The son of Iran's last shah is positioning himself as a voice of transition as protests continue across the country. But Reza Pahlavi's role in a democratic Iran remains to be seen....
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...
Just a day after publishing a 40-minute video alleging fraud at Minnesota daycare centers, Nick Shirley had the vice president's attention. In Shirley's video, he and another man identified only as "D...
In early December, Joshua Aaron, the developer behind the ICEBlock app - designed to let people alert others about the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents - filed a federal la...
People in Spain called attention to racism after a public official wore blackface at an Epiphany celebration. Countries such as the Netherlands have begun moving away from blackface traditions after e...
Deadly fighting between Kurdish forces and Syria's national army in Aleppo has led to new widespread displacement. As thousands flee amid shelling, can US, Turkish, and UN mediators stop a full-scale ...
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...
Iranian forces "behaved with savage brutality" when they recently stormed a hospital in Ilam province, said a nurse who works there. The latest bout of mass protests poses a serious challenge to the r...
The US health department announced it was going to freeze federal funding for certain programs for needy families over fraud concerns. The administration zeroed in on Minnesota last week after an unpr...
Washington and Tel Aviv reportedly discussed the possibility of US intervention in Iran, as Tehran warns for retaliation. Meanwhile, Iran's nationwide internet blackout crosses the 60 hour mark, as th...
Pensions, migration and conscription will continue to dominate domestic politics in Germany this year. Above all, the focus will be on how the far-right AfD fares in upcoming state elections in the fo...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Resident doctors in England went on a five-day strike. ✓ The strike was over ongoing pay disputes. ✓ ...
The tech moguls in happier times (at Trump’s inauguration.) Since X's users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inev...
Anti-government protests continue in Iran for a 14th consecutive night. However, only a limited number of images and videos have filtered through to global audiences as the regime cracks down on phone...
A recent Israeli decision to bar Doctors Without Borders and other aid groups means international staff and aid can no longer enter Gaza or the West Bank. Local staff must rely on dwindling supplies a...
For three weeks, Portugal will host Ukrainian mothers, children and relatives of soldiers who have died or are missing in action, to give them "an experience of normality", in what was hailed by the g...
According to a new FIFPRO report, Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain star Achraf Hakimi is a footballer at his limit, having had a season that lasted nearly a whole year. After an injury, he is now at AF...
The first video I saw of the Minneapolis shooting was bad enough. Shortly after I saw it, I had the terrible realization that there were multiple people in the clip holding their phones up - another a...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Bari Weiss, editor-in-chief of CBS News, censored a 60 Minutes segment about men deported to an El Salvador prison. ✓ The...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The town is divided between two states. ✓ It is at the heart of America's abortion debate. ✓ ...