Iran protests spread nationwide as NGO reports dozens killed –
The demonstrations, which were sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, have been met with a crackdown by Iran’s Islamic regime. Donald Trump has said the US will hit Iran “very hard” if protesters are killed.Anti-government protests in Iran spread further across the country on Thursday. The Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO reported... Read More
As a “unilateral peace gesture,” Venezuela announces the release of a “significant number” of prisoners
The head of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, says that the number of releases will be known in the coming hours. It is unclear whether these imply full freedom or whether restrictions will be applied.Jorge Rodríguez, brother of acting President Delcy Rodríguez and head of the National Assembly, did not specify who they would be... Read More
The Met Office says the “Weather Bomb” could cause gusts of up to 100 miles per hour along with heavy snow with blizzard-like conditions.
Storm Goretti has arrived in the UK, bringing gusts of up to 100mph, as a rare red warning for “dangerous, stormy” winds was issued. Winds of 98mph have already been recorded at St Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly, which is a new record for the site, the Met Office said. Goretti, the UK’s... Read More
Minnesota officials say FBI has blocked them from ICE shooting investigation -BBC
Minnesota officials say they have been blocked by the FBI from the investigation into 37-year-old Renee Good, who was shot and killed by a US immigration agent on Wednesday In response, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says local authorities have “no jurisdiction” in the investigation Federal and local authorities give differing accounts of the shooting,... Read More
An influential Protestant church in China says prominent leaders were arrested in what appears to be a growing crackdown on the underground church movement
Nine people were detained on Tuesday after police raided their homes and the church office in Chengdu, the Early Rain Covenant Church said. Five of them had been released by Wednesday. More than 1,000 miles away in Wenzhou, authorities began demolishing the Yayang Church building, as seen in video obtained by the non-profit ChinaAid, which... Read More
Salt Lake City church shooting leaves 2 dead and several injured” At least 2 people are dead and six others are injured after a shooting outside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building in Salt Lake City, authorities said.
2 killed, several injured in shooting outside Salt Lake City church during funeral Two people were killed and six others injured in a shooting outside a Salt Lake City church Wednesday night while mourners were attending a memorial service inside, police said. The shooting took place in the back parking lot of a house of... Read More
Andrew was paid millions by oligarch with funds from firm linked to bribery scheme”
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received millions of pounds from an oligarch using funds from a firm implicated in criminal corruption, a BBC investigation has found. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received millions of pounds from an oligarch using funds from a firm implicated in criminal corruption, a BBC investigation has found. Kazakh billionaire Timur Kulibayev has told the BBC through... Read More
WAKAYAMAA: Calico cat named Yontama was appointed Wednesday the third feline stationmaster of a local Japanese railway station.
Continuing an almost two-decade tradition that has boosted tourism and helped rescue the line from financial difficulties while sparking similar moves by other rail operators During a ceremony at Kishi Station on Wakayama Electric Railway Co’s Kishigawa Line, the railway company also introduced its latest feline apprentice recruit, Rokutama. New stationmaster Yontama’s predecessor Nitama, also... Read More
Troubled and dangerous times’: Trump seeks 50pc hike in US defence budget for 2027 to $1.5 trillion –
This will allow us to build the ‘Dream Military’ that we have long been entitled to and, more importantly, that will keep us SAFE and SECURE, regardless of foe,” the US president said. Trump said the increase is possible due to revenue from the sweeping tariffs he has imposed on friend and foe alike. The... Read More
Aidarous al-Zubaidi fled to Abu Dhabi under UAE supervision: Coalition”
The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally-recognized government said that Aidarus al-Zubaidi, head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), fled Aden for Somaliland. In a statement obtained by Al Arabiya, the coalition said al-Zubaidi fled by sea after midnight on January 7 before traveling onward to Abu Dhabi under Emirati supervision. For all the latest headlines... Read More






