Widening demonstrations sparked by Iran’s ailing economy spread Thursday into the Islamic Republic’s rural provinces, with at least eight people being killed in the first fatalities reported among security forces and protesters, authorities said. The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran’s theocracy over the demonstrations, which have slowed in the…
Letter to UN chief, UNSC comes after Trump says US will intervene if Tehran violently suppresses protests. Published On 3 Jan 20263 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Iran’s United Nations ambassador Amir Saeed Iravani has written to the UN secretary-general and the president of the UN Security Council (UNSC),…
Elon Musk watches as President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Nov. 19, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk‘s xAI saw user backlash after its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok generated sexualized pictures of children in response to…
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Russian missiles leave dozens wounded in Kharkiv 00:36 UP NEXT Authorities find body of missing 4-year-old Alabama boy 00:46 Will Smith sued by violinist over claims of retaliation 00:53 Firefighters rescue dog from frozen pond in Rhode Island…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has named spy chief Kyrylo Budanov as his new chief of staff, just over a month after his previous top aide resigned amid a corruption row. “At this time, Ukraine needs greater focus on security issues,” Zelensky said in a post on social media, publishing a photo of his meeting with…
COMMUNIQUE? Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 1319th meeting held on 16 December 2025 on Update on the Situation in Sudan. The Peace and Security Council, Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn Recalling all its previous pronouncements and decisions on the Situation…
The driver of a car that was involved in a fatal crash while carrying British boxer Anthony Joshua has been charged by Nigerian police with “reckless” and “dangerous driving causing death.” Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was also charged with “driving without a valid national driver’s licence” and “driving without due care and attention, causing bodily…
Africa is not a sleeping giant; it is a suffocated one. Its lungs have long been pressed by the weight of imperial duplicity, its arteries drained by extractive economies masquerading as partnerships, and its political spine bent by postcolonial elites conditioned to administer decline on behalf of others. Yet history is uncompromising in one respect:…
Near the equator, the Sun hurries below the horizon in a matter of minutes. Darkness seeps from the surrounding forest. Nearly 10,000 years ago, at the base of a mountain in Africa, people’s shadows stretch up the wall of a natural overhang of stone. They’re lit by a ferocious fire that’s been burning for hours,…
Protests about the soaring cost of living in Iran have entered their sixth day after the rial plunged to a record low against the United States dollar in late December. After a number of deaths as a result of clashes between protesters and security services, the government of President Masoud Pezeshkian appealed for unity and…
