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Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi—the two journalists who first broke the news of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini who died in custody of Iran's morality police—have been branded as CIA agents by Iran. According to a joint statement released by Iran’s ministry of intelligence and the intelligence organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards on Saturday, both journalists are currently lodged in Iran’s notorious Evin prison.

Three people were killed after Iranian forces opened fire at scores of protesters in the western town of Mahabad, according to local media reports. A scuffle had broken out between security forces and the agitators who were targeting the government buildings in protest against the killing of an anti-regime protester, Ismail Moloudi. The protesters had gathered there after Moloudi was buried in the city.

Several protests against a planned reform that would increase taxes on the wealthy to fund social programmes were held across Colombia on Saturday. The proposal is being promoted by President Gustavo Petro, the first elected socialist leader of the South American nation. "Today, we ask the government to take into account the productive sector of the country, to understand that tax reform is not needed in the way they are doing it," businessman Alvaro Aparicio, 58, told AFP in Bogota.

Heavy gun battles in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan have claimed 19 lives, including of a Revolutionary Guards colonel, the state media reported. "Nineteen people were killed and 20 wounded in the incident," regional governor Hossein Khiabani told the state broadcaster late on Friday.  "Provincial intelligence officer of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Colonel Ali Mousavi was also killed," state television added.

The controversial state funeral of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe concluded on Tuesday evening amidst massive protests in central Tokyo city.  Attended by dignitaries including US Vice President Kamala Harris and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who considered Abe a personal friend, the funeral service took place at Nippon Budokan. More than 4,000 guests were invited, including around 700 foreign officials and ambassadors. Among Japan's royal family, Crown Prince Akishino and his wife joined the mourners in offering flowers at the end of the service.