US President Donald Trump says the United States will "take very serious action" if Iran begins executing protesters.
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Videos shared online on January 13 show vast numbers of body bags at the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center in Tehran, indicating the extent of a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters. The person who shared the videos, filmed on January 10, said they traveled 1,000 kilometers to bypass the Internet blackout in Iran. One human rights group estimates at least 2,000 people have died, but other observers put the number much higher.
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Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine, striking key energy facilities amid freezing temperatures. The attacks left hundreds of thousands without power and caused widespread damage, killing at least four people.
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RFE/RL's Radio Farda has spoken to an Iranian man who says he witnessed protests in the southeastern city of Kerman on January 8 and January 9. Nader B, whose name and voice have been changed to protect his identity, says security forces launched a violent crackdown in the city on January 9 with hundreds of gunshots being fired.
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The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, has been plunged into a widespread blackout, with electricity, water, and heating supplies cut across large parts of the city of some 3 million people following another night of Russian drone strikes.
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Russia fired a new nuclear-capable ballistic missile with multiple warheads at western Ukraine as part of a barrage of missiles and drones that pounded Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv where at least 4 were killed and dozens wounded.
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RFE/RL's Radio Farda has currently verified the deaths of 20 demonstrators who have died during Iran's ongoing protests. Despite the violent crackdown, crowds gathered late on January 6 in Abdanan, in Iran's western Ilam Province, and in several other cities as protests continue for an 11th day.
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RFE/RL's Radio Farda has spoken to a protester who says he witnessed Iranian security forces shoot and kill demonstrators in Malekshahi, in the western Ilam Province, on January 3. Mohammad Heydari Ilami, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, said security forces then raided a hospital in the city of Ilam to seize the bodies of the dead and arrest the wounded.
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Venezuela's acting president appears conciliatory after Trump tells her she must "do what’s right" or face consequences. Serbia joins Russia, Iran in condemning action, while Venezuelan diaspora celebrates.
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US President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro has been captured and flown out of the country after the United States carried out a large-scale strike that has been sharply condemned by Iran, Russia, and other allies of the South American nation.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hosting high-stakes security talks in Kyiv on January 3 with Western allies, as Russia intensifies its drone strikes.
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Reports of Denis Nikitin’s death in a Russian drone strike turned out to be a calculated Ukrainian deception. The twist not only exposed efforts to lure would-be assassins but also underscored the murky alliances and controversial figures shaping the war’s covert battles.
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