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US sanctions Iranian officials over protest crackdown

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Agencies): The United States (US) imposed sanctions Thursday on Iranian security officials and financial networks, accusing them of orchestrating a violent crackdown on peaceful protests and laundering billions in oil revenues.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the measures in the wake of the biggest anti-government protests in the...

South Korea's ex-president Yoon given 5-year jail term

SEOUL, Jan 16 (Reuters): A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on charges that included obstructing attempts by authorities to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law in December 2024.The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon guilty...

Yemen prime minister quits, replaced by foreign minister

RIYADH, Jan 16 (Arab News): The prime minister of Yemen has been replaced by his foreign minister after the premier submitted the government's resignation, the country's Saudi-backed presidential body said.Prime Minister Salim Saleh BinBuriek met Presidential Leadership Council chairman Rashad Al-Alimi and "submitted the government's resignation to pave the way...

Prince Harry and Elton John take on the Daily Mail

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters): Britain's Prince Harry, singer Elton John and five other high-profile figures' privacy lawsuits against the Daily Mail begin in earnest on Monday with the start of a trial at the High Court in London.Prince Harry, King Charles' younger son and the Duke of Sussex, music legend...

Machado vows to be Venezuela president 'when right time comes'

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (AFP): Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has insisted she will be elected president "when the right time comes" despite the United States sidelining her after overthrowing Nicolas Maduro.President Donald Trump has backed Maduro's former vice president Delcy Rodriguez as interim leader of the oil-rich country following...

More than 100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 16 (Arab News): Torrential rains and flooding have killed more than 100 people in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and authorities warned Friday that more severe weather was expected across several countries in southern Africa.South Africa has reported at least 19 deaths in two of its northern provinces...

US lawmakers seek to reassure Copenhagen after Trump Greenland threats

COPENHAGEN, Jan 16 (Reuters): A bipartisan delegation of US lawmakers met the leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Friday to reassure them of congressional support, despite President Donald Trump's threats to seize the Arctic island.Trump has said Greenland is vital to US security because of its strategic location and large...

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian teen in West Bank

RAMALLAH, Jan 16 (Reuters): Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian hurling a rock at them in the occupied West Bank, the military said on Friday, and the Palestinian health ministry said the person killed was a 14-year-old boy.There was no further comment from Palestinian officials about the fatal incident in...

Nigeria faces decade-worst hunger: UN

Thousands of people in Nigeria's strife-torn northeast are facing the risk of catastrophic food shortages for the first time in nearly a decade, as aid cuts deepen malnutrition across the region, the UN World Food Programme warned on Friday, reports Reuters.Around 15,000 people are at risk in Borno state, the...