Soaring executions in Iran suggest use as 'tool of state intimidation,' UN says
At least 47% of executions carried out in Iran in 2025 had been related to drug offences, the UN human rights office said....
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At least 47% of executions carried out in Iran in 2025 had been related to drug offences, the UN human rights office said....
One of Russia's goals, in addition to persecuting its own citizens, "is territorial expansion, mass murder and attacks on civilian targets, including hospitals and schools," the Polish president said....
The announcement of the ceasefire's second phase marked a significant step forward but left many questions unanswered. Those include the makeup of a proposed, apolitical governing committee of Palesti...
On Thursday, the French president offered his New Year's address to the armed forces. The eagerly awaited annual event comes amid multiple geopolitical crises....
Senate efforts to rewrite U.S. crypto rules hit another snag after the Banking Committee delayed markup of the industry-shaping bill....
The Department of Homeland Security last month said that the Trump administration has deported more than 605,000 people and that 2.5 million others left on their own....
Deal marks government’s first direct-to-supplier agreement but raises questions over conflict of interest...
US sanctions have damaged Iran's economy, which was the reason the protests broke out in the first place....
Honduras electoral authorities rejected on Monday an order by the outgoing president to recount November’s election won by Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura. Asfura, a conservative businessman, was ...
UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday he was "horrified" by the violence in Iran as a government crackdown continued. The Human Rights Activists News Agency estimated the death toll at 646 w...
Seeking international legitimacy, Myanmar's ruling military junta claims elections this week are a return to democracy. But it will take more than the junta's word to convince the EU that the polls ar...
Oracle's CTO Larry Ellison, TikTok's CEO Shou Chew, and Michael Dell. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images TikTok's owner has closed...
Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos and Sundar Pichai attend the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. | Kenny Ho...
Americans do not like masked secret police. There is really no other way to put it. The reasons why are manifold: accountability, trust in law enforcement, and just plain overall vibes. More concretel...
Iran on Tuesday warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to the nearly 40-year reign. (Im...
Israel agreed to reopen Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt for pedestrian passage only once the body of Israeli soldier Ran Gvili is found....
Thousands of people protested against US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis on Friday, after a five-year-old boy and his father were detained by ICE agents....
High-level teams from Russia, Ukraine and the US are in Abu Dhabi for Ukraine peace negotiations. Among them - Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia's wealth fund who's played a crucial role in champion...
Many countries, including the UK, have turned their backs on the project after Putin was asked to join...
US President Donald Trump has unveiled his “Board of Peace,” a $1 billion initiative aimed at resolving international conflicts through permanent membership. Initially designed to oversee Gaza’s recon...