The judiciary contradicts state media reports from 28 October that Jamshid Sharmahd was put to death.
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Equatorial Guinea VP warns against office sex after viral videos
Vice-President Teodoro Obiang Mangue says that anyone found having sex at work will be suspended.
Netflix Europe offices raided in tax fraud probe
The raid is part of an investigation in France and the Netherlands that began in November 2022.
Germany arrests eight suspected members of far-right militant group
Prosecutors said the group was undertaking training for the collapse of German society
Killers of Ugandan Olympian sentenced to 35 years
Steeplechaser Benjamin Lagat was stabbed to death in Kenya on New Year’s Eve last year.
Israel PM Netanyahu fires defence minister Gallant
Benjamin Netanyahu says there is a “crisis of trust” between him and Gallant, and replaces him with Israel Katz.
Chaos and destruction as Israel strikes deep in Lebanon’s valley
The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville spent two weeks with Lebanese Civil Defense Force crews in the Bekaa Valley.
Florida voters to weigh overturning six-week abortion ban
Of all the US abortion ballot measures, the one in this conservative state will be most closely watched.
Sarah Smith: US braces as two starkly opposing visions clash
After a history-making year, a divided country will soon face the reality of elections: there has to be a winner.
Zimbabwe bans police from using mobile phones while on duty
All officers are required to surrender their phones to supervisors while at work under the new policy.