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Last week, Amnesty International and the Norway-based group Iran Human Rights said they had documented the executions of 1,000 people in Iran since January - already surpassing last year's reported total of 975.

The region was once considered the world's most dangerous area for maritime piracy, surpassing the waters off Somalia.

This represented two firsts: Liverpool passing the £300m landmark and surpassing Manchester United in this aspect for the first time.

BYD has grown to become the world's largest EV maker, surpassing Tesla in annual revenue in 2024, thanks to the wide appeal of its hybrid vehicles in China, Asia and European markets.

This was necessary because “nuclear weapons represent such a surpassing evil that they can be justified only by an equally evil adversary.”