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Internet shutdown squeezes Iran's ailing businesses already hurt by crashing currency

Iranians have been struggling for nearly two weeks with the longest, most comprehensive internet shutdown in the history of the Islamic Republic — one that has not only restricted their access to information and the outside world, but is also throttling many businesses that rely on online advertising.
January 21, 2026

What to know about the trial in Hong Kong against Tiananmen vigil organizers

Two former leaders of a Hong Kong pro-democracy group that for decades organized a vigil commemorating people killed during Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen crackdown are set to stand trial in a case brought under a national security law that has all but silenced dissent in the city.
January 21, 2026

Iran warns Trump not to take action against Khamenei

Iran on Tuesday warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to Khamenei's nearly 40-year reign.
January 21, 2026

Barcelona commuter train crashes, killing 1, days after deadly train collision in Spain

A Barcelona commuter train crashed Tuesday after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks, Spanish regional authorities said, killing at least one person and injuring 37 others.
January 21, 2026

Paris mourns Valentino, the last titan of couture's golden age

Valentino Garavani's death cast a long shadow over the opening day of Paris Fashion Week menswear Tuesday, with front-row guests and industry figures mourning the passing of one of the last towering names of 20th-century couture — an Italian designer whose working life was closely entwined with the Paris runways.
January 21, 2026

Veteran AP videographer describes grisly images and 'burning smoke' of a Haitian gang attack

Veteran Associated Press videographer Pierre-Richard Luxama was filming a tactical police unit patrolling Haiti's capital Monday when some of the gang members who control almost the entire city attacked.
January 21, 2026

What to know about the two fatal train crashes in Spain

A high-speed train in southern Spain derailed Sunday evening, colliding with another high-speed train, killing at least 42 people and injuring more than 150, Spanish authorities reported.
January 21, 2026

Colombia slashes wages for its legislators as public spending balloons ahead of election

Colombia's president on Tuesday reduced wages for members of Congress by approximately 30%, as the South American nation faces a budget crunch and gets ready to hold elections in the first semester of this year.
January 20, 2026

Trump's Greenland threats spark outrage from EU and test longtime NATO alliance

President Donald Trump 's pledge to provoke a sweeping tariff fight with Europe to get his way in taking control of Greenland has left many of America's closest allies warning of a rupture with Washington capable of shattering the NATO alliance that had once seemed unshakable.
January 20, 2026

Families of Venezuelan prisoners demand their release after weeks of waiting outside prisons

Families of Venezuelan prisoners on Tuesday demanded the release of nearly 800 imprisoned critics, journalists and members of the opposition still detained in the South American nation.
January 20, 2026

The Latest: Greenland and threat of Trump tariffs loom over Davos

Corporate chiefs and government leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, are in Davos, Switzerland, this week, joining an elite annual World Economic Forum that promotes dialogue and economic progress, even as actions from Washington have upended the global order and billionaires have reaped trillions in new wealth as the poor lag behind.
January 20, 2026

Nigerian police recognize church attacks that abducted 168 after initial denial

Nigerian police recognized that simultaneous church attacks occurred in northwestern Kaduna state over the weekend, after initially dismissing reports.
January 20, 2026
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