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Iranian authorities acknowledge that thousands were killed during the protests, giving a toll of more than 3,000 people, but say the majority were members of the security forces or bystanders killed by "rioters".

The US wields leverage over Iraq as its oil export revenues are largely held at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, in an arrangement reached after the 2003 US invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.

The political battle could soon move to Congress, where Democrats are threatening to hold up authorization for swathes of government funding if reforms are not made to rein in the sprawling military-style immigration agencies.

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has once again refuted allegations that Addington Primary School in Durban prioritises foreign pupils and sidelines South African children.