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Iran offers first government-issued death toll from security crackdown on protesters

State television carried statements by the Interior Ministry and the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, an official body providing services to families of those killed in wars, saying 3,117 p...

5dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

US allies push back on Greenland at Davos ahead of Trump address

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney added his voice to the condemnation of U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland....

6dABC NewsPoliticsImpact

Activists say death toll from security crackdown on Iranian protesters exceeds 4,000

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency fear the number will grow as information leaks out of a country still gripped by the government's decision to shut down the internet....

Jan 20EuronewsPoliticsImpact

Trump announces tariffs on NATO allies for opposing US control of Greenland

President Donald Trump announced that the NATO countries who have sent small contingents of troops to Greenland will be charged a 10% tariff on all goods....

Jan 17ABC NewsPoliticsImpact

Poland's PM praises cyber defences after attempted attack on energy infrastructure foiled

Tusk blamed Russia and urged Parliament to swiftly pass new cybersecurity legislation to strengthen protection against foreign interference....

Jan 15EuronewsPoliticsImpact

Coinbase Withdraws Support for Crypto Bill on Eve of Key Senate Vote

The move could derail efforts to get crypto’s coveted market structure bill over the finish line....

Jan 14DecryptcryptocurrencyImpact

Case on whether Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya opens at UN court

The Gambia filed the case at the International Court of Justice in 2019, arguing a so-called "clearance operation" by Myanmar's military in 2017 violated the 1948 Genocide Convention....

Jan 12EuronewsPoliticsImpact

Treasury Department cancels contracts with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton after Trump tax return leak

Bessent announced that the government is canceling contracts worth $4.8 million annually. Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images Bessent said the Treasury is canceling its contracts with consulting firm...

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Iran warns Trump not to take action against Khamenei

Iran on Tuesday warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to the nearly 40-year reign. (Im...

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How are ICE agents recruited, and who are they?

Donald Trump's second presidential term has seen a rapid rise in the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. But who are these people, and where is the US government finding them?...

Jan 17Deutsche WellePolitics

The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46758450 Points: 16 # Comments: 2...

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WATCH: Inside the TikTok deal to keep operating in the US

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with Bloomberg technology reporter Alexandra Levine about what the finalized TikTok deal means to its users and their security concerns....

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Albania: What role does the MEK play in the Iran protests?

Some 3,000 members of the opposition People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran (MEK) are sheltering in Albania. It has been claimed that the MEK plays an important role in the protests in Iran. Some ex...

Jan 20Deutsche WellePolitics

Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday even as he has questioned her credibility to t...

Jan 16NPR NewsPoliticsImpact

Greenland 'ready to negotiate' better partnership, PM says

Jens-Frederik Nielsen said sovereignty was a "red line" that needed to be respected as he said Greenland was ready to negotiate after Trump backtracked on suggesting force could be used to acquire it....

5dDeutsche WellePolitics

South Korean prosecutors demand death penalty for ex-leader Yoon

South Korean prosecutors called on Tuesday for the death penalty to be handed down to former president Yoon Suk Yeol for his December 2024 declaration of martial law, which plunged the country into ch...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

Outrage in UK after Trump claims NATO troops avoided Afghanistan front line

According to official UK figures, 405 of the 457 British casualties who died in Afghanistan were killed in hostile military action....

4dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Chipotle's new PAC signals a change in how the company engages in politics

Chipotle quietly filed FEC paperwork to form a political action committee. Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Chipotle has filed to form a PAC, allowing the compan...

5dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

US says Gaza truce enters phase two, after forming Palestinian committee

The United States said on Wednesday it is launching the second phase of its plan to end the Gaza war, even as key elements of the first phase - including ⁠a complete ceasefire between Israel and Hamas...

Jan 15France 24PoliticsImpact

Trump addresses World Economic Forum in Davos, making many "false statements"

US President Donald Trump gave a lengthy speech at the Davos World Economic Forum, where he praised his achievements with the US economy and addressed issues like NATO, Greenland and Ukraine, lambasti...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
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