day of direct talks in Abu Dhabi.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused Donald Trump on Friday of trying to create “a new UN” with his proposed “Board of Peace.”

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were in Israel yesterday to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, mainly to discuss Gaza, two people briefed on the matter said, as local authorities reported further violence in the enclave.

Snow and heavy rain have killed 61 people in Afghanistan in the last three days, the disaster management authority said yesterday.

The death toll from a suicide bombing at a wedding near the Afghan border rose to seven yesterday, police said.

Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez said Friday that over 600 inmates have been released, far more than estimated by rights groups, who are demanding the liberation of all political prisoners.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Canada that if it concludes a trade deal with China, he will impose a 100 percent tariff on all goods coming over the border

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