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Who is in charge of Iran?

Security forces in Iran have been violently cracking down on protests sparked by the death in custody of a young woman. ...

The terrors of Kenya’s school arson epidemic

The Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders condemned the Taliban on Wednesday for shutting down two news websites in Afghanistan and urged the group to stop censoring the media. ...

US midterms: 'America's elections could turn really nasty'

The upcoming midterm elections for US Congress, the first nationwide vote since Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol nearly two years ago, have many Americans on edge. The BBC's Katty Kay has been finding out why. ...

Iran could turn to mercenaries to maintain order

As the uprising in Syria dissipates, Iran’s mercenary fighters from Pakistan and Afghanistan — the Zeinabiyoun and Fatemiyoun Brigades, respectively — seem to have slipped back into their respective countries without much noise. These men may not all be fit to fight again due to physical disabilities and psychological scars, but many still are. Those impaired by scars of the battlefield are used to inspire others to join the ranks to seek glory and martyrdom. ...

Indonesia football crush: How the disaster unfolded

Indonesians are demanding answers after a football match between two rival clubs turned into one of the worst disasters in the sport's history. ...

Black, Korean and searching for the American dream

An outcast from birth, Milton Washington is the child of a Korean woman and a black US soldier, who became a "slickyboy", or child thief, and dreamed of making it to America. At the age of eight, he seized his chance. ...

Ukraine war: Putin raises stakes in speech full of anti-Western bile

This week, one Russian newspaper, Moskovsky Komsomolets, concluded: "Vladimir Putin has nowhere to retreat. So, he'll continue to attack." ...

What is Ebola and why is Uganda's outbreak so serious?

An outbreak of Ebola in Uganda is proving more difficult to deal with than more recent epidemics, but the president has rejected calls for a lockdown. ...

Lula: Can Brazil's 'most popular president' win again?

In the second of two profiles of the leading candidates in the race to become Brazil's new president, Katy Watson asks if Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the same person who took the world by storm 20 years ago. ...

Iran protester: 'They said if we didn't keep quiet, they would rape us'

"They put me on the ground, and an officer put his boot on my back. He kicked me in my stomach, tied my hands, picked me from my arms, and then pushed me into a van." ...

Ukraine war: The referendums shunned by Kyiv and the West

Tuesday is the final day of a ballot for Russian-held regions of Ukraine which the government in Kyiv and its Western allies dismiss as a sham. ...

Giorgia Meloni: Far-right leader poised to run Italy

For 40 years, Anna Maria Tortora has sold her ripe tomatoes and fresh cucumbers to loyal customers at her market stall in Rome. Little did she realise that the young girl who used to queue up holding the hand of her grandfather would now be on course to be Italy's next prime minister. ...