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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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

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

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.

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.

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.

At least 14 members of the press were detained in Venezuela on Monday as they were covering the aftermath of the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by US forces.

Shackled at the ankles and dressed in prison garb, toppled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stood before a U.S. judge on Monday and declared he was still his country’s rightful leader as he faced charges that could put him behind bars for life.