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LONDON -- After nationwide protests in Iran enter a second week, the U.S. Treasury Department allowed tech companies in a statement to offer software that skirts the Islamic Republic's crackdown on internet access. The Islamic Republic clamped down on anti-regime protests online -- the most restrictive internet measure the country has seen in years. According to NetBlocks, internet access in most Iranian cities was cut on Wednesday, making the already interrupted flow of information almost impossible. People take part in a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini in front of the United Nations headquarters in Erbil, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2022. Azad Lashkari/Reuters Protests against the Iranian regime started across the country last Friday following the suspicious death of...

Its author said he was contacted by Northampton Museum and Art Gallery as it feared the book "had the potential to bring [it] into disrepute". Tony Boullemier said he was "delighted" his children's book was back again. West Northamptonshire Council runs the museum and said it was removed for the "period of national mourning". The Little Book of Monarchs was published in 2013 and charts the history of the Royal Family from 1066. Its front cover shows a caricature by illustrator Adrian Teal of the then Prince of Wales sneaking behind his mother's back to grab her crown, while the Queen's speech bubble says: "Wait for it!". IMAGE SOURCE,NORTHAMPTON MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY Image caption, The book was taken off the shelves at the Nor...

The British-born wrestler walked out to a standing ovation at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Wednesday. All Elite Wrestling (AEW), which staged the Dynamite: Grand Slam event, officially welcomed her after the surprise appearance. Saraya announced she was leaving WWE in June after a long absence from the ring due to a neck injury. Her first appearance for AEW came after a four-way Women's World Championship match between Toni Storm, Dr. Britt Baker, DMD, Athena and Serena Deeb. Saraya, wearing a hot pink, studded leather jacket, emerged at the top of the walk-on ramp as a chorus of cheers rang out. After making her way into the ring, she pointed to the mat and yelled "my house" while glaring at the other wrestlers. '...

Anton Du Beke returns to the judging panel but this time it's on a permanent basis as he officially takes over the reins from Bruno Tonioli. Despite being a bundle of energy, the Italian has clearly decided that the jetlag from bombing back and forth between LA (where he films Dancing with the Stars) and London is too much even for him. Anton will again be joined by head judge Shirley Ballas plus Motsi Mabuse and the fab-u-lous Craig Revel Horwood. The launch show is on Friday, having been delayed due to the Queen's death earlier in the month. To whet your appetite, here's what the celebrity contestants revealed just as they were beginning rehearsals. 1. Kym Marsh had to borrow some underwear on the first day of training IMAGE SOURCE,KYM...

Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party is leading the polls ahead of 25 September elections - and if she wins, she will look to form a right-wing government. Two months after the collapse of Mario Draghi's unity government, here's what you need to know about the main challengers and how Italy's revamped elections work. Giorgia Meloni Four years ago, her party attracted little more than 4% of the vote in the last general election and yet she's now is in pole position to win, with a possible quarter of the vote. Backed by two other parties, the League and Forza Italia, polls suggest she is heading for a majority coalition in Italy's two houses of parliament. Giorgia Meloni, 45, was the only major party leader who refused to go into popular technocr...

John Kirby said the US was not changing its "strategic deterrent posture", but that Mr Putin spoke irresponsibly. On Wednesday Russia's leader warned his country would use all the means at its disposal to protect its territory. It came as four Ukrainian regions part-occupied by Russian forces are about to stage snap votes on joining Russia. Ukraine and its allies call these votes a sham exercise, designed to give spurious legitimacy to an illegal annexation. "It is a dangerous precedent for Mr Putin to be using this kind of rhetoric in the context of a war clearly that he's losing inside Ukraine," National Security Council spokesman Mr Kirby told the BBC. "We have to take these threats seriously and we do... We've been monitoring...