Top 10 world news: Iran disbands morality police, US on Russian military stockpiles, and more
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After two months of intense protest sparked by the custodial death of a 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini arrested for allegedly violating the country's strict female dress code—headscarf—Iran has finally scrapped its morality police units, its top judicial officer reportedly said. In other news, the United States' National Intelligence Director Avril Haines said on Saturday (December 3) that the Russian forces in Ukraine are using up ammunition "quite quickly".
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After two months of nationwide anti-hijab protests, Iran finally disbands morality police
After two months of intense protest sparked by the custodial death of a 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini arrested for allegedly violating the country's strict female dress code—headscarf—Iran has finally scrapped its morality police units, its top judicial officer reportedly said.
US believes Russia using up military stockpiles ‘more rapidly’ than it can replenish
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The United States' National Intelligence Director Avril Haines said on Saturday (December 3) that the Russian forces in Ukraine are using up ammunition "quite quickly".Despite the recent attacks on missile infrastructure, US intelligence believes that fighting in parts of Ukraine has been slowing down.
Mount Semeru volcano erupts, Indonesia issue warning of highest level, evacuates people
Indonesia’s highest volcano on its most densely populated island of Java erupted, spewing large gas clouds and a river of lava, on early Sunday. This prompted the authorities to issue the highest level warning and begin the evacuation of at least 93 residents of East Java province to shelters.
Nigeria: Gunmen open fire in Mosque, killing at least 12 people, abduct several people
Gunmen in Nigeria’s state Katsina killed at least a dozen worshippers in a mosque including the chief imam after they opened fire and subsequently kidnapped several others, late Saturday, said a report by Reuters citing local residents.
China may face COVID-19 disaster if harsh lockdowns lifted, experts predict
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Iran executes four people accused of cooperating with Israel’s spy agency
Iranian authorities, on Sunday, executed four people accused of working for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, said the state-run news agency, IRNA. The country’s Supreme Court upheld the death sentence against those accused of “the crime of cooperating with the intelligence services of the Zionist regime and for kidnapping”.
At least two killed, seven injured in Syria after protestors storm governor’s office
Dozens of protesters in Syria’s southern city of Sweida stormed the governor’s office, on Sunday, over worsening economic conditions in the country. Subsequently, the demonstration turned violent and led to the death of a protester and a police officer while at least seven others were injured, according to reports.
Zelensky says $60 price cap on Russian oil is ‘not serious’, won’t push Moscow into ending war
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that a $60 price cap per barrel on seaborne Russian oil, imposed by the G7 (Group of Seven), the European Union and Australia, is "not serious".
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In a rare move, the US military informed its allies as well as adversaries of the docking of a US Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine for the first time at the remote island of Diego Garcia, located in the Indian Ocean, as part of the months-long deployment.
Israel retaliates, carries out overnight air strikes against Hamas in Gaza Strip
Retaliating to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave towards its territory, Israel on Sunday reported that it had carried out overnight air strikes against sites of the Hamas in the Gaza strip.On Saturday, the Israeli army, as per AFP report, said that for the first in a month, a rocket had been fired from the Gaza strip towards Israel.