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Venezuela's acting president vows to continue releasing prisoners detained under Maduro

Delcy Rodríguez served as Maduro's vice president since 2018, running Venezuela's feared intelligence service and managing its crucial oil industry....

Jan 14EuronewsPoliticsImpact

Dispatch from Tehran: the week Iranians revolted against the regime

Cut off from the outside world, Iran has been convulsed by some of the worst violence since the 1979 Islamic revolution...

Jan 13Financial TimesPolitics

Venezuela releases over 100 political prisoners — NGO

Under pressure from the US, Venezuela has been freeing hundreds of political prisoners in recent weeks since US forces kidnapped former leader Nicolas Maduro....

3hDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

How dangerous are Iranian secret services in Germany?

Iranians in exile are being targeted by the regime's secret services, which is believed to be responsible for thousands of deaths since the start of the mass protests in Iran....

Jan 17Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Ali Khamenei will resist 'to the last drop of blood,' his nephew tells Euronews

Exiled in France since 1986, Mahmoud Moradkhani is a doctor and an opponent of the Iranian regime. The nephew of Iran's ayatollah tells Euronews that the security crackdown will not end the demonstrat...

4dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

US: Anti-ICE protesters clash with far-right group in Minneapolis

Right-wing influencer Jake Lang, who organized a pro-ICE rally, had announced that he intended to "burn a Quran" on the steps of City Hall. A much larger group of people chased him and his supporters ...

Jan 18Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Kurdish granted national language status in Syria

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree on Friday declaring Kurdish a "national language", in an apparent gesture of good will towards the minority following clashes in recent days. The decre...

Jan 17France 24Politics

Israeli fire kills 11 in Gaza: Three journalists among the dead

In Gaza on Wednesday, Israeli forces killed 11 Palestinians in multiple attacks, including a strike on a vehicle carrying three journalists documenting a new displacement camp. Since the ceasefire too...

3dFrance 24Politics

Sudan's women face 'world's worst' sexual violence amid brutal conflict, minister says

A social affairs minister for Sudan's army-backed government said that that women are the main victims of the brutal conflict ongoing since April 2023. Sulaima Ishaq al-Khalifa said Sudanese women are...

1dFrance 24world_news

Deadly protests crackdown in Iran: Some funerals of protesters turn into demonstrations

The number of people killed in protests against the Iranian regime has been rising since demonstrations began in late December. An NGO reported on January 20 that more than 4,500 people had been kille...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Germany sees surge in young Ukrainian refugees as Kyiv eases travel ban

Since Ukraine allowed men aged 18 to 22 to travel abroad last August, Germany has seen a growing number of young Ukrainian refugees. Seeking work and hoping to avoid mobilisation, around 20,000 arrive...

Jan 18France 24PoliticsImpact

James Cameron says he left the US and moved to New Zealand for his 'sanity'

James Cameron said he's wanted to move to New Zealand since his first visit in the 1990s. Gareth Cattermole/Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney James Cameron, 71, says he long dreamed of moving ...

4dBusiness InsiderEntertainmentImpact

Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine’s wife hospitalised after soldiers invade home

Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine’s wife was taken to hospital after soldiers invaded their residence, partially undressed and choked her, the couple said. Wine, a pop star-turned-politician, was n...

1dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Syria: The man behind the mission to heal decade-old wounds in the Sunni majority

Since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December 2024, one of the huge challenges the new government has faced is that of division. Syrian society is made up of different sectarian and ethnic groups -- t...

Jan 15France 24Politics

Having a baby in rural America? Get ready for a 3-hour drive.

America's hospitals are dropping their labor and delivery services. skaman306/Getty Images 60% of rural counties offered no labor and delivery services in 2023, a new report found. Many pregnant patie...

1dBusiness InsiderHealthImpact

Uber Eats and DoorDash workers could see a bump from New York City's new tipping law. The companies say it'll hurt them.

New York City's law mandating an option to tip when customers pay for their order takes effect on January 26. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images A New York City law requiring a tip prompt...

1dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

The day of the second killing

Steven Garcia, as told to Gaby Del Valle: I was in the middle of a frozen lake when I got the notification from the Minnesota Star Tribune that there had been a shooting. I was at a pond hockey event,...

1dThe VergecrimeImpact

ICE has killed another person in Minneapolis

Federal agents in Minneapolis repeatedly punched a man, forced him to the ground, and then shot him multiple times . The man was later pronounced dead. This is just the latest incident of deadly viole...

1dThe VergecrimeImpact

Mass anti-ICE protests in Minnesota

Despite bitter cold with temperatures starting around −29 °C, organisers said up to 50,000 people marched through the streets of Minneapolis and St Paul to demand that immigration enforcement officers...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Meta is stopping teens from chatting with its AI characters

Meta is "temporarily pausing" the ability for teens to chat with its AI characters as it develops a "new version" of the characters that will offer a "better experience." The company made the announce...

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