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Tataloo is known for his distinctive tattoos, which cover his entire body [Getty]Iran’s judiciary said Wednesday there has been “no definitive sentence” against popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, days after local media reported he had been sentenced to death. On Sunday, the reformist Etemad newspaper reported that the “Supreme Court accepted the prosecutor’s objection” to a previous five-year jail term against Tataloo on charges of blasphemy. “The case was reopened, and this…

South Korea investigators want Yoon formally charged The South Korean agency leading the criminal investigation into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has recommended he be charged with insurrection and abuse of power. The investigators handed to prosecutors on Thursday the results of their 51-day probe into the December 3 attempt to declare martial law. Yoon was arrested last week in a dramatic standoff with security over his martial law bid, becoming South Korea’s first sitting president…

Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denied allegations of ordering the arrest of lawmakers during his attempt to impose martial law. Yoon made the denial during his first appearance at his impeachment trial on Tuesday.

Australia’s federal police are investigating whether international actors are funding local criminals to commit antisemitic crimes. Recent incidents include the arson of a childcare centre in Sydney, which was also vandalised with anti-Jewish graffiti.

Instagram users have reported seeing “results hidden” messages when searching for terms like “Democrat” or “Democrats.” Meta, Instagram’s parent company, acknowledged the issue, attributing it to a technical error affecting other hashtags, including a Republican-related one.

Turkish court orders Umit Ozdag’s arrest over accusations of public incitement and anti-Syrian refugee riots after his detention on Monday.A court in Turkiye has ordered the Victory Party leader Umit Ozdag to be held in custody pending trial on charges of inciting public hatred through social media. Ozdag was detained on Monday for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over comments in which he said “even crusades had not done as much damage to Turkiye…

The Tanzanian party for Democracy and Progress, commonly known as Chadema, has a long and storied history. It was founded in 1992, shortly after Tanzania adopted a multiparty system of democracy. Despite its efforts, Chadema has yet to secure an electoral victory over the ruling CCM (Chama Cha Mapinduzi) party, which has ruled the nation since it became a united republic in 1964. This year, in October, Chadema will get another opportunity when Tanzanian voters go to the polls to…

  “Corruption kills.” This is the stark message at the heart of the protests that have been taking place in Serbia for three months and show no signs of abating. The wave of discontent sparked by the Novi Sad train station canopy collapse last November has seen tens of thousands of Serbian citizens take to the streets daily, demanding political and criminal accountability for the tragedy that claimed 15 lives and seriously injured two others.…

Southport knife murder: Failed by the state The Daily Mirror leads with the guilty plea of Axel Rudakubana – the man who stabbed and killed three little girls at a dance lesson in Southport last year. Donald Trump’s inauguration makes the front page as the paper says he’s waging a war on everything – having signed a series of orders on day one of his presidency.

Colombia has declared a state of emergency and deployed 5,000 troops to combat left-wing guerrillas after violence claimed over 100 lives in just five days. The conflict spans three departments, from the southern Amazon to the Venezuelan border, where nearly 20,000 people have been displaced.

Osama Najim, also known as Almasri, was arrested Sunday in Turin on an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court [GETTY]Police in Italy have arrested the head of Libya’s judicial police who directs Tripoli’s Mitiga detention centre, Italian news reports said Monday. Osama Najim, also known as Almasri, was arrested Sunday in Turin on an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to media. A journalist for Avvenire daily who broke the news,…

Donald Trump’s first speech as 47th US president “America’s golden age begins now” Donald Trump’s first speech as 47th US president was received with joy by his adoring fans after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, after winning the presidential election in November 2024. The new occupant of the White House has become the 47th President of the United States, succeeding Joe Biden. JD Vance is…

What next for the worst team in United’s history as Ruben Amorim’s side fell to a fifth defeat in eight games as a familiar set of issues plagued his side against Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford.Yankuba Minteh opened the scoring after five minutes before captain Bruno Fernandes equalised with a penalty, but Brighton seized control in the second half. First, Man United’s defence failed to deal with a cross that was finished by…

Jubilant crowds celebrated the release of the Palestinian prisoners in the West Bank [John Wessels/AFP via Getty]Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Monday after Hamas handed over three Israeli captives, completing the first exchange under a long-awaited truce aimed at ending more than 15 months of war in Gaza. The three captives released Sunday, all women, were reunited with their families and taken to hospital in central Israel where a doctor said they were in…

The death toll from recent attacks in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has climbed to 60, according to the country’s human rights office. The violence stems from clashes between rival factions vying for control of the lucrative cocaine trade in the region near the Venezuelan border.

Palestinians in Gaza desperate to travel abroad for life-saving treatment | Israel-Palestine conflict News Khan Younis and Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine – In a small apartment in Khan Younis, surrounded by a war-torn landscape as far as the eyes can see, Abeer al-Awady counts the minutes until the much-anticipated ceasefire. Her daughter Hanaa’s life depends on it. The 15-year-old lets out a piercing cry whenever Abeer lifts the blanket shielding her face. Even the faintest…

The Israeli government approved the ceasefire and prisoner-exchange deal with Hamas in the early hours of Saturday morning, removing the final hurdle to achieving a vital period of calm for the devastated Gaza Strip. Ministers voted 24 to eight in favour of the deal following six hours of talks in Jerusalem, paving the way for the long-sought truce to go into effect on Sunday morning. Israel’s smaller security cabinet had earlier urged ministers to approve…

Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney has officially announced his candidacy for leader of Canada’s governing Liberal Party.

Apple has halted its AI-powered news alerts feature following widespread criticism and complaints about repeated inaccuracies in summarizing news headlines.

If approved by the Israeli cabinet, a ceasefire will take effect in Gaza on Sunday [Getty/file photo]Israel’s security cabinet was set to meet Friday after final details of a Gaza ceasefire and captive release deal were ironed out, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said, with the United States “confident” the truce would begin as planned this weekend. If approved by Israel’s cabinet, the ceasefire agreement would take effect on Sunday and involve the exchange of…

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is in the hospital following a stabbing incident at his Mumbai home early Thursday morning. Reports suggest an intruder broke into his residence in an upscale neighbourhood of the city and attacked him.  

New Delhi, India – India on Thursday morning successfully docked one satellite onto another, joining a small group of elite spacefaring nations to have carried out the complex technological feat in zero gravity. Only the United States, Russia and China have carried out space docking missions, which allow separate satellites to work as a team, coordinating their tasks and sharing resources that can’t be carried on one spacecraft. The Indian mission, dubbed Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX),…

Yoon Suk Yeol has made history as the first sitting president of South Korea to be arrested, following a high-profile standoff at his residence in central Seoul. Investigators scaled barricades and cut through barbed wire early Wednesday morning to take the 64-year-old leader into custody.

The number of internally displaced people in Haiti has surged to over one million, a threefold increase attributed to escalating gang violence, according to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM). The crisis is most severe in the capital, Port-au-Prince, where displacement rose by 87% between 2023 and 2024.

Mozambique is bracing for a turbulent transition of power as its president-elect, Daniel Chapo, prepares to be sworn in on Wednesday. The ceremony comes more than three months after a controversial election that has sparked widespread unrest and allegations of fraud.