Activist takes own life in protest at Iranian regime

Kianoosh Sanjari was an outspoken critic of Iran's leaders and had demanded the release of political prisoners.

2 New York Men Charged in Monthslong Plot to Kill Iranian Activist

The men were receiving orders from a third man, who was working as an Iranian operative and was also involved in a plot to assassinate Donald J. Trump, federal prosecutors said.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Iranian American human rights activist expresses defiance over Iranian plots to kill her and Trump

A prominent Iranian American human rights activist has expressed shock but also defiance about Iranian murder-for-hire plots to kill her and Donald Trump that were disclosed by the U.S. Justice ...

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Germany recalls ambassador from Iran as it protests the execution of an Iranian German prisoner

Germany has protested to Iran over the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces

World - ABC News - October 29

Clashes break out at protests over arrested activists in southern Iraq

Hundreds of protesters have gathered in the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah demanding the release of activists arrested over earlier demonstrations, with clashes breaking out between protesters and ...

World - ABC News - October 18

Armed activists launch new protests in Martinique over high living costs

Government officials in Martinique say protesters with automatic weapons targeted police and firefighters during a fresh round of violent demonstrations in the French Caribbean island

World - ABC News - October 23

Assisted dying: caution and compromise may end in dissatisfaction

Politicians who support a law change in principle may still vote against the bill that currently falls short

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Iraq Suspends the Saudi-Owned MBC Channel After Protesters Storm Office

The action came after the channel aired a report describing a number of leaders of Iranian backed armed groups as terrorists.

World - The New York Times - October 20

Migrant took own life after 'multiple failings' at UK detention centre

The coroner examining the death of Frank Ospina said he had been let down by the state "in numerous ways".

Catfishing victim, 12, took own life over abuser's demands

Alexander McCartney pleaded guilty to manslaughter earlier this year and admitted 185 other charges.

‘It took on a life of its own’ – how a bet started the inflatable craze in the 80s

English football grounds in the late 1980s could be grey and downbeat but that changed thanks to Manchester City fan Frank Newton . Amidst the depressing backdrop of hooliganism and the imminent ...

World - The Guardian - 14 hours ago

Kenvue shares surge after activist Starboard takes stake

Starboard Value has amassed a significant stake in Kenvue, which spun out of Johnson & Johnson in mid-2023.

Business - CNBC - October 21

Nissan shares jump after activist investor takes stake

Hedge fund Effissimo Capital is known for high-profile campaigns against big Japanese companies

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

India protests Ottawa's allegation its home minister ordered targeting of Sikh activists in Canada

India has officially protested the Canadian government’s allegation that the country’s powerful home minister Amit Shah had ordered the targeting of Sikh activists inside Canada, calling it “absurd ...

World - ABC News - November 2

Senate and House races in battleground Arizona are taking place in their own universe

PHOENIX — Mesa Mayor John Giles, a Republican who supports Kamala Harris for president, is vexed by the disconnect between Arizona’s presidential race and what’s happening down the ballot.

When Yankees Fans Take the Game Into Their Own Hands. Literally.

Two fans were ejected from Yankee Stadium after trying to rip a ball out of a player’s glove. It was a striking example of “fan interference,” which is more common in baseball than in other sports.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

The boy who kicked the hornets’ nest: Stieg Larsson’s double life as an anti-far right activist

His Millennium trilogy was a worldwide hit. But to the Swedish author, it was only ever a sideshow to his true life’s work: fighting fascism, racism and rightwing extremism. It is a relatively ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Coroner issues 'cancel culture' warning after Oxford student took own life

Alexander Rogers was "ostracised" by his university peers shortly before his death, a coroner says.

Santa Cruz Takes You Through a 'Day in the Life' With Eric Dressen in Japan

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Georgia students protest 'dehumanizing' voting law that criminalizes handing out water

ATLANTA — In the latest public rebuke of Georgia’s controversial 2021 voting law, dozens of Black students and activists marched through the heart of historic Morehouse College on Saturday in an ...

Politics - NBC News - October 19

Part theater, part puzzles, this real life video game takes you across L.A. — literally

"Great Gold Bird," a theatrical mystery that touches on love and grief, turns audience members into participants who must travel from Arlington Heights to Los Feliz.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 6

Meet the non-doms fighting Rachel Reeves’s tax raid

With chancellor planning tax shake-up in this month’s Budget, Foreign Investors for Britain is trying to affect debate

Business - Financial Times - October 20

Blackouts expose the Cuban regime's excuses for failure

Cuba's communist regime has failed to provide basic necessities such as food, medicine, and healthcare, and has resorted to repression and modern slavery to maintain its grip on power.

Politics - The Hill - October 27

Germany Shuts 3 Iranian Consulates Over Execution of German-Iranian

The rare step of closing the consulates reflected German protests over the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, an outspoken opponent of the Iranian regime.

World - The New York Times - October 31

Iran executes German-Iranian dissident

The German-Iranian had denied leading a group that bombed a mosque in 2008, killing 14 people.

Activists sound alarm at COP29 in Azerbaijan

Delegates from nations across the world are in Azerbaijan for the COP29 climate summit as data shows the highest greenhouse gas emissions ever recorded occurred in 2023. CBS News national ...

Veteran-Owned Businesses Are on the Rise

More veterans started businesses last year, according to a recent report — and in one sector in particular.

Business - Inc. - 3 days ago

Wealthy non-doms lobby UK for Italian-style tax regime

Push for Budget reforms to allow foreign residents to pay tiered charges amid fears of exodus of rich

Business - Financial Times - October 15

Why the EU needs to close the gaps in its leaky sanctions regime

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World - Financial Times - October 23

Myanmar's civil war reshaped in past year with coordinated offensive by powerful resistance groups

Three well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a strategic stalemate with the regime’s military with rapid gains of huge swaths of ...

World - ABC News - October 28

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