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90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from the internet

Article URL: https://state-of-iranblackout.whisper.security/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46603910 Points: 42 # Comments: 12...

3dHacker NewsPoliticsImpact

Estonia bans Russians who fought in Ukraine from entering country, interior ministry says

The ministry estimates as many as 1.5 million Russians have taken part in the full-scale invasion, about half of them having served on the front line....

3dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

US to host officials from Denmark and Greenland as Trump renews takeover threats

The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers will meet US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Wednesday....

3dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

The US expected 'significant resistance' from Venezuela's air defenses, Maduro raid planning memo reveals

The US expected resistance from dozens of Venezuelan air defense systems during the Maduro raid. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images The US expected "significant resistance" from...

1dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Chinese student numbers at Harvard rise despite Trump visa crackdown

Enrolment at Harvard for Chinese students rose in the autumn from a year earlier, even as the Donald Trump administration moved to rein in visas for them and limit foreign enrolment and funding at the...

2dSouth China Morning PosteducationImpact

Fact check: Woman burning Khamenei photo not in Iran

A viral video shows a woman lighting her cigarette from a burning photo of Iran's leader. Many claim it was filmed secretly in Tehran. The image is real; however, it's not from Iran....

6hDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Ex-refugee and former Iraqi president takes over UN's refugee agency

Bahram Salih, the new head of the UN's refugee agency says that he knows the pain of being ripped from all one knows. The former Iraqi president has just taken over the UNHCR and headed to Kakuma refu...

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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...

3dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Thailand: Several killed as crane falls on passenger train

The high-speed train was travelling from Bangkok to northeast Thailand....

2dDeutsche Welleaccidents

Nigeria reopens some schools in the north despite kidnap threats

Schools across parts ​of northern Nigeria started reopening on January 12, after months of closure triggered ⁠by the abduction of hundreds of students in November 2025. The move follows a circular fro...

3dFrance 24education

Iran: Death toll soars in protests after brutal crackdown

The nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy appeared increasingly smothered Thursday, a week on from authorities shutting the country off from the world and escalating a bloody crackdown that...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Trump says he has received assurances ‘killing in Iran is stopping’

President declines to rule out military action after Washington evacuated personnel from Qatar command centre...

1dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

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 ...

3dFrance 24world_newsImpact

Port Assab becomes flashpoint for Ethiopia–Eritrea relations

Addis Ababa's renewed calls for sea access threaten an already fragile relationship with Eritrea, drawing anger from Asmara....

1dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Thailand: Dozens die as crane falls on passenger train

The train was travelling from Bangkok to northeast Thailand. At least 29 people have died in the accident....

2dDeutsche Welleaccidents

Explosion in the Netherlands injures at least four and causes widespread damage

Officials called on the local population to stay away from the area, as emergency services rushed to the scene....

1dEuronewsaccidentsImpact

Amid Iran’s blackout, videos show lethal violence across the country

A Washington Post review of videos from Iran posted online of recent protests illustrates how widely violence has spread....

2dWashington PostPoliticsImpact

How Putin’s focus on Ukraine war leaves allies like Venezuela, Iran and Cuba exposed

As Russian President Vladimir Putin focuses his attentions on Moscow’s war in Ukraine, his strategic allies around the world have been left feeling neglected – or worse. In Venezuela, officials now th...

2dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

How Iran switched off the internet — and Iranians fought back

Tehran went from ‘halal internet’ to near-total blackout but activists have smuggled in Starlink devices to get information out...

2dFinancial TimesPolitics

Republican bill pushes to make Greenland 51st US state amid Trump’s bold arctic move

A Republican congressman from Florida introduced a bill on Monday to annex Greenland and make it the 51st US state as President Donald Trump threatens to seize the autonomous Danish territory. Trump h...

3dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact
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