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Iran authorities signal intensified crackdown as unrest grows

Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned on Saturday that safeguarding security was a "red line" and the military vowed to protect public property, as the clerical establishment stepped up efforts to quell the most widespread protests in years.

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Trump urges U.S. oil giants to repair Venezuela's energy industry

U.S. President Donald Trump began a meeting to discuss Venezuela with executives from some of the world's largest oil companies at the White House, saying he wants them to invest $100 billion in the country to vastly expand its production.

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Poland worried about tensions in NATO over Greenland, says Tusk

Poland's prime minister is worried about the strain the United States' threat to take over Greenland is putting on NATO, he said, adding that as a loyal ally Warsaw should be honest with Washington about its concerns.

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Russia fires hypersonic missile at Ukraine target near NATO border

Russia fired a powerful hypersonic missile overnight at a target in Ukraine near the border with NATO-member Poland, in what Kyiv's European allies described as an attempt to intimidate them from supporting Ukraine.

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Israeli strikes kill 11 in Gaza as truce progress looks shaky

Israeli strikes killed at least 11 Palestinians in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, medics said, in what the military said came in response to a failed rocket attack by militants in the enclave. The two sides have traded accusations o...

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U.S. Senate advances measure curbing Trump's Venezuela war powers

The U.S. Senate advanced a resolution that would bar President Donald Trump from further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization, a rare rebuke of the Republican leader.

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CES 2026: Smart scales, robots, and AI soulmates

This year's Consumer Electronics Show, or CES 2026, is bringing artificial intelligence out of the cloud and into everyday life. From body scans for preventative health, to kick-boxing humanoids and life-like picture frames, AI is front ...

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Saudi coalition says separatist leader fled Yemen with UAE help

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said that the United Arab Emirates had spirited a separatist leader out of the country by boat in a dramatic twist to a rift between the Gulf powers, as Saudi-backed forces advanced to the port of Aden af...

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Trump administration mulls paying Greenlanders to join U.S.

U.S. officials have discussed sending lump sum payments to Greenlanders as part of a bid to convince them to secede from Denmark and potentially join the United States, according to four sources familiar with the matter.

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Chevron in talks with U.S. on wider Venezuela oil license

Oil producer Chevron is in talks with the U.S. government to expand a key license to operate in Venezuela so it can increase crude exports to its own refineries and sell to other buyers, four sources close to the negotiations said.

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Israel bars some aid workers from Gaza as groups face suspension

Israel said it had barred entry to Gaza of foreign medical and humanitarian staff whose organizations were ordered to cease operations unless they register employee details with Israeli authorities and meet other new rules.

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India plans to scrap curbs on Chinese firms, sources say

India's finance ministry plans to scrap five-year-old restrictions on Chinese firms bidding for government contracts, two sources said, as New Delhi seeks to revive commercial ties in an environment of eased diplomatic and border tensions.

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NASA mulls early ISS crew return due to astronaut medical issue

NASA is considering a rare early return of its crew from the International Space Station over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts, after canceling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday (January...

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Lucid, Nuro and Uber unveil robotaxi at CES ahead of 2026 launch

Lucid Group, Nuro and Uber debuted their planned robotaxi at CES in Las Vegas, marking a key step toward commercial deployment for the autonomous vehicle partnership.

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Brazil surpasses U.S. as top beef producer

Brazil surpassed the U.S. as the world's top beef producer last year, according to market estimates, after the South American country beat output forecasts by hundreds of thousands of tons, easing a global supply squeeze and helping limi...

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Thousands flee Aleppo as government and Kurdish forces clash again

Fierce fighting resumed in Syria's northern city of Aleppo between government forces and Kurdish fighters for a second day on Wednesday (January 7), sending thousands of civilians fleeing and leaving at least four people dead.

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Yemen separatist leader skips crisis talks amid Saudi-UAE tensions

The leader of Yemen's southern separatists failed to board a flight to Riyadh for crisis talks on Wednesday (January 7), adding uncertainty to efforts to contain a military escalation that has caused a major rift between Saudi Arabia and...

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U.S. seizes Venezuela-linked oil tanker after weeks-long pursuit

The U.S. seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker that was being shadowed by a Russian submarine on Wednesday (Jan. 7), after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic as part of a U.S. "blockade" of Venezuelan oil exports.

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Brazil's top court permits Bolsonaro's request for hospital after fall

Brazil's Supreme Court authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro to leave prison and be taken to a hospital for tests after he fell and hit his head a court decision showed on Wednesday (January 7), after denying the request a day earli...

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Japan condemns China's dual-use export ban as rare earth curbs loom

Japan called China's ban on dual-use exports for its military "absolutely unacceptable" on Wednesday, amid a looming threat of broader curbs on vital rare earths in an escalating dispute between Asia's top two economies.

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Humanoid robots deal cards, grab groceries at CES

Humanoid robotics commanded a lot of attention at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday (January 6), the first day the annual technology show opened to the public.

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Japan says China's dual-use export ban 'unacceptable'

Japan's top government spokesperson said that China's ban on exports of dual-use items to the country was "absolutely unacceptable and deeply regrettable," as a diplomatic dispute between Asia's top two economies ramped up.

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U.S. backs security guarantees for Ukraine at summit of Kyiv's allies

The United States for the first time backed a broad coalition of Ukraine's allies in vowing to provide security guarantees that leaders said would include binding commitments to support the country if it is attacked by Russia again.

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Israel becomes first to formally recognize Somaliland as independent

Israel became the first country to formally recognize the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state - a decision that could reshape regional dynamics and test Somalia's longstanding opposition to secession.

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European leaders rally behind Greenland following renewed U.S. threat

Leaders from major European powers rallied behind Greenland on Tuesday (January 6), saying the Arctic island belongs to its people, following a renewed threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to take over the Danish territory.

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Rights groups say at least 25 dead in Iran protests

At least 25 people have been killed in Iran during the first nine days of protests that started in the bazaar of Tehran over the plunging value of the currency and soaring inflation, according to rights groups. This video contains graphi...

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Trump administration sets meetings with oil firms on Venezuela: source

The administration of President Donald Trump is planning to meet with executives from U.S. oil companies later this week to discuss boosting Venezuelan oil production after U.S. forces ousted its leader Nicolas Maduro, according to a sou...

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Tourists stranded on remote Yemeni island after Saudi-UAE rift

When the United Arab Emirates withdrew its troops from Yemen last week under a deadline from Saudi Arabia, it also left behind the remote Yemeni island of Socotra and the roughly 600 tourists who had flown in but could no longer fly out.

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Uganda bans livestreaming of 'unlawful processions' ahead of vote

Uganda's government said on Monday (January 5) it was banning livestreams and broadcasts of "riots, unlawful processions or violent incidents" ahead of an election in which President Yoweri Museveni is seeking to extend his 40-year rule.

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Poll shows partisan divide over U.S. military action in Venezuela

Americans are divided over the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, though most are concerned about deeper involvement, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday (January 5).

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