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To cries of “Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!” and applause from Catholic faithful, the 43-year-old dissident was taken to the forecourt of a Caracas church after being released from Helicoide prison

After the military snatched power in a coup on February 1, 2021, tens of thousands of public workers, including doctors and government administrators, left their posts in a surge of civil disobedience

“They [rioters] attacked the police, government centres, IRGC centres, banks, and mosques, and burned the Koran. It was like a coup,” says Mr. Khamenei

Elsewhere, Russian attack drones struck a maternity hospital in southern Ukraine on Sunday (February 1, 2026) morning, wounding three women, according to the Ukrainian emergency service

Israel has said the crossing would open under stringent security checks only for Palestinians who wish to leave the war-ravaged enclave and for those who fled the fighting in the first months of the war to return.

Pakistan’s ‍military said the attacks were carried out by “Indian-sponsored militants”; MEA rejects ‘baseless allegations’

The Iranian authorities’ deadly response to the protests sparked threats of intervention from U.S. President Donald Trump, who dispatched an aircraft carrier group to the region

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said that they were unable to build engagement with Israeli authorities on the concrete assurances required, including that any staff information would be used only for its stated administrative purpose and would not put colleagues at risk

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also highlighted Pakistan’s record of suppression, brutality and violation of human rights

CapGemini said the ‌process of divestment would be “initiated immediately” but ‌did not say whether the sale was due to CGS’ contract with ICE.