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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone Saturday morning with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, The New York Times reports, citing three unnamed sources. They are said to have discussed the major anti-regime protests in Iran, the situation in Syria, and efforts for a peace deal in Gaza. The report also says US President Donald Trump is “seriously considering” authorizing a strike on Iran amid an internet blackout imposed by the Islamic Republic and reports of a brutal, deadly crackdown on demonstrators. No final decision has been made, the report stresses, adding that a range of options has...

Staff at three hospitals in Iran have told the BBC their facilities are overwhelmed with dead or injured patients, as major anti-government protests continue. A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode. Two of the medical workers who spoke to the BBC said they treated gunshot wounds from both live ammunition and pellets. On Friday, the US repeated that killing protesters would be met with a military response. Iran blamed...

The United States and Venezuela announced Friday they are pursuing the possibility of reestablishing diplomatic relations, coming a week after a U.S. military operation that captured former leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas and extradited him to face drug-trafficking charges in New York.A U.S. delegation, including diplomats and security personnel, visited Venezuela to evaluate the potential reopening of the American Embassy in Caracas, the State Department said in a statement sent to media outlets. The department did not immediately return a request for comment.The embassy has been shuttered since 2019, when ties were severed during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term...

Amid the continuing fallout from the unrest in Venezuela after American military special forces removed the dictator Nicolás Maduro earlier in January, we have now received a red alert for all Americans who remain in that country from U.S. authorities there on Saturday.U.S. Embassy in Caracas is issuing the warning for people to leave Venezuela immediately. In other words: get the heck out of there:GET OUT: The U.S. Embassy Caracas issued an urgent security alert, warning Americans to depart Venezuela as soon as it is safe due to mounting risks. https://t.co/jJZQFq9fDz— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 10, 2026The security alert stressed...

Iran on Saturday expanded its crackdown on the country’s massive wave of anti-regime protests, and warned that anyone taking part would be considered an “enemy of God,” a charge that automatically invokes the death penalty. The demonstrations, which began nearly two weeks ago as mere economic protests, reached fever pitch Saturday amid a two-day internet blackout, reaching hundreds of cities in all of Iran’s 31 provinces. As the protests became more widespread, the Islamic Republic intensified its crackdown, reportedly opening fire on crowds with live ammunition, though reports from the ground indicated that protesters successfully took over several city centers...

Staff at three hospitals in Iran have told the BBC their facilities are overwhelmed with dead or injured patients, as major anti-government protests continue. A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode. Two of the medical workers who spoke to the BBC said they treated gunshot wounds from both live ammunition and pellets. On Friday, the US repeated that killing protesters would be met with a military response. Iran blamed...

The United States has played a central role in shaping the international order. From the Monroe Doctrine which allowed nations in our region to flourish free from interference outside of our hemisphere, to our pivotal role in the establishment of the United Nations, to serving as the primary security guarantor under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and as the world’s largest humanitarian donor, America’s leadership has been unquestionable. Leadership requires difficult choices, and the ability to recognize when the institutions created to promote peace, prosperity and liberty have become obstacles to those goals. What we term the “international system” is...

Iran pre-Islamic revolution flag was briefly hoisted on the Iranian embassy in London. A man climbed up and tore down the Islamic republic of iran flag and replaced it with the pre 1979 revolution flag with a lion and sun

Iranian protestors demonstrating against the theocratic regime will face harsh punishment with absolutely zero leniency, Iran’s top judge has warned — as footage emerged Friday of mosques burning on the streets of Tehran amid the ongoing riots. Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the head of Iran’s judiciary, issued the stark warning after President Trump vowed to back those peacefully demonstrating across the country. Signaling a potentially violent crackdown, Ejei vowed the punishment for rioters would “be decisive, maximum and without any legal leniency.” The video has been shared by Iranian rights activist Masih Alinejad. “One of Iran’s biggest mosques burned...

Rumours invariably become one of the main sources of public unrest. The line between news and speculation can become blurred quickly, and social media can aid in the quick spread of false narratives. Euronews takes a look at some of the most viral rumours surrounding the Iranian protests. Rumours have been particularly widespread throughout the two weeks of mass protests across Iran. Many of those rumours originate from anonymous users on social media platforms, and are being covered by media outlets, purely for headline purposes. And although some of these rumours carry an element of truth, they should, at large,...

President Donald Trump pushed back on suggestions from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States could capture Russian President Vladimir Putin after Zelensky pointed to Washington’s recent action against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Trump waved off the idea of such an operation, while venting frustration over the grinding war and his failure so far to bring it to an end. Trump has repeatedly said on the campaign trail that he could end the war on his first day back in office, but despite meetings with both Zelenskyy and Putin, a resolution remains elusive. "Well, I don't think it's going...

