Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered security forces not to crack down on economic protests, drawing a distinction between peaceful demonstrators and armed “rioters”. Pezeshkian’s statement comes as Iranian cities continue to see a wave of protests against economic hardship triggered مزید پڑھیں
The Israeli foreign minister arrived in Somaliland in a high-profile visit, condemned by Somalia as an “unauthorised incursion”, after Israel recognised the breakaway region in the Horn of Africa. Israel announced last month it was officially recognising Somaliland, a first مزید پڑھیں
Iran will offer no leniency to “rioters,” though the public has a right to demonstrate, the head of the judiciary said, following more than a week of protests. The demonstrations began last Sunday in Tehran when shopkeepers staged a strike مزید پڑھیں
Trump says US forces have captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a “large-scale strike”; hails “brilliant” operationMaduro and his wife indicted on weapon and drug charges, US attorney general says. Venezuelan vice president says govt does not know whereabouts مزید پڑھیں
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government launched an operation to take back military positions from southern separatists and said it had reclaimed one of the largest military camps in Hadramout province. The operation in Hadramout marks the latest escalation in Yemen. Hadramout’s governor, مزید پڑھیں
Zohran Mamdani, the young upstart of the US left, was sworn in to take over as New York mayor for a four-year term sure to see him cross swords with US President Donald Trump. The 34-year-old Democrat took his oath مزید پڑھیں
As Wednesday turned to Thursday, people around the world said goodbye to a sometimes challenging 2025 and expressed hopes for the new year to come. Midnight arrived first on the islands closest to the International Date Line in the Pacific مزید پڑھیں
The United Arab Emirates said said it was pulling out its remaining forces in Yemen after Saudi Arabia backed a call for UAE forces to leave the country within 24 hours. “In light of recent developments and their potential implications مزید پڑھیں
Three more Iranian satellites were sent into space on Russia’s Soyuz launchers Iranian state media said, as the two US-sanctioned nations extend their space collaboration. Iran has increasingly relied on its ally Russia to put satellites in orbit in recent مزید پڑھیں
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will depart for the United States and meet with President Donald Trump in Florida a day later, an Israeli official told AFP. It will be Netanyahu’s fifth visit to see Trump in the United States مزید پڑھیں