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Members of the European Parliament have called for EU sanctions against Iranian security forces over their “widespread, intentional and disproportionate” use of force against demonstrators.”The response of the Iranian security and police forces to the protests has been violent, indiscriminate and unrestrained, and has resulted in substantial loss of life as well as a large number of injuries,” MEPs said in a non-binding resolution approved on Thursday afternoon.Separately, Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said the bloc was considering slapping restrictive measures on Iran, but without giving further details.After holding a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,…

Born in Delhi, India, Zoya Agarwal is a trailblazer in the world of aviation.She first began flying for AirIndia in 2004. Back then, she was one of just a handful of female pilots.  In 2013, she became the youngest female pilot in India to fly a Boeing-777. And now, India has the highest rate of female air captains in the world.In India, 12.4 per cent of pilots are women. This figure is over twice the global average. Just 7 per cent of Air France’s pilots are female, whilst at Lufthansa and KLM it’s around 6 per cent.Despite this comparatively impressive statistic,…

Follow the Europa League live Football match between Omonia Nicosia and Manchester United with Eurosport. The match starts at 5:45 PM on October 6th, 2022.Catch the latest Omonia Nicosia and Manchester United news and find up to date Europa League standings, results, top scorers and previous winners.Football fans can read breaking Football news headlines, interviews, expert commentary and watch replays. Keep up with what’s happening in the Premier League, Champions League and other competitions.Make Eurosport your go-to source for sports online from football to tennis, cycling, snooker and more. Enjoy the best of this season’s top sports competitions. Source: Euro…

France ‘firmly denies’ any involvement of its army in an alleged counteroffensive plan by toppled leader Damiba.The army officers who seized power in Burkina Faso say toppled military leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is planning a counteroffensive from a “French base”. Gunshots rang out Saturday in the capital Ouagadougou amid signs of lingering tensions, a day after the officers overthrew the man who seized power in a coup only nine months earlier. “[Damiba] is believed to have taken refuge in the French base at Kamboinsin in order to plan a counteroffensive to stir up trouble in our defence and security forces,”…

Daniel Ortega describes priests as ‘killers’ and ‘coup plotters’ in a speech, accusing the clergy of working on behalf of ‘American imperialism’.Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega has called the Catholic Church a “perfect dictatorship” for not allowing members to elect the pope. In the church, “everything is imposed. It’s a perfect dictatorship. It’s a perfect tyranny,” Ortega said during a televised speech on Wednesday to mark the 43rd anniversary of the Nicaraguan police’s establishment. “If they are going to be democratic, let them start with Catholics voting for the pope, for cardinals, for bishops.” The church in Nicaragua has been under…

Two weeks into fall and Thanksgiving is bringing a long weekend. With it comes closures and changes to hours of operation for most businesses across London, Ont. Here’s a list of what’s open and closed Monday, Oct. 10:OPEN:Pharmacy/shoppingShoppers Drug Mart locations at 510 Hamilton Rd. and 1225 Wonderland Rd. N. (Sherwood Forest Mall) will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Byron location at 1224 Commissioners Rd. W. will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.All Rexall locations in London will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.Food/drinkBeer Store locations at 1600 Dundas St. E., (Skip…

Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says Labor is looking at changing the legislation to stage three tax cuts but is not going to axe the idea.“My best information is Albanese doesn’t really want to do it – but he feels he might have to,” he told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. Source: Sky News

King Charles III’s and Meghan Markle. Shutterstock (2)A royal nickname. King Charles III reportedly has a fitting moniker for his daughter-in-law Meghan Markle even in light of the tension between the Sussexes and the rest of the royal family. “Charles reportedly nicknamed his future daughter-in-law ‘Tungsten’ because of her toughness and resilience,” royal expert Katie Nicholl writes in her new book, The New Royals, according to Entertainment Tonight. Tungsten, according to the Royal Society of Chemistry, “has the highest melting point of all metals and is alloyed with other metals to strengthen them.” When the Duchess of Sussex, 41, spoke…

Rescue teams in Arizona are “relentlessly” searching for a hiker who remains missing nearly a week after leaving his cellphone charging at a campground, authorities said Wednesday.Jeffrey Stambaugh, 63, of Tucson, was last seen around 10:30 a.m. on Friday at the Yavapai Campground within the Granite Basin Recreation Area in Prescott, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said.Stambaugh had given his cell phone to the camp host so it could be charged but left without it, according to investigators.After arriving in Prescott, Stambaugh had sent a text message to a friend in the area and asked if they’d like to meet…