There was an outcry in Iran after a woman was flogged for failing to wear a headscarf, human rights activists reported on Saturday. The Iranian judiciary sentenced Kurdish activist Roya Heshmati to 74 lashes. She described the execution of the punishme…
‘Past Lives’ wins critics’ award; Germany’s Hüller is best actress
The US National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) presented its best film award to romance “Past Lives,” a debut feature by South Korean-Canadian filmmaker Celine Song, it said on X on Saturday. Runners-up included “The Zone of Interest” and “Oppenheimer….
Maldives President, Foreign Ministry websites restored
Male [Maldives], January 7 (ANI): After being inaccessible for several hours on Saturday night, the top Maldivian government websites have been restored. During Saturday night, the official websites of the Maldivian President’s office, Foreign Ministry…
GMB host Richard Arnold urges people to help grief stricken friends in Blue January
By Ben Turner Good Morning Britain host Richard Arnold says we should do more to help grief-stricken friends and family during so-called Blue January. The 51-year-old, who lost his dad Dave in 2016, said the post-Christmas period was one of the hardest…
Turkey Will Help Limit War, Blinken Says After Erdogan Talk
Back in the Middle East, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday that the region’s nations need to use their clout to keep the Israel-Hamas war from spreading and the fighting becoming “an endless cycle of violence.” It’s in their self-inter…
IDF eliminates Hamas’ military base in northern Gaza
The Israeli army has completed the destruction of the Hamas military framework in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, states the IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, according to The Times of Israel. According to him, it took three months to i…
IDF eliminates Hamas’ military base in northern Gaza
The Israeli army has completed the destruction of the Hamas military framework in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, states the IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, according to The Times of Israel. According to him, it took three months to i…
How Washington’s Ryan Grubb ‘raised the bar’ for the Huskies to reach the national championship game
HOUSTON — A day before the start of training camp last summer, Washington offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb had an idea. A vision, as he called it. But before he would present this vision to his players, Grubb first wanted to share it with someone he tr…
Washington running back Dillon Johnson ‘ready to play’ in national championship game vs. Michigan
HOUSTON — At 8:46 a.m. on Saturday, The Seattle Times posted a 10-second clip that instantly divided its audience. In the clip, published on the social media website “X,” UW junior running back Dillon Johnson walks with teammates into the George R. Bro…
Eligible Reang families to get Rs 2.5 lakh for constructing houses: Union MoS Pratima Bhoumik
Agartala (Tripura) [India], January 7 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Pratima Bhoumik on Saturday said that Reang families eligible for the benefit of the PM-JANMAN scheme, will receive Rs 2.5 lakh for the constructio…