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In a lawsuit filed last month Trump demanded more than $5 billion after accusing the corporation of misleadingly editing his Jan. 6, 2021 speech, delivered ahead of the storming of the U.S. Capitol during the 2020 presidential election certification process. Trump’s lawsuit, filed in federal court in Miami, claims the BBC “maliciously” strung together two comments Trump made more than 54 minutes apart to convey the impression that he’d urged his supporters to engage in violence. The corporation apologized to Trump when the botched edit became public but said it did not merit a defamation case. The broadcaster said the episode…
Published on 13/01/2026 – 15:14 GMT+1 A judge was shot inside an Istanbul courthouse on Tuesday by her public prosecutor ex-husband, who was prevented from firing his gun a second time by a day-release prisoner serving tea, Turkish media reported. The incident took place at the appeals courthouse on the Asian side of Istanbul at around 1 pm local time (12 pm CET), the DHA news agency said. Judge Aslı Kahraman sustained serious injuries when Muhammet Çağatay Kılıçaslan opened fire, hitting her in the groin, the Sözcü newspaper reported. He was about to fire again but was stopped by a…
Published on 13/01/2026 – 14:18 GMT+1 EU-wide protections against ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water have officially come into effect, providing member states with the “rules and tools” to protect public health. The crackdown, which came into force on 12 January, marks the first time levels of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are being “systematically monitored”. It means that all EU nations are now required to test contamination levels to ensure compliance with new limit values set out under the recast Drinking Water Directive, which sets the legal standard that water for human consumption must meet to be classed as safe…
Jafar Panahi, the Palme d’or winning director whose film ‘It Was Just An Accident’ is among the leading contenders for the 2026 Oscars in the international feature category, has called for urgent help from the global community for the people of Iran. In an interview with TheWrap, the Iranian filmmaker said he believes that the regime in Tehran has reached an impasse and, because its survival is at stake, will resort to anything. Panahi went on to voice grave concern over the complete shutdown of internet and phone services in Iran in recent days, saying: ‘When they cut the internet…
Authorities in Tehran have sought to quell an uprising that has spread across more than 100 towns and cities in Iran since Dec. 28. The protests began as demonstrations against the dire economic situation, with rampant inflation and a plunging currency making daily life almost impossible for millions of Iranians. But they quickly grew into a nationwide uprising demanding, in many cases, the overthrow of the ayatollahs’ authoritarian regime. Accurate data is difficult to verify, after the regime shut off internet communications, but an Iranian official claimed around 2,000 people may have been killed, including security personnel, according to Reuters. Many…
Russia launched another large-scale attack on Ukraine overnight on Tuesday targeting its energy grid and killing at least four people. The attack — the second major barrage in just four days — consisted of almost 300 drones, 18 ballistic missiles and seven cruise missiles, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X. “Once again, the main target of the strike was our energy,” Zelenskyy wrote, adding that there was also “extensive destruction of residential and civilian infrastructure. Dnipro, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions came under attack.” In recent months, Russia has ramped up its attacks on Ukraine’s…
Published on 13/01/2026 – 13:31 GMT+1 Shares in Ørsted climbed about 5% on Tuesday after a federal judge in Washington cleared the company and its partners to restart work on the $5bn (€4.28bn) Revolution Wind offshore wind development, which had been put on ice by the Trump administration. In an order from the US District Court for the District of Columbia, the judge granted preliminary relief that pauses a 22 December stop-work directive issued by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the Interior Department agency that oversees offshore energy development in federal waters. This means construction can resume while…
By Euronews, AP Published on 13/01/2026 – 13:36 GMT+1 Malaysian authorities said on Tuesday they will take legal action against Elon Musk’s social media platform X and its artificial intelligence unit xAI, accusing the companies of failing to ensure the safety of users of its Grok chatbot. The move came just days after Malaysia and Indonesia became the first countries to block access to Grok, as concerns grow that it is being misused to generate sexually explicit and nonconsensual images. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said in a statement that it has identified the misuse of Grok to generate and…
Rogers, an appointee of President Donald Trump, has repeatedly criticized European efforts to crack down on hate speech. She was involved in last month’s State Department decision to sanction former European Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other European nationals involved in efforts to curb the spread of disinformation. At least one lawmaker aligned with Trump has also weighed in on behalf of the Elon Musk-owned platform. U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican, said last week she was drafting legislation to sanction the U.K. if X is banned in the country. In her GB News interview Rogers accused the…
By Euronews Published on 13/01/2026 – 11:04 GMT+1 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un replaced three top officials in charge of his personal security, South Korea said Tuesday, suggesting the leader may fear assassination attempts. Seoul’s Unification Ministry said three state agencies handling Kim’s security had new bosses. The reshuffle was spotted during a military parade in October. The changes at the Bodyguard Command, which handles security measures against drone or electronic attacks, could be linked to Kim’s decision to send troops to aid Russia’s war in Ukraine, said Hong Min, analyst at the Korea Institute for National Unification. “Change in the…