Two men were executed in Iran on January 7 after being found guilty of killing a member of the Basij force during antiestablishment protests in Karaj, near the Iranian capital, the judiciary said.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed Ahmad Reza Radan as the country's new police chief. Radan replaced outgoing Hossein Ashtari after his eight-year term of service ended, state media reported.
Hundreds of believers on January 7 attended a service at the Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv as the country marked Orthodox Christmas amid Russia's unprovoked war.