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'They just kept killing': Eyewitnesses describe deadly crackdown in Iran

“I saw it with my own eyes – they fired directly into lines of protesters, and people fell where they stood.”

January 13, 2026 1:34 pm
 

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Trump to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Machado at the White House

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado will meet President Donald Trump on Thursday, the White House has confirmed.

January 13, 2026 12:25 pm
 

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Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks, as hundreds killed in protests

Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US, as BBC sources and activists report hundreds of protesters have now been killed in an escalating government crackdown.

January 12, 2026 4:00 pm
 

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Deaths from Iran protests reach more than 500, rights group says

Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group said on Sunday, as Tehran threatened to target U.S. military bases if President Donald Trump carries out his renewed threats to intervene on behalf of protesters.

January 12, 2026 1:37 pm
 

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UK allocates $270 million to prepare for possible Ukraine deployment

Britain said it was allocating 200 million pounds ($270 million) to fund preparations for the possible deployment of troops to Ukraine, after pledging its soldiers this week to a multinational force for the country in the event of a ceasefire.

January 10, 2026 11:34 am
 

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Sudan war hits 1,000 days as millions face starvation, violence, say UN aid agencies

Sudan’s war reached the grim milestone of 1,000 days on Friday (January 9), with U.N. aid officials warning of a “staggering” scale of civilian suffering.

January 10, 2026 8:38 am
 

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Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters rally on the streets of Minneapolis

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Minneapolis on Friday (January 9) to decry Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a U.S. immigration agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in her car on Wednesday (January 7).

January 10, 2026 8:35 am
 

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UN predicts world economic growth to slip to 2.7% in 2026

The United Nations released the World Economic Situation and Prospect report on Thursday (January 8).

January 9, 2026 10:13 am
 

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Vance on Greenland: Take the president seriously

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said European leaders should take President Trump “seriously” on his push to bring Greenland under U.S. control.

January 9, 2026 8:47 am
 

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US seizes Russian-flagged tanker, another tied to Venezuela as Trump widens oil push

The U.S. seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, one sailing under Russia’s flag, as part of President Donald Trump’s aggressive push to dictate oil flows in the Americas and force Venezuela’s socialist government to become an ally.

January 8, 2026 12:06 pm
 

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Greenland purchase being actively discussed by Trump and team, says White House

The potential U.S. purchase of Greenland is being actively discussed by President Donald Trump and his national security team, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated.

January 8, 2026 7:53 am
 

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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes near Baculin, Philippines, USGS says

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippines’ southern islands on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

January 7, 2026 4:20 pm

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