Photos emerge from Iran’s protests, veiled by government blackout
Iranians across the country have taken to the streets at great risk, facing a violent government crackdown....
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Iranians across the country have taken to the streets at great risk, facing a violent government crackdown....
Moves of US military personnel and aircraft carrier keep region on edge...
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s been told "on good authority" that plans for executions in Iran have stopped. Tehran, on its end, has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in it...
Civilians fled a Kurdish-held region of northern Syria on Friday before a deadline set by the army, which seeks to expand its control over the area after driving Kurdish forces from Aleppo. The govern...
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 ...
The past week's fighting between the Syrian army and Syrian Kurdish paramilitaries shows how difficult the military integration of the two will be to achieve....
One of Russia's goals, in addition to persecuting its own citizens, "is territorial expansion, mass murder and attacks on civilian targets, including hospitals and schools," the Polish president said....
The Treasury announcement comes a day after Trump that he’d been told "on good authority" that plans for executions in Iran have stopped....
War-related violence in Ukraine killed 2,514 civilians and injured 12,142 last year, a 31% rise in the number of victims from 2024, a UN monitor said....
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....
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....
The European Union is contemplating more sanctions against Iran amid a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests that has killed thousands. But could the bloc apply more pressure on the Islamic Rep...
US President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with Venezuela's interim government to transfer millions of barrels of oil to the US. DW explores how the plan could be a blow to China, Russia, Ir...
Some 20,000 Ukrainian civilians are in Russian prisons and rights activists say more than 2,000 are female. Some of the women who have managed to get out jail are now speaking out about what they expe...
UN ​human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday he was "horrified" by the violence in Iran as a government crackdown continued. The Human Rights Activists News Agency estimated the death toll at 646 w...
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman led a diplomatic effort to dissuade Donald Trump from launching a high-risk military strike on Iran. For in-depth analysis, Genie Godula welcomes Jon Hoffman, Research Fe...
Organizers of the Munich Security Conference have reversed a decision to invite Iranian leadership figures after deadly crackdowns. Officials said the conditions for meaningful dialogue were "no longe...
The United States on Thursday said Iran halted 800 executions of protesters under pressure from President Donald Trump, after Gulf allies appeared to pull him back from military action over Tehran's d...
Iran's judiciary chief on Wednesday called for fast-track trials for detained protesters, despite US President Donald Trump's threat of "very strong action" if the Islamic republic goes ahead with exe...
The summit, which will be held from 3-5 February, is expected to bring together 35 heads of state and government, more than 150 government delegations and over 6,000 attendees....