Five student unions among nine colleges at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have been dissolved in the space of a year, with their leaders attributing the closures to the institutionâs requi...
On the heels of the US attack on Venezuela, leaders from major European powers and Canada are rallying behind Greenland amid threats of a US takeover. Nick Morgan, Director of the Centre for Latin Ame...
Aspiring prime minister and political heavyweight Tarique Rahman was welcomed back to Bangladesh on Thursday by huge crowds of joyous supporters after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Rahman, the son o...
A Paris court sentenced 10 individuals for cyberbullying the spouse of French President Emmanuel Macron with false allegations about her gender identity, doling out sentences including suspended priso...
Iranians took to the streets in new protests against the clerical authorities overnight despite an internet shutdown, as rights groups warned on Sunday that authorities were committing a "massacre" to...
Iranian forces "behaved with savage brutality" when they recently stormed a hospital in Ilam province, a nurse who works there said . Mass protests continue to grow....
Iran executed at least 1,500 people last year, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group said on Thursday, in what it called an âunprecedentedâ hike in the use of capital punishment. âIt is very alarmi...
Barry Pollack represented Julian Assange in his complex plea deal negotiations with the Justice Department. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Venezuelan leader NicolĂĄs Maduro hired US lawyer Barry Pollack to defend...
đ Key Facts â Five projects paused: Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind, CVOW, Sunrise Wind, Empire Wind â Projects worth $25 billion, pow...
World leaders have been exchanging New Yearâs greetings, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Xi using his address to express a desire to strengthen ties w...
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The White House says the president is considering military action against Iran to halt its clampdown on protests â but a channel for diplomacy remains open. A rights group say nearly 650 people have b...
Protests in Tehran have entered their 13th day, with severe internet shutdowns limiting communication amid what have become the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. Euronews outlines the d...
Protests sparked by economic hardship have spread across Iran, in the biggest wave of dissent in three years....
Security forces reportedly used tear gas on demonstrators at the Tehran Grand Bazaar as they held a sit-in. The protests, triggered by rising cost of living, are now into their 10th day....
At the end of 2025, many Iranian merchants closed their shops to protest rampant inflation. At the start of 2026, the government faces further fallout from sanctions, economic crisis and environmental...
A volunteer security official was reportedly also killed during the clashes. As Iran slips deeper into economic crisis, the unrest, which began Sunday in Tehran, has spread to other cities....
Students demonstrated at several universities in Iran, semi-official media reported, after demos by shopkeepers and bazaar merchants moved the president to announce plans for talks with protesters onl...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met US President Donald Trump in Florida to discuss Gaza and Iran. The meeting comes as the second phase in the Gaza ceasefire looms. DW has more....