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Trusting Khomeini: Old NYT article praising former Supreme Leader surfaces amid Iran protests | World News

As protests continue to challenge Iran’s clerical establishment, a 1979 opinion article from the New York Times has resurfaced online. Titled Trusting Khomeini, the piece portrayed Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as a restrained religious figure unlikely to exercise direct political power. Its renewed circulation reflects the sharp contrast between those early interpretations and Iran’s current political […]

‘Dishonourable’: Singapore’s Indian-origin opposition leader under fire for ‘lying’; to face parliament debate

Pritam Singh. (Photo credit: Workers Party website) Singapore’s Parliament will discuss next week if Indian-origin opposition leader Pritam Singh should keep his role. This comes after Singh was found guilty and fined for lying to a parliamentary committee. The debate, set for January 12, was proposed by Leader of the House Indranee Rajah through an […]

Jewish leader says he’s glad Nikki Haley never became president, her ‘vile, anti-American’ son Nalin remained outside White House

Picture: Instagram/Nalin Haley Jewish leader Rabbi S Litvin said he’s been a longtime fan of Nikki Haley but he’s glad that Nikki Haley did not become the president because this way her ‘vile, anti-American’ son Nalin Haley could be kept out of the White House. The comment came after Nalin urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]

Junta leader is declared the winner of Guinea’s presidential election

File photo: Officials count ballots at a polling station as polls close during the presidential election in Conakry, Guinea (Picture credit: AP) CONAKRY: Junta leader Gen Mamdi Doumbouya was declared the winner of Guinea’s presidential election held over the weekend, according to incomplete results released late on Tuesday, the country’s first election since a 2021 […]

Vivek’s Hindu religion has nothing to do…: Ramaswamy’s challenger says Indian-origin leader spent his life creating culture wars

Dr Amy Acton, the official Democrat candidate to run for Ohio governor against Vivek Ramaswamy, said Vivek’s Hindu religion has nothing to do with the race but he is a person who has spent his life creating culture wars and pitting one against another. Acton said Ramaswamy treats Ohio like a flyover state and flies […]

MAGA claims Republican Club leader Ellla Cook was Brown University shooting target; blames Kash Patel for the release of Benjamin Erickson

MAGA turned the heat on FBI director Kash Patel after officials acknowledged that the person of interst that they took into custody for the Brown University shooting was not the shooter, and the real gunman was still at large. Benjamin Erickson, the man initially taken into custody at a Hampton Inn hotel near Brown University, […]

Belarusian leader pardons 123 prisoners in exchange for lifting of some sanctions

In this photo released by Belarusian presidential press service, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, right, and U.S. Presidential envoy John Coale shake hands during their meeting in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Belarusian Presidential Press Service via AP) VILNIUS, LITHUANIA: Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 123 prisoners in exchange for a lifting of […]

Meet Sim Singh Attariwala: Sikh American civil rights leader takes top human rights role in Washington

Sim J. Singh Attariwala, a well-known civil rights advocate and Director of the Anti-Hate Program at Asian Americans Advancing Justice, has been appointed as a Commissioner on the District of Columbia Human Rights Commission. He was appointed by District of Columbia mayor Muriel Bowser and confirmed by the DC Council. He became one of the […]

PM Modi Most Influential Leader in Current Geopolitics: American Singer Mary Millben | Udaipur Kiran

Washington, December 6 – African-American singer and long-time India admirer Mary Millben has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the most influential and important leader in today’s geopolitics. She said that this week’s meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi has strengthened India’s global position. In an exclusive interview […]

Who was Yasser Abu Shabab? Israel-backed anti-Hamas militia leader killed in Gaza

Anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab was killed on Thursday in an “internal clash” in the southern Gaza Strip, Times of Israel reported, citing Israeli defence sources. According to the sources, Abu Shabab was taken to a hospital in Israel, where he died of his wounds.Abu Shabab, a Bedouin tribal leader based in Israeli-held Rafah, […]