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Iran updates: Tehran warns of fast trials, executions

The leader of Iran's judiciary has said there will be rapid trials and executions for those arrested in nationwide protests. Washington has threatened military action over the crackdown. DW has the la...

3dDeutsche WellePolitics

At least 2,000 protesters killed in Iran, with footage suggesting summary executions

The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked January 12 to at least 2,000 people killed, activists say. With the Internet down in Iran, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more ...

4dFrance 24world_newsImpact

BBC moves to dismiss Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit over Capitol riot documentary

The BBC intends to ask a US federal court in Florida to dismiss a US$10 billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against the British broadcaster, according to newly filed court documents. ...

4dSouth China Morning PostPolitics

Inside the failed 2020 coup in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of ex-US Special Forces

The recent capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by American forces recalls a botched 2020 coup attempt that resulted in the imprisonment of two former US Army Green Berets. Since then, there...

1dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Costa Rica builds new mega-prison modelled on El Salvador jail

El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a prison in Costa Rica modeled on his own CECOT mega-jail that rights groups say is the setting for serious...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Paramount+ Is Increasing Prices Right Before Its UFC Streaming Debut

The first Paramount+ price increase since 2024 is set to go live on Thursday, January 15. The basic and premium subscriptions will both be receiving a $1 bump while the annual plans will see a much la...

3dIGNEntertainment

4 years after his arrest in Russia, American David Barnes sent to remote penal colony

Four years after David Barnes was charged in Russia with abusing his children in Texas despite not being charged with a crime in the U.S., he is now in a penal colony....

4dABC Newsworld_newsImpact

Trump threatens to deploy military to Minnesota after ICE shooting

Tensions remain high in the state following last week’s killing of a protester by a federal immigration agent...

2dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

Germany: Gelsenkirchen bank thieves used 'manipulated' door

Police say a manipulated emergency exit, that shouldn't open from the outside, gave thieves access in last month's major bank heist in Gelsenkirchen. They warned customers that investigations would li...

4dDeutsche Wellecrime

DHS: ICE officers in Minneapolis shoot Venezuelan man in the leg

The Department of Homeland Security says the shooting happened after the agent came under attack. Protestors have taken to the streets in Minneapolis, clashing with federal agents, after Renee Macklin...

2dNPR NewscrimeImpact

Hong Kong: Life sentence looms for media tycoon Jimmy Lai

With the last stage of Jimmy Lai's national security trial drawing to a close, Hong Kong's High Court is set to decide on the sentence for the pro-democracy tycoon. Will Lai get life in prison?...

2dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Judge sets trial date for Musk vs Altman showdown

Elon Musk (L) and Sam Altman Getty/BI composite A trial date has been set in Elon Musk's fraud case against Sam Altman. The case is set to go before an Oakland federal jury in April and is expected to...

4dBusiness InsiderTechnology

Second person shot by US federal agent in Minneapolis

Venezuelan immigrant injured after attempting to flee officers, authorities say...

2dFinancial TimescrimeImpact

Inside the US justice department’s probe of Jay Powell

Investigation into Federal Reserve chair’s testimony raises questions around the independence of the country’s judicial arm...

3dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

US defence contractor arrested on charges of leaking classified material

FBI searched home of Washington Post reporter as part of investigation in rare move by federal law enforcement...

3dFinancial TimescrimeImpact

US DOJ releases partially redacted documents on Operation Absolute Resolve

Article URL: https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1423306/dl Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46611446 Points: 11 # Comments: 0...

3dHacker NewsPoliticsImpact

Italy's privacy watchdog, scourge of US big tech, hit by corruption probe

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/italys-privacy-watchdog-scourge-us-big-tech-hit-by-corruption-probe-2026-01-15/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

2dHacker NewsPoliticsImpact

South Korean prosecutors demand death penalty for Yoon Suk-yeol over martial law

A Seoul court says an independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his imposition of martial law in Decembe...

4dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Suspected scam boss linked to South Korean student’s brutal killing arrested in Thailand

A Chinese national suspected of running a Cambodia-based scam operation linked to the killing of a South Korean university student has been arrested during a raid on a luxury house in Thailand, author...

4dSouth China Morning PostcrimeImpact

‘Sideshow’ concerns and billionaire dreams: What I learned from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI

This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath , a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Elon Musk first sued OpenAI in February 2024. Despite ...

1dThe VergeTechnologyImpact