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The TelegraphTwo Iranian ‘judges of death’ gunned down in Tehran
An armed assailant fatally shot two notorious Iranian judges inside the Islamic Republic’s supreme court on Saturday.
- The Telegraph
Assassination of an escort leads to miniskirt ban in world’s least popular parliament
Detectives immediately knew they were dealing with a professional hit. The criminals had riddled the taxi with some 40 bullets, yet stole nothing from the dying driver and passenger.
- The Hill
Trump launches first official cryptocurrency
President-elect Trump launched his first official cryptocurrency, which shot up in value quickly to kick off his inauguration weekend. “My NEW Official Trump Meme is HERE! It’s time to celebrate everything we stand for: WINNING! Join my very special Trump Community. GET YOUR $TRUMP NOW,” the president-elect shared on Truth Social Friday night. The price…
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TikTok shuts down US access as Trump seeks app's reinstatement
Millions of TikTok users were blocked from accessing the popular app in the United States as a national ban came into effect Sunday, with incoming president Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office.It said "we are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office.
- The Daily Beast
How Six People Covered Up Truth That Biden Was ‘Out of It’
Joe Biden’s inner circle noticed the signs of his aging, and worked tirelessly to manage his challenges and fend off the perception that he had declined, according to a new report. The president was protected by six key people, all of whom thought that he could and should lead the country for a second term, The New York Times reported on Friday, based on dozens of interviews with Biden world insiders. Two of the six were Biden’s own family members—his wife Jill Biden and his son Hunter Biden, wh
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Indian court finds man guilty in notorious hospital rape case
An Indian court on Saturday found a 33-year-old man guilty for the rape and murder of a doctor, a crime that sparked nationwide protests and hospital strikes last year.The trainee doctor was found raped and murdered in a seminar room of the hospital last year.
- The Independent
Israel-Gaza ceasefire live: Israeli forces receive first three hostages from Hamas as Palestinians return home
British-Israeli citizen Emily Damari was among the three reunited with their families after 471 days
- HuffPost
Trump's New Official Portrait Tells Quite The Story. Body Language Experts Explain Why.
The president-elect's new eyebrow-raising photo spurred a lot of conversations online. Experts think his expression and pose reveal a lot.
- Malay Mail
Home minister calls for IGP-Suhakam meeting to clarify police phone check rules
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 19 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today said he has advised the Inspector-General o...
- The Telegraph
Priti Patel: Starmer has put up the white flag of surrender over Chagos – his deal is an epic failure
Dame Priti Patel is one of the friendliest front-line politicians in Westminster, but she is also perhaps the angriest, and this week she is exporting that anger to America as she attends the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States.
- The Independent
Lord Sugar makes scathing prediction about Elon Musk’s future working with Trump
‘He’s going to get a bloody nose,’ the ‘Apprentice’ star said
- Reuters
How Trump plans to cement control of government by dismantling the 'deep state'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump is poised to seize greater control of the federal government than any modern president before him when he takes office on Monday, charging ahead with plans to dismantle what he and his allies call the "deep state," according to two sources familiar with transition discussions. The effort could get underway as early as Trump's first day as president, according to one of the sources, with an executive order aimed at stripping job protections from an estimated 50,000 career federal employees, allowing their replacement by handpicked loyalist appointees. The Trump administration will also push to fill the thousands of political appointments across government as soon as possible, another source told Reuters.
- The Independent
Trump and Melania joined by Ivanka and other family to watch fireworks after return to DC: Live
President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’
- The Daily Beast
Nancy Pelosi’s Daughter Slams ‘Lady McBiden’ for Cruel Snub
The relationship between Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and the Biden family is so strained that the outgoing president and his wife did not check in on her after she broke her hip last month, enraging Pelosi’s family. The revelation in a Sunday Politico report reflects the ongoing feud between Joe Biden and Pelosi after she worked last summer to push him to drop out of the presidential election. Biden eventually withdrew, but it was not without some pointed anger at the former speaker. “We were f
- The Independent
SNL ‘mourns the loss’ of TikTok by mocking users’ reaction to US ban
Latest episode aired as social media app went dark
- The Telegraph
Rioters storm South Korean court after president’s detention extended
Hundreds of supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol, the South Korean president arrested after declaring martial law, stormed a court building early on Sunday after his detention was extended.
- Associated Press
Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran's capital tied to 1988 mass executions
A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital Saturday, officials said, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988. Both clerics served on Iran's Supreme Court, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. “According to initial investigations, the person in question did not have a case in the Supreme Court nor was he a client of the branches of the court,” the judiciary's Mizan news agency said.
- Associated Press
Vance will make his mark as the first millennial vice president and the potential MAGA torchbearer
As he prepares to become the nation's first millennial vice president, JD Vance is already the presumptive heir to the “Make America Great Again” movement. Vance hasn't been assigned a specific portfolio in the White House like some of his predecessors. While he has long-standing areas of interest, from tech and disaster relief to immigration, people close to the former Ohio senator say he sees his role as doing whatever is needed to best help President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration accomplish his agenda.
- The Telegraph
Netanyahu: Israel reserves right to resume war in Gaza if necessary
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would resume its war against Hamas “with full force” if the terror group breaks the ceasefire.
- Euronews
Trump arrives in DC as organisers scramble to move inauguration indoors due to cold
Before the president-elect had arrived in the capital, groups of mostly female protesters began taking to the street to march for women’s rights which they believe are under threat from the incoming administration.View on euronews