Archives for January, 2026

Sudan's Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim speaks with AFP during an interview in Port Sudan

Sudan 'lost all sources of revenue' in the war: finance minister to AFP

Agence France-Presse

Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Analysis-Why Iran’s clerical regime still holds as protests rage

Reuters

TEHRAN, IRAN - JANUARY 10: The heavily damaged Tax Affairs building is pictured on January 10, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Some areas of Tehran sustained heavy damage during ongoing protests that came to a head on January 8, amid a growing economic and political crisis sweeping the country. (Photo by Stringer/Getty Images)

Analysis

Israel assesses Trump may opt for Iran strike despite protest crackdown

The prevailing assessment in Israel is that US President Trump will opt to strike the Tehran government in order to show the protesters that the United States has not abandoned them.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

UN rights office says hundreds killed in Iran protests

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping react as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Trump's Iran tariff threat risks reopening China rift

Reuters

DJ Padre Guilherme performs at AHM club in Beirut, Lebanon, January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Raghed Waked

Despite criticism, DJ priest hits a high note with some Lebanese

Reuters

Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of a war-damaged building after parts of it collapsed, on a windy winter day, in Gaza City, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Over 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire, UNICEF says

Reuters

Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

About 2,000 killed in Iran protests, official says

Reuters

Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iranian MP warns of greater unrest, urging government to address grievances

Reuters

Drone view shows a man dressed as Santa playing football with Palestinian teens next to West Bank barrier separating Aida refugee camp from Jerusalem, in the Israeli-occupied city of Bethlehem, December 22, 2025. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

The West Bank soccer field slated for demolition by Israel

Reuters

Somalis in Mogadishu protested against Israel's recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland

Somaliland: Horn of Africa territory at heart of geopolitical scramble

Agence France-Presse

Iranian authorities sought to regain control of the streets by staging mass rallies of their own

Trump warns of 'very strong action' if Iran hangs protesters

Agence France-Presse

Supporters of the Iranian opposition group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran, protest to demand an immediate stop to the violence against protesters in Iran and an end to detentions and repression, in Berlin, Germany, January 3, 2026. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

Iran's leadership is in its 'final days and weeks', Germany's Merz says

Reuters

The protests represent the biggest challenge yet to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

In 'big trouble'? The factors determining Iran's future

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025. REUTERS/Flavio Brancaleone/File Photo

Australian writers festival in turmoil over decision to bar Palestinian author

Reuters

US President Donald Trump has kept threatening a military option, even as the deaths of Iranian protesters have mounted

Trump has options on Iran, but first must define goal

Agence France-Presse