Iran’s supreme leader signaled that security forces would crack down on protesters, directly challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to support those peacefully demonstrating. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed Trump as having hands “stained with the blood of Iranians” while S»»»

Protests in Iran began days before the new year and have spread nationwide to more than 170 locations in 25 provinces. With increasing discontent over the faltering economy and protesters now chanting anti-regime statements, Gavin Lee welcomes Ali VAEZ, Director of Iran Project & Senior Advisor»»»

Husband and wife movie stars Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors have travelled to Guinea, where the US couple are due to be granted citizenship after tracing their ancestry to the West African nation through DNA testing. "We are just happy to be here," said Good, best known for the film Think Like a M»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) attends a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Government Palace in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday. The Iranian foreign minister is on an official visit to Beirut to hold talks with top Lebanese officials. Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA BEIRUT, L»»»

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called anti-government protesters "troublemakers" and "a bunch of vandals" just trying "to please the president of the US". He accused crowds of destroying buildings because Donald Trump said he "supports you". Trump has warned Iran that if it kills »»»

ED – this is bne IntelliNews' annual OUTLOOK Small Stans & Mongolia 2026. We are making forward-looking assessments for Global Emerging Markets in Emerging Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, drawing on insightful reporting from our bureaus around t»»»

ED – this is bne IntelliNews' annual OUTLOOK Small Stans & Mongolia 2026. We are making forward-looking assessments for Global Emerging Markets in Emerging Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, drawing on insightful reporting from our bureaus around t»»»

ED – this is bne IntelliNews' annual OUTLOOK Small Stans & Mongolia 2026. We are making forward-looking assessments for Global Emerging Markets in Emerging Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, drawing on insightful reporting from our bureaus around t»»»

ED – this is bne IntelliNews' annual OUTLOOK Small Stans & Mongolia 2026. We are making forward-looking assessments for Global Emerging Markets in Emerging Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, drawing on insightful reporting from our bureaus around t»»»

Rosie BirchardA majority of EU countries have agreed to sign a deal with the South American trading bloc, Mercosur. The pact links the EU with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay for one of the world's largest free-trade zones. https://p.dw.com/p/56bfoAdvertisementThe EU-Mercosur trade deal cou»»»

Hundreds of Angelenos gather to peacefully protest Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tactics that are affecting their communities during a rally at Vermont and Sunset in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles on Friday, July 4, 2025. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Avelo»»»

Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Six pilot whales are dead and 15 others are stranded on New Zealand's South Island, and volunteers are furiously working to save them. About 55 whales washed up on Farewell Spit Thursday. The spit is a long peninsula of sand that juts out of the north end of the island. It's been la»»»

GENEVA, Jan 9 (KUNA) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday nearly one in three people has been displaced in Sudan either internally or across borders over the past one thousand days since the outbreak of the conflict describing the crisis as "the largest displacement »»»

Tunis, Jan 9 (TAP) - The weather on Friday night will gradually get very cloudy Friday night, bringing scattered rainfall to coastal areas of the north, with expected thunderstorms locally, and partly cloudy elsewhere, according to forecasts from...»»»

Lebanon ’s government on Friday signed a deal with an international consortium to explore gas in an offshore area bordering Israel. The deal for exploration at the so-called Block 8 off the coast of southern Lebanon comes after Lebanon and Israel signed a 2022 agreement over their maritime border. »»»

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said his risky US gamble on Argentina's currency has paid off. Bessent said American financial support had been repaid and the US no longer held any Argentine pesos in its exchange stabilisation fund. The US had purchased the then-plunging currency last year in a»»»

Iran was largely cut off from the outside world on Friday after authorities blacked out the internet to curb growing unrest, as video showed buildings aflame in anti-government protests raging in cities across the country. Rights groups have already documented dozens of deaths of protesters in near»»»

US President Donald Trump has said he supports a bipartisan bill in Congress that would authorize him to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia’s trade partners. Trump made the remarks after Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said the president had “greenlit” legislation that would allow tariffs of up »»»

Washington: The exiled son of Iran's late Shah on Friday appealed to US President Donald Trump to intervene urgently as protests persisted in the Islamic republic. "Mr. President, this is an urgent and immediate call for your attention, support and action," Reza Pahlavi wrote on social media. "Plea»»»

1 of 3 | Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (C) calls for federal officials to allow state agencies to investigate the ICE killing of Renee Good during a news conference Friday at Minneapolis City Hall. Photo courtesy of the mayor's office/Facebook Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Barriers went up around Minneapolis' Whi»»»

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday that she disagrees with US President Donald Trump on Greenland. Speaking at her year-end press conference, Meloni said she disagrees with Trump on many things. "I do not agree with Trump on Greenland," she added. Meloni stressed the need to»»»

Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships launched a week of naval drills with host South Africa off the Cape Town coast Friday as geopolitical tensions run high over the United States' intervention in Venezuela and its move to seize tankers carrying Venezuelan oil. The Chinese-led drills were organize»»»

As 2026 gets off to a rocky start, Europe finds itself squeezed between brute force and awkward dependence. After the US seizure of Venezuela's leader, President Donald Trump has openly floated using military force to acquire Greenland, part of NATO member Denmark. European leaders insist it will n»»»

Washington: Senior US diplomats travelled Friday to Caracas to look at reopening the embassy shuttered since 2019, following Washington's overthrow of leader Nicolas Maduro, a US official said. John McNamara, the top US diplomat in neighboring Colombia, and other personnel "traveled to Caracas to c»»»

Massive methane emissions from Venezuela’s decaying oil infrastructure are raising alarms among energy analysts and threatening to derail efforts by the Trump administration to restart heavy crude production in the country after Operation Maduro on January 3 effectively put Washington in charge of »»»

