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Vladimir Putin has met Iran’s security chief in Moscow as diplomatic efforts intensify to end the conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel, with Mohsen Rezaei delivering a message from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. The meeting took place on Thursday at the Kremlin’s Senate Palace. Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said the discussions covered regional security arrangements, the post-war period and Russia’s support for ending what he called US “aggression” against Iran. “Important regional issues were discussed with Putin and significant conversations took place regarding the post-war period and regional security arrangements,” Rezaei said. He did…

North of North has not yet been renewed for a third season, although star Anna Lambe has outlined what she would like to see in a potential continuation of the Netflix comedy. The Canadian series, which has just returned for its second season, follows Siaja, a young Inuk mother attempting to build a new life after a highly publicised departure from her marriage. In the new episodes, Siaja continues to make major decisions as winter approaches in the Arctic community of Ice Cove. She is determined to improve her circumstances while proving to those around her, and to herself, that…

The foster mother of 10-year-old Malayshia Alford has been charged with murder after the missing Philadelphia girl was found dead in the boot of a car in New Jersey, authorities said. Caprice Williams, 36, faces murder and several related charges following the discovery of Alford’s body at an apartment complex in Lindenwold, around 15 miles from her home in West Philadelphia. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said Williams was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, criminal use of a communication facility, possession of an instrument of crime, reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse.…

Australian states and territories have been urged to allow UN human rights investigators into government-operated detention facilities after the Northern Territory and Queensland governments blocked access to youth detention centres. Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy said UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples Albert K Barume should be allowed to visit the facilities during his trip to Australia this month. Dr Barume raised the issue in a statement in late October, ahead of his visit to examine human rights concerns affecting Indigenous Australians. Speaking at a Closing the Gap council meeting in Canberra on Friday, Senator McCarthy said…

Helen Haines is in a stable condition in hospital after an alleged attack outside her office in Wangaratta left the independent Australian MP fighting for her life and resulted in the loss of both legs. The member for Indi, in north-east Victoria, has been recovering at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne since the incident on 19 October. A hospital spokesperson confirmed on Friday that her condition had improved from critical, saying: “The patient is in a stable condition at The Alfred.” Haines’s fellow crossbench MP Allegra Spender recently revealed that her first concerns after waking were for her staff and…

Delaware Vice Chancellor J Travis Laster has moved to certify an interlocutory appeal against his ruling in a dispute involving Cloudflare, allowing the case to be considered by the state’s Supreme Court. The decision came the day after criticism of the Chancery Court judgment, which blocked a Cloudflare board decision concerning the company’s capital structure. The appeal centres on how Delaware law defines “good faith” when an independent board committee considers a potentially conflicted transaction. Laster’s 142-page opinion accepted that Cloudflare’s directors were independent and not negligent, and said their process showed “all the outward signs of diligent and careful…

Keanu Reeves is returning as John Wick in an animated prequel being developed by Lionsgate, revisiting the role for a story about the assassin’s early years. The film will follow Wick as he undertakes the “Impossible Task” – killing all of his rivals in a single night in order to free himself from his obligation to the High Table and earn the right to be with Helen, the love of his life. The project will be directed by Shannon Tindle, whose previous work includes Kubo and the Two Strings and Ultraman: Rising. Ryan and Kaz Firpo have written the screenplay.…

The foster mother of 10-year-old Malayshia Alford has been charged with murder after the missing Philadelphia girl was found dead in the boot of a car in New Jersey, prosecutors said. Caprice Williams, 36, is also facing charges including endangering the welfare of a child, criminal use of a communication facility, possession of an instrument of crime, reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse. Alford’s body was discovered late on Wednesday at an apartment complex in Lindenwold, around 15 miles from the West Philadelphia home where she lived with Williams. The property has been identified as the…

Russell Brand has been convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault by a London jury, leaving the comedian facing the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence when he is sentenced on Monday. The offences relate to allegations dating back more than 20 years. Brand, 51, was acquitted of two counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault. He denied all the charges, telling the court the encounters had been consensual or had later been “reinvented” or “re-imagined”. Sydney lawyer Avinash Singh said the seriousness of the convictions meant Brand was likely to receive a substantial custodial…

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a mass commutation of the sentences of all 548 people on the state’s death row, in what is described as the largest act of clemency of its kind in US history. The decision means those prisoners will serve life sentences without the possibility of parole instead of facing execution. California has not carried out an execution for 20 years, despite continuing to maintain the largest death row in the country. “I take this action because I firmly believe that state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values, undermines the foundations of our legal system, and…