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A sick economy and growing poverty have fueled Iran’s protests
Middle East
January 12, 2026
A sick economy and growing poverty have fueled Iran’s protests
The Iranian economy is in free-fall, led by a stunning depreciation of its currency, the rial. Inflation and deepening poverty…
Death toll in Iran climbs to at least 544, US-based activist group says
Middle East
January 12, 2026
Death toll in Iran climbs to at least 544, US-based activist group says
The death toll in Iran has risen, according to a US-based rights group that has been tracking casualty numbers amid…
Trump wants Mexico to ‘take out the cartels.’ Here’s why that’s so hard
World
January 12, 2026
Trump wants Mexico to ‘take out the cartels.’ Here’s why that’s so hard
Lee el artículo en español Just hours after the US overthrow of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader accused of “narco-terrorism,”…
‘We hope they will give us heat’: Bitter winter cold bites for Kyiv’s residents as Russia steps up attacks
World
January 12, 2026
‘We hope they will give us heat’: Bitter winter cold bites for Kyiv’s residents as Russia steps up attacks
Ukraine battled Sunday to restore power to tens of thousands of people left without heating in bitterly cold temperatures after…
Iran’s troubled regime cracks down hard as Trump ratchets up pressure
Middle East
January 12, 2026
Iran’s troubled regime cracks down hard as Trump ratchets up pressure
As furious protests enter their third week and bring Iran to the precipice of change, the country’s theocratic government is…
Iran’s feared paramilitary group is cracking down on protesters. Here’s what we know about the Basij
Middle East
January 12, 2026
Iran’s feared paramilitary group is cracking down on protesters. Here’s what we know about the Basij
Members of Iran’s parliament have appealed to the Minister of Intelligence to resume Basij patrols as security forces crack down…
Venezuela has a ton of oil. It also has something else America needs
World
January 11, 2026
Venezuela has a ton of oil. It also has something else America needs
New York — President Donald Trump says US companies will now have access to Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. But the…
“We can’t handle it anymore:” Iranians describe heavy toll of protests and violent crackdown
Middle East
January 11, 2026
“We can’t handle it anymore:” Iranians describe heavy toll of protests and violent crackdown
Eyewitness accounts from the ongoing protests in Iran — where the government has imposed an internet blackout — depict intense…
Protesters in Tehran describe seeing ‘bodies piled up’ in hospitals after crackdown by authorities
Middle East
January 11, 2026
Protesters in Tehran describe seeing ‘bodies piled up’ in hospitals after crackdown by authorities
Several people who protested in Iran in recent days have told CNN of enormous crowds as well as brutal violence…
Fears of an AI bubble were nowhere to be found at the world’s biggest tech show
Technology
January 11, 2026
Fears of an AI bubble were nowhere to be found at the world’s biggest tech show
Las Vegas, NV — Robots took over the floor at the biggest technology show of the year: I watched a…