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Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over sexually explicit AI images
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually…
- Middle East
Iran protest: Foreign Minister says situation under ‘total control’
Dubai: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday, January 12 that “the situation has come under total control” after a bloody crackdown on nationwide protests. Araghchi also said that the protests…
- Middle East
Iran pitched negotiations after threat of action for protester crackdown: Trump
President Donald Trump said Iran reached out to the US and proposed negotiations after he threatened action in response to a crackdown on protesters in the Middle Eastern country. Trump in comments…
- India
Goa records highest tourists at 1.08 crore in 2025, foreign visitors top 5 lakh
Nearly 1.08 crore tourists, including five lakh foreigners, arrived in Goa in 2025, surpassing the numbers of previous years, as per official data. The Goa government’s focus remains on promoting quality tourism,…
- World
Anti-ICE protests across US after shootings in Minneapolis, Portland
Thousands of people have marched in Minneapolis to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two protesters in Portland, Oregon, as Minnesota…
- Middle East
Masked men beat up 67-year-old deaf Palestinian in West Bank
Tel Aviv: Dozens of masked men armed with sticks attacked a plant nursery and beat and injured a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank, according to people who saw the attack and…
- World
Minneapolis: What to know about fatal shooting of woman by ICE officer
Minneapolis: Protesters confronted federal officers in Minneapolis on Thursday, a day after a woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. The demonstrations came amid heightened tensions after President…
- Middle East
Protests in Iran near 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown
Protests sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark on Saturday, January 10, with the country’s government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic remains cut off…
- Photos
Russia attacks Ukraine with drones and missiles, killing 3 in Kyiv
Kyiv: Russia attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles, killing three and injuring at least 16 in the capital overnight into Friday, Ukrainian authorities said. Russia also struck critical infrastructure in the western…
- World
Minneapolis ICE shooting: Video from officer’s perspective brings fresh scrutiny
Minneapolis: A Minnesota prosecutor on Friday, January 9, called on the public to share with investigators any recordings and evidence connected to the fatal shooting of Renee Good as a new video…
- World
Stanford students face trial over pro-Palestinian office takeover
San Francisco: A trial began on Friday for five current and former Stanford University students who occupied the university president’s offices during a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024, in a rare instance of…
- Middle East
Hundreds in Somalia protest Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
Mogadishu (Somalia): Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Somalia’s capital to protest Israel’s recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, waving Somali flags and chanting patriotic songs in a show of national unity.…
- Middle East
Protests sweep Iran despite internet shutdown, state TV warns of casualties
Iranian protesters shouted and marched through the streets into Friday morning after a call by the country’s exiled crown prince for demonstrations, despite Iran’s theocracy cutting off the nation from the internet…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes kill 13 in Gaza as Trump expected to announce Board of Peace
Deir al-Balah: Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 13 people, according to health officials, as US President Donald Trump was expected to announce the Board of Peace to oversee the fragile…
- World
Anger, outrage spills onto streets, after ICE agent shoots Minneapolis woman
Minneapolis: As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis’ streets Thursday over the fatal shooting of a woman the day before by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by…
