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Iran has cancelled its dreaded "morality police" in the wake of continuing protests following the September death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, the country's chief prosecutor has said.

Turkey remains a popular destination for Central Asian migrant workers, especially women, despite its record-high inflation and a collapse in the value of its national currency. The financial turmoil has hit migrants hard, but many say they're not leaving the country.

The Dukhobors, an Orthodox-Protestant sect originating in Russia, have been living in Javakheti, Georgia, since they were exiled in the 1840s. An egalitarian spiritual community, the Dukhobors stand apart from other religious sects with their beliefs in pacifism and gender equality.

Washington sees no signs that Moscow is interested in talks on ending the war in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.

The price of nickel is trying to accelerate its upward move. Bullish momentum is about to accelerate. The nickel market might heat up as 2023 will kick off. This is consistent with our green battery metals

Russian troops have resumed shelling the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, cutting the power to the recently liberated city, as fierce fighting continues in the east and officials cautioned that Ukraine faces a tough winter because of the Russian attacks on its infrastructure.

The Bulgarian government has criticized the Netherlands' decision to block the southeastern EU member's accession into Europe's passport-free Schengen zone, calling it an act of "cynicism."

With fighting raging in eastern Ukraine as winter sets in, attention is also shifting to the war's southern front in Zaporizhzhya, where Ukrainian forces are eager to cut Russian forces off from the so-called "land bridge" connecting the Crimean Peninsula to the mainland.

Many Ukrainians fleeing the war have sought refuge in nearby Bulgaria. But critics say the government's support for refugees has been chaotic and insubstantial, meaning that highly skilled workers and professionals have no other options but to take menial work.

An amateur video that has emerged on social media appears to show Iranian police officers beating a man, running over him with a motorcycle, and then firing at him.