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Iran executes journalist who encouraged 2017 protests
Iranian dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was convicted of fomenting violence during the 2017 anti-government protests, was executed on Saturday, Iran’s state ...Kuwait election sees two-thirds of parliament lose seats
Kuwaitis elected a new parliament in an election that saw two-thirds of lawmakers and the country’s only female legislator lose their seats, ...Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon denied bail on fraud charge
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was remanded into custody on Thursday after being charged with fraud, the latest in a string ...UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, first in the world
Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use and said that it ...Donald Trump says he will leave office — if Biden victory is confirmed
President Donald Trump said Thursday for the first time that he would leave the White House if Joe Biden is officially confirmed ...Joe Biden Cabinet picks may face rough Republican reception in Senate
Republican members of the U.S. Senate fired warning shots to President-elect Joe Biden that they may be prepared to stand in the ...Donald Trump agrees transition to Biden administration can begin
After weeks of waiting, President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday cleared the way for President-elect Joe Biden to transition to the White ...Burkina Faso votes amid ongoing extremist violence, threats
Voters went to the polls Sunday in Burkina Faso for presidential and legislative elections that have been marred by ongoing extremist violence ...Karabakh peace deal fuels confusion, anxiety over new borders
An Armenian fighter in camouflage with a Kalashnikov assault rifle slung over his shoulder peers through binoculars over towards an encampment of ...Afghan government, Taliban agree peace talk rules: officials
The Afghan government and the Taliban have resolved key sticking points that had stalled peace talks for weeks, several sources told AFP ...