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India's top court frees Rajiv Gandhi's killers
India's top court frees Rajiv Gandhi's killers
by  AFP

India's top court Friday ordered the release of six people convicted over the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. Gandhi became India's youngest prime minister after his mother and predecessor Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984.

Fans urged to chant Mahsa Amini name at Iran World Cup games
Fans urged to chant Mahsa Amini name at Iran World Cup games
by  AFP

Activists have called on football fans attending Iran's matches at the World Cup starting later this month to chant the name of Mahsa Amini, whose death in custody sparked nationwide protests. Masih Alinejad, a New York-based activist originally from Iran who campaigns against the mandatory hijab, also appealed to World Cup fans to chant Amini's name.

France accepts migrant ship as row with Italy blazes
France accepts migrant ship as row with Italy blazes
by  AFP

A rescue ship carrying 230 migrants docked at the French port of Toulon on Friday amid a blazing row between France and Italy over which country is responsible for them. France had never before allowed a rescue vessel carrying migrants from the Mediterranean to land on its coast, but did so this time because Italy had refused access.

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