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The number of people killed during more than two weeks of nationwide demonstrations in Iran has climbed to at least 2,000, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). The organization, which gathers information from networks inside and outside the country, also reported 10,721 arrests since the unrest began […]
Caracas — Venezuela’s equity market has rallied to an unprecedented level, with the Indice Bursatil de Capitalizacion (IBC) rising more than 130 percent since 3 January, the date U.S. forces apprehended former president Nicolás Maduro. The steep ascent reflects growing expectations that a post-Maduro landscape could pave the way for policy changes, sanction relief and […]
A New York City Council employee was taken into federal custody on Monday, 12 January 2026, after appearing for what city officials described as a routine immigration appointment in Bethpage, Nassau County. The detention has drawn sharp criticism from several state and local leaders, who denounced the action as an overreach by federal authorities and […]
SK Hynix plans to invest 19 trillion Korean won (about $12.9 billion) in a new advanced packaging facility in Cheongju, South Korea, aiming to expand output of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) amid persistent shortages and rising prices for dynamic random-access memory (DRAM). The company said on Tuesday that ground breaking is scheduled for April, with completion projected by the […]
A brief video released on January 12, 2026, shows a paraglider experiencing a sudden and rapid fall over the waters off Florida’s shoreline. The 19-second clip, distributed by ABC News Live, quickly circulated across social media platforms, drawing wide attention to the perilous sequence recorded from shore. In the footage, the glider is initially seen cruising […]
Asian equities advanced on Tuesday, with Japan’s benchmark index leading regional gains amid mounting expectations that the country’s ruling coalition will call an early parliamentary vote. The Nikkei 225 climbed 3.4% to 40,199.02 after a one-day holiday break, marking its strongest single-day rise in roughly five weeks. The sharp move followed reports from public broadcaster NHK […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s top national security advisers are scheduled to gather at the White House on Tuesday to present a range of responses to Iran’s escalating suppression of nationwide protests, according to U.S. officials familiar with the planning. The session follows Trump’s warning last Friday that Tehran is “in big trouble” and approaching […]
Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina said he will block every forthcoming nomination to the Federal Reserve, including any candidate proposed to succeed Chair Jerome Powell, until a Justice Department investigation involving Powell is resolved. The announcement, released on Sunday, represents a significant intra-party hurdle for President Donald Trump, who is expected to name […]
Pope Leo XIV met privately with Venezuelan opposition leader and recent Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado at the Vatican on Monday. Although the appointment was absent from the pontiff’s published agenda, the Vatican later confirmed the encounter in its daily bulletin, offering no additional details about the discussion or its length. The audience […]
Apple has entered a multiyear agreement with Google to integrate the Gemini family of artificial-intelligence models into future Apple products, including a substantial upgrade to the Siri voice assistant scheduled for release later this year. The collaboration, confirmed in a joint statement obtained by CNBC, joins two of the world’s most valuable technology companies in […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to bolster its presence in Minnesota with several hundred federal officers following last week’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. The move, announced on Sunday, comes amid mounting public tension and calls from state leaders for restraint while the […]
Early updates from several U.S. retailers suggest the 2025 holiday shopping period delivered respectable, though largely unremarkable, growth. Companies presenting preliminary figures on Monday reported results ranging from robust gains to downward revisions, underscoring uneven demand at the close of a year marked by cautious consumers and widespread promotions. Broad picture: modest momentum, few standouts […]