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Barrack highlights limits of US interventions, admitting past regime changes in the Middle East were often mistakes.

The prime ministers of Norway and Finland will also attend the discussions in Oslo.

Will Fatima El Mansouri advance women’s rights amid religious and political barriers?

Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie was found guilty of 191 murder charges - all but one of them children.

More than half a million young people will cast their ballots in Israel next week - and they could make all the difference.

Three missiles hit a camp in government-controlled Shabwa province that officials say was being used as a training centre for new recruits.

Iran warns citizens against travel to France, Belgium and Italy amid violent unrest Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Tue, 10/20/2026 - 11:04 Tehran challenges Paris over protester rights as French police face scrutiny over serious injuries to students A fire burns and destroys the city hall in the French city of Limoges on 17 October after a group of forced entry into the building during ongoing protests (AFP/Pascal Lachenaud) Off The Iranian foreign ministry has advised its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to France, Belgium and Italy following the “intensification of unrest and disruption of public order” in those countries. The ministry issued the advisory on Monday as France faced increasingly violent protests driven partly by a cost-of-living crisis worsened by the Israeli-US war on Iran. “Compatriots currently in France, Belgium and Italy are advised to avoid being in tense areas and conflict zones and to avoid unnecessary travel, especially in unstable areas,” the Iranian foreign ministry said. At least two people have died during the protests in France, while police have arrested at least 2,000 people. Reports of serious injuries among protesters include two who lost their hands to stun grenades. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned French President Emmanuel Macron on X for siding with US President Donald Trump in the war against Iran. “Macron made his bed when he assured POTUS that he welcomes atrocities against Iranians,” said Araghchi on Monday. “Too late to blame the war his ilk helped cause. The French people demand wholesale change, including freedom of assembly. Listen to the future of France, Mr President,” added Araghchi. Authorities in French cities have also banned protests, while the government has refused to rule out a state of emergency that would expand police powers to conduct searches and make arrests. Amnesty International has condemned French police for using unnecessary and disproportionate force against the mainly student protesters. The president of Amnesty International France, Anne Savinel-Barras, said: “Children and young people peacefully demanding their right to education must be protected rather than being beaten, tear-gassed, or arbitrarily detained.” 'No one listens to us': France's mass student protests expose social and racial inequality Read More » In the Paris suburbs, police fired a tear-gas projectile into the face of a 14-year-old boy named Eden, breaking his jaw and smashing his teeth, Reuters reported. Tehran’s rebuke challenges the credibility of a government that has supported protests in Iran while cracking down on demonstrations at home. On 6 October, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei accused France of double standards over its condemnation of repression in Iran during mass street protests earlier this year. “In January 2026, France spoke of the need to respect 'peaceful assembly without fear of punishment' in Iran, and to exercise “restraint” on the part of the government towards protesters,” said Baghaei, arguing that Paris had taken that position despite “incitment to riots” in Iran. “In France, student protests are now being called 'urban violence.' The interior minister is not very supportive of restraint, calling for swift and decisive intervention by security forces and the use of force to restore order,” noted Baghaei. “Why are the same behaviors and the same standards interpreted one way when the protester is in Iran and another way when the protester is in France?!” he added. Thousands of people were reported to have been killed in a brutal crackdown by Iranian authorities following mass street protests in January, with security forces opening fire on crowds with live fire and arresting thousands.  At the time, Amnesty International said: “Even by the Iranian authorities’ own bleak record of committing gross human rights violations and crimes under international law during successive waves of protests, the severity and scale of killings and repression since 8 January is unprecedented.” On 7 October, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot summoned Iran’s ambassador to France over what Paris described as a “disinformation campaign carried out by the Iranian authorities regarding the high school student movement in France”. France News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Turkey's parliament set to ratify Mecca Joint Defence Agreement The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey has been sent to the Turkish parliament to be ratified, according to parliamentary sources. Two sources told Reuters that Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus will submit the agreement to the parliament's foreign foreign affairs commission after returning to Turkey from Kyrgyzstan.

A rural Australian town felt a mix of horror and disbelief on Tuesday after a highly respected lawmaker was gravely injured in what looked to be a targeted attack. Former nurse and midwife Helen Haines entered parliament in 2019, earning respect across the political divide for her efforts to stamp out corruption and bolster transparency. The 65-year-old was struck by a two-tonne SUV in Wangaratta on Monday afternoon.

A self-proclaimed Kenyan preacher and his associates were on Monday found guilty of murdering 190 children and one adult in an infamous starvation cult. Hundreds of bodies have been discovered since 2023 at the cult base inland from the Kenyan beach resort of Malindi, in what became known as the "Shakahola Forest Massacre".

Turkiye has forwarded a joint defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to its parliament for ratification. The parliament speaker will submit the agreement to the foreign affairs commission upon his return.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has approved 19 projects across five tourism destinations under its Hospitality Investment Enablers Program, which is expected to attract SR6.7 billion ($1.78 billion) in investment and create more than 17,000 jobs. The initiatives will be rolled out across five destinations, including Al-Baha, Al-Ahsa, Jeddah, Asir and the Eastern Province, with 19 companies, including BSF Capital, Sedal, Rikaz and Jenan among the participating firms. The undertaking, led by the Ministry of

Africa's top public health agency and Congolese officials have raised concerns over $700 million in Ebola aid that is unaccounted for and called on aid groups to provide more information about their finances.

Sonko says the country’s problem is one of cash flow and repayment timing, not necessarily the amount of debt owed. He has warned that the process could reach a political deadlock if the government fails to take what he considers a more practical approach.