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TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Saturday Tehran “will not yield” following US President Donald Trump’s threat to aid protesters, while warning that domestic “rioters” must be “put in their place” amid swelling unrest over soaring inflation. Speaking in a recorded television appearance marking a holiday, Ayatollah Khamenei addressed the mounting crisis facing Iran’s leadership. He adopted a dual approach to the demonstrations that have flared across more than two dozen cities since Sunday, acknowledging legitimate economic grievances while drawing a hard line against political dissent. “We will speak with the protesters, but talking to rioters is useless,” Khamenei said. “Rioters should be put in their place.” Khamenei’s defiance came just one day after Trump warned that the US was “locked and loaded and ready to go” regarding the situation in Iran. Although Trump did not specify what action he might take, the threat adds to the pressure on Tehran following US and Israeli airstrik...

ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi over his repeated absences in a case registered against him under the cybercrime law for allegedly making online remarks against state institutions. Senior Civil Judge Abbas Shah observed that the CM had repeatedly ignored summons and remained absent from proceedings without any lawful justification. The court noted that despite being given multiple opportunities to present himself before the court and respond to the allegations, the accused failed to comply with judicial directions. The court took a serious view of the persistent non-appearance and termed it a deliberate attempt to evade the legal process. Consequently, the judge ordered law enforcement authorities to ensure Mr Afridi’s production before the court. Following the issuance of the arrest warrants, the court adjourned proceedings till January 17. According to the case record, the matter stems from a complaint register...

В результате военной спецоперации Соединенных Штатов Америки против Венесуэлы, состоявшейся утром в субботу, 3 января, известно о десятках погибших гражданских и военных.

LAHORE: A constitutional petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) challenging the recent privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). Filed by Advocate Nabeel Javed Kahloon, the petition seeks to set aside the sale of the national carrier, describing it as illegal and unconstitutional. The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) had endorsed a Rs135 billion bid from an Arif Habib Group-led consortium for a 75 per cent stake in the airline. The winning bid was approximately 35pc higher than the government’s reference price of Rs115bn. The consortium has pledged to invest an additional Rs80bn to Rs125bn into the airline for fleet modernisation and operational restructuring. The petitioner argues that the privatisation process, specifically the Expression of Interest (EOI) published on May 7, 2025 and the subsequent sale on Dec 23 violates the Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (Conversion) Act, 2016. Petitioner says Dec 23 move is in violation of law governing the airline He ...

50-летняя американская актриса и режиссер Анджелина Джоли готовится покинуть Голливуд, чтобы начать новый этап в своей жизни — вероятно, за пределами Америки.

Some activists displayed hammer and sickle imagery, while activists from Palestinian Assembly for Liberation-Awda NY/NJ marched with a banner calling for "liberation" and "return."

Campionatul de Formula 1 din 2025 s-a încheiat, Lando Norris de la McLaren devenind campion mondial după o luptă epică cu Max Verstappen de la Red Bull, iar odată cu aceasta se încheie o eră. Reglementările tehnice radicale pentru 2026 reprezintă mult mai mult decât o evoluție sportivă.

Police said a suspect slated for arrest 'threatened the forces' during an elite unit's raid in a Bedouin village in southern Israel. A police source said the man was shot when the forces raided his house overnight, and locals say he died after being shot once

Захваченный США президент Венесуэлы Николас Мадуро прибыл в штат Нью-Йорк. До начала судебного процесса политика могут содержать в строго охраняемом заведении в Бруклине.

Noord-Korea heeft zondag meerdere ballistische raketten afgevuurd richting de zee voor de oostkust. Dat meldt het Zuid-Koreaanse leger.

Strawberry plant in a clay pot | Photos by the writer They are the jewels of romance: plump, heart-shaped strawberries, dipped in chocolate or shared by hand, their scarlet hue evoking passion and their sweetness a classic gesture of affection. For centuries, they have served as an edible symbol of love. But the strawberry is not just a token of love. It is also one of the most forgiving and rewarding plants that you can cultivate at home. And a ripe strawberry is more than just a sugary treat, offering a slew of health benefits. It is an excellent source of vitamin C and contains manganese, potassium, folate and fibre. These antioxidants strengthen the immune system and improve heart health. For those growing at home, strawberry cultivation begins with planting seedlings or runners in well-draining, nutrient-rich soil. As the plants mature, they enter the flowering phase, where white or pink blossoms appear, each containing both male (stamens with pollen-bearing anthers) and female (pistils) reproductive par...

