Posts by Kim browne
Iran’s regime is more vulnerable than it has ever been, but Khamenei shows no sign of relenting
Mass protest is a long way from revolution. The people of Iran have been here before. In 2009, over perceived electoral fraud; in 2019, over fuel prices; in 2022, over the abuses of the morality police. The authorities have honed their playbook, through the thuggery of the revolutionary guard and the Basij militias, the killing…
Read MoreUK weather: End of cold spell in sight as parts of country expected to have milder temperatures than Madrid
The weather in the UK is expected to turn milder in the coming days, with temperatures set to reach double digits Celsius in some parts from Sunday. That would make it slightly warmer than Spain’s capital Madrid. But warnings for snow, ice, wind and rain remain in force in some areas of the UK for…
Read MoreJD Vance agrees sexualised AI deepfakes ‘entirely unacceptable,’ Lammy says
David Lammy has said that US vice president JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI-generated deepfakes – such as those made using Elon Musk’s Grok – are “entirely unacceptable”. The deputy prime minister told The Guardian that Mr Vance expressed concern about how artificial intelligence was being used to create “hyper-pornographied slop” online when they met…
Read MoreUS ‘stands ready to help’ Iranian protesters, Trump says, as at least 116 reported killed
The US “stands ready to help” Iranian protesters, Donald Trump has said, as the number of people killed in demonstrations across Iran has risen to more than 100, activists have said. As protests across Iran’s 31 provinces in the country enter their third week, officials have imposed a communications blackout, while state media is blaming…
Read MoreRussian oil depot fire after Ukrainian drone strike – as UN to meet over hypersonic missile attack
A drone strike by Ukraine has caused a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s southern Volgograd region, according to regional authorities. In a post on Telegram, the local governor Andrei Bocharov said there had been no casualties reported so far. He did not specify damage, but said people living nearby may have to be…
Read MorePhilippines: Signs of life detected from rubbish avalanche which killed four in Cebu City
Signs of life have been detected by rescuers searching for more than 30 people missing after an avalanche of rubbish that left four workers dead at a landfill site in the central Philippines. Twelve injured staff have been pulled out of the debris after a huge mound of refuse collapsed at a waste management facility…
Read MoreNon-League Macclesfield knock holders Crystal Palace out of FA Cup
Non-League Macclesfield FC, of the National League North, have knocked holders Crystal Palace out of the FA Cup, beating them 2-1 in the third round in one of the competition’s biggest ever upsets. Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts got the goals for the Silkmen at Moss Rose, before Yeremy Pino pulled one back for Palace…
Read MoreVideo shows masked Israeli settlers beating 67-year-old deaf Palestinian man in West Bank
Footage has shown dozens of masked Israeli settlers armed with sticks beating an elderly Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank. Security footage published by the Associated Press showed the men, who are dressed mostly in black, hitting and kicking the man after he falls to the ground during an attack on a plant nursery…
Read MoreNASA mega-rocket for moon mission could launch in weeks
The NASA rocket that will fly astronauts around the moon for the first time since 1972 could be rolled out to its launchpad at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida within days. The US space agency said the 98m mega-rocket will be slowly moved from its assembly hangar to launch pad 39B on 17 January –…
Read MorePatagonia: Wildfires sweep across parts of southern Argentina, forcing thousands to flee
Wildfires have swept across a popular tourist destination in the Argentine Patagonia, destroying a large area of forest, destroying properties, and forcing at least 3,000 people to flee. Around 3,000 hectares (30 square km) of forest in parts of southern Argentina have burned since Monday, fuelled by drought conditions and strong winds. A vast area…
Read MoreElon Musk says backlash to AI chatbot deepfake images is ‘excuse for censorship’
The UK government “wants any excuse for censorship”, Elon Musk has said, amid a growing backlash over deepfake sexual images produced by his social media site X’s artificial intelligence tool. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said X needed “to get a grip of” its AI chatbot Grok, and he had asked media regulator…
Read MoreMan dies after tree falls on to caravan during Storm Goretti
A man has died after a tree fell on to a caravan during Storm Goretti. Emergency services were called at around 7.35pm to the Mawgan area of Helston on Thursday, Devon and Cornwall Police said, and work took place on Friday to remove the tree. “Tragically, a man aged in his 50s was located deceased…
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