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One of the screenwriters of an Oscar-nominated film has been arrested in Tehran days after signing a statement condemning Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his regime's violent crackdown on protesters.
Anas Sarwar has vowed to ban transgender women from the female prison estate "within days" if he becomes first minister after the Holyrood election.
Iran is summoning ambassadors from the European Union to protest against the decision to list the Revolutionary Guard as a terror group.
Bangladesh has sentenced former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and her niece, Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, to jail in a corruption probe.
The family of a woman who was murdered by a serial rapist more than 20 years ago said there must be "no attempt" to shut down evidence at the public inquiry into the police's handling of the case, as they met the chairman for the first time.
The stage has been set for Italy's Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo as the two host cities gear up for the 25th Winter Olympics.
China has executed four people for causing the deaths of six people and running Myanmar-based scam and gambling operations worth more than $4bn, authorities said.
Donald Trump has said the Kennedy Center will close for two years in plans that are fuelling the growing controversy over the Washington DC arts venue.
Yellow rain alerts have been issued in the southwest of England in the wake of Storm Chandra, affecting previously sodden ground from the storm.
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