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A TikTok star in Iraqi Kurdistan has been allegedly murdered by her brother in honor killing  Eman Sami Maghdid, known to her 47,000 followers as Mari or Maria, is said to have   defied conservative Islamic conventions by wearing crop tops and a crucifix. She was allegedly shot dead by her brother. Her 17-year-old brother, who has not been named, allegedly fired eight or nine bullets at the influencer on a road in the city of Erbil on Sunday night.     Police arrested the teen, as well as another person suspected of sheltering him. Eman, 20, was known for posting ‘rebellious’ photos and videos on social media including pictures of her smoking cigarettes, voicing her opinions, and wearing crop tops and a crucifix. It is believed she had not converted from Islam to Christianity but merely wore the item as a fashion statement.     In a post on Facebook in August last year, she wrote: ‘I believe that humans will always suffer at the hands ...

Russian strongman, Vladimir Putin has called for foreign volunteers to help fight against Ukrainian forces. Speaking at a Russian security council meeting on Friday, March 11, he said those who wanted to volunteer to fight with Russia-backed forces should be allowed to. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said there were 16,000 volunteers in the Middle East ready to fight alongside Russia-backed forces and US officials believe they could include Syrians skilled in urban combat   "If you see that there are these people who want of their own accord, not for money, to come to help the people living in Donbas, then we need to give them what they want and help them get to the conflict zone," Putin told his defence minister.     Shoigu also proposed handing over captured Western anti-tank missile systems to Russian-backed rebel fighters in the breakaway Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk in the Donbas region. "Please do this,"  Putin said. Res...