Even as France and the UK offer a written commitment to Ukraine to deploy troops in the event of a peace deal, doubts remain whether the US will back those troops in case they come under a Russian att...
Cloudflare data shows a near-total blackout as demonstrations calling for regime change spread and authorities tighten control....
Article URL: https://www.kentik.com/analysis/iran-goes-dark-as-government-cuts-itself-off-from-internet/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46548724 Points: 13 # Comments: 1...
Unrest tests Islamic republic at a time when it is grappling with intensifying external and domestic pressures...
United States President Donald Trump has invited Colombian leader Gustavo Petro to the White House, days after accusing him of trafficking cocaine and threatening military action against his governmen...
Venezuela's acting president said it was "not unusual" to sell oil to the US. Meanwhile, the US seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic and another in the Caribbean. DW has more....
In Iran, protests that broke out on December 28th over the soaring cost of living look set to continue. Security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators in Tehran's Grand Bazaar on January 6: without g...
The European Commission called Grok's AI-generated child images "illegal" and "disgusting" as countries start cracking down on Elon Musk's chatbot....
Japan’s finance minister signaled that crypto’s future lies inside regulated exchanges as Japan advances tax, disclosure and market reforms....
The French government on Sunday revealed plans to tighten checks on food imports in response to mounting protests from farmers concerned about unfair competition. Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard a...
Mamdani delivered his first public address as New York City's mayor on Thursday, after being officially sworn in as the city's first Muslim mayor and first mayor of South Asian descent....
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....
A volunteer security official was reportedly among those killed during clashes with protesters. The unrest, which began on Sunday with protests in Tehran against Iran's deep economic crisis, has sprea...
A volunteer security official was reportedly among the people killed in the response to protests. As Iran slips deeper into economic crisis, the unrest, which began Sunday in Tehran, has spread to oth...
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-protests-enter-third-straight-day-as-students-join-in-585e7bff Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46436791 Points: 15 # Comments...
Zelensky will visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago to discuss raising pressure on Russia, security guarantees and investment in postwar reconstruction....
Passage of bill marks first time libertarian leader will govern with his own spending plan since taking office in 2023...
The listing follows Kyrgyzstan’s passage of crypto legislation, the launch of a new US dollar–pegged stablecoin backed by physical gold, and plans to build a national crypto reserve....
Provisional results released by the electoral council in the Central African Republic suggest President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has been elected for a third term with 76% of the vote. The results ha...
China political analyst Victor Gao argues that the US has come to terms with China’s growing power....