DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy saw protesters flood the streets in the country’s capital and its second-largest city into Sunday, crossing the two-week mark as violence surrounding the demonstrations has killed at least 116 people, activists said. With the internet down in Iran and […]
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Iran warns US troops and Israel will be targets if America strikes over protests as death toll rises : NPR
This frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran showed protesters once again taking to the streets of Tehran despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Saturday Jan. 10, 2026. UGC/AP hide caption toggle caption UGC/AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates […]
US carries out additional ‘large-scale’ strikes on ISIS targets in Syria
The U.S. military carried out an additional round of what it called “large-scale strikes” against multiple ISIS targets in Syria — in response to an attack last month that killed three Americans. U.S. Central Command announced the retaliatory airstrikes in a news release. CENTCOM said the strikes were carried out at about 12:30 p.m. ET […]
US military strikes Islamic State group targets in Syria, officials say
The US and its partner forces have carried out large-scale strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria, the US Central Command (Centcom) has announced. US President Donald Trump directed the strikes on Saturday, which are part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, in retaliation for the Islamic State group’s deadly attack on US forces in Syria […]
Ukrainian anti-corruption raid targets Zelenskyy’s prominent chief of staff
KYIV, Ukraine — Anti-corruption units have raided the home, and reportedly also the office, of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andrii Yermak. The unprecedented searches at the heart of Ukraine’s government come at a time when Kyiv is already under intense US pressure to sign a peace deal. Two national agencies fighting entrenched […]
Israel targets key Hezbollah official in first attack on Beirut in months
Israel has carried out an air strike on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for the first time in months, targeting a senior member of the militant group Hezbollah, despite a ceasefire. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the target was Hezbollah’s chief of staff. Israeli media reports identified him […]