Longtime Greenlanders have told the Daily Mail they are furious with President Donald Trump for once again floating the possibility of taking over their country. Trump revived talk about the United States asserting formal control over Greenland on Sunday, one day after US soldiers captured Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and brought the deposed leader back to New York to face a litany of criminal charges. 'It's so strategic,' Trump told reporters on Air Force One. 'We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it. Jørgen Bay-Kastrup is the CEO...

WASHINGTON — The US used a powerful mystery weapon that brought Venezuelan soldiers to their knees, “bleeding through the nose” and vomiting blood during the daring raid to capture dictator Nicolas Maduro, according to a witness account posted Saturday on X by the White House press secretary. In a jaw-dropping interview, the guard described how American forces wiped out hundreds of fighters without losing a single soldier, using technology unlike anything he has ever seen — or heard. We were on guard, but suddenly all our radar systems shut down without any explanation,” the guard said. “The next thing we...

President Donald Trump has assured the people of Venezuela that his undertaking to restore the country’s oil infrastructure will be mutually beneficial to both them and the U.S. Ricardo Hausmann, professor of the practice of international political economy at the Harvard Kennedy School, isn’t convinced. “There’s a reason why there’s no profit motive in government,” Hausmann told Fortune, referring to the U.S. controlling the Venezuelan oil market. “Profit motive in government is what we call corruption.” Trump has unveiled lofty plans to revive Venezuela’s troubled oil industry, just days after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro over the weekend....

Get Me Right: Pakistan’s deep-rooted hatred towards Hindus traces back centuries, with medieval Islamic reform movements laying the ideological foundation for its current mindset. Movements like Deobandi, Wahabi, and Salafi played a key role in fostering radicalism, embedding extremism into the nation's psyche. Pakistan’s creation was deeply influenced by Islamic revivalism, and this continues to shape its policies and social fabric. General Asim Munir, madrasa-trained, represents this ideological thread, aligning with the mindset of Pahalgam terrorists through the shared “Kalma test.” Today, groups like the Taliban and ISIS fight over the definition of “true Islam,” further fueling extremism. Pakistan’s tolerance...

President Trump is hitting home runs. If voters pay attention, this should result in Republican victories in the midterm elections. This is especially important because the party that holds the presidency usually loses House and Senate seats. It is therefore vital that Trump not break his winning streak with unnecessary and unjustifiable military action against Greenland. If Greenland’s 50,000 or so inhabitants believe that Denmark is not doing a good job for them, they are always free to vote to become a U.S. territory, as many other regions have done throughout our history. [SNIP] Acquire Greenland Peacefully or Not at...

In every era of human history, a single resource has defined the structure of power. In ancient times it was land. In the industrial age it was steel and coal. In the twentieth century it was oil. And now, in the twenty‑first century, as artificial intelligence becomes the engine of global transformation, the world is entering a new phase where energy—abundant, reliable, scalable energy—determines not only economic strength but the very conditions under which nations and their citizens will live. What we are witnessing today is not a series of isolated geopolitical events but a deliberate rearrangement of the global...

The US used a mystery sonic weapon that brought Venezuelan soldiers to their knees, “bleeding through the nose” and vomiting blood during the daring raid to capture dictator Nicolas Maduro, according to a witness account posted Saturday on X by the White House press secretary. In a jaw-dropping interview, the guard described how American forces wiped out hundreds of fighters without losing a single soldier, using powerful technology unlike anything he has ever seen — or heard. “We were on guard, but suddenly all our radar systems shut down without any explanation,” the guard said. “The next thing we saw...

In an address to the Knesset on Monday, Likud lawmaker Dan Illouz decried what he said was a “new enemy” rising within American politics: Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens. “We are used to enemies from outside. We fight terror tunnels of Hamas. We fight the ballistic missiles of Iran. But today I look at the West, our greatest ally, and I see a new enemy rising from within,” said Illouz, who is originally from Canada originally, in an English address. “I am speaking of a poison being sold to the American people as patriotism. I’m speaking of the intellectual vandalism...

To hear some U.S. officials tell it, Greenland is a treasure trove of crucial minerals ripe for the taking. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, for example, has hailed how “Greenland sits atop vast reserves of rare-earth elements,” while U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has pointed to the territory’s “incredible natural resources.” “It’s our national security. It’s critical minerals,” then-incoming U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz declared when discussing President Donald Trump’s designs on the island last year. As Greenland has yet again entered the global spotlight amid Trump’s annexation threats, so too has the island’s mining potential for rare earths, the...