Morning brief: UN staff accused of sexual assault; anniversary of Mahsa Al-Amini's custodial death in Iran
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It has been a year since Iranian woman of Kurdish descent was killed in the custody of Iran's morality police after the 23-year-old was arrested for defying the country's stringent hijab law. In India, Pakistan-backed terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir are surrounded by Indian armed forces in an ongoing gunfight that has been ongoing for the fourth straight day. There are updates from Latin America's world of drugs that you must know before you start your day.
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Mahsa Al Amini's death, one year on: Top points
On the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in police custody, Iranians both at home and abroad observed the occasion. Activists expressed concerns about a renewed crackdown aimed at preventing a resurgence of the protests that had shaken major cities the previous year.
India: Encounter in Kashmir’s Anantnag enters fourth day, 1 terrorist gunned down in Baramulla
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Delhi Consumer Court fines Indian Railways Rs 25,000 for making RAC passengers share one blanket
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The Royals enter the Doctor Who universe: King Charles and Queen Camilla beam into Commonwealth Games in TARDIS
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60,000 migrants from Morocco flood Spain's Ceuta, EU calls influx unacceptable, Trump warns US
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Who is Ruchika Singh, booked for using foul language against PM Modi at Jantar Mantar protests?
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Spider-Man producer Amy Pascal reveals why she warned Tom Holland and Zendaya against dating
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Pakistan Broad Peak avalanche: Body of US's Mallory Geis identified; Nirmal Purja, 9 others remain missing
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Pakistan avalanche: Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja confirmed dead
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NEET Protests riddled with misinformation? Delhi Police blocks 480 Pakistan-based handles spreading 'fake news' since Operation Sindoor
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Hosts India sweep Malaysia for double gold in men’s and women’s Commonwealth Table Tennis finals
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Pakistan avalanche: Four bodies found as search for Nirmal Purja and 9 other climbers enters critical phase
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iPhone 18 Pro could be Apple's biggest price jump in years, says new leak
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Trump says Iranian school bombing photos could be AI-generated - 'I don’t think...'
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Meet top 5 batters in latest ICC ODI rankings 2026 - check who sits at the top
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Jared Leto controversy: Dylan Sprouse's old tweet resurfaces amid sexual assault allegations
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Shehzad Poonawalla, BJP's national spokesperson quits politics? Here's what sparked social media buzz
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Arunachal CM Pema Khandu ranks India's 4th richest CM, wealthiest in Northeast: ADR report
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"Am I Worthy?" Ranbir Kapoor addresses backlash over playing Lord Ram in Ramayana: Part 1
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US offers $15mn reward to dismantle alleged IRGC drone funding network
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Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 10: India's full schedule, medal events and match timings
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Have 7,000 Karnataka students tested positive for HIV? Here's the truth
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Buying Russian oil could cost India dearly? MEA breaks silence on US 100% tariff bill
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The ongoing encounter between terrorists and Indian security forces in the Anantnag district of the Kashmir region entered its fourth day Saturday (Sept 16).
So far, four security personnel have been martyred in the ongoing operation, launched with the quest to neutralise two to three terrorists holed up in a cave atop a hill in the Gadul forest of Kokernag.
Hundreds of women sexually exploited by UN staff struggling to raise children
Hundreds of women and girls around the world are struggling to raise children fathered by UN peacekeepers.
A recent CNN report has shed light on how UN staffers go to several disaster-hit nations to help the local population, end up making sexual relationships with local women or teen girls, and then simply abandon them before moving to another nation.
Mexican drug lord El Chapo's son Ovidio Guzman extradited to US
Ovidio Guzman, the son of Mexican drug lord El Chapo, has been extradited to the United States where he is wanted for fentanyl trafficking charges, Mexican and American authorities said on Friday (September 15). In a statement, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said Ovidio's extradition was the latest step in US efforts to attack "every aspect" of the drug trafficking operations run by the Sinaloa Cartel long associated with the Guzman family.
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