The Japanese payment system follows suit after Visa and Mastercard leave the country Japanese payment system JCB is suspending operations in Russia amid economic sanctions placed on Russia amid Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, Japan’s Jiji news agency reported on Tuesday.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard used a mobile launcher to put the Noor 2 device into orbit Iranian state media reported on Wednesday that the Middle Eastern country successfully launched a second military satellite into space, with Noor 2 orbiting the Earth at an altitude of 500 kilometers.

Activists have claimed China is detaining around 1 million Uighurs, the UN human rights chief said A deal has been reached between the United Nations and China for a visit by High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to the Xinjiang region, where it’s been alleged Uighurs have been arrested, detained, and abused.