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Iran partially restores international calls amid ongoing blackout

Iranian mobile users regained limited ability to make international calls on Tuesday following a deadly crackdown on nationwide protests that prompted the government to sever both internet access and outbound calling capabilities. Residents in Tehran contacted an Associated Press journalist, though calls......

Venezuela's interim leader ramps up crackdown after US captures Maduro

Days after US forces seized Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela's interim government under Delcy Rodríguez has unleashed a sweeping crackdown on dissent. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced Wednesday that 100 people died in the American raid, with a similar number wounded.......

Bangladesh: Hasina sentenced to death over 2024 protest crackdown

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death on Monday after a special tribunal found her guilty of crimes against humanity linked to the violent suppression of anti-government demonstrations in 2024. According to court officials, the verdict follows months of hearings in which......

Protests erupt in Washington, DC against Trump’s National Guard deployment

Over the weekend, thousands of Washington, DC residents flooded the streets in protest of US President Donald Trump’s federal crackdown and the deployment of over 2,000 National Guard troops to the nation’s capital. This move, which followed Trump’s August 11 declaration of a crime......

Google faces $3.9 billion in global fines over privacy and antitrust breaches

Google is grappling with unprecedented sanctions totaling $3.9 billion, as regulators across multiple jurisdictions penalize the tech giant for privacy violations and anticompetitive practices in digital advertising. These fines, levied across three continents within a single week, highlight an intensifying......

Spanish authorities dismantle €1-million human smuggling network

Spanish police have arrested 14 suspects and dismantled a sophisticated human smuggling network that transported migrants from Algeria to Spain using high-powered boats. The criminal organization, dismantled during "Operation Nautilita," charged migrants up to €7,000 for perilous Mediterranean......

Trump administration demands $1 billion fine from University of California over pro-Palestinian protests

The Trump administration has escalated its campaign against higher education by demanding a staggering $1 billion fine from the University of California (UC) for pro-Palestinian protests held on its campuses in 2024. The unprecedented penalty has sparked backlash from university officials and state leaders,......

Stephen Miller’s rise: How Trump’s closest aide reshaped U.S. immigration policy

U.S. Marines patrolling Los Angeles streets. Immigration officers sweeping courthouses and restaurants. A ban on travelers from nearly 20 nations. These stark realities reflect the vision of Stephen Miller, the deputy chief of staff and architect behind Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration policies. Miller’s......

Algeria’s covert crackdown in France deepens diplomatic rift

A series of covert operations allegedly orchestrated by Algeria on French soil has heightened diplomatic tensions between the two nations, with implications that stretch far beyond espionage. According to an explosive report by Le Journal du Dimanche (Lejdd), the Algerian regime under President......