Iran offers first government death toll from protest crackdown, far lower than activists' number

Statements by the Interior Ministry and the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs said 3,117 people were killed.
Protests in Iran January 2026
Protests in Iran January 2026

Israeli fire strikes journalists and children on one of Gaza's deadliest days since ceasefire

More than 200 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since the war began in 2023, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Israel Palestinians Gaza
Israel Palestinians Gaza
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U.S. military transfers the first 150 Islamic State group detainees from Syria to Iraq

U.S.-backed SDF forces and the Syrian government have traded blame over the escape Monday of ISIS members from the Shaddedeh prison on the border with Iraq.
Armored vehicles drive outside on a dirt road
Armored vehicles drive outside on a dirt road
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Iran's top diplomat issues most direct threat yet to U.S. as crackdown over protests squeezes nation

''Our powerful armed forces have no qualms about firing back with everything we have if we come under renewed attack,'' Abbas Araghchi wrote in an op-ed.
Iraqi and Iranian Foreign Ministers meet in Tehran
Iraqi and Iranian Foreign Ministers meet in Tehran

Trump's 'Board of Peace,' which could upend world order, faces pushback from allies

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to join, although it isn't known if any leaders have agreed to pay $1 billion for a permanent seat.
Russian President Vladimir Putin; U.S. President Donald Trump; Chinese President Xi
Russian President Vladimir Putin; U.S. President Donald Trump; Chinese President Xi
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Israeli crews target U.N. facilities for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem

Crews began bulldozing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency ’s offices in Sheikh Jarrah and fired tear gas at a vocational school in Qalandia.
Israeli Forces Begin Demolition Of UNRWA Headquarters In Jerusalem
Israeli Forces Begin Demolition Of UNRWA Headquarters In Jerusalem
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ISIS Terror

ISIS Terror

U.S. allies abandon huge ISIS camp amid fighting with Syrian government

The move comes as fighting intensifies between the Kurdish-led fighters and forces loyal to the government of President Ahmad al-Sharaa.
Image: Syria Al-Hol Camp
Image: Syria Al-Hol Camp
2d ago

ISIS Terror

ISIS Terror

U.S.-allied fighters in Syria say they lost control of a prison holding ISIS militants

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said that it asked for help from a U.S. coalition base but that it "did not intervene, despite repeated calls for intervention."
Syria's army took control of swathes of northern Syria and threatened to bomb parts of Raqqa province on January 17, after Kurdish forces pulled back from territory they had held for over a decade.
Syria's army took control of swathes of northern Syria and threatened to bomb parts of Raqqa province on January 17, after Kurdish forces pulled back from territory they had held for over a decade.

Hackers target Iran state TV's satellite transmission to broadcast exiled crown prince

The death toll in a crackdown by authorities that smothered the demonstrations reached at least 3,941 people, activists said.
Image: Unrest In Iran As Protesters Demonstrate Over Economic Crisis
Image: Unrest In Iran As Protesters Demonstrate Over Economic Crisis

Why Iran's regime, facing internal and external threats, has no clear leader in waiting

Whether by overthrow or old age, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, will soon need a replacement.
Portraits Of Supreme Leader, And Pro-government Rally
Portraits Of Supreme Leader, And Pro-government Rally
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Syrian forces advance deeper into the U.S.‑backed, Kurdish‑controlled northeast

Washington is caught between preventing a collapse of its Kurdish partners’ self-ruling enclave and supporting the Syrian president’s bid to consolidate control over the rest of the country.
Kurdish forces.
Kurdish forces.