Category: World

Relatives of an arrested protester tell BBC Persian he is due to be executed on Wednesday, as the death toll from demonstrations reportedly exceeds 2,400.

A US-based rights group says it has confirmed the killing of 1,850 protesters during a crackdown by authorities, as the US president urges Iranians to keep demonstrating.

The regime’s opponents will hope for more pressure to accelerate the process, writes the BBC’s international editor.

Eleven central banks have backed Jerome Powell after the US launched a criminal investigation into the US Fed.

The US president also imposes a 25% tariff on countries that “do business” with Tehran, while Iran’s foreign minister says his country is “ready for war”.

The BBC has received eyewitness accounts of security forces attacking anti-government protesters across the country.

More than 500 people have been killed during anti-government protests, a US-based human rights group says.

The US president says Iranian leaders have called “to negotiate”, but adds the US “may have to act” before a meeting.

All flights out of Kittila airport in northern Finland were cancelled on Sunday with temperatures falling as low as -38C.

A state of emergency has been declared in Victoria as thousands of firefighters battle the blaze.