Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has disclosed that he authorised the recently signed agreement between Iran and the United States aimed at ending the Middle East conflict, even though he initially held reservations about the arrangement. In a message broadcast on Iranian state television on Thursday, Khamenei said his decision was based on assurances provided…

[mc4wp_form id=33047] The High Court of Sierra Leone has handed down one of the country’s heaviest narcotics sentences, convicting a 37-year-old South African national to a cumulative 130 years in prison for cocaine smuggling. Honourable Justice Andrew S.C. Johnson found the defendant, Asandra Denise, guilty on a five-count drug indictment. However, in a key sentencing…