Erfan Soltani reportedly facing imminent execution Erfan Soltani is reportedly facing execution in Iran on Wednesday after he was tried, convicted and sentenced, following his arrest on Thursday. The 26-year-old was arrested in Karaj, a city on the north-west outskirts of Tehran, at the peak of the protests before the internet black-out. Soltani is one […]
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Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Trump vows ‘day of reckoning & retribution’ for Minnesota Democrats
The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago have also sued the Trump administration, alleging in a lawsuit filed Monday that the Department of Homeland Security has been “causing turmoil and imposing a climate of fear.” The 103-page complaint alleges that Border Patrol agents were told to “push the envelope” on immigration enforcement and […]
Australia heatwave live updates: Victorian fire threat ‘very dangerous and difficult’, premier says; temperatures to reach 43C in Sydney | Bushfires
Fire threat continues to be ‘very dangerous and difficult’, Victoria’s premier says Caitlin Cassidy Victoria’s premier, Jacinta Allan, is appearing on the Today show after declaring a state of disaster in more than a dozen areas earlier this morning resulting from the ongoing bushfires. Allan confirms there are 36 active fire fronts across Victoria today, […]
Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Minnesota says it’s been pushed out from taking part in shooting probe with FBI
Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson said it would be “extremely difficult, if not impossible” to file state charges in the deadly shooting without cooperation from the FBI, which state officials said is now solely leading the investigation into the incident. “They do have all the evidence in the original investigative notes and […]
Venezuela live updates: interim president offers to ‘collaborate’ with US after Trump warns of further strikes | Venezuela
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature A UK minister would not be drawn into saying whether his government believes the US capture of Venezuela’s president was influenced by the country’s rich oil reserves. Asked on Sky News why he thought Donald Trump had captured Nicolás Maduro and […]
Venezuela live updates: Trump says US ‘going to run the country’ after Maduro capture
Trump was asked by a reporter who was running Venezuela now. “Well, we’re going to be running it with a group, and we’re going to make sure it’s run properly,” he responded. President Donald Trump addresses the media during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club on Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. Joe […]
Venezuela live updates: US captures Maduro, carries out ‘large scale strike’ in Venezuela: Trump
President Donald Trump said the U.S. “successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela” and said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were “captured and flown out of the Country.” The announcement on Trump’s social media platform came shortly before 4:30 a.m. Saturday a few hours after several explosions were heard in Venezuela’s […]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Netanyahu to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Monday
A combat officer with the Israeli military was wounded by an improvised explosive device that was detonated near Rafah, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement Wednesday. The officer was “lightly injured” after the device was detonated against an IDF vehicle “during operational activity,” the IDF said. The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office released a […]
Bondi terror attack updates: PM orders intelligence review, condemns planned anti-immigration rallies for ‘seeking to sow division’ | Bondi beach terror attack
Albanese orders review into AFP and Asio after Bondi attack Tom McIlroy Anthony Albanese says he has asked former Asio boss Dennis Richardson and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to lead a review into Australia’s federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies. He announced the move amid growing calls for a royal commission […]
Bondi terror attack updates: funeral held for Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman; Frydenberg says his criticism of PM is ‘not about politics’ | Australia news
Holocaust survivor and Bondi victim Alex Kleytman remembered at Sydney funeral Mourners have gathered for the funeral for holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman, who was killed in Sunday’s attack. Speaking to reporters after the terror attack on Sunday, his wife, Larisa Kleytman, said Hanukah had always been a “very, very good celebration” for the couple, having […]