Around 2,000 people killed in Iran protests-Tehran official tells Reuters. Bodies line the streets outside morgue in Tehran as protests continue –
Rows of bodies seen in videos from Tehran forensic center A series of videos obtained by Vahid Online, an Iranian blogger and... Read More
France: Le Pen is appealing the 2027 election ban in court
The powerful far-right figure in French politics, Marine Le Pen, is attempting to reverse a court decision that prevented her from running... Read More
Iran : Students, pilgrims make trek back to Pakistan –
Amid violent protests in various parts of Iran, dozens of Pakistanis studying in different universities and religious education institutions and on pilgrimage... Read More
Sir Keir Starmer has called for action to tackle Grok creating sexualised images of children-Reuters
Tuesday 13 January 2026 03:13, UK Sir Keir Starmer has called for action to tackle Grok creating sexualised images of children. Pic:... Read More
PM Takaichi to skip sumo award ceremony over ban on women in rings
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is planning to skip the award ceremony for the winning sumo wrestler at the New Year’s tournament,... Read More
Election spenculation caused Tokyo stocks to reach a record high | NHK
Tokyo stocks surged on speculation a snap election may boost the economic stimulus policies of the ruling parties. The Nikkei Stock Average... Read More
Trump announces 25% tariff on Iran’s trading partners” US President Donald Trump announced a tariff of 25% on goods from countries doing business with Iran. The tariff announcement stands to impact China, Brazil, Turkey and Russia among others.Trump said on social media that the tariff was “effective immediately”, without offering details of what constituted “doing business” with Iran.
China is Iran’s largest trading partners, followed by Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and India. The new tariff comes after Trump... Read More
BBC Lyse Doucet: Iran’s rulers face biggest challenge since 1979 revolution” Iran’s rulers are confronting their most serious challenge since their own 1979 revolution.
They’re now countering on an unprecedented scale – a ferocious security crackdown and near total internet shutdown has been unleashed on a... Read More
Iran protests: Trump wants diplomacy but is open to airstrikes”
According to the White House, the president is thinking of using force to stop Iran’s crackdown on protests, but diplomatic channels are... Read More