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iranian state television says that the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has pardoned a large number of prisoners linked to protests. the state broadcaster says that ayatollah khamenei was responding to a proposal by the head of the judiciary. iranian media outlets say that the letter from the judiciary chief said that a number of people, especially the young, had committed wrongful actions and crimes because of incitement and propaganda by the enemy. our middle east analyst sebastian usher gave us this update. this is a pardon that comes on the eve of the anniversary of the 1979...

what we don't know, obviously the numbers. we don't know when or how this will happen. we do know the way that it's written says it's an answer to an appeal, a letter from the head of the judiciary who essentially frames it as being many people who went out to protest, particularly the young, were misled, by foreign agents, propaganda from abroad, and that they now want forgiveness. and they're still described as riots, nothing more, nothing less. so, in terms of how the authorities frame this, obviously nothing has changed. also, it makes clear that people who are accused, who have ...

hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. washington has accused beijing of acting irresponsibly after a chinese surveillance balloon was detected over the united states. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has postponed a much—anticipated trip to beijing over the incident. for its part, china says the balloon is a civilian airship which had deviated from its planned route. however, us defence officials argue the balloon, seen above sensitive areas in recent days, was a high—altitude surveillance device. our security correspondent, gordon correra repo...

he was joined by the leaders of the churches of england and scotland. together, they're seeking to promote reconciliation in a largely christian country that's been ravaged by tribal conflict. police in the north—west of england say they believe a woman who went missing while walking her dog probably fell into the river in lancashire. the 45—year—old mother of two was last seen a week ago in st michael's. underwater drones, helicopters and dogs have all been used in the search. danny savage has the details. exactly a week on from when nicola bully van asch, heferen staged a roa...

he was joined by the leaders of the churches of england and scotland. together, they're seeking to promote reconciliation in a largely christian country that's been ravaged by tribal conflict. to the uk and believe in the north—west of england say they believe that nicula bully who went missing while walking her dog operably fell into the river why in lancashire. the fortified mother of two was last seen a week ago. police divers and dogs have all been used in the search. danny savage has the details. exactly a week on from when nicole bulley vanished, her friends held a roadside a...