The death of Mahsa Amini is fueling outrage against Iran’s hijab laws and stoking criticism of the country’s clerical leadership. Mass protests are sweeping across Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish Iranian woman who died suddenly after she was detained by the country’s morality police.

Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96. Her funeral was held on September 19, 2022, at Westminster Abbey in London. The funeral was a state funeral, which is the highest level of funeral ceremony in the United Kingdom. The funeral was attended by members of the royal family, heads of state, and other dignitaries from around the world.

Kazakhstan’s capital is set to soon be renamed back from Nur-Sultan to Astana after the Parliament endorsed the draft law on constitutional amendments required to rename the capital on Sept. 16. The document now awaits President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s discretion. President Tokayev had agreed to restore the former name of the country’s capital just three years after he proposed to rename it in recognition of the special role of the outgoing president Nursultan Nazarbayev, one of his first moves upon taking office in March 2019 when Nazarbayev unexpectedly stepped down.

Queen Elizabeth II was buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle. The chapel is located in the grounds of Windsor Castle, which is one of the Queen’s favorite homes. The chapel was built in the 1960s and is named after Queen Elizabeth II’s father, King George VI. The Queen’s coffin was interred in the chapel on September 19, 2022, following a funeral service at Westminster Abbey.