Iranian student killed during protests was shot in head ‘from close range’ 12. January 2026 (00:56) Rubina Aminian, 23, struck by bullet from behind after joining Tehran protest from college, says human rights groupIran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soarsA 23-year-old student was shot in the head “from close range” during the anti-government protests in Iran, a human rights group has said.Rubina Aminian attended Shariati College in Iran’s capital, Tehran, where she studied textile and fashion design. She is one of the only people killed in the recent demonstrations to be identified. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Queensland braces for heavy rain and floods after ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji batters north 12. January 2026 (00:43) Flood warnings in place as BoM forecasts more rain while thousands remain without powerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueenslanders are bracing for floods as repairs are under way after a tropical cyclone battered the north coast.After days of intense buildup, ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji ran out of power as it crossed the coast and was downgraded to a tropical low on Sunday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Meta blocked nearly 550,000 accounts in first days of Australia’s under-16s social media ban 11. January 2026 (23:31) Tech giant says ongoing compliance will be a ‘multi-layered process’ as UK Labour faces pressure to bring in similar ban for teenagersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMeta has deactivated more than half a million accounts for teenagers across Facebook, Instagram and Threads as a result of Australia’s under-16s social media ban, the company has announced.Just over one month since the ban came into effect, Meta announced on Monday that between 4 December, when the company began deactivating accounts, and 11 December, 544,052 accounts Meta believed to be held by users under 16 were deactivated. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Arson suspect arrested after blaze at historic Mississippi synagogue 11. January 2026 (23:25) Multiple Torah scrolls were damaged after fire broke out early Saturday at Beth Israel Congregation in JacksonA suspect has been taken into custody after a historic synagogue in Mississippi was badly damaged in a fire that authorities described on Sunday as an arson case.According to officials, the blaze broke out shortly after 3am Saturday at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson. No one was hurt in the fire. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Three arrested after alleged racially motivated attack on Muslim religious leader in Victoria 11. January 2026 (23:22) Police allege a 47-year-old imam was assaulted after he and his wife were forced off the road by three people in Melbourne’s south-eastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Victorian Muslim religious leader was punched in the face after he and his wife were allegedly forced from their car on a Melbourne freeway in what police allege was a racially motivated attack.Police allege the pair were travelling along the South Gippsland Highway in Melbourne’s south-east at 7.40pm on Saturday when they were “racially abused” by three occupants of a small black hatchback. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK ‘pays substantial sum’ to tortured Guantánamo Bay detainee 11. January 2026 (23:00) Lawyers for Abu Zubaydah accused British intelligence services of providing questions to his CIA interrogatorsThe UK has settled out of court by paying a “substantial sum” to a Guantánamo Bay detainee who was suing the government for its alleged complicity in his rendition and torture, according to the inmate’s legal team.Lawyers for Abu Zubaydah have accused the British intelligence services of providing questions to his CIA interrogators to put to him while they were torturing him at a string of CIA “black sites” around the world where he was held between 2002 and 2006. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘The streets are full of blood’: Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks down 11. January 2026 (21:20) Demonstrators recount experiences on the frontlines as protest movement rapidly moves beyond government’s controlIran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soarsSarah felt she had little left to lose. A 50-year-old entrepreneur in Tehran, she watched as prices soared higher while her freedoms shrank each year.So, when protesters started gathering in the high-end Andarzgoo neighbourhood of Tehran on Saturday night, she was quick to join them. In a video sent to the Guardian via her cousin who lives abroad, people walk through the street, joyous, despite a halo of teargas hanging over their heads. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Avalanche kills British skier in La Plagne in the French Alps 11. January 2026 (21:01) Man, thought to be in his 50s, was found under 2.5 metres of snow and had been skiing off-pisteA British skier has been killed by an avalanche in the French Alps.The man, believed to be in his 50s, was found under 2.5 metres of snow after a 50-minute search, a statement from the La Plagne resort in south-eastern France said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Unpredictable Trump weighs up Iranian pleas for help against calls for restraint 11. January 2026 (20:31) Observers say if US gets response wrong to Tehran’s repression it could end up entrenching regime’s positionIran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soarsDonald Trump is being warned by Iranians that it will be too late unless he acts quickly to fulfil his promise to help protesters under fire from security services in Iran but the president is receiving conflicting advice about the potential effectiveness of a US intervention.A major intervention by Washington, some are warning, will only fuel the fire of an Iranian government narrative that the protests are being manipulated as part of an anti-Islamic plot being led by the US and Israel. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Minneapolis mayor urges FBI to include state officials in Renee Good inquiry 11. January 2026 (20:12) Jacob Frey says Trump administration is ‘so quick to jump on a narrative’ over the truth after ICE fatally shot womanKristi Noem vows to send ‘hundreds’ more agents to Minneapolis as protests erupt across USMinneapolis mayor Jacob Frey called on Sunday for the federal government to allow his state to become involved in the investigation of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, saying that the Trump administration had been “so quick to jump on a narrative as opposed to the truth”.Frey and others have expressed concerns about whether the Trump administration’s investigation into Good’s death would be fair and impartial because, among other reasons, the Department of Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, immediately described Good’s actions as “domestic terrorism” when significant questions remained about Good’s intent while driving after an ICE officer attempted to remove her from her car. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
