A group of 35 countries are to demand that Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned from the 2024 Olympics over Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Lithuania’s sports minister.
Iran Releases Journalist, Rights Activist Arrested Over Protests: Report
Iran released Friday a human rights activist as well as a journalist arrested during months-long protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, local media reported.
Iran Alleges “Israeli Mercenaries” Behind Military Site Attack: Report
Iran’s security forces have arrested the “main perpetrators” of a drone attack this month on a military site in the central city of Isfahan, in which Israeli “mercenaries” were involved, state media reported on Friday.
Turkey earthquake victim rescued from rubble after posting location to Whatsapp
In the since-viral video posted to WhatsApp, Boran Kubat filmed himself pinned under debris of his crumbled apartment building in Turkey.
South Africa’s energy crisis poses ‘existential threat’ to its economy
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster in response to the country’s drawn-out energy crisis, calling it “an existential threat” to Africa’s most developed economy.
Arrests made in Iran in connection with Isfahan drone attack
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry and the Intelligence Agency of the IRGC have issued a joint statement, saying a number of people have been arrested in connection with the recent failed terrorist attack on a military facility in the city of Isafahan.
Elon Musk fired a Twitter engineer because people lost interest in his tweets, report claims
The report comes at a turbulent time for the Twitter CEO
High full-year rate levels offset OOCL’s poor Q4 performance
It might have been a fourth quarter to forget for OOCL as volume and rates tumbled, but a strong performance through the rest of 2022 has put the carrier on course for another profitable year.
Russia to cut daily oil output by 500,000 barrels as sanctions bite
Russia will cut crude oil production by half a million barrels per day starting in March, a little over two months after the world’s major economies imposed a price cap on the country’s seaborne exports.