An Iranian journalist who had been arrested after an interview with the father of the young Mahsa Amini, whose death in detention triggered widespread protests in Iran, said on Saturday that she was sentenced without a hearing, AFP reports.
General Affairs
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sacked the minister without portfolio and Conservative Party leader Nadhim Zahawi.
Outgoing New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday expressed her gratitude for her time at the helm of the government, on the eve of the inauguration of her successor Chris Hipkins.
A ministerial meeting between France and Germany, which was postponed last autumn amid reports of a cooling in bilateral relations, is to take place this Sunday
The head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken, acknowledged on Friday a decrease in tensions with China.
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, will meet with his American counterpart, Joe Biden, in Washington on February 10, the Brazilian presidency announced on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia will not normalize its relations with Israel without the creation of a Palestinian state, the foreign affairs minister of this powerful Gulf monarchy said on Friday
On Friday, 11 member states of the UN Security Council called on the Taliban in power in Kabul to lift “all oppressive measures” taken against women in Afghanistan.
The world’s political and economic elites are gathering in Davos

