Updated: Jan 28th, 2026 Kim Keon Hee, the former first lady of South Africa, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison by the Seoul Central District Court for bribery and stock manipulation, according to reports. She allegedly took luxury gifts from the Unification Church. These gifts were worth about 370 million Won (~$2,58,000). The...
Updated: Jan 28th, 2026 A remark made by a US immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has triggered widespread criticism amid ongoing protests in Minnesota over the fatal shooting of a US citizen by federal agents. During an encounter on Tuesday, an ICE agent was reportedly heard telling a legal official, “I will erase your...
Updated: Jan 28th, 2026 Thieves broke into the Sri Sri Pagal Shankar ISKCON temple in Nasirnagar, Brahmanbaria district, and stole 14 idols, 20,000 Taka in cash, gold and silver ornaments, and several ritual items, according to reports. The incident marks the second such robbery at the temple since 2017, raising serious concerns over the safety...
US President Donald Trump said Democrats would “probably try and impeach me” if they regain control of Congress, even as he defended tariffs, immigration enforcement, and crime-fighting measures as pillars of what he called a record-setting year in office. In an interview with Fox News host Will Cain, Trump said history showed that presidents often...
Updated: Jan 28th, 2026 After Australia now France has taken a decisive step towards tightening controls on children’s digital activity after lawmakers in the National Assembly approved a bill that would bar children under 15 from using social media platforms. The move is aimed at tackling excessive screen time and protecting young people’s mental health....
Somali-origin US lawmaker Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unknown substance during a town hall meeting she was hosting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, triggering security concerns. A purported video of the incident surfaced on social media shortly after the attack on Tuesday (local time) and began circulating widely online. The footage shows a man approaching Omar...
Updated: Jan 27th, 2026 China has placed one of its most powerful military leaders under investigation, sending shockwaves across the country and raising serious questions about internal power struggles within the Communist Party of China (CPC). Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC)–the top body that controls the Chinese military–has been put...
Updated: Jan 27th, 2026 Chinese researchers have unveiled a crucial mutation in the Ebola virus that significantly enhanced its infectivity during a major outbreak, providing new insights for epidemic surveillance and drug development. The study, published in the journal Cell, focused on the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Updated: Jan 27th, 2026 At least 28 weather-related deaths were reported as a massive winter storm dumped snow across dozens of US states over the weekend, causing widespread power outages, flight cancellations and school closures. The death toll included two people run over by snowplows in Massachusetts and Ohio, and fatal sledding accidents in Arkansas...
Updated: Jan 27th, 2026 Image: X Emory University has terminated the employment of Fatemeh Ardeshir Larijani, daughter of a senior Iranian security official recently sanctioned by the United States, the university confirmed as per local reports. In a brief statement issued to Iran International, the university’s Winship Cancer Institute said that a physician who is...