Iran unrest: Trump tells protesters ‘help is on its way’; Russia warns of ‘disastrous consequences’

Russia on Tuesday condemned what it described as “subversive external interference” in Iran’s internal politics and warned of “disastrous consequences” after US President Donald Trump asked protestors to continue protest.According to Reuters, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement: “Those who plan to use externally inspired unrest as a pretext for repeating the aggression […]

In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo tells world’s leaders to talk rather than make war

Pope Leo XIV arrives at St Peter’s square ahead of the Urbi et Orbi message VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV on Thursday used his first Christmas message as pontiff to call for “peace and consolation for the victims of all current wars in the world” as well as for those suffering from “injustice, political instability, […]

Goodbye war on drugs? Donald Trump tells feds to go easy on marijuana users – and there is a financial angle | World News

President Donald Trump signs an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) For decades, marijuana has occupied a strange place in American politics. It is widely used and culturally mainstream, yet under federal law it has […]

Rob Reiner and wife found with throats slit, daughter tells police family member ‘should be a suspect’

Hollywood director and actor Rob Reiner (78) and his wife (68), Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Brentwood, Los Angeles, home on Sunday afternoon, allegedly killed by their son, Nick Reiner, according to multiple sources who spoke with family members. Police have not yet confirmed the details.According to TMZ, the couple’s throats were […]

Man tells Ontario court he did ‘sham marriages’ in India to help Indian women immigrate to Canada

An Indian-origin man made a shocking revelation in an Ontario court as the court was hearing a case regarding his marriage. A convoluted plot of deceit unfolded in front of the court and Amratpal Singh Sidhu, the man in question, admitted to the court that he participated in two ‘sham’ marriages to ‘help’ Indian women […]

Indian-origin CEO in US, killed in 2019, made employees do 500 pushups for paychecks: Suspect tells jury

Indian-origin CEO Tushar Atre was kidnapped and killed in California in 2019. Tushar Atre, the 50-year-old Indian-origin CEO and a cannabis entrepreneur who was kidnapped and killed in 2019, allegedly made his employees do 500 pushups for their paychecks, a suspected killer told the jury as the trial of the murder is going on. 23-year-old […]

What the U.S. Absence at COP30 Tells Us

new video loaded: What the U.S. Absence at COP30 Tells Us World leaders are meeting at the COP30 this week to discuss climate. The U.S. was not part of this meeting. Somini Sengupta, our international climate reporter, discusses what this absence means. By Somini Sengupta, Katrin Bennhold, Christina Thornell, Leila Medina and Stephanie Swart November […]

Vivek Ramaswamy stirs row after sharing old Charlie Kirk clip; social media tells him ‘self-deport’

Vivek Ramaswamy stirred a row on social media after sharing a video of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, taken from one of Kirk’s question-and-answer sessions, where he asked, “What does it mean to be an American?”Ramaswamy’s own identity has often been questioned within the MAGA movement, with some hard-right Republicans expressing discomfort over his […]

Sean Diddy Combs sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for violence, prostitution offences; he breaks down, tells mom, kids he’s sorry

Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to four years in prison on prostitution charges, though he was acquitted of more serious sex-trafficking charges earlier this year. The verdict wrapped up a major scandal involving the music industry, as Diddy was accused of torturing, sexual abuse, organizing freak-off parties, trafficking, etc. In the trial, he was cleared […]

‘Palestinians won’t leave Gaza,’ Abbas tells UN via video

UNITED NATIONS: Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, used his remote address to the UN General Assembly in New York City Thursday to condemn Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip as “war crimes” and to reject any notion that Palestinians would abandon their land.Appearing by video from the city of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied […]