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Anti-government protests in Iran have entered a third day today after Tehran finally abandoned its pretence and admitted shooting down a passenger jet

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Anti-government protests in Iran have entered a third day today after Tehran finally abandoned its pretence and admitted shooting down a passenger jet.  Dozens of protesters gathered and chanted slogans at a Tehran university today amid a wave of public anger after the plane was shot down with dozens of Iranians on board.   The UK Government will tell Iran’s ambassador in London it has “strong objections” to the arrest of the UK’s top diplomat in Tehran. The prime minister’s spokesman said: In relation to the arrest of the UK’s ambassador over the weekend, I would say this was an unacceptable … Continue reading Anti-government protests in Iran have entered a third day today after Tehran finally abandoned its pretence and admitted shooting down a passenger jet

North Korea says it has conducted another crucial test at a long-range satellite launch site, to bolster its strategic nuclear deterrence

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North Korea says it has conducted another crucial test at a long-range satellite launch site, to bolster its strategic nuclear deterrence. It comes after the country carried out a test yesterday. The formal charge sets the scene for a high-stakes showdown in the full House of Representatives next week on whether to send President Trump for trial in the Senate for the “high crimes and misdemeanours” of abusing his office and obstructing Congress over his dealings with Ukraine. Republican party managers are confident that not one of their representatives or senators will vote to impeach. The Democrats, however, fear that … Continue reading North Korea says it has conducted another crucial test at a long-range satellite launch site, to bolster its strategic nuclear deterrence

A toddler who has spent her whole life in a detention centre is now facing being separated from her mother

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A toddler who has spent her whole life in a detention centre is now facing being separated from her mother. Huyen Tran escaped from Vietnam due to religious persecution and arrived in Australia by boat as an asylum seeker in 2011. In his first interview with a western news outlet, Mr Khangoshvili’s brother, Zurab, 46, said that he had received intelligence that his own life was in danger. “I was asked to be careful,” he said. “I don’t go out alone.” The brothers, ethnic Chechens from the Pankisi Gorge region of Georgia, worked with the Georgian intelligence service to root … Continue reading A toddler who has spent her whole life in a detention centre is now facing being separated from her mother