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Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown12 hours agoShareSaveSiavash Mehdi-Ardalan,BBC PersianandJaroslav LukivShareSaveScuffles break out at Sharif University in TehranStudents at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests – the first such rallies on this scale since last month's deadly crackdown by the authorities.
The BBC has verified footage of demonstrators marching on the campus of the Sharif University of Technology in the capital Tehran on Saturday. Scuffles were later seen breaking out between them and government supporters.
A sit-in was held at another Tehran university, and a rally reported in the north-east. Students were honouring thousands of those killed in mass protests in January.
The US has been building up its military presence near Iran, and President Donald Trump has said he is considering a limited military strike.
The US and its European allies suspect that Iran is moving towards the development ..

Trump lashes out at Supreme Court justices over tariffs ruling 7 hours agoShareSaveDaniel BushWashington correspondentShareSaveWatch: Trump says he's “ashamed” of Supreme Court judges over tariffs rulingUS President Donald Trump lashed out in unusually personal terms against the six Supreme Court justices who handed him one of the biggest setbacks of his second term in office by striking down the administration's global tariffs.
The court's Friday ruling was “deeply disappointing”. The justices who joined the majority opinion should be “absolutely ashamed” and lacked the courage to “do the right thing”, Trump said, turning his response into a sweeping attack against a co-equal branch of government.
The broadside was remarkable even for a president known for blowing past political norms and publicly berating those who challenge his authority.
“I'm ashamed of certain members of the court. Absolutely ashamed for not having the courage to do what's right for our co..

Trump brings in new 10% tariff as Supreme Court rejects his global import taxes8 hours agoShareSaveNatalie ShermanBusiness reporterShareSaveWatch: BBC inside Trump press briefing slamming Supreme Court tariffs rulingUS President Donald Trump has imposed a new 10% global tariff to replace ones struck down by the Supreme Court, calling the ruling “terrible” and lambasting the justices who rejected his trade policy as “fools”.
The president unveiled the plan shortly after the justices outlawed most of the global tariffs the White House announced last year.
In a 6-3 decision, the court held that the president had overstepped his powers.
The decision was a major victory for businesses and US states that had challenged the duties, opening the door to potentially billions of dollars in tariff refunds, while also injecting new uncertainty into the global trade landscape.
Speaking from the White House on Friday, Trump indicated that refunds would not come without a legal battle, saying he expe..

Trump says world has 10 days to see if Iran agrees deal or 'bad things happen'4 hours agoShareSaveBernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter ShareSaveGetty ImagesTrump told the Board of Peace, Trump said that talks with Iran have been 'very good' but historically difficult. US President Donald Trump says the world will find out “over the next, probably, 10 days” whether the US will reach a deal with Iran or take military action.
At the first meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington DC, Trump said of negotiations with the Islamic Republic about its nuclear programme: “We have to make a meaningful deal otherwise bad things happen.”
In recent days, the US has surged military forces to the Middle East, while progress was reported at talks between American and Iranian negotiators in Switzerland.
The Iranian government has told the UN Secretary-General that it will regard US bases in the region as legitimate targets if used in any military aggression against Iran.
Tehra..

Sudan atrocities are 'hallmarks of genocide', UN says17 hours agoShareSaveBarbara Plett UsherAfrica correspondentShareSaveReutersA UN fact-finding mission has determined that evidence of atrocities carried out during the siege and takeover of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher points to genocide.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured el-Fasher, located in the western region of Darfur, at the end of October after an 18-month blockade.
It was one of the most brutal chapters in Sudan's nearly three-year civil war and triggered widespread international outrage.
This is the closest the UN has come to declaring that genocide is being carried out by RSF fighters in Darfur during the current conflict. The RSF has not commented on the report but has denied previous such accusations.
“The body of evidence we collected — including the prolonged siege, starvation and denial of humanitarian assistance, followed by mass killings, rape, torture and enforced disappearance, s..