4 h. ago Activists say Iran has aired nearly 100 coerced confessions from protesters, often after torture

Iranian state media has aired at least 97 confessions from protesters since Dec. 28, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency

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26 h. ago BBC told to modernise 'outdated' Wimbledon: All England Club urge broadcaster to revamp coverage

The BBC, which first aired radio coverage from Wimbledon 100 years ago, will see its current broadcast deal end after the 2027 tournament.

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59 h. ago Iran protests latest as US and Israel warned over America strike threat

Nationwide protests have taken place for two weeks in Iran with activists claiming at least 116 have been killed

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5 d. ago US actions in Venezuela put the 2026 World Cup in disgraceful company | Leander Schaerlaeckens

In 1934 and 1978, Fifa’s big event was given over to authoritarian aims. There’s no more doubt that 2026 will be the sameBy 1934, it was entirely evident what Benito Mussolini was up to. Italy’s dictator had already consolidated power, colonized Libya and annexed the city of Rijeka. He nevertheless got to stage the second-ever World Cup, managing it with a heavy hand and even supplanting the Jules Rimet trophy with a far larger one. Hosting and winning that World Cup didn’t sate his expansionist appetites. By the end of decade, Mussolini would take Ethiopia, annex Albania and back Francisco Franco in the Spanish civil war.It was equally well established in 1978 in Argentina that General Jorge Rafaél Videla’s military junta, which had taken over two years earlier, was maintaining its grip on power through systematic detention, torture and murder. Still, protestations from other nations were ignored and the World Cup kicked off.Leander Schaerlaeckens’ book on the United States men’s n...

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7 d. ago At least 36 dead in Iran protests as security forces fire tear gas at demonstrators in Tehran’s grand bazaar

Activists staged a sit-in at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar over Iran’s economic crisis and the collapse of the country’s currency

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8 d. ago Three children dead in Iran protests as security forces accused of ‘indiscriminate targeting’

Escalating protests sparked by economic chaos have seen at least 20 people killed and nearly 1,000 arrested, say human rights groupsAt least three children are reported to have been killed and more than 40 minors arrested after eight days of the ongoing protests across Iran, as human rights groups accuse the regime’s security forces of “indiscriminate targeting of civilians”.The nationwide uprising sparked by the collapse of the country’s currency and rising living costs has spread to at least 78 cities and 222 locations, with demonstrators calling for the end of the regime, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI). Continue reading...

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9 d. ago British Airways flight to Aberdeen diverted 100 miles away amid heavy snow

The flights set off from London at around 6:35am this morning and landed in the capital city two hours later.

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1 week ago Houston mass shooting leaves two in critical condition as gun violence erupts at New Year’s celebrations across city

Investigators believe more than 100 people were gathered at the Airbnb in Houston when shots rang out

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2 w. ago I’ve found the Dyson airwrap with £100 off in the Boxing Day sales

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3 w. ago ‘Gunboat diplomacy on steroids’: US signs security deals across Latin America

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro warns Trump administration may ‘destabilise the entire region’ amid rising tensionsWhile all eyes are on the four-month-long US military campaign against Venezuela, the White House has been quietly striking security agreements with other countries to deploy US troops across Latin America and the Caribbean.As Donald Trump announced a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers and ordered the seizure of vessels amid airstrikes that have killed more than 100 people in the Caribbean and the Pacific, the US secured military deals with Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago in the past week alone. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Stunned CNN host Jake Tapper scrolls through '100 pages of redaction' in Epstein files release live on air

Jake Tapper took out his phone and scrolled in exasperation through the hundreds of pages of redacted content in the Epstein files released by the Department of Justice Friday.

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3 w. ago More passengers now disembark at Dubai rather than connect as flight numbers surge

The airport will soon be the first in the world to handle 100 million passengers in a year

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3 w. ago 'Everything turned out great' with Ninja Air Fryer down to £80 from £100

The 'impressive' Ninja Air Fryer 4.7L can fit a whole chicken up to 1kg

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