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Iran President Says Any Attack on Supreme Leader Would Be Declaration of War

World  In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran President Says Any Attack on Supreme Leader Would Be Declaration of War

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned on Sunday that any attack on the country's supreme leader Ali Khamenei would mean a declaration of war. "An attack…

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World Military personnel from the German armed Forces Bundeswehr board Icelandair flight leaving Nuuk airport for Reykjavik on January 18, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. (AFP)

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World  Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during a press conference with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on January 16, 2026. (AFP)

Italian PM Calls Threatened US Tariffs Over Greenland a ‘Mistake’

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World Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen reacts, following his and Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt meeting with US Senators Angus King (I-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and a press conference, in Washington DC, US, January 14, 2026. (Reuters)

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World 10 January 2026, Iran, Tehran: A police station is set on fire during protests in Tehran in response to worsening economic conditions. ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

US-based Activist Agency Says It Has Verified 3,766 Deaths from Iran Protests

A US-based activist agency said Sunday that it has verified at least 3,766 deaths during a wave of protests that swept Iran and led to a bloody crackdown and…

World File photo: Pakistani Army and security officials stand guard as the opposition party Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaft (PTI) continue their protest for the third day demanding release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Islamabad, Pakistan, 06 October 2024. EPA/SOHAIL SHAHZAD

Pakistan Security Forces Kill 12 Militants, Thwarting Attempted Hostage-taking in Southwest

Pakistani security forces killed at least 12 militants and thwarted an attempted hostage-taking in southwestern Pakistan after assailants attacked a police…

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World People gather as firefighters try to control a massive fire that broke out in a multi-story shopping mall, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammad Farooq)

Death Toll Rises to 6 in a Fire at a Shopping Plaza in Pakistan’s City of Karachi

Firefighters in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi battled a blaze Sunday at a multistory shopping plaza that erupted overnight, killing six people,…

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World Some of the more than ten cars washed into the surf by the flood at the Cumberland River Caravan park after flash flooding near the Wye River, Australia, 16 January 2026. EPA/MICHAEL CURRIE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

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World British PM Keir Starmer (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen held a UK-EU summit in London in 2025. Carl Court / POOL/AFP

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World Iranians who live in Greece gather to rally outside the Iranian embassy in Athens, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in support of Iran's anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Protester Arrested after Climbing Roof of Iran's Embassy in London

A protester who climbed onto the roof of Iran's embassy in London and removed a flag was arrested with several others, police said late on Friday, adding…

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World Protesters wave Greenlandic flags as they take part in a rally under the slogans 'hands off Greenland' and 'Greenland for Greenlanders', in front of City Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark on January 17, 2026. (Photo by Emil Helms / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP)

Thousands Join Anti-Trump 'Hands Off Greenland' Protests in Denmark

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World Motorists maneuver at the street in Taipei, Taiwan, 14 January 2025. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

Taiwan Says Chinese Drone Made 'Provocative' Flight over South China Sea Island

A Chinese reconnaissance drone briefly flew over the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands at the top end of the South China Sea on Saturday, in what Taiwan's…

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World Iranians walk past a sign reading in Persian “This is not a protest” on a street in Tehran (EPA) 

Cautious Calm in Iran Amid Heightened Security Measures

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World Israeli soldiers stand on tanks, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza border, in southern Israel, January 1, 2024. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo

Israel Sees Spike in Suicide Among Troops

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World A migrant participating in the government's program Great Mission Return to the Homeland, waves upon arrival at Maiquetia International Airport, in Venezuela 16 January 2026. EPA

First Flight of Deported Venezuelan Migrants Arrives in Caracas after Maduro's Capture

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World  A Pakistani medical student Arslan Haider waits at the airport after arriving from Tehran on a commercial flight amid the ongoing nationwide protests in Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, January 15, 2026. (Reuters)

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