Two British skiers, Stuart Leslie and Shaun Overy, were among three people killed in an avalanche at a French Alps ski resort last week, according to Sky News. The tragedy occurred in Val d'Isere, a village in southeastern France, and also claimed the life of a French national. Meteo-France had issued a red avalanche warning the day before the incident.
In a Facebook tribute, a friend of Mr. Leslie, Craig Hunter, said he lived life to the "absolute maximum" and "squeezed everything out of every moment," Sky News reported. The avalanche occurred amidst a backdrop of heightened risk, as indicated by the weather service's warning.
In other news, the executive producer of the hit TV spy thriller "Tehran," Dana Eden, was found dead in an Athens hotel room while filming the fourth season of the show, Israeli state broadcaster Kan reported, as cited by Sky News. Police launched an investigation after the 52-year-old Israeli was discovered on Sunday following several failed attempts by a relative to reach her. A production company dismissed "rumours regarding a criminal or nationalistic-related death."
Meanwhile, in Iran, the family of a protester, Hooman, was forced to pay for the bullet that killed him during recent protests, according to Sky News. Nasrin, Hooman's aunt, shared the painful details, stating that the 37-year-old had joined demonstrations against the regime in Lahijan. Hooman had told a friend that if he didn't return, he had "died so others could be free."
Elsewhere, hundreds of millions of people across Asia began marking the Lunar New Year on Tuesday with prayers, fireworks, and festivities, Euronews reported. China ushered in the Year of the Horse, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, succeeding the Year of the Snake. Authorities in China expect a record 9.5 billion passenger trips during the 40-day spring festival, up from 9 billion the previous year.
Finally, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev declared that Russia deliberately attacked the Azerbaijani embassy and its infrastructure in Ukraine, Euronews reported. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Aliyev stated that the attacks occurred even after Baku supplied Moscow with the coordinates of its diplomatic missions. He described the actions as an unfriendly act towards Azerbaijan by Russia.
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