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World
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Region
1/21/2026 3:54:08 PM
Iranian authorities have released a video charging that the high number of casualties during recent unrest came due to a foreign-backed “terror operation” that followed initially peaceful economic protests.
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World
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Region
1/16/2026 7:01:03 PM
Protests in Iran have subsided in recent days, residents and a rights group told Reuters, as authorities maintain a heavy security presence after a crackdown that has drawn US threats and accusations by Tehran that Israel is stoking unrest.
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World
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Region
1/16/2026 6:18:15 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday held calls with the Israeli prime minister and Iran’s president, the Kremlin said, offering mediation amid US threats to attack Iran and Israeli efforts to stoke unrest that have heightened fears of a broader military confrontation in the region.
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Business
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Energy
1/15/2026 1:45:38 PM
Political instability in Iran, a major oil producer, together with US President Donald Trump's recent threats against the country, have reignited fears of disruptions to crude supplies, sparking price volatility on global markets.
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World
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Region
1/15/2026 10:36:03 AM
Iran closed its airspace to commercial flights for hours without explanation early Thursday as tensions remained high with the United States over Washington's threats to strike Tehran over its crackdown on nationwide unrest spurred by cost-of-living protests in recent weeks.
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Business
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Energy
1/14/2026 2:42:22 PM
Oil prices rose further Wednesday on the political instability in major crude producer Iran, helping safe-haven gold to a new record high and weighing on the dollar.
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Opinion
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1/13/2026 2:36:52 PM
Iran is approaching a critical historical juncture, as declining domestic legitimacy, ongoing social unrest, and sustained external pressure have transformed a once-manageable governance challenge into a structural test of the regime’s endurance.
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World
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Region
1/12/2026 10:15:49 PM
Recent deadly clashes in Syria's Aleppo were an attempt by Kurdish fighters to sabotage Turkey's efforts to end a decades-long conflict with the Kurdish militant PKK group, Ankara's ruling party said Monday.
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World
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Region
1/12/2026 1:02:42 PM
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the unrest that began on 28 December started as peaceful and legitimate protests but quickly changed course, turning into a “terrorist war against the country.”
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World
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Region
1/11/2026 7:02:19 PM
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview with state TV on Sunday that "protesting is the people's right" but echoed Iranian officials in drawing a line between outcry over Iran's dire economy and "rioters" they warn are backed by the United States and Israel.
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World
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Region
1/8/2026 9:38:36 PM
US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to take severe action against Iran if its authorities "start killing people" who are protesting in the country, where an economic crisis has led to mounting civil unrest.
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World
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Region
1/8/2026 10:58:15 AM
An Iranian police officer was killed in a stabbing during unrest near the capital, local media reported on Thursday, as protests in the country entered a 12th day.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/6/2026 12:54:18 PM
An international media association on Tuesday criticised the Israeli government for maintaining its ban on unrestricted media access to Gaza, calling the move disappointing.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/2/2026 3:53:56 PM
Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Turkey, Indonesia, and Pakistan demanded on Friday that Israel ensure the UN and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) can operate in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in a sustained, predictable, and unrestricted manner.
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World
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Africa
12/10/2025 8:40:27 PM
Ethiopia's prime minister loves big projects. With a mega-dam completed on the Nile, Abiy Ahmed now plans Africa's largest airport and a nuclear power plant. But the threat of war is back as the landlocked nation seeks its most audacious feat yet: access to the sea.
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World
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Africa
11/26/2025 10:11:58 PM
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a "nationwide security emergency" as the country scrambled to respond to a wave of mass kidnappings that have seen hundreds of people, mostly schoolchildren, captured in a week.
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World
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Africa
11/18/2025 11:39:41 AM
Former Tuareg rebel and Malian diplomat Iyad Ag Ghaly has steered Al Qaeda's Sahel branch JNIM since 2017, spreading its tentacles in the region and far beyond to Gulf countries.
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World
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Africa
11/17/2025 7:36:13 PM
By waging an economic blockade and attacking fuel convoys in a bid to strangle Mali's economy, the jihadist group JNIM has become the arch nemesis of Mali, weakening the central government in an unprecedented way.
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World
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Africa
11/13/2025 7:06:26 PM
Authorities in Cameroon said 800 people were arrested and 16 killed during clashes with security forces over the election victory of President Paul Biya. It is the government’s first official comment on the death toll since the unrest began.
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World
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Africa
11/11/2025 11:44:50 AM
Fatima gripped her newborn tightly against her chest as the Tuareg woman queued beneath the scorching Mauritanian afternoon sun to register herself and her child as refugees.
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