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Lai’s supporters say this amounts to a death sentence, but authorities say it demonstrates the rule of law.

BBC News Persian uncovers the identities of the thousands of people killed during the recent crackdown on protests in Iran.

The countries fought a border war between 1998-2000 in which more than 100,000 people died. A peace deal was never fully implemented and relations only eased after Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who later won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts, travelled to the Eritrean capital, Asmara, in 2018.

Jindo county head Kim Hee-soo had suggested “importing young women from Vietnam or Sri Lanka” for young rural men.

Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny makes history with his entirely Spanish set on the sporting world’s biggest stage.

Fans of the Seattle Seahawks celebrated into the night after their team produced a devastating defensive display to beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. Supporters of both sides shared their reflections on the game, and on Bad Bunny’s half-time show. The 31-year-old’s performance was one big love letter to his native Puerto […]

Police say the “transnational” criminal group has been in operation since 2017.

That imbalance, critics argue, was reinforced after Hasina’s fall. Mohammad Touhid Hossain, foreign affairs adviser to Yunus, says India failed to recalibrate, missing a chance to reset ties with the interim government. “We tried to go forward on a number of occasions, but then the response from India was on again, off again,” he told […]

The pro-democracy media tycoon was sentenced to 20 years in jail by the Hong Kong High Court.

Most of the 70,823 crowd seemed to favour Seattle, who came into the game as narrow favourites, and their win also means that quarterback Sam Darnold has completed his redemption story after being written off as a starting NFL quarterback. The Seahawks are Darnold’s fifth team in his eight-year career – and third in three […]