Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group said, as Tehran threatened to target US military bases if President Donald Trump carries out threats to intervene on behalf of protesters.With the Islamic Republic's clerical establishment facing the biggest demonstrations since 2022, Trump has repeatedly threatened to

The country has been rocked by two weeks of widespread protests since the currency collapsed.Widespread unrest, killings and arrests have taken place during protests in Iran sparked by a collapse in the local currency.The leadership says that it will listen to demonstrators, but that rioters face the death penalty.As

Satellite images show Israeli forces repositioning yellow cement blocks hundreds of metres inside Gaza’s yellow withdrawal line.Satellite images show Israeli forces repositioning yellow cement blocks hundreds of metres inside Gaza’s yellow withdrawal line in violation of the October 10 ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.Published On 11 Jan 2026

America First foreign policy means that the United States is becoming a country that opposes the rule of law, free trade and collective security, argues Ian Bremmer, president of the risk analysis firm Eurasia Group.Bremmer tells host Steve Clemons that the international system built by the US over decades

Residents have started returning to a contested neighborhood in Syria's Aleppo after deadly clashes between government and Kurdish-led forces

Cuba defiant after Trump says island to receive no more Venezuelan oil or money Reuters

Britain is discussing with NATO allies how to enhance Arctic security against Russia and China

Amid intensifying protests in Iran, the world’s richest man has weighed in.On January 4, Elon Musk, the multi-billionaire owner of social media platform X, responded to a post by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that said “we will not give in to the enemy” by suggesting in Farsi that

A thousand Kyiv apartment blocks still without heating after Russian strike Reuters

United States President Donald Trump says no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba, and he has suggested the communist-run island should strike a deal with Washington, ramping up pressure on the longtime US nemesis.Venezuela is Cuba’s biggest oil supplier, but no cargo has departed from Venezuelan ports

Flights at Kittilä airport were canceled due to severe cold.

Death toll in Iran protests rises to more than 500, rights group says Reuters
Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group said, as Tehran threatened to target US military bases if President Donald Trump carries out threats to intervene on behalf of protesters.With the Islamic Republic's clerical establishment facing the biggest demonstrations since 2022, Trump has repeatedly threatened to

The country has been rocked by two weeks of widespread protests since the currency collapsed.Widespread unrest, killings and arrests have taken place during protests in Iran sparked by a collapse in the local currency.The leadership says that it will listen to demonstrators, but that rioters face the death penalty.As

Satellite images show Israeli forces repositioning yellow cement blocks hundreds of metres inside Gaza’s yellow withdrawal line.Satellite images show Israeli forces repositioning yellow cement blocks hundreds of metres inside Gaza’s yellow withdrawal line in violation of the October 10 ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.Published On 11 Jan 2026

America First foreign policy means that the United States is becoming a country that opposes the rule of law, free trade and collective security, argues Ian Bremmer, president of the risk analysis firm Eurasia Group.Bremmer tells host Steve Clemons that the international system built by the US over decades

Residents have started returning to a contested neighborhood in Syria's Aleppo after deadly clashes between government and Kurdish-led forces

Cuba defiant after Trump says island to receive no more Venezuelan oil or money Reuters

Britain is discussing with NATO allies how to enhance Arctic security against Russia and China

Amid intensifying protests in Iran, the world’s richest man has weighed in.On January 4, Elon Musk, the multi-billionaire owner of social media platform X, responded to a post by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that said “we will not give in to the enemy” by suggesting in Farsi that

A thousand Kyiv apartment blocks still without heating after Russian strike Reuters

United States President Donald Trump says no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba, and he has suggested the communist-run island should strike a deal with Washington, ramping up pressure on the longtime US nemesis.Venezuela is Cuba’s biggest oil supplier, but no cargo has departed from Venezuelan ports

Flights at Kittilä airport were canceled due to severe cold.

Death toll in Iran protests rises to more than 500, rights group says Reuters
