by mgall74 | Jan 1, 2026 | World News
Protesters march in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 29, 2025. Fars News Agency/AP hide caption toggle caption Fars News Agency/AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Widening demonstrations sparked by Iran’s ailing economy spread Thursday into the Islamic...
by mgall74 | Jan 1, 2026 | World News
Grace Eliza GoodwinNew YorkWatch: Zohran Mamdani sworn in as first Muslim New York City MayorJumping into the frigid waters of Coney Island in January for a pun on “I’m freezing… your rent”. Visiting food trucks to discuss how city permitting...
by mgall74 | Jan 1, 2026 | World News
Two people are reported to have been killed during growing unrest in Iran on the fifth day of protests over the soaring cost of living.Both the semi-official Fars news agency and human rights group, Hengaw, said people had died during clashes between protesters and...
by mgall74 | Jan 1, 2026 | World News
Video shows Swiss ski resort bar on fireAround 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a ski resort in southern Switzerland, police have said. A further 115 people are injured, many of them “severely”. The fire broke out at around 01:30...
by mgall74 | Jan 1, 2026 | World News
Cherie EdwardsDr Dirk Brandherm was part of the research team that undertook the excavation A recently discovered large hilltop settlement could challenge the theory that the Vikings built the first towns in Ireland, a researcher has said.Dr Dirk Brandherm and his...
by mgall74 | Jan 1, 2026 | World News
Watch: Huge fire rips through historic Amsterdam church during New Year celebrationsPolice in the Netherlands were pelted with fireworks and faced an “unprecedented amount of violence” on New Year’s Eve, officers have said.A 19th century church in...
