Our daily trip ‘round the world

🇮🇷 Iranian police reportedly fired on crowds of protesters who gathered at Mahsa Amini’s grave yesterday. It marked 40 days since the 22-year-old Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s morality police, which represents the end of the traditional mourning period in Iran. Nearly 12,500 anti-government protesters have been arrested since mid-September. 500+ have been indicted, including several who face a possible death sentence.

🇺🇦 Russia sabotaged the water supply of Ukrainian city Mykolaiv in April, leaving no clean drinking water for 6+ months. That’s per a BBC investigative report that interviewed military and UN experts, who said satellite imagery and data suggest the city’s water pipeline was deliberately destroyed while under Russian control. The discovery comes as Moscow continues to target civilian infrastructure across Ukraine with missile strikes widely seen as violating international humanitarian law.

🇩🇪 Germany is legalizing cannabis for recreational use as early as next year, the second EU country after Malta to do so. The country’s health minister yesterday announced a new initiative that would make it legal for German adults to purchase and own up to 30 grams of weed, and to privately grow three cannabis plants. Officials said the move is intended to better protect young adults, who data show are consuming cannabis in increasing numbers from illegal sources. Germany is also expected to impose an upper THC limit for 18-to-23-year-olds.