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South Korean electronics giant Samsung has named convicted heir and de facto boss Lee Jae-Yong as its executive chairman. The symbolic move means the world's biggest smartphone maker would now be officially run by the third generation of its founding family. Lee, who was convicted of bribery and embezzlement in 2017, was granted a special presidential pardon in August after he was imprisoned twice for bribing a former president. The […]

Security services in Norway say they have arrested a university lecturer accused of working for Russia as a spy. Oslo's internal security agency, the PST, arrested the man on his way to work after identifying him as a threat to fundamental national interests. The suspect, said to be in his 30s, had posed as a Brazilian academic, but officials say he is actually Russian. Moscow's embassy in Oslo has however […]

The United Nations UN's nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA says it will send a team to inspect two sites in Ukraine at the government's request. Officials revealed that IAEA inspectors will examine the sites for signs of undeclared nuclear activities. The location of the facilities was not announced, but Director-General Rafael Grossi said that one of them was inspected last month. It comes amid Russian accusations that Kyiv […]

A protester Bob Chan says he was not trying to enter Manchester's Chinese consulate during a pro-democracy demonstration that saw violent scenes on Sunday. Chan told a news conference he was dragged onto the consulate grounds and beaten by men, leaving him with injuries requiring hospital treatment. It comes after a British member of Parliament MP accused one of China's most senior United Kingdom UK diplomats of being involved but consul-general […]

A female Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who competed with her hair uncovered said she did so because her hijab fell off involuntarily. 33-year-old Rekabi was praised by those protesting against Iran's dress code after a video showed her violating it at an Asian Championships in South Korea on her Instagram account. The Instagram post yesterday apologized for getting everybody worried and said she was flying home. She said due to […]

The United State US says it agrees with Western allies that Iran's supply of explosive drones to Russia breaches United Nations UN sanctions. Kyiv was struck by so-called Kamikaze drones on Monday, unleashed by Russia but believed to be Iranian-made. The US agrees with the French and British assessment that the drones violate UN Security Council Resolution 2231. That resolution, linked to Iran's nuclear accord, bars Iranian transfers of certain […]

The United Nations refugee agency has said it is deeply distressed by the discovery of 92 naked men at the border between Greece and Turkey while the two countries blame each other. Greece put the blame on Turkey saying its behavior was a shame for civilization, while Turkey branded her neighbor’s claims as fake news and accused it of cruelty. As both sides blamed each other, the United Nations refugee […]

Five people including an off-duty police officer have been shot dead with several persons injured in Raleigh, North Carolina. Police say a suspect has been arrested, following the shooting which occurred near the Neuse River Greenway, a popular trail on the outskirts of the state capital. A motive is yet to be established, but Raleigh Police Lieutenant, Jason Borneo said it would probably "come to bear" in the coming days. […]

Religious and community leaders in Burkina Faso say the country’s junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has agreed to step down, two days after military officers announced he had been removed from power. The leaders in a statement noted that following mediation between Damiba and the new self-proclaimed leader, Ibrahim Traore, “Damiba himself offered his resignation in order to avoid confrontations with serious human and material consequences.