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Iran drew international condemnation on Saturday as it executed two men for killing a paramilitary force member in November during unprecedented protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody.

The latest hangings double the number of executions to four over the nationwide unrest, which has escalated since mid-September into calls for an end to Iran's clerical regime.

Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was named speaker of the US House of Representatives on Jan. 7 as he quelled a fierce rebellion among his party's ranks that had paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress for days.

WASHINGTON - Serbian Ambassador to the US Marko Djuric said on Friday the signing of a MoU between the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the US State Department opened another major channel of possibilities for long-term advancement of capabilities for cooperation between the two countries.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Moscow does not see a desire in Washington for a political solution in Ukraine

The State Department said Thursday it has adopted Turkey's preferred spelling for the name of the country, Turkiye, acceding to a request from the NATO ally after several months of hesitation.

The State Department said on Jan. 5 it has adopted Turkey's preferred spelling for the name of the country, Türkiye, acceding to a request from the NATO ally after several months of hesitation.

Andrey Karneyev, Russian Orientalist, commented the possible outcomes.

WASHINGTON - The US State Department on Wednesday said it had no announcement to make at this time about a possible visit to Serbia by special Western Balkan envoy Gabriel Escobar after Orthodox Christmas.

The State Department was responding to a Tanjug query whether Escobar would travel to Belgrade next week.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 55 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished seven assists as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the visiting Washington Wizards 123-113 on Tuesday.

The new US Congress was plunged into disarray Tuesday as renegade right-wing Republicans blocked favorite Kevin McCarthy from becoming speaker of the House of Representatives in a series of humiliating votes seen as a rebuke to the party establishment.