ED – this is bne IntelliNews's annual Brazil OUTLOOK 2026 for the upcoming year, where we make a forward-looking assessment for all of the major Global Emerging Markets in Emerging Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, drawing on insightful reporting from our bureaus around »»»

ED – this is bne IntelliNews's annual Brazil OUTLOOK 2026 for the upcoming year, where we make a forward-looking assessment for all of the major Global Emerging Markets in Emerging Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, drawing on insightful reporting from our bureaus around »»»

ED – this is bne IntelliNews's annual Brazil OUTLOOK 2026 for the upcoming year, where we make a forward-looking assessment for all of the major Global Emerging Markets in Emerging Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, drawing on insightful reporting from our bureaus around »»»

Massive methane emissions from Venezuela’s decaying oil infrastructure are raising alarms among energy analysts and threatening to derail efforts by the Trump administration to restart heavy crude production in the country after Operation Maduro on January 3 effectively put Washington in charge of »»»

ED – this is bne IntelliNews's annual Brazil OUTLOOK 2026 for the upcoming year, where we make a forward-looking assessment for all of the major Global Emerging Markets in Emerging Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, drawing on insightful reporting from our bureaus around »»»

ED – this is bne IntelliNews's annual Brazil OUTLOOK 2026 for the upcoming year, where we make a forward-looking assessment for all of the major Global Emerging Markets in Emerging Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, drawing on insightful reporting from our bureaus around »»»

ED – this is bne IntelliNews's annual TURKEY OUTLOOK 2026. We are making forward-looking assessments for major Global Emerging Markets in Emerging Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, drawing on insightful reporting from our bureaus around the »»»

These latest protests in Iran build on nearly a decade of recurring unrest driven by economic collapse, anger over political repression and a growing rejection of the Islamic Republic's social controls, especially compulsory hijab rules. »»»

ED – this is bne IntelliNews's annual TURKEY OUTLOOK 2026. We are making forward-looking assessments for major Global Emerging Markets in Emerging Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, drawing on insightful reporting from our bureaus around the »»»

The General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai (GDRFA Dubai) has taken part in the “Blue Connect” digital platform, launched alongside virtual New Year celebrations for the workforce, reflecting its continued focus on digital innovation and people-centred services. The participa»»»

BusinessEuropeGreenland minister rejects US overtures to buy the territorySteven BeardsleyAs the US increases its overtures and threats, Greenland's minister for mining told DW that it needs to be treated as a partner, and stressed that Greenlanders will decide the fate of their resources. https://»»»

Will Smith has a message for Bollywood’s biggest superstar: cast me. Walking the red carpet in Dubai for the Middle East premiere of National Geographic’s Pole to Pole with Will Smith, the Hollywood icon revealed that he has been quietly building friendships in India’s film industry — and that a Sh»»»

Maria Corina Machado is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump next week. File Photo by Paul Treadway/UPI | License Photo Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will meet with President Donald Trump next week and said he would accept her Nobel Peace Prize. Machado »»»

On January 3, US special forces carried out a raid on Venezuela's capital Caracas, seizing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. US President Donald Trump later said that the United States would "run" the country, leaving Venezuela in a state of uncertainty over its political and economic future. »»»

In a post on social media, Trump said: "It was a great honor to speak with the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, who called to explain the situation of drugs and other disagreements that we have had. I appreciated his call and tone, and look forward to meeting him in the near future." Petro des»»»

In tonight's edition: Ghana's fugitive ex-finance minister is held by ICE in the US. Also, ahead of elections, Uganda's security forces are accused of using violence against the opposition. And as AFCON ramps up for the quarter-finals, we take the temperature of the story so far and look ahead to w»»»

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday accused protesters of acting ‍on behalf of US President Donald Trump and warned that Tehran would not tolerate "saboteurs" acting as "mercenaries for foreigners" after demonstrators held the biggest nationwide protests in nearly two weeks.»»»

Hundreds of people gather in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana in mid-December amid escalating tensions with the United States, which has deployed military assets in Caribbean waters. The demonstrators also pledged support for now-arrested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Photo by Ernesto Mastr»»»

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends a dinner hosted by President Donald Trump with U.S. tech leaders at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 4. Meta announced deals with three nuclear energy providers Friday to power its AI data centers in Ohio. File Photo by Will Oliver/UPI | License Photo J»»»

Tehran has witnessed its largest anti-government demonstrations in decades, as protests swept through dozens of districts across the capital and its wider metropolitan area of nearly 16 million people. For several hours there on Thursday night, security forces appeared unusually restrained. In area»»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended part of the fourth edition of the 1 Billion Followers Summit, the world’s largest summit dedicated to the content creator economy. Also Read: 1 Billion Followers Summ»»»

The primary reason the US targeted Venezuela is because the oil-rich South American country has been willing to export its crude to China, veteran American journalist Seymour Hersh has claimed. Commenting on the US military raid in Caracas and the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, H»»»

The flouting of international norms by the US is making the world more dangerous, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said. His remarks came after US President Donald Trump ordered a commando raid into Caracas to abduct his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, and renewed plans to obtain»»»

US forces have seized a fifth tanker in the Caribbean Sea, officials said, as Washington continues its efforts to control exports of Venezuelan oil. "Once again, our joint interagency forces sent a clear message this morning: 'there is no safe haven for criminals,'" US Southern Command said on X. T»»»

Lebanon on Friday signed a gas exploration agreement for offshore Block 8 with a consortium comprising TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy, and Italy’s Eni, under the patronage and in the presence of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, during a ceremony held at the Grand Serail. The agreement was signed on behalf o»»»