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The death toll from Irans nationwide protests has reached at least 646 people killed, with the number expected to rise further, says activists
The breakdown of the balance of power principle has led to the U.S. employing unchecked power
The lawsuit accuses the Republican Trump administration of violating free speech rights by targeting a progressive state that favours Democrats and welcomes immigrants
Pro-government demonstrators flooded Tehrans streets on Monday in support of the theocracy, a show of force after days of protests directly challenging the rule of 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
The announcement from Mr. Trump comes as he looks to put pressure on Tehran for cracking down on anti-government protestors across the country.
Data shows homicide rate hit new low since 2014, and an all-time low number per capita, with Londons population having increased by more than half a million since 2014
Donald Trumps upbeat remarks came just over a week after Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was seized in a U.S. special forces raid and brought to New York to face drug trafficking charges
A former Iraqi president, Barham Salih, 65, became the first former head of state to run the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) at the start of the year
The summit in Japans Nara City comes amid a growing diplomatic dispute between Beijing and Tokyo, and analysts expect Sanae Takaichi to highlight the stability of three-way ties between the United States, Japan and South Korea
In a statement, the Islamist militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack
It was announced last week that the government would begin freeing those jailed under president Nicolas Maduro
In a major foreign policy speech on Friday, the Pope decried the use of military force as a means of achieving diplomatic goals and called for human rights to be protected in Venezuela
The World Economic Forums Youth Pulse 2026: Insights from the Next Generation for a Changing World 2026 report sought to know how the next generation is interpreting, and responding to, rapid economic, political, technological and environmental change
At stake is the independence of the Fed the worlds most important central bank to set U.S. monetary policy without undue influence by elected officials like Mr. Trump who would prefer cheaper borrowing costs for their political appeal
As Iran wakes up to a new day, metrics show the national internet blackout is past the 84 hour mark, monitor Netblocks said
It is the first genocide case the International Court of Justice, will hear in full in over a decade
Mr. Trump says controlling the mineral-rich Danish territory is crucial for U.S. national security, given increased Russian and Chinese military activity in the Arctic
If protesters conduct violent activities against law enforcement, if they impede our operations, thats a crime, and we will hold them accountable to those consequences, Ms. Noem said in an interview
The final phase of the month-long vote is scheduled for January 25, with the junta saying the election will return power to the people
For more than 7,70,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S., reactions to Donald Trump's moves in Venezuela are as intense as they are complicated
Germany and Sweden backs Denmark against Mr. Trump's latest claims to the self-governing Danish territory
Iranian envoy to India Mohammad Fathali urges the people to get their news from the reliable source
Several other executives at the meeting expressed similar reluctance, warning that the industry would first need to secure extensive security and financial guarantees before beginning oil production
A police report attributes the incident to a conflict between criminal groups
Police detain the driver and said one person was hit by the truck but nobody was seriously hurt
Trump in comments to reporters aboard Air Force One said that his administration was in talks to set up a meeting with Tehran
The fires started almost a week ago in the Andean region of the Argentine province of Chubut and are putting a power plant and a school at risk as well as affecting rural properties, said the authorities
Meanwhile, the post-ceasefire death toll continued to rise in Gaza, with Israeli gunfire killing three Palestinians, according to Palestinian hospital officials
U.S.-based group says 490 protesters, 48 security personnel dead; Iran warns U.S. against 'miscalculation', threatens retaliation
Reports said military chiefs from Britain and other European countries were drawing up plans for a possible NATO mission in Greenland, which Donald Trump wants to acquire
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees American military forces in the region, said multiple strikes argeted ISIS throughout Syria, using an acronym for the jihadist group
U.S. President Donald Trumps remarks come a week after U.S. forces seized Venezuela's authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro in a nighttime operation in Caracas that killed dozens of Venezuelan and Cuban security forces
Interim President Delcy Rodriguez has begun to free prisoners jailed under Maduro, saying a large number would be released in a gesture of appeasement for which Washington took credit
Peter Mandelson says he would only apologise for his own ties if he had known about Epsteins actions or been complicit
Officials say Ariha is meeting parents, Indian embassy in Germany regularly, no movement on government request that the five-year-old be brought up in Indian home
Venezuela is Cubas biggest oil supplier, but since the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces, Mr. Trump has successfully pressed interim President Delcy Rodriguez to send Venezuelan oil to the United States
The meeting will include Finance Ministers or Cabinet Ministers from the G7 advanced economies, the European Union, Australia, India, South Korea and Mexico, the official said
Strong opposition is certain from Wall Street and the credit card companies, which donated heavily to his 2024 campaign and to support his second-term agenda
Israels official state photos from last year portend to show history in the making
Iran warned that the U.S. military and Israel will be legitimate targets if America strikes the Islamic Republic, as threatened by President Donald Trump.
Lawmakers at one point rushing to the front of the assembly to chant: Death to America!
Kelash Kohli was shot at for allegedly constructing a shelter in the land owned by Nizamani in Talhar village of Badin district on January 4
Bessent, who controls the dominant U.S. shareholding in the IMF and World Bank, said that the two institutions had already reached out to him about Venezuela
Waving flags and placards with the face of the moustachioed ex-leader and his wife Cilia, around 1,000 protesters rallied in the west of Caracas and a few hundred in the eastern Petare district far smaller than demonstrations Mr. Maduro's camp has mustered in the past.
The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is leading by a huge margin after winning 90 of the 102 lower house seats contested in the first phase on December 28, 2025, which saw only 52.13% voter turnout, much lower than elections in 2020 and 2015
Minnesota leaders are urging protesters to remain peaceful as demonstrators converge on a Minneapolis park to protest the fatal shooting of a woman
The U.S. administration is calling the response to the Palmyra attacks Operation Hawkeye Strike
The decision is final and stands for all time, it said, after Maria Machado said she'd like to give or share the prize with Donald Trump
How has India explained the use of an American firm for fixing meetings with leaders in Washington?
Why has U.S. President Donald Trump moved to withdraw the U.S. from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change? What will be the financial impact? What will it mean for international cooperation on climate change?

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