Politics

NSW inquiry told ban on 'globalise the intifada' would hit Muslim Australians

Banning phrases such as 'globalise the intifada' is likely to disproportionately affect Muslim Australians, including Palestinian and Arab communities, the Australian National Imams Council told a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry, a submission seen by Guardian Australia said. The activist group Palestine Action Group echoed that view and

World

U.S. naval pressure in Venezuela revives 'gunboat diplomacy'

The U.S. operation that captured President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas was swift and involved helicopters carrying commandos, fighter-jet support and a cyberattack; it has formed part of a broader American pressure campaign that has relied on naval force often described as "gunboat diplomacy." Last year the U.

Crypto

Crypto users report reduced visibility on X, accusing product head of suppression

Beincrypto reports several members of the cryptocurrency community have accused Nikita Bier, X's Head of Product and a Solana advisor, of deliberately suppressing crypto-related content after users reported a noticeable decline in cryptocurrency posts appearing in their feeds. Users said X, long a key source for crypto news

Politics

Senate advances debate on resolution to limit Trump’s military actions in Venezuela

The Senate on Thursday voted 52-to-47 to advance a war powers resolution aimed at curbing President Trump’s use of military force in Venezuela, with five Republicans joining Democrats in a rare bipartisan rebuke of the White House. The vote sent the measure to the floor for a debate expected

Culture

Ten films from 1979 now widely regarded as classics

Collider highlights ten films from 1979 that have come to be viewed as classics, a year the piece describes as defined by extremes across genre and tone. The roundup spans apocalyptic visions, harrowing portraits of war, absurdist comedy, existential science fiction and intimate domestic drama, all said to coexist uneasily

Science

Wildfires threaten ancient alerce forests in Los Alerces National Park

Wildfires spread through Los Alerces National Park in Argentina’s Chubut province in early January 2026, threatening rare alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides) stands, NASA satellite imagery shows. On January 8, 2026, the MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured smoke from two large fires; satellites began detecting widespread fire activity

Sports

Wilcox demands Champions League push for Man Utd after Amorim exit

Goal reports Manchester United director of football Jason Wilcox told the first-team squad a new target for the season after the club sacked head coach Ruben Amorim. United sit seventh in the Premier League and are currently without a permanent manager, with Darren Fletcher acting as interim boss. According to

Business

GM records $6 billion write-down as US EV plans shift

General Motors recorded a $6 billion write-down as it changed its domestic electric-vehicle plans, the article said. Despite those costs, 2025 was not a terrible year for the company: it grew US sales by 6 percent, and in China more than half of the 1.9 million vehicles it sold

Culture

Tehran Season 3 Overtakes Pluribus to Reach No.1 on Apple TV Global Chart

Movieweb reports that the third season of the spy thriller Tehran has jumped to No.1 on Apple TV's global chart after premiering on January 9, overtaking Vince Gilligan's Pluribus. Pluribus had become Apple TV's most-watched show in history following its November debut, but

Culture

Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet wins Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Drama

People reports that Chloé Zhao’s film Hamnet won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Drama at the 2026 ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. George Clooney and Don Cheadle presented the award, and producer Steven Spielberg thanked the team while calling Zhao

Culture

Family photos contradict mother's account of daughters' teen years

Zoe Williams found that family photographs assembled for her mother Gwen’s funeral contradicted the picture Gwen had long painted of her daughters’ teenage years in the mid-1980s to early 1990s. A photobooth shot in particular showed the three of them cramped together and smiling, undermining Gwen’s repeated line

Crypto

Four US economic events could influence Bitcoin between January 12 and 17

Beincrypto reports that four US economic events between January 12 and 17 could shape investor sentiment and near-term Bitcoin volatility. The US Consumer Price Index covering December 2025, due Tuesday, is the week’s focal point with markets pricing a headline CPI of about 2.7% year-over-year and a core

