“You’ve Revealed Yourself”: JK Rowling Sparks Global Firestorm With Iran Human Rights Tweet Harry Potter author JK Rowling reignited global online discourse this Sunday, with a powerful message about human rights and international solidarity, drawing attention to the escalating unrest in Iran and prompting debate over how public figures engage with global causes. Taking to…
Syrian government forces evacuated took control of Sheikh Maqsoud, the last district in Aleppo outside state control, on Sunday. It came as US and allied forces carried out large-scale strikes against Islamic State targets across Syria on Saturday,Government forces evacuated more than 400 Kurdish fighters from Sheikh Maqsoud, and detained around 300 Kurds, AFP reported…
File photo: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Picture credit: ANI) Somalia’s defence minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi has alleged that Israel is working on a plan to forcibly relocate Palestinians to Somaliland, calling the reported move a “serious violation” of international law.Speaking to Al Jazeera on Saturday, Fiqi claimed Somalia had “confirmed information” that Israel planned to…
DHAKA: A 21-year-old man, Joy Mohapatra, ended his life in Dirai upazila of Sunamganj district in Bangladesh on Friday, allegedly after he was verbally abused and beaten by a neighbouring shopkeeper over a debt of Tk 500. His family alleged that he bought poison from the same shop and consumed it. “My son died due…
At least 116 people have been killed in violence linked to nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocratic leadership, which entered their second week on Sunday. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported that more than 2,600 people have also been arrested, citing verified reports. Iran Captures 200 ‘Israeli-American Terror Organisers’; Trump ‘READY’ for ‘Iranian Mission’…
Caught on Camera: UK Police Detain Indian Student After Alleged Online Chats With Minors Coventry/January 11, 2026: A troubling incident in the United Kingdom has drawn widespread attention after an Indian national studying in England was allegedly arrested on suspicion of online grooming of minors. Viral footage circulating on social media appears to show the…
WASHINGTON: The organisation that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is throwing cold water on talk of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado giving her recent award to President Donald Trump. Once the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, it can’t be revoked, transferred or shared with others, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said in a short statement…
Elon Musk accused the UK govt of being “fascist” after it stepped up threats to block X over sexualised images of women and children produced by his artificial intelligence tool Grok. Responding to a chart claiming to show the UK had the highest arrests for social media comments in the world, Musk posted: “Why is…
Police said the woman was arrested after refusing to share her details with council officers (YouTube/The Fool Catcher) A woman was arrested in handcuffs on a busy London high street after allegedly refusing to stop feeding pigeons and declining to give her personal details to council officers, in an incident that has since gone viral…
Basket the border collie seems to have a way with words. The 7-year-old dog, who resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, knows the names of at least 150 toys—”froggy,” “crayon box” and “Pop-Tart,” among them—and can retrieve them on command. Basket built her vocabulary thanks to the dedicated efforts of one of her…
