Former US President Donald Trump has publicly described Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as a “sick individual” and called for the end of his regime. His remarks come amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, and in response to Khamenei’s comments blaming Trump for deaths in ongoing Iranian protests. In an interview […]

The death toll from the ongoing mass protests in Iran has surged to at least 3,090, according to a report released on Saturday, 17 January, by the international human rights organisation HRAA. Of those killed, 2,885 were active participants in the demonstrations, while 155 were civilians not directly involved and 50 were members of the […]

At least 2,677 people have reportedly lost their lives in the ongoing anti-government protests in Iran, according to the United States-based human rights monitoring agency, Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). The organisation also claims that 19,097 individuals have been arrested since the demonstrations began. These figures, however, have not been independently verified. HRANA released […]

A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk-yeol to five years in prison over his controversial declaration of martial law, in a landmark verdict that was broadcast live. The sentence, handed down on Friday, 16 January 2026, marks the first major judicial conviction against the former leader. The ruling stems from events in […]