Iran is in talks with FIFA about moving its 2026 World Cup group-stage matches out of the United States and into Mexico, after Iranian football officials said the team’s safety could not be guaranteed amid the sharp escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran. The issue has opened up an extraordinary dispute less than three … Read more
Reports of an explosion near a girls’ school in southern Iran have drawn international attention and prompted calls for a thorough investigation. The incident occurred in the city of Minab, located in southern Iran, where a powerful blast reportedly damaged a school building and caused panic in the surrounding neighborhood. Initial accounts from local sources … Read more
Iran’s top security official has issued a direct warning to President Donald Trump after the U.S. leader threatened a far heavier military response if Tehran interfered with oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, sharply escalating already dangerous tensions between Washington and Iran as the conflict in the Middle East enters a new phase. The … Read more
Harvey Weinstein has said he was punched in the face by another inmate at New York’s Rikers Island jail, claiming he was left bleeding on the floor during an encounter while waiting to use a prison phone, as the disgraced former film producer remains in custody ahead of yet another trial in the long-running sex … Read more
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, moved swiftly to project authority after his elevation, with Iranian state media and state-linked outlets broadcasting imagery of a missile bearing the message “At your service, Sayyid Mojtaba” as the country pressed on with fresh strikes during its war with the United States and Israel. The inscription appeared within … Read more
A Georgia community is grappling with the death of Jason Hughes, a 40-year-old maths teacher and coach at North Hall High School in Gainesville, after what authorities say was a late-night prom-season prank that ended in tragedy outside his home. Investigators say a group of teenagers arrived at Hughes’s house shortly before midnight on 6 … Read more
President Donald Trump used a campaign-style rally in northern Kentucky to elevate Jake Paul from celebrity supporter to potential future office-holder, telling supporters that the boxer and internet personality had his “complete and total endorsement” if he ever chose to enter politics. The remarks came on 11 March at Verst Logistics in Hebron, where Trump … Read more
Jack Osbourne has announced the birth of his fifth child, a daughter named Ozzy Matilda Osbourne, in a decision that ties one of the most recognisable names in rock music to a new generation of the Osbourne family just months after the death of his father, Ozzy Osbourne. The baby was introduced in a joint … Read more
A confidential FBI warning circulated to law enforcement agencies in California has raised concerns that Iran had aspired to retaliate for US military action by launching drones from a vessel off the American coast, with unspecified targets in the state, as officials stressed there was no evidence of an imminent or credible threat to the … Read more
California officials moved to reassure the public on Wednesday after details emerged of an FBI warning that Iran had allegedly aspired to carry out a surprise drone attack on targets in the state if the United States launched strikes on Iran, an alert that surfaced as the widening conflict in the Middle East entered a … Read more