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Belgium warns its nationals to leave Iran amid arrests

Belgium is urging its nationals to leave Iran and warns that they face the risk of arrest, arbitrary detention or unfair trial

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

Gareth Bale named in World Cup 2022 Worst XI after Wales disaster

Wales' first World Cup in 64 years was a disaster and Gareth Bale has now been singled out as one of the worst players of the tournament.

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022

UN nuclear officials leave Iran after talks

UN nuclear watchdog officials left Tehran on Monday after talks with the head of Iran's nuclear energy organisation, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported, without saying whether they addressed an impasse over uranium traces at undeclared sites.

Reuters · Dec 19, 2022

Gareth Bale and team-mate named in 'Worst Team of the World Cup' as brutal ratings dished out

The World Cup is finally over after Argentina pipped France in a thrilling finale on Sunday afternoon

Wales Online · Dec 19, 2022

Saudi-Iran talks said to have stalled over protests in Iran

Multiple Iraqi officials have told The Associated Press that Baghdad-mediated talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia have come to a halt

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

U.S. leaves door open for Iran nuclear diplomacy

For nearly two years the United States has tried and failed to negotiate a revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal yet Washington and its European allies refuse to close the door to diplomacy.

Reuters · Dec 19, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war live: UN chief believes war in Ukraine ‘will go on’; Putin in Belarus for talks with Lukashenko – as it happened

Antonia Guterres does not see ‘serious’ peace talks in immediate future; Russian president visits Minsk

The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2022

Escape from Iran: protesters regroup in Iraq after perilous journey

Daily shows of dissent against repressive 43-year clerical rule continue, with exiled demonstrators asking for help from the west

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022

Pussy Riot members detained at World Cup final, activists say

Members of Russia's Pussy Riot band were detained on Sunday after trying to storm the pitch at the World Cup final in Qatar to protest the war in Ukraine, the imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the oppression of women in Iran, activists said.

Reuters · Dec 19, 2022

Brussels Urges Belgians to Quit Iran over Arrest Risk

Belgium's government called Sunday for Belgians in Iran to leave the country, mired in a violent crackdown on nationwide protests, because of the risk of arbitrary arrest and imprisonment. "All Belgian visitors, including (dual) nationals, are at high risk of arrest, arbitrary detention and unfair trial.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 18, 2022