Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison
Iranian human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison, according to her lawyers and a group that supports her. Mohammadi, 53, was on a week-long hunger strike…
ELON MUSK :Money can’t buy happiness
World’s richest man, Elon Musk, has endorsed the age-old proverb that wealth does not guarantee emotional fulfillment. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the Tesla and SpaceX CEO wrote: “Whoever said ‘money can’t buy happiness’ really knew what they were talking…
Trump Says He Made ‘No Mistake’ Posting Controversial Obama Video
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has explained that he made no mistake for a short video clip shared on his official Truth Social handle depicting former President Barack Obama and his Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Speaking…
China overturns death sentence of Canadian days after Carney’s Beijing visit
China has overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian official said on Friday, in a possible sign of a diplomatic thaw as prime minister Mark Carney seeks to boost trade ties with Beijing. Schellenberg’s lawyer…
Trump says Iran already has US terms as military strike clock ticks
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says talks must be ‘on an equal footing’ while USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group operates in region President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has directly communicated expectations to Iran as pressure mounts…
Activists Call for Nationwide Day of No Work, School or Shopping; Some Local Businesses Plan to Join Strike
A national general strike tied to protests over immigration enforcement is planned for Friday, with demonstrations in Redlands scheduled for Saturday. Additional Redlands-area businesses announced closures for the Jan. 30 general strike after this article was published. This story will…
Europe must act urgently and stop outsourcing defence, says EU’s Kallas
Europe must step up urgently to improve its defence and make Nato “more European to maintain its strength”, because the US has shaken the transatlantic relationship to its foundation, the EU’s foreign policy chief has warned. The US would continue…
Former US Presidents speak out against ICE crackdown
The Trump administration is facing a growing backlash over its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, after another US citizen was shot dead by federal agents on Saturday – the second such case in a month. The former president Bill Clinton has…
U.S Airplane Crashes While Taking Off, Killing 7 Aboard
The Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed during takeoff from Bangor International Airport (BIA) around 7:45 p.m. local time on Sunday, Jan. 25, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement on X. According to an initial accident notice from the FAA,…
Billionaire Larry Ellison Takes Stake in TikTok
A group of investors led by Larry Ellison, a prominent pro-Israel billionaire, is acquiring a significant stake in TikTok’s US operations. The deal raises concerns about potential censorship and bias on the platform, particularly regarding Palestinian voices and content critical…