Paris — A U.S.-based rights group said on Monday it had confirmed the deaths of nearly 6,000 people during a wave of protests in Iran suppressed by security forces, as Tehran warned Washington against intervening. Read More

Dmitrii Ovsiannikov was jailed last year for money laundering and breaching UK sanctions

Former Conservative home secretary announces move at rally for military veterans

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Trilateral peace talks seem promising, but territory remains a major obstacle

Former NFL star Philip Rivers reportedly withdrew his name from the Buffalo Bills' head-coaching search on Monday after earning high marks for his interview.

Former ICE agent warns local police non-cooperation creates "formula for disaster" following second federal agent-involved death in Minneapolis this month.

Trump's NATO challenges push European defense spending pledges, but analysts say continent still lacks command experience to operate independently.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says U.S. security guarantees document is "100% ready" for signing as trilateral peace talks with Russia expected to continue in Abu Dhabi.

Victoria Beckham reunites with Spice Girls bandmates to celebrate Emma Bunton's 50th birthday party, sharing heartwarming photos amid ongoing family drama with estranged son Brooklyn Peltz Beckham.

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel could enter a club of one should he lead the team to a Super Bowl championship over the Seattle Seahawks.

Chain restaurants adapt menus as GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic change how Americans dine out, with smaller portions and protein becoming priorities.

Brooklyn Beckham's Instagram claims about parents allegedly putting "Brand Beckham" first spark intense family feud that could damage the dynasty.

Goldwater Institute demands Idaho attorney general investigate state universities allegedly violating new anti-DEI law designed to protect students from mandatory courses.

A federal appeals court rejected a bid by the Justice Department to force the arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon and four others over the weekend after a lower court judge refused to sign off on the warrants to take them into custody.

Many alerts remain in place with power outages in some regions

A storm barreling across the United States had killed at least 11 people on Monday, prompting warnings to stay off the roads, mass flight cancelations and power outages after a weekend of misery.

The storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain across swathes of the country from Texas to New England, with temperatures set to fall dangerously low this week.

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This is about much more than Alabama adding a big man, and what that would mean for the Crimson Tide the rest of this season. It’s not really about Bediako, either. 

Mulchfest is so sappy.

Critics believe ‘drip drip’ of releases after Maduro’s dramatic seizure an attempt by regime to ‘keep the US satisfied’

In the days after Nicolás Maduro was accused of stealing Venezuela’s 2024 election, the relatives of hundreds of protesters captured during the ensuing clampdown flocked to the Zone 7 police detention centre in search of incarcerated loved ones.

Now, after the tables were turned dramatically and Maduro found himself locked up in the US, the families have returned to demand the immediate release of every last one of their country’s political prisoners.

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A growing number of powerful Republican lawmakers have called on President Trump to start yanking ICE agents out of Minneapolis -- warning the chaos will only "get worse" after protester Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a federal agent.

Angelenos may soon be able to beat the city's notorious traffic — by taking to the skies.

Witnessing the free climber’s ascent of the Taipei 101 without ropes on Skyscraper Live was an astonishing experience. But beneath panicked viewers’ sweaty palms, there was a queasy truth about the future of television

Well, have your balls descended back out of your body yet? Netflix’s Skyscraper Live has been and gone, and it may well qualify as the single most stressful viewing experience on record. Alex Honnold’s unassisted ascent of the 508 metre Taipei 101 was an absolutely extraordinary achievement. Whether or not it represents the future of television, though, is a completely different matter.

Honnold’s work is already well-known. As the star of Free Solo – a feature documentary once again so nerve-racking that the only way to comfortably enjoy it was under the influence of industrial sphincter relaxants – he has long been the poster boy of people climbing up stuff without ropes.

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© Photograph: Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

© Photograph: Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

Mayor of Salamanca in Guanajuato state says attack is part of ‘crime wave’ as he appeals to president for help

Gunmen opened fire at a football match in central Mexico on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 12, authorities said.

César Prieto, the mayor of the town of Salamanca in central Guanajuato state, said in a statement posted to social media platforms that the gunmen arrived at the end of a match.

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Why do we focus on the bad news stories about cuts and crises in classical music ? Musicians are doing incredible things to engage, support and sustain us; we should tell those stories too

When did you last read a good news story about classical music?

Think of the stories that have made the headlines in recent years: funding cuts to national opera companies, closure threats to university music departments, councils axing local provision, classroom music-making in decline.

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© Photograph: Jonathan Ferro

© Photograph: Jonathan Ferro