Iran protests: 646 killed, activists say, as Trump weighs military action
The death toll over 16 days of mass anti-government protests in Iran reached 646 as of Monday, according to data published by the the U.S.-based HRANA....
1dABC NewsPolitics
Crypto Bill Draft Grants XRP, Solana and Dogecoin Same Legal Status as Bitcoin
The draft provision would treat tokens as “non-ancillary” assets, exempt from SEC securities rules, if they were in an ETF by 2026....
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Protesters say 'unliveable to be a farmer in France today' as they condemn Mercosur deal
French farmers steered some 350 tractors on January 11 toward French Parliament to protest low incomes and an EU trade deal with South America that they fear threatens their livelihoods. They say thei...
1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
'We choose Denmark' over the US, Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielson said the Arctic territory was facing a "geopolitical crisis" as Trump threatens to take it over. Denmark's Mette Frederiksen condemned "unacceptable pr...
1dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact
How US sanctions crippled lives of Iranians Trump says he wants to ‘help’
US sanctions have damaged Iran's economy, which was the reason the protests broke out in the first place....
1dAl JazeeraPoliticsImpact
Greenland and Denmark reject US pressure ahead of Washington trip
Leaders say territory ‘not for sale’ before White House meeting on Wednesday...
1dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact
Free Starlink access for Iran seen as game changer for demonstrators
SpaceX's Starlink has dropped fees to help Iranian demonstrators share protest details globally, activists say...
5hABC NewsPolitics
Taiwan says ‘general consensus’ reached with US on trade deal
US media reports say tariffs will be cut to 15 percent in exchange for TSMC investment....
1dAl JazeeraPolitics
Malaysia to take legal action against Elon Musk's X and xAI over misuse of Grok chatbot
Authorities said Grok was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual AI images....
1dEuronewsTechnologyImpact
'Little appetite for regime change’: Trump offers 'help' for Iran's protesters, but what can he do?
US President Donald Trump told Iranian protesters on Tuesday that “help is on its way” as he weighed options to punish Tehran for its brutal crackdown. As the threat of military action looms, analysts...
1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
At least 2,000 protesters killed in Iran, with footage suggesting summary executions
The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked January 12 to at least 2,000 people killed, activists say. With the Internet down in Iran, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more ...
1dFrance 24world_newsImpact
Thailand’s election turns into a cash splash contest to win votes
Thailand’s election season has triggered a dizzying array of cash giveaway offers from parties vying for votes, from a US$2,000 payment for newborns to debt write-offs and US$100 monthly top-ups for t...
1dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact
Not ‘Trump-compatible’? China expert Rudd exits Australia’s US ambassador role
Australia’s former prime minister and a prominent China scholar, Kevin Rudd, will step down as ambassador to the United States a year ahead of schedule, a move some analysts say underscores a fundamen...
20hSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact
Marine Le Pen's appeal in EU fund embezzlement case opens in Paris
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who needs to have a graft conviction overturned to seize her best chance at the French presidency, risks seeing her life's work upended if she loses her appeal. It come...
1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
Iran: Activists report more than 2,500 dead after brutal crackdown
Activists report that more than 2,400 people have been killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests, according to updated figures from the Human Rights Activist News Agency, which says most of th...
9hFrance 24world_newsImpact
UK launches investigation into Musk's Grok amidst global backlash
Grok - the AI chatbot developed my Elon Musk's company - is facing growing international backlash for being misused to generate sexually explicit and nonconsensual images. Malaysia and Indonesia have ...
1dFrance 24TechnologyImpact
A16z raise $15B! Jerome Powell vs Trump! Crypto remains flat! Special Guest: Dudas!
Crypto majors are mostly flat headed into Monday open; btc even at $90,600; eth +1% at $3,110, sol +2% at $140; xrp -2% to $2.04. Ip (+20%) and xmr (+15%) led top movers; xmr hit a new ath at $590. Fe...
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Russian oil firm says it will keep its Venezuela assets after US military operation
Russia and Venezuela maintain a strategic partnership spanning energy, defense, and diplomacy. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images Russia's state-owned Roszarubezhneft says its Venezuelan oil assets belong t...
12hBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact
Russia's 'massive' losses in Ukraine have it heading toward a breaking point, NATO's top official says
A Ukrainian soldier fires a Javelin anti-tank missile. Dmytro Smolienko via Reuters Connect NATO's secretary general said up to 25,000 Russian soldiers are being killed in Ukraine each month. Mark Rut...
4hBusiness Insiderworld_newsImpact
Powell criminal probe upends Trump's search for a new Fed chair
White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett (left) and former Fed Gov. Kevin Warsh are leading prediction market odds for the likehood of becoming President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Rese...
1dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact
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