Category: 4. World

Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year.

Analysts have largely attributed the increase in executions to Riyadh’s “war on drugs”, with some of…

A member of Iran’s security forces was killed during a fourth day of protests in the country, which have been sparked by a currency collapse, officials have said.

Citing regional chief justice Saeed Shahvari, Iran’s judiciary-affiliated Mizan news…

Demonstrators in Turkiye demand global pressure on Israel, calling the so-called ceasefire ‘a slow-motion genocide’ against Palestinians.

Hundreds of thousands of people are marching through Istanbul in a sweeping show of solidarity with…

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Marking the fifth wartime New Year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin used his December 31 speech to reaffirm wartime unity and a readiness to continue fighting, while making no mention of a possible…

Chicago faces — and braces — for another new year.

What will 2026 bring architecturally? Here’s my annual look at the year…

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01/01/2026 – 12:41 GMT+1

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said Russia was continuing its war “into the New Year” with more than 200 drones…

Hundreds of brave souls have started their New Year’s Day with a bracing plunge into the Firth of Forth as part of the annual ‘Loony Dook’.

It is the 40th time the event has taken place at South Queensferry, with many participants wearing…