People inside Iran describe heavy security and scattered damage in first calls to outside world Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 13:14 Last update: about 7 months ago Associated Press Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days Tuesday after authorities severed communications during a crackdown on nationwide protests that activists say killed at...
Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland Sunday, 11 January 2026, 06:33 Last update: about 7 months ago Associated Press Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis on Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two people in Portland,...
Death toll in violence surrounding protests challenging Iran's theocracy reaches 116, activists say Sunday, 11 January 2026, 06:25 Last update: about 7 months ago Associated Press Nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocracy reached the two-week mark Sunday, as the death toll in violence surrounding the demonstrations reached at least 116 people killed, activists...
Swiss bar owner put in pre-trial detention over the fatal fire at an Alpine resort Saturday, 10 January 2026, 06:05 Last update: about 7 months ago Associated Press Switzerland held a national day of mourning on Friday for the 40 people who died in an Alpine bar fire during a New Year's Eve celebration, as prosecutors requested one of the managers...
Iran supreme leader signals upcoming crackdown on protesters 'ruining their own streets' for Trump Saturday, 10 January 2026, 05:55 Last update: about 7 months ago Associated Press Protests in Iran raged Friday night in the Islamic Republic, online videos purported to show, despite a threat from the country's theocracy to crack down on demonstrators after shutting down the...
US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution Saturday, 10 January 2026, 05:51 Last update: about 7 months ago Associated Press U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. military said, as the Trump administration targets sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela as part...
Pope to visit Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and Canary Islands, cardinal says Friday, 9 January 2026, 13:57 Last update: about 7 months ago Associated Press Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands to fulfil Pope Francis' wish of visiting a key migration entry point to Europe, a...
Pope blasts how countries are using force to assert dominion in major foreign policy address Friday, 9 January 2026, 12:13 Last update: about 7 months ago Associated Press In his most substantial critique of U.S., Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were using force to assert their dominion...
Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer's fatal shooting of Renee Good Friday, 9 January 2026, 10:47 Last update: about 7 months ago Associated Press As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets Thursday over the fatal shooting of a woman the day before by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by...
Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say Friday, 9 January 2026, 10:45 Last update: about 7 months ago Federal immigration agents shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland on Thursday, a day after an officer fatally shot a woman in Minnesota, authorities...