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Iran executed a ‘staggering’ total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic Republic, two rights groups said Tuesday.     At least 22 women were executed, marking the highest number in the past decade, the report said.      …

Southern California is currently being smacked by what meteorologists call an atmospheric river. A constant stream of heavy rain has hit the region, causing all sorts of destruction and wreaking havoc on the area. Footage from the last few days has been incredible. From massive amounts of rain, flooding, high …

Kylian Mbappe will seek a reported £150m signing-on fee from whichever club he joins in the summer, as Premier League sides begin to circle. With his PSG contract expiring in June, Mbappe is free to talk to other clubs outside of France ahead of a potential free transfer. But any …

Cristiano Ronaldo was named the highest-paid athlete in the world for a reason and his car collection totally reeks of some of the most expensive automobiles in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo owns arguably the most expensive garage in world football. The 38-year-old Portuguese has racked in hundreds of millions of …

The housemates went in sharing their thoughts on the nominations, some danced, others did their best to sel themselves and their brand during the session. Here are some of the interesting things that happened during the first diary session of BBNaija All Stars: Angel – Miracle, Laycon and Whitemoney might …

As our Jeep crests the hill we see them, gathering around a nearby waterhole, drinking, grazing, play-fighting. The vast Kruzi plateau stretches before us, edged by the foothills of Mount Cincar, an untamed landscape of scrub and limestone karst in south-west Bosnia and Herzegovina. “Look, here come more,” says Matej, …

Virat Kohli took six weeks off in the middle of 2022. That’s not normally headline news, but what’s happened since could be a key factor in the outcome of the Test series between Australia and India. Prior to the break, Kohli hadn’t scored an international century in nearly three years. …

Cameron Green has set himself up for an eyewatering payday and made Australian history in the process, scoring a deal with the Mumbai Indians worth about $3.15 million at the Indian Premier League auction on Friday. Mumbai won the services of the 23-year-old all-rounder in a tense bidding contest with …

This new contract should take him ahead of PSG duo, Kylian Mbappe, and Lionel Messi as the highest earning athlete on the planet. Should the contract be confirmed, it would mean Ronaldo would be unable to add to his glittering assemblage of domestic and European club titles after winning the …

Socceroos coach Graham Arnold has gone on the offensive over criticism which followed the announcement of his FIFA World Cup squad. Arnold announced the 26 players that will represent Australia in Qatar over the next two months, with the omissions of Mitch Langerak, Tom Rogic and Trent Sainsbury raising eyebrows. …