Vietnam is stepping up a crackdown on media, with plans also to limit social media accounts that post news-related content, which the government says mislead readers into thinking they are authorised news outlets.

Companies on the list are restricted from receiving US exports for activities deemed contrary to US interests.

Nuclear-armed Pakistan has been unsettled since Khan was ousted from office as prime minister in 2022 and launched street protests for fresh elections.

Chinese authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown on consultancy firms aimed at stopping the theft of state secrets, including technology and defence, reports say.

More than 100 officers have been suspended over new and old misconduct cases, twice as many as in the previous six months, a report shows.

Demonstrations have swept Iran since the death of Mahsa Amini, after her arrest in Tehran for allegedly failing to adhere to the dress rules which demand women wear hijab headscarves.

The move is the latest Washington response to the Iranian crackdown on unrest after the death of young Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in morality police custody in September.

The number of people arriving in England across the Channel has more than doubled in the last two years, with government figures showing Albanians account for the highest number of people arriving by this route.

Iran has been gripped by protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini who had been arrested by the notorious morality police.

Protests have swept Iran since Mahsa Amini died on Sept 16 while being held for 'inappropriate attire', marking one of the boldest challenges to the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution.

The Commerce Department will likely deny requests by US suppliers to send equipment to Chinese firms if they are making advanced DRAM or flash memory chips, sources say.

The death of Mahsa Amini has triggered the biggest street protests in years, prompting a sweeping security crackdown and curbs on internet and phones.