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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a series of defiant statements as tensions between Tehran and Washington intensify over the former’s crackdown on nationwide protests. On December 28, amid inflation and a currency collapse, protests erupted in Tehran before spreading across the country. A violent crackdown ensued, resulting in hundreds of deaths, according [...]

As of the time of writing, Iranian citizens have remained without internet or telecommunications access for 96 hours, according to online monitoring group NetBlocks. Amid the collapse of Iran’s currency, protests erupted in Tehran late last month and quickly spread across the country. Dozens of protesters and bystanders have been killed, according to human rights [...]

President Trump issued an executive order Saturday to block judicial processes from being instituted against Venezuelan oil funds held in the US, on the basis that it would “materially harm the national security and foreign policy of the United States.” The order states that any judicial proceedings against funds from “the sale of natural resources” [...]

UN Secretary General António Guterres issued a statement Friday strongly condemning Russian missile and drone attacks in Ukraine following Moscow’s firing of its medium-range nuclear-capable “Oreshnik” ballistic missile. The Secretary-General’s office noted: “These attacks have resulted in significant civilian casualties and deprived millions of Ukrainians of essential services, including electricity, heating and water at a [...]

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced Sunday that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has served the central bank with grand jury subpoenas. The documents, delivered on Friday, are related to Powell’s testimony to the Senate Banking Committee regarding renovations to Fed buildings. President Donald Trump has threatened litigation against Powell over the planned renovations. [...]

US Assistant Secretary of State Michael George DeSombre announced Friday that the US will provide $45 million in aid to Thailand and Cambodia to bolster regional stability following the implementation of the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords. The aid includes $15 million for border stabilization and community recovery, $10 million for demining and unexploded ordnance clearance, [...]

Greenland party leaders issued a joint statement Friday asserting that the autonomous territory rejects the US calls for acquisition. Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and four other party leaders stated: “We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders.” The world’s largest island, an autonomous territory under the [...]

An alarming rise in abductions, sexual violence, and attacks on civilians in South Sudan prompted renewed condemnation from the United Nations on Friday. Officials warned that the scale and persistence of these violations may amount to grave breaches of human rights. According to the quarterly brief released by the United Nations Mission to South Sudan [...]

In a Vatican speech on Friday, Pope Leo XIV voiced concern regarding the erosion of respect for human rights and what he termed the modern world’s “zeal for war.”  He emphasized that the fundamental prohibition against violating sovereign borders has been completely undermined, lamenting that “war is back in vogue, and a zeal for it [...]

An Istanbul court on Friday acquitted the president and executive board members of the Istanbul Bar Association (IBA) of terrorism-related charges. The ruling marks a significant development amid sustained criticism of Türkiye’s use of criminal law against lawyers and professional associations. The case arose from a public statement issued by the IBA in December 2024 [...]