Dual British-Iranian citizen sentenced to death for spying for UK | CNN
CNN — Alireza Akbari, a dual British-Iranian citizen and former Iranian official, has been sentenced to death in Iran for...
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Executions aren’t new in Iran, but this time they’re different | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside...
They saved refugees stranded at sea. Now they’re on trial | CNN
CNN — A trial of 24 rescue workers has begun in Greece, prompting criticism from human rights groups and the...
Morad Tahbaz’s daughter calls on US, UK to do everything they can to free her father from Iran | CNN Politics
CNN — On the fifth anniversary of her father’s arrest, the daughter of a man wrongfully detained in Iran is...
Former US fighter pilot arrested in Australia over China training allegations ‘singled out,’ lawyer says | CNN
The lawyer for former US Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan said he was “singled out” for extradition to the United...
Mexican authorities arrest son of notorious drug lord ‘El Chapo’ | CNN
CNN — Mexican authorities have arrested Ovidio Guzmán, son of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, a source from...
Iranian authorities release prominent actress Taraneh Alidoosti on bail | CNN
CNN — One of Iran’s best-known actresses, who was arrested after she criticized the execution of a man involved in...
Israel’s rightward shift leaves its new Arab allies in an awkward spot | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside...
Police arrest man suspected of planting explosives in Brazil’s capital ahead of presidential inauguration | CNN
São Paulo CNN — Police in Brasilia arrested a man on Saturday suspected of planting and possessing explosive devices one...
Police fire teargas to quell protesters at site of deadly Paris shooting | CNN
CNN — French police on Friday fired teargas amid clashes with agitated protesters outside a Kurdish community center in the...
El Salvador has arrested 2% of its adult population in its war on gangs. Other countries are taking note | CNN
CNN — Eight months since El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced a war on gangs, an estimated 2% of the...
South Korea says crypto fugitive Do Kwon is hiding in Serbia | CNN Business
Hong Kong CNN — Do Kwon, a disgraced tycoon behind the collapse of the TerraUSD and Luna coins that roiled...
European Parliament vice president expelled by party amid corruption probe involving Gulf nation | CNN
CNN — Eva Kaili, one of the European Parliament’s vice presidents, has been expelled by her political party in Greece...
Former Theranos COO sentenced to nearly 13 years | CNN Business
CNN Business — Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the former chief operating officer of failed blood testing startup Theranos, was sentenced Wednesday to nearly...
Argentina’s Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sentenced to six years in prison for corruption | CNN
CNN — A court in Argentina on Tuesday sentenced the country’s vice president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, to six years...
Belgium’s biggest ever trial begins over Brussels bombings | CNN
Brussels Reuters — Belgium began proceedings on Monday in its largest ever trial to determine whether 10 men played a...
Wealthy Russian businessman arrested in London on suspicion of multiple offenses, including money laundering | CNN
CNN — A wealthy Russian businessman has been arrested as part of a “major operation” on suspicion of multiple offenses,...
US calls for the release of Cambodian labor activist | CNN
The United States on Tuesday said it was deeply concerned by Cambodia’s arrest of union leader Chhim Sithar and called...
Grandmother of teen killed in police stop calls for calm, as France sees sixth night of protest | CNN
CNN — The grandmother of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk, who was fatally shot by a police officer in a Paris suburb...
