- Drone Hits Ship Near Qatar as US Awaits Iran Peace Plan Response Bloomberg.com
- Iran ceasefire tested as cargo ship catches fire after being hit off Qatar's coast NPR
- Live: Iran responds to US peace plan after drones target Kuwait and the UAE France 24
- Tanker struck off Qatar as Iran warns of US sanction supporters The Jerusalem Post
- US-Iran ceasefire under strain as Gulf states report drone attacks Al Jazeera
Plaid Cymru leader says he hopes to be made first minister as early as Tuesday
Rhun ap Iowerth says he hopes his party’s programme for government will get backing from across the Senedd
The leader of Plaid Cymru is hoping to become Welsh first minister as early as Tuesday after his party won a historic victory in the Senedd elections, soundly beating Labour and holding off Reform UK.
Plaid fell short of winning a majority in the Welsh parliament but Rhun ap Iorwerth said on Sunday he hoped other parties would work with him and told UK Labour not to punish Wales over the result.
Continue reading...‘I was in a terrible state’: actor David Morrissey tells how social anxiety led him to alcoholism
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Liverpool-born actor says depression and anxiety followed death of his father when he was 15
The actor David Morrissey has spoken of how “terrible” social anxiety contributed to him becoming an alcoholic.
“I am a recovering alcoholic,” Morrissey, who has been sober for 21 years, told Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs. “Drinking first was about anxiety. I’ve had this terrible social anxiety and that helped me get through it.”
Continue reading...El Clasico: Kylian Mbappe not in Real Madrid squad to face Barcelona
French forward to miss the crucial fixture despite training with teammates on Friday following his recovery from injury.
Gullah Geechee people set out to keep their family land. Unclear titles and surging taxes are pushing them out
Property disputes, predatory developers and surging sea levels are putting the historic Black community at risk
On Arthur Champen’s half-acre property in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, a thicket of southern live oaks, palmettos and pine trees muffle the roar of cars on nearby highway 278. His haint blue house, lightened by the sun, sits on stilts to protect it from flooding that comes with the high tide. During the spring, it is common for the marshland adjacent to his land to turn into a muddy soup. “Other than the cars,” Champen, 81, said, “you hear how peaceful it is?”
About a decade ago, Champen’s family nearly lost the grassy marshland next door that their family bought several generations ago.
Continue reading...How TMZ is finding its footing on the political scene, even after some misfires
The salacious gossip website is hounding politicians and tracking vacationing members of Congress
TMZ has only been in Washington DC for a matter of weeks, but the salacious gossip website is already having an impact: hounding politicians, tracking vacationing members of Congress and reporting on a senator taking a trip to Disney World.
It’s been quite the start as the website and TV channel attempts to break into the political scene, with its first focus on members of Congress taking a two-week recess – typically meaning the politicians return to their home districts and states to meet constituents – during a record partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Continue reading...Why is Iran taking time to respond to the US proposal to end the war?
Iran continues to review the proposal as Tehran's nuclear programme and Strait of Hormuz remain main sticking points.
North Korea amends constitution, mandates nuclear strike if Kim Jong Un is assassinated: Report – WION
- North Korea amends constitution, mandates nuclear strike if Kim Jong Un is assassinated: Report WION
- North Korea updates constitution to require automatic nuclear strike if Kim Jong Un is assassinated: report Fox News
- North Korean constitution now requires nuclear missile strike if Kim Jong Un is killed by foreign power New York Post
- North Korea revises constitution to drop references to unification of Korean Peninsula NBC News
- North Korea drops reunification goal from constitution DW.com
Iran’s Supreme Leader briefs military chief on ‘new guiding measures’, Fars agency says – Reuters
- Iran's Supreme Leader briefs military chief on 'new guiding measures', Fars agency says Reuters
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Meets Military Commander, State Media Says WSJ
- Khamenei briefs army chief on 'guiding measures to pursue military operations' — Iranian media The Times of Israel
- US Iran war news LIVE: Iran sends response to US peace proposal via Pakistan, says negotiations to focus on ending war Hindustan Times
- ‘Confront the enemy’: Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issues new directive after meeting military head WION
Iran military warns of ‘surprising’ methods of warfare if attacked again
Iran’s army spokesman says if the ‘enemy’ were to attack again, they would face new methods of warfare.
She went from New York to a Russian prison. Will she be freed? – USA Today
Nobel laureate’s smuggled memoir details beatings and neglect in Iranian prisons
Writing by Narges Mohammadi, arrested 14 times for activism, offers a disturbing insight into treatment
In an exclusive extract of writing smuggled from prison in Iran, the Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has described the “torture” of solitary confinement, and her systematic medical neglect by the prison system.
The writing from the past decade will be part of a soon to be published memoir that gives a rare and alarming insight into the treatment of Mohammadi, who is in critical condition. It details beatings, constant interrogations, deprivation of medical care and long stretches in solitary confinement during her numerous imprisonments.
Continue reading...Libya’s Zawiya refinery resumes full operations
Refinery closed for about two days after fighting near the facility 40km west of Tripoli.
Iran’s two-tier internet access fuels anger and exposes cracks in the regime – CNN
- Iran’s two-tier internet access fuels anger and exposes cracks in the regime CNN
- Iran Businesses Buckle Under Strain of Record Internet Shutdown Bloomberg
- Forced offline for most of 2026, Iranians say they're struggling to survive CBC
- Telling the truth about Iran is more dangerous than ever | Maryam Foumani The Guardian
- Infrastructure of Silence - PART II - Iran HRM Iran HRM
AFC Asian Cup 2027: Japan to face defending champions Qatar in tough draw
Saudi Arabia will host the 2027 tournament from January 7 to February 5 and will face Palestine, Kuwait and Oman.
Putin’s Forces Are Barely Inching Along on the Battlefield – The New York Times
- Putin’s Forces Are Barely Inching Along on the Battlefield The New York Times
- Ukrainian Forces Are Thwarting Russian Attempts to Advance Institute for the Study of War
- Russia’s Year-Long Offensive Stalls as Ukraine Retakes Ground Across Front, ISW Says UNITED24 Media
- Analysis: Is Ukraine starting to win the war again? The Kyiv Independent
- Russia loses ground – but not the war – in Ukraine France 24
OKC Thunder bury LA Lakers to take 3-0 NBA Playoff series lead
Thunder use an explosive second half to beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 131-108 as Ajay Mitchell scores 24.
Syria sees first government reshuffle since al-Assad’s ouster
The reshuffle by President Ahmed al-Sharaa comes amid protests over alleged poor governance.
Putin Warns Armenia It Could Face “Ukraine Scenario” Over EU Ambitions – UNITED24 Media
- Putin Warns Armenia It Could Face “Ukraine Scenario” Over EU Ambitions UNITED24 Media
- Kremlin accuses Armenia of providing platform for Ukraine's Zelenskiy, agencies report Reuters
- Kremlin lashes out at Armenia over Zelensky's 'anti-Russian statements' in Yerevan The Kyiv Independent
- Putin says Armenia EU membership referendum would be 'logical' Euractiv
- Armenia, wedged between east and west, plays footsie with Europe The Irish Times
Rebel fighters kill at least 69 people in northeastern DR Congo
Security officials say CODECO militia groups carried out the attack in Ituri province.