Iran’s Supreme Leader has bragged of giving America a ‘slap in the face’ after 22 ballistic missiles were fired at two bases in Iraq

Iran’s Supreme Leader has bragged of giving America a ‘slap in the face’ after 22 ballistic missiles were fired at two bases in Iraq – but said military actions were ‘not enough’ and vowed to kick US forces out of the region altogether. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke on Iranian TV shortly after strikes hit Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq and Erbil International Airport in the north early Wednesday local time in revenge for the death of Qassem Soleimani. Victims of the crash included 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans and three Britons, according … Continue reading Iran’s Supreme Leader has bragged of giving America a ‘slap in the face’ after 22 ballistic missiles were fired at two bases in Iraq

Campuses across India erupted in protest yesterday after a nationalist mob wielding iron rods stormed one of the country’s most prestigious universities

Campuses across India erupted in protest yesterday after a nationalist mob wielding iron rods stormed one of the country’s most prestigious universities, beating students and teachers and injuring dozens. Terrified students barricaded themselves in rooms or leapt from balconies to escape as dozens of masked men rampaged through Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi for several hours targeting Muslims. Among the victims was a blind man who was mercilessly beaten. With a sea of mourners rushing to see Soleimani’s coffin, state TV said a stampede had broken out which left 35 people dead and 48 injured. Footage which circulated online … Continue reading Campuses across India erupted in protest yesterday after a nationalist mob wielding iron rods stormed one of the country’s most prestigious universities

A couple have issued a groveling apology after being caught having sex on a Thai beach

A couple have issued a groveling apology after being caught having sex on a Thai beach. Russians Roman Grigorenko, 26, and Daria Vinogradova, 19, were filmed romping in Pattaya, Thailand, on New Year’s Eve. While hundreds of homes were lost across New South Wales on the day, Mr Abbott and his colleagues managed to save every home on one burning street. The footage drew praise for Mr Abbott, who was ousted as prime minister by his own colleagues in favour of the moderate Malcolm Turnbull in 2015. Mr Abbott, who attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, lost his Sydney … Continue reading A couple have issued a groveling apology after being caught having sex on a Thai beach

Donald Trump has prompted further condemnation after he threatened to strike 52 targets

Donald Trump has prompted further condemnation after he threatened to strike 52 targets, some apparently civilian sites, if Iran retaliates over the US assassination of military commander Qassem Soleimani. As bombs fell near the US embassy in Baghdad, the US president was labelled a “monster” and accused of plotting war crimes after promising swift retribution at high level targets “important to Iranian culture”. Mourners crowded around military personnel unloading Soleimani’s casket covered with an Iranian flag from a plane at Ahvaz International Airport in Tehran. A tide of mourners chanted furiously as his coffin was driven through tens of thousands … Continue reading Donald Trump has prompted further condemnation after he threatened to strike 52 targets

An explosive leak of tens of thousands of documents from the defunct data firm Cambridge Analytica

An explosive leak of tens of thousands of documents from the defunct data firm Cambridge Analytica is set to expose the inner workings of the company that collapsed after the Observer revealed it had misappropriated 87 million Facebook profiles. More than 100,000 documents relating to work in 68 countries that will lay bare the global infrastructure of an operation used to manipulate voters on “an industrial scale” is set to be released over the next months. “Lord I thank you that America didn’t need a preacher in the Oval Office. It did not need a professional politician in the Oval … Continue reading An explosive leak of tens of thousands of documents from the defunct data firm Cambridge Analytica

Carlos Ghosn has been pictured celebrating New Year’s Eve with his wife and friends in Lebanon

Carlos Ghosn has been pictured celebrating New Year’s Eve with his wife and friends in Lebanon after escaping nine months of house arrest in Japan. The 65-year-old former Nissan CEO can be seen sitting next to wife Carole in a plush dining room in front of a table strewn with empty plates, glasses, a half-full bottle of wine and decorated with lit candlesticks on Tuesday. In Victoria – where there are grave fears for 28 people still missing in the East Gippsland region – authorities have sent 250,000 text messages to people in affected shires and urged them to evacuate. … Continue reading Carlos Ghosn has been pictured celebrating New Year’s Eve with his wife and friends in Lebanon

President Trump has ordered about 4,000 more US troops to be sent to the Gulf in the face of a worsening crisis in Iraq

President Trump has ordered about 4,000 more US troops to be sent to the Gulf in the face of a worsening crisis in Iraq, effectively ending his policy of withdrawing from the Middle East’s “endless wars”. Marines guarding the US embassy in Baghdad were again forced to fire tear gas yesterday as local militias and their supporters made a second attempt to storm it. Apache helicopters were deployed on New Year’s Eve, firing flares to warn off crowds outside the embassy that had earlier broken into the reception area and set fire to parts of the compound. It is thought … Continue reading President Trump has ordered about 4,000 more US troops to be sent to the Gulf in the face of a worsening crisis in Iraq

A zoo that was left devastated by a horror blaze last night has shared some good news

A zoo that was left devastated by a horror blaze last night has shared some good news. At first it was thought that the blaze at Krefeld Zoo in Germany – which could have been started by New Year’s lanterns – had killed all the animals in the monkey house. Apparently egged on by some of Iraq’s most powerful pro-Iranian political figures, they chanted “Down, down USA”, threw stones and waved the flag of Kataeb Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia, five of whose bases were targeted by US F-15 jets on Sunday. Some chanted the name of the Iranian supreme leader, … Continue reading A zoo that was left devastated by a horror blaze last night has shared some good news

The world is set to mark the end of the year, and the decade, as 2019 comes to a close

The world is set to mark the end of the year, and the decade, as 2019 comes to a close – and while spectacular firework displays are expected to herald in the 2020s across the globe, some threaten to be overshadowed by ongoing events. In Australia, New Year’s Eve celebrations have been marred by wildfires which have threatened to cause mass evacuations in population hubs including Victoria in the east of the country. She suffered burns to 40 per cent of her body and died a week later. Police have now launched an investigation into her death, The Sun reports. … Continue reading The world is set to mark the end of the year, and the decade, as 2019 comes to a close

One firefighter has died and multiple properties are feared lost after terrifying bushfires

One firefighter has died and multiple properties are feared lost after terrifying bushfires driven by extreme weather conditions swept across four Australian states on Monday. The volunteer firefighter from the New South Wales Rural Fire Service died when a truck rolled near Jingellic, about 70km east of Albury, on the border with Victoria. The RFS said two trucks, including the one in which the firefighter died, had been overturned by high winds. Two others suffered burns in the crash. The figure amounts to the equivalent of 45 abuses every single day for 10 years. But even that may be just … Continue reading One firefighter has died and multiple properties are feared lost after terrifying bushfires