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María Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Prize winner speaking from hiding in a detailed interview published Saturday, pledged to position Venezuela as Israel's closest ally in Latin America upon gaining power. This commitment aims to reverse decades of animosity that began under Hugo Chávez and deepened under Nicolás......

South Africa will host a multinational naval exercise from January 9 to 16, marking the first joint maritime operation involving BRICS Plus nations and Iran. Dubbed "Will for Peace 2026," the drills will be led by China, bringing together navies from BRICS Plus countries for maritime security operations and interoperability training......

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Friday that the United States would respond if Iranian authorities violently repress peaceful demonstrators, as protests over rising living costs continue to spread across the country. In a message published on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said that if Iranian forces were to open fire......

At least 1,500 people sentenced to death were executed in Iran during 2025, marking the highest annual total recorded in more than three decades, according to the non-governmental organization Iran Human Rights (IHR). The Norway-based NGO stated that this figure represents the largest number of executions it has documented since the late......

A member of Iran’s security forces was killed overnight from Wednesday to Thursday in the western part of the country, according to state television, following several days of protests over the rising cost of living. The victim was identified as a 21-year-old member of the Basij forces in the city of Kouhdasht, located in Lorestan province.......

Protests across Iran intensified as university students joined shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in demonstrations driven by a sharp economic downturn. The unrest followed a record fall of the Iranian rial to about 1.42 million per dollar and inflation climbing above 42 percent, deepening public anger over living costs and financial instability. Now......

The Kremlin called for dialogue and de-escalation on Tuesday following President Donald Trump's warning to Tehran about rebuilding its nuclear and missile programs. Trump stated that Washington would support another strike against Iran if necessary, highlighting rising tensions over the country's military capabilities six months after......

Shopkeepers in Tehran's Grand Bazaar and key commercial zones such as Lalehzar Street, Jomhouri, and the Shush wholesale district shuttered their stores on Sunday and Monday, bringing business to a standstill amid escalating economic discontent. Social media footage captured large crowds chanting anti-government slogans, with security......

Education Minister Yoav Kisch has informed United States President Donald Trump that he will be awarded the Israel Prize next year in recognition of what officials describe as his sustained and far reaching support for the Jewish people and the State of Israel. During a phone call held while Trump met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and......

The Trump administration is stepping up its push to position the United States as a central mediator in two of the world’s most entrenched conflicts, holding consecutive talks on the crises in Ukraine and Gaza that will test Washington’s diplomatic influence. Over a 48‑hour span, former President Donald Trump received Ukrainian......

Amid fading hopes for progress in the Gaza ceasefire, former U.S. President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday at the Mar-a-Lago estate. The talks focused on reviving the next stage of a U.S.-brokered truce that has struggled to move forward since its launch in October. The meeting also underscored growing......

Iran has successfully launched three domestically produced satellites into space from Russia, marking its seventh deployment using Russian rockets. The satellites—Zafar-2, Paya, and Kowsar-1.5—will support agricultural and environmental research. The launch took place at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in eastern Russia, using a Soyuz-2.1b......

Russia has successfully launched three Iranian satellites into orbit, marking a new step in their growing space and technological collaboration. The satellites, named Paya, Zafar-2, and Kowsar, were lifted from the Vostochny Cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz-2.1b rocket at 13:18 GMT, according to official reports from both nations. Positioned approximately......