India beat Netherlands to clean sweep group before T20 World Cup Super 8s
Shivan Dube shines as India warm up for South Africa by beating Netherlands in final group game at T20 World Cup.
Iranian families mark protest killings as schools observe strikes
Teachers' strikes in Iran condemn student killings during protests as mourning ceremonies take place nationwide.
Suspected carbon-monoxide leak kills at least 30 miners in Nigeria, witnesses say
The workers are believed to have collapsed after the gas built up in poorly ventilated tunnels.
Wave of arrests over killing of French nationalist piles pressure on far left
Eleven people are in detention in connection with the killing of far-right student activist Quentin Deranque.
Wave of arrests over killing of French nationalist piles pressure on far left – BBC
- Wave of arrests over killing of French nationalist piles pressure on far left BBC
- After Activist’s Killing, Tensions Erupt Between France’s Far-Right and Far-Left The New York Times
- Parliamentary aide among 11 arrested over killing of French far-right activist The Guardian
- 11 held in France over killing of far-right activist NBC News
- French far-left political party linked to far-right activist's killing says office evacuated over bomb threat CBS News
Air Force One set for makeover paint job with new colours
The presidential jet, along with other aircraft used for high-level officials, is being painted with some of Trump's preferred palette.
Climber faces manslaughter charge after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s tallest peak
Kerstin G froze to death on Großglockner when Thomas P descended mountain to fetch help
An Austrian mountaineer is to appear in court accused of gross negligent manslaughter after his girlfriend died of hypothermia when he left her close to the summit on a climb that went dramatically wrong.
The 33-year-old woman, identified only as Kerstin G, froze to death on 19 January 2025, about 50 metres below the summit of the Großglockner, Austria’s tallest mountain, after an ascent of more than 17 hours with her boyfriend, Thomas P, 36.
Continue reading...High IQ men tend to be less conservative than their average peers, study finds – PsyPost
Teenage girls lured into forced sex by gangs in London, BBC finds – BBC
Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017
New EP Days of Ash features songs about Renee Good, Iranian protesters and other political topics, and precedes new ‘defiantly joyful’ album later in 2026
• Alexis Petridis on Days of Ash: six new tracks that reaffirm the band as a vital political voice
U2 have released their first collection of new music since 2017 – a politically charged EP entitled Days of Ash, which focuses on a series of high-profile global deaths including the killing of Renee Good by ICE agents.
Good, a mother of three children who was killed on 7 January while protesting against ICE activity in Minneapolis, is the subject of the opening song, American Obituary.
Continue reading...Still Together | Ep 2 – New York
Amid a global polycrisis, new arrivals in New York face a fractured city where sanctuary feels ever more out of reach.
Australia bans a citizen with alleged IS links from returning from Syria – NPR
- Australia bans a citizen with alleged IS links from returning from Syria NPR
- Australia bans citizen trying to return from IS camp in Syria BBC
- Australia won't repatriate 34 women and children from Syria NPR
- Australia to ban citizen from returning to country under rarely-used terror laws Reuters
- Federal politics live: PM says he 'has nothing but contempt' for women in Syria with links to ISIS Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Starmer says Reform’s pledge to restore two-child benefit cap in full is ‘shameful’ – UK politics live
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has announced party’s plans to cut welfare spending
Robert Jenrick, Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson, is giving his speech now.
He has announced, or confirmed, three measures to cut welfare spending.
The number claiming disability benefits for an attention disorder has more than doubled since Covid. We all know a significant number of these claims are spurious …
We will stop those with mild anxiety, depression, and similar conditions from claiming disability benefits and instead encourage them into the dignity of work.
We will end the abuse of the Motability scheme, where expensive cars are handed out for conditions like tennis elbow, and paid for by working people who can’t afford them themselves.
Continue reading...How a four-year onslaught has changed Ukraine – The Economist
- How a four-year onslaught has changed Ukraine The Economist
- Ukraine’s War of Endurance Foreign Affairs
- Ukraine war latest: Putin planning to force Russians to fight, say analysts - and he's in 'place of weakness' Sky News
- David Seymour: Volunteers from New Zealand are fighting in Ukraine for the idea that smaller countries can’t Українська правда
- Ukraine’s no man’s land is the future of war Financial Times
Billionaire Les Wexner to testify before Congress about ties to Epstein
Wexner, who has denied misconduct related to Epstein, is one of several subpoenaed by House oversight panel
The former boss of the Victoria’s Secret lingerie brand, Les Wexner, has provided a statement to Congress saying “I have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide,” as he testifies on Wednesday before a congressional committee in relation to his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Wexner is one of several Epstein associates subpoenaed to testify before the House oversight committee in their continued investigation of the late financier’s crimes.
Continue reading...Tom Noonan, actor known for Heat and Manhunter, dies aged 74
Actor, whose credits also included RoboCop 2, Anomalisa and Heaven’s Gate, was also an accomplished playwright
Tom Noonan, the actor known for his Michael Mann collaborations, has died at the age of 74.
His death was confirmed by Fred Dekker, the director of 80s comedy horror The Monster Squad which saw Noonan play Frankenstein’s Monster.
Continue reading...Spain luxury hotel scammer booked rooms for one cent, police say
Police arrest a 20-year-old suspected of defrauding a luxury Madrid hotel of more than €20,000 by manipulating an online payment system.
No breakthrough, no breakdown in Russia-Ukraine talks in Geneva
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid explains what happened—and what didn’t—at the third round of Russia-Ukraine talks.
US union membership soared to 16-year high in 2025 despite Trump assault
Union coverage slightly increased last year even as White House tried to eliminate contracts for thousands of workers
The number of workers covered under union contracts increased to a 16-year high in 2025, despite ongoing attempts by the Trump administration to wipe out collective bargaining agreements for tens of thousands of federal workers, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
About 16.5 million workers were covered by a union contract in 2025, up from 16 million in 2024 and the highest level since 2009. The increase stems from workers joining unions as members – 14.7 million US workers were union members in 2025, up from 14.2 million workers in 2024.
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