Culture

Jenny Hollingworth embraces 1980s new wave on solo debut Quicksand Heart

Jenny Hollingworth, the 27-year-old Norwich native and half of Let’s Eat Grandma, offers her first solo venture, Quicksand Heart, which sets its introspection to knowingly nostalgic 1980s new wave. Over the past decade Hollingworth’s output has become steadily less strange. As one half of Let’s Eat Grandma

World

Heatwave kills thousands of flying foxes across south-east Australia

Thousands of flying foxes have died in a heatwave that scorched south‑east Australia last week, in what researchers and wildlife carers say is the largest mass mortality event for the bats since the 2019–20 black summer. Extreme temperatures caused deaths in camps across South Australia, Victoria and New

Culture

The Secret Agent Wins Golden Globe for Best Non-English Motion Picture

Collider reports Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Non-English Language. The Brazilian political thriller beat films including Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice, Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, Spain’s Sirāt, Tunisia’s The Voice of Hind

Tech

Terra Industries raises $11.75M to build Pan-African defense systems

Terra Industries, a defense startup based in Abuja and founded by Nathan Nwachuku and Maxwell Maduka, announced Monday that it has emerged from stealth with a $11.75 million funding round led by Joe Lonsdale's 8VC. The company said it designs infrastructure and autonomous systems to help governments

Sports

Bruno Fernandes' X account hacked after United's FA Cup exit to Brighton

Goal reports on Jan 12, 2026 that Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes had his X account hacked after the club's FA Cup third-round defeat to Brighton; Fernandes played the full 90 minutes of the 2-1 loss. A series of posts appeared a few hours later on his X

Culture

Hugh Jackman says he would have banned Wesley Snipes from Deadpool & Wolverine

Movieweb reports that Hugh Jackman said he would have "banned" Wesley Snipes from Deadpool & Wolverine after Snipes' return reportedly made him the longest-serving Marvel star; Jackman told interviewers, "If I had known, I would have banned him [from Deadpool & Wolverine]." The film brought

Politics

Noem says ‘hundreds more’ federal agents will deploy to Minneapolis after ICE shooting

The Trump administration will send "hundreds more" federal agents to Minneapolis "today and tomorrow" to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, days after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman, Renee Good, in the city. Noem cited a major

Politics

Kamar H. Samuels, New York’s New Schools Chancellor, Emphasizes Rigor and Equity

Kamar H. Samuels, New York City’s new schools chancellor, spent his first week on the job visiting schools across the city and outlining early priorities. He visited Public School 194 in the Bronx, where he once taught sixth-grade math, and met families and principals as he began to sketch

Culture

One Battle After Another wins Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)

People reports that One Battle After Another won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical on Sunday, Jan. 11, beating Blue Moon, Bugonia, Marty Supreme, No Other Choice and Nouvelle Vague; the film's cast and crew went on stage to accept the award. The Paul

Crypto

FCA says registered crypto firms must reapply for approval under 2027 regime

The Financial Conduct Authority said firms wishing to undertake crypto-related activity in the UK will need to be authorised when a new regime starts in October 2027. The FCA said registered crypto companies must reapply for approval under that new regime. The requirement takes effect when the regime begins in

Politics

Powell links DOJ subpoenas to interest-rate dispute, calls action "unprecedented"

Beincrypto reports Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the Department of Justice issued grand jury subpoenas to the Fed and threatened a criminal indictment tied to his Senate testimony about the $2.5 billion renovation of the central bank's Washington headquarters. Powell described the move as "unprecedented&

Business

Amazon customer blocked from refund after phone marked ‘may be lost’

A London customer who ordered a £544 phone from Amazon says a tracking update later informed them the parcel “may be lost” and offered a refund, but the company then required them to follow a series of steps that stalled the claim. They say pressing the refund option led to

Culture

Slasher Films That Scare With Suggestion, Not Gore

Collider highlights ten slasher films that earn their credentials without leaning on explicit gore, arguing that implication and suspense can deliver lasting terror. The piece says the best examples use small cinematic choices — "a shadow in the background, a pause on the phone, a camera angle that stays a