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Iranian protesters shouted and marched through the streets into Friday morning after a call by the country’s exiled crown prince for demonstrations, despite Iran’s theocracy cutting off the nation from the internet and international telephone calls. Short online videos shared by activists purported to show protesters chanting against Iran’s government around bonfires as debris littered the streets in the capital, Tehran, and other areas. Iranian state media broke its silence on Friday over the...

The Minnesota Timberwolves hold a moment of silence in memory of Renee Good, who was shot dead by a US immigration agent, before Friday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Minnesota Timberwolves hold a moment of silence in memory of Renee Good, who was shot dead by a US immigration agent, before Friday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Minnesota Timberwolves hold a moment of silence in memory of Renee Good, who was shot dead by a US immigration agent, before Friday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Minnesota Timberwolves hold a moment of silence in memory of Renee Good, who was shot dead by a US immigration agent, before Friday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Minnesota Timberwolves hold a moment of silence in memory of Renee Good, who was shot dead by a US immigration agent, before Friday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Minnesota Timberwolves hold a moment of silence in memory of Renee Good, who was shot dead by a US immigration agent, before Friday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Russia struck critical infrastructure in the western city of Lviv using an unidentified ballistic missile

Access to children’s electronic devices by adults supervising them should be allowed to protect their interests and ensure safety, according to recommendations by Hong Kong’s Law Reform Commission for proposed legislation to curb cybercrimes. But the wide-ranging recommendations, published by the commission on Friday and to be submitted to the government for consideration, stopped short of including a public interest defence to exempt whistle-blowers. The report also suggested that acts...

Iranian protesters shouted and marched through the streets into Friday morning, despite Iran's theocracy cutting off the nation from the internet and international telephone calls.

Iran's supreme leader signaled Friday that security forces would crack down on protesters after they screamed from windows and marched through the streets overnight, directly challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to support those peacefully demonstrating.

A Hong Kong professional rugby player has been accused of molesting a patron at a bar and damaging a door bolt inside a police station while he was held in custody. Faizal Solomona Penesa, 33, on Friday appeared at Eastern Court for the first time over a count of indecent assault and another of criminal damage. Prosecutors accused the Samoan national of indecently assaulting an individual at Bobby’s Rabble bar in Central on September 28 last year. On the same day, he was taken to the Central...