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Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Nationwide unrest challenging Iran's theocracy saw protesters flood the streets in the country's capital and its second-largest city Saturday night and into Sunday morning, crossing the two-week mark as an outside monitoring group said at least 116 people had been killed. With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
After killing of Renee Nicole Good, city braces for what the agency describes as its largest enforcement operation yet Minneapolis protesters – already outraged by Wednesday's fatal shooting of a woman by an immigration officer – braced for a new onslaught as the Department of Homeland Security sent more agents in to the area, carried out what it called its largest enforcement operation ever. On Sunday, ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
Danish prime minister says country is at a crossroads and accuses US of turning its back on Nato Mette Frederiksen has said that Denmark is at a "fateful moment" amid Donald Trump's threats to take over Greenland, accusing the US of potentially turning its back on Nato. Speaking at a party leader debate at a political rally on Sunday, the Danish prime minister said her country was "at a crossroads". Her comments ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The president has stepped up attacks on ISIS in recent weeks after saying the U.S. should have 'nothing to do with' Syria Donald Trump has launched new strikes in Syria to drive out a resurgent Islamic State, after the terror group killed two American soldiers and an interpreter ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba and suggested the Communist-run island strike a deal with the United States, placing more pressure on the country located 90 miles from Florida's shore. With Venezuela acting as the island's largest oil supplier, oil supply to Cuba has dwindled . The U.S. attack raised questions about the potential control and ...
Source: aol.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
Maybe this really is the Chicago Bears ' year. It's about the only way to explain it. Trailing their archrivals by 18 , with coach Ben Johnson repeatedly getting too cute for his own good and QB getting outplayed by Jordan Love , it sure looked as if the Bears were headed for the offseason. But no opponent's lead is safe with this group, which believes it's in every game until the clock hits zero. And who's to tell ...
Source: aol.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
A picture might paint a thousand words, but a photo of President Donald Trump requires the removal of them. That is what the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery has found out after it bowed to pressure from the White House to scrub references to Trump's two impeachments during his first term in office. In doing so, The Washington Post reported that gallery staff also removed the accompanying ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
The Ku Klux Klan attacked the same synagogue in 1967 for its involvement in the civil rights movement A suspect is in custody as authorities investigate a weekend fire that damaged Mississippi's largest synagogue, which has been attacked before. The fire broke out around 3 a.m. Saturday at Beth Israel Congregation, the only synagogue in Jackson, the state capital. Investigators said the blaze originated in the ...
Source: forward.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
A Ukrainian drone attack has killed one person and wounded three in the Russian city of Voronezh, according to local officials. Governor Alexander Gusev said in a social media post on Sunday that a young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack. Three other people were wounded overnight and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
With Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson all watching the postseason from home, this could be the year Allen's greatness is finally the deciding factor for Buffalo. Entering Sunday, the Buffalo Bills had not won a road playoff game since 1992, and Josh Allen had never led a game-winning drive in the postseason. Both of those streaks are now over. The Bills scored an upset victory Sunday, knocking off the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
( The Hill ) – President Trump signed an executive order to protect Venezuelan oil revenue from being used in judicial proceedings, a week after U.S. forces initiated a covert operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The executive order, signed Friday and made public on Saturday , declared a national emergency to ensure Venezuelan oil revenue held in U.S. Treasury accounts won't be ...
Source: wfla.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
– First responders on Sunday entered a contested neighborhood in s northern city of Aleppo after days of deadly clashes between government forces and Kurdish-led forces. Syrian state media said the military was deployed in large numbers. The clashes broke out Tuesday in the predominantly Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Achrafieh and Bani Zaid after the government and the Syrian Democratic Forces, the ...
Source: news4jax.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
The Norwegian Nobel Institute has said the prize cannot be revoked, transferred or shared once announced. The US president has openly expressed interest in receiving the award. The organisation that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize has dismissed claims that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado could give her recent award to President Donald Trump. The Norwegian Nobel Institute said Friday that once ...
Source: news.sky.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
Matthew Stafford's 19-yard pass to Colby Parkinson with 38 seconds remaining rescued the Los Angeles Rams in a 34-31 victory against the Carolina Panthers in an NFC wild-card game Saturday at Charlotte. "It was MVP type of stuff what he did," Rams coach Sean McVay said of Stafford. "I thought he saw the field really well and that's why we're advancing because of his leadership." Stafford was 24-for-42 for 304 ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
Critics express doubt president can implement such a move without approval from Congress Donald Trump announced a one-year cap that would limit credit card interest rates to 10% this week, in a move that has prompted mixed reaction from lawmakers and beyond. The president's social media post on Friday night said the restriction would take effect on 20 January, but he did not provide specifics on how the government ...
Source: theguardian.com