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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…
Russia strikes western Ukraine with Oreshnik ballistic missile, one of its most advanced weapons
World
January 11, 2026
Russia strikes western Ukraine with Oreshnik ballistic missile, one of its most advanced weapons
Kyiv — Russia fired a hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in western Ukraine overnight Thursday, near the border with…
US will take Greenland the ‘hard way’ if it can’t do it the ‘easy way,’ Trump says
World
January 11, 2026
US will take Greenland the ‘hard way’ if it can’t do it the ‘easy way,’ Trump says
President Donald Trump continued his threats towards Greenland on Friday, as he insisted that if the United States did not…
US carries out strikes in Syria as part of ongoing retaliation against ISIS
Middle East
January 11, 2026
US carries out strikes in Syria as part of ongoing retaliation against ISIS
The US carried out large-scale strikes against ISIS targets in Syria on Saturday tied to an ongoing retaliatory campaign dubbed…
Iran will retaliate against any US attacks, parliament speaker warns
Middle East
January 11, 2026
Iran will retaliate against any US attacks, parliament speaker warns
Tehran will treat US military and commercial bases as targets for retaliation if Washington intervenes militarily in unrest-hit Iran, its…