Iranian singer ‘sentenced to jail’ over Mahsa Amini protest anthem | Courts News

Iranian singer ‘sentenced to jail’ over Mahsa Amini protest anthem | Courts News

Shervin Hajipour says he was sentenced to more than three years in prison for ‘inciting people to riot’. An Iranian singer whose song became an anthem during the 2022 mass protests has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for “inciting and provoking people to riot to disturb…

‘In Gaza, football is the only escape’: Palestine star Mahmoud Wadi on war | Football

‘In Gaza, football is the only escape’: Palestine star Mahmoud Wadi on war | Football

On October 7, Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Wadi was recovering from an injury in Egypt when Israel launched its war on Gaza, following the Hamas attacks on southern Israel. The 29-year-old, from Khan Younis in southern Gaza, has spent the past five months desperately seeking news about the safety of his…

Are snakebites rising in South Asia — and what’s responsible? | Health News

Are snakebites rising in South Asia — and what’s responsible? | Health News

In 1950, Roald Dahl wrote a short story titled Poison. The tale, set in colonial India and often found in deckle-edged children’s anthologies, tells a riveting story about racism. In the story, a striped snake called a common krait slithers on the stomach of one of the main characters. The…

‘Reminds us of home’: An Indian kitchen serves love against bias, violence | Food

‘Reminds us of home’: An Indian kitchen serves love against bias, violence | Food

New Delhi, India – Bidotama, 26, is in the kitchen stirring peanuts in a pan. Every few minutes, she turns to her best friend, Mardza, 25, who is busy chopping tomatoes and slicing U-morok, a hot chilli variety, that will go into the special chicken curry bubbling on a two-burner…

Argentina’s Milei vows to push economic reforms with or without parliament | Politics News

Argentina’s Milei vows to push economic reforms with or without parliament | Politics News

Argentina’s libertarian leader says he will ‘keep pushing forward’ with radical economic agenda. Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has promised to keep pushing his agenda of radical economic liberalisation with or without the support of parliament. In a state-of-the-union-style address to lawmakers on Friday, Milei said he would “keep pushing…

Money, power and the peril of courting Chinese nationalism | Politics News

Money, power and the peril of courting Chinese nationalism | Politics News

In January, a Chinese ultranationalist vlogger – video blogger – came across red circular stickers on the glass doors of a shopping mall in Nanjing featuring the words: “Happy 2024.” The vlogger claimed that what appeared to be innocent New Year decorations were, in fact, nationalistic Japanese motifs since the…

Manchester City ready for United to try to ‘close gap’ in Premier League | Football News

Manchester City ready for United to try to ‘close gap’ in Premier League | Football News

Who: Manchester City vs Manchester UnitedWhat: Premier League footballWhen: Sunday, March 3, 2024, 15:30 GMTWhere: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says the Premier League champions are ready for rivals Manchester United to try to “close the gap” ahead of Sunday’s derby match at the Etihad Stadium….

What is Super Tuesday and why is it important? All you need to know | US Election 2024 News

What is Super Tuesday and why is it important? All you need to know | US Election 2024 News

One of the busiest days in the United States election calendar is nearly here. Super Tuesday takes place on March 5, with millions of voters expected to cast their ballots in presidential primaries and caucuses across more than a dozen states. Also on the ballot will be races for both…

Hamas says seven captives killed in Israeli army bombing of Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Hamas says seven captives killed in Israeli army bombing of Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

The group’s military wing confirms the news after an investigation although it does not state when the captives died. The military wing of the Palestinian group Hamas says seven more captives held in the Gaza Strip have died as a result of Israel’s bombardment of the besieged enclave. Abu Obeida,…

Will Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community serve in its military? | Israel War on Gaza News

Will Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community serve in its military? | Israel War on Gaza News

There is renewed push to force ultra-Orthodox Jews to serve in the Israeli military. Israel has called on its reserves to wage its ground war on Gaza. But its ultra-Orthodox Jewish community has an exemption to military service going back decades. Now, the defence minister says they need to join…