Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the prestigious honour in 2023 for her work defending women’s and human rights in Iran, has been “violently” detained, according to her supporters. She was detained by Iranian authorities in the city of Mashhad, some 680 kilometres (420 miles) northeast of the capital, Tehran, on Friday,…
Who: Alaves vs Real MadridWhat: Spain’s La LigaWhere: Mendizorroza Stadium in Vitoria, SpainWhen: Sunday, December 14, at 9pm (20:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 17:00 GMT in advance of our text commentary stream. Real Madrid will hope to ease the pressure on Xabi Alonso when they visit…
Branwen Jeffreys, Education Editor BBC Ofsted’s new ‘traffic light’ rating system for schools across England came into force this week – but does it mark meaningful change or, as one expert argues, ‘high-level tinkering’? Listen to Branwen reading this article When Nick Green quit teaching after 17 years, one factor drove him above all others: to…
Sir Keir Starmer has called on resident doctors to accept a deal to prevent “reckless” strikes next week, describing it as “beyond belief” that they would go ahead amid a “super flu” outbreak. He warned the NHS is at its “most precarious moment” since the coronavirus pandemic, with flu cases at record levels for this…
India’s IPO street is set to be crowded next week, with fresh offerings opening for subscription and a long list of companies preparing to ring the opening bell on the stock exchanges. The primary market will see four new public issues with a combined size of about Rs 830 crore opening in the third week…
US forces are seen at the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) headquarters in Mount Karachok in this undated image near Malikiya, Syria. — Reuters/File Convoy targeted during key leader engagement. Three US soldiers wounded in attack: Centcom. The US ambassador to Türkiye condemns the attack. Two US Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed…
Companies generate massive profits from people’s information, with experts describing user data as “the new oil.”. Some of these companies are household names, but many are unknown, with one analyst describing the relationship between companies and users as “David vs. Goliath.” Is there anything you can do about it, or are you resigned to having…