Everybody calls the Deosai Plateau the ‘land of giants.’ Even the Dawn correspondent in Gilgit wrote that it ‘is sometimes called the land of giants.’ But is it? And if it is, where does the title come from? But before that, a bit of geography: the rolling, well-watered grassland sits at an average height of 4,000 metres above the sea, just south of Skardu in Baltistan division. Covering an area of roughly 4,500 square kilometres, it is hemmed in by peaks rising another 1,000 metres higher. It is home to a wide variety of mammals, the Tibetan brown bear being its signature species. SPLICING IN HISTORY The earliest reference we get to it, only by association, is from the Shah Jahan Nama, when we hear that, in 1637, the Lahori Arain Zafar Khan, then governor of Kashmir, led an army comprising 2,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry to capture ‘Little Tibet’, as Baltistan was known. This was after an earlier attempt during Jahangir’s rule had ended in a disastrous retreat, with a huge loss of life. The Shah Jahan Nama...

I am an airport person — not because I travel often, but because I love their peculiar atmosphere: the sense of transition, the emotion of crossing borders. Yet I have come to recognise another dimension: airports often capture the essence of the society that built them. Earlier in October, I booked my flight from Berlin to Karachi after completing my postgraduation in Germany. This was not my first time travelling the Berlin-Doha-Karachi route and, like every time, I looked forward to my three-hour layover at the Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar. DOHA’S DOUBLE-EDGED LUXURY A brief stay at this airport feels like a delight for the senses; an artificial tropical garden, endless dining options and other curated attractions look like something from a fairytale. I realise that my liking sits at odds with my sociological leanings. The Doha airport represents all that I dislike about the region’s neoliberal culture: hyper-consumerism, late-stage capitalism and an undue fixation on aesthetics. Yet the airp...

ISLAMABAD: The increasing use of AI, along with the impact of the global “chip war”, is becoming evident even in local markets, as smartphone prices have started to rise. While Infinix and Tecno have already announced higher rates, other brands, including Vgotel, Vivo, Realme, Oppo, etc., plan to announce new rates in the coming week. Manufacturers say this is due to the high cost of chipsets. “The memory chips have become costlier, between 20 and 30 per cent, and all of it is imported,” said Muzaffar Paracha, Senior Vice-Chairman of the Pakistan Mobile Phone Manufacturers Ass­ociation (PMPMA). Manufacturers cite higher memory-chip costs, AI-driven demand and global supply constraints for rising handset prices Manufacturers noted that the cost of memory chips has increased by $20-30 per set. This is because the world is facing a shortage of memory chips. “There are only three key producers of mobile phones — Apple, Samsung and Chinese brands that dominate world markets,” said Amir Allawala, a senior member of...

For a referendum to be considered legitimate under current legislation, more than half of eligible voters must participate — that is, 18 million citizens. Today, after the loss of territories and millions of Ukrainians abroad, this number is unattainable.

Ideea că venim pe lume cu un „cod” genetic fix, care ne determină inevitabil parcursul, este una dintre cele mai persistente narațiuni ale medicinei moderne, este de părere Gregg Braden, autor și cercetător american, care o contestă, invocând atât epigenetica.

Венесуэлка Исамар Фернандес, виолончелистка группы "Лос Янковерс", на украинском языке высказалась о военной операции США на ее родине и задержании президента Николаса Мадуро.

In the Kherson region, Russian commanders are reportedly punishing soldiers who refuse to join assaults by placing them in "pits" and withholding their pay.

De Britse en Franse luchtmacht hebben zaterdagavond een gezamenlijke operatie uitgevoerd in Syrië om een vermoedelijk ondergronds wapenopslagcomplex te bombarderen dat eerder door Islamitische Staat (IS) zou zijn gebruikt. Dat meldt het Britse ministerie van Defensie. Volg alle ontwikkelingen over het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

De politie is zaterdagavond in het Gelderse Beneden-Leeuwen op zoek naar een man die een vrouw zou hebben mishandeld. Tijdens de klopjacht werd ook een politiehelikopter ingezet.