A flurry of news reports said the program that enforces social behaviors and regulations in the Islamic Republic was closed down. But was it?
Author: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY
In wake of protests, China announces sweeping relaxation of ‘zero COVID’ measures
The changes come after rare nationwide protests against controls that separated families and forced people to quarantine outside their homes.
Ukraine wants to prosecute Russians who launch missile strikes. Internet group says it found them
Online intelligence group Bellingcat claims it has made progress identifying those responsible for firing missiles at Ukraine.
Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warns nation over ‘profound economic crisis’
Rishi Sunak officially took over as British prime minister on Tuesday. He said there are ‘difficult decisions’ on the economy to come.
Rishi Sunak completes comeback, to become Britain’s first prime minister of color
Britain’s fifth prime minister in six years received symbolic permission to take up the role from the monarch at Buckingham Palace during a ceremony known as the “kissing of the hands.”
British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns amid economic turmoil after six weeks in office
Liz Truss lasted 45 days in office as Britain’s prime minister, the shortest tenure ever for someone in the position. Latest updates.
Xi Jinping to remain ‘chairman of everything’ in China after being presented a third term
Xi Jinping will get a new five-year term as general secretary of China’s Communist Party. Here’s what happened during his first decade in power.
‘Woman, life, liberty’: Iranians on why they’ll risk beatings and death for change
USA TODAY interviewed young Iranians to understand the protest movement triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of “morality police.”
‘Sad part about this’: What we know about Iran’s response to protests over Mahsa Amini’s death
What’s behind recent protests in Iran? More than the death of a woman at the hands of the “morality police.”
The queen and her American cowboy: ‘We had an extremely close relationship’
Legendary American horse trainer Monty Roberts, with whom Queen Elizabeth II formed a decades-long bond, will be at her funeral Monday in London.