Anti-government protests in Iran continued for a 15th straight day on January 11, with demonstrators gathering on the streets of Tehran as a harsh security crackdown intensified and the number of reported deaths continued to rise.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia’s latest attacks on Ukraine amount to “conscious, cynical Russian terror," as the country continues to face deadly strikes and heavy damage to its energy system amid freezing winter temperatures.
Iranian protesters showed no letup as the country entered the 15th straight day of anti-government protests despite a mounting crackdown by security personnel and as the West, led by US President Donald Trump, intensified pressure on the hard-line rulers in Tehran.
Tens of thousands of people protested for the 14th straight night in more than 100 Iranian cities as authorities appeared to be intensifying their crackdown, and US President Donald Trump led an intensification of pressure on Tehran.
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.
Iran is witnessing the largest antiestablishment protests since the latest round of demonstrations erupted on December 28. As the protests snowball, the tactics of the protesters are also shifting.
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.
Russia has freed imprisoned French researcher Laurent Vinatier in exchange for a Russian basketball player held in France and wanted in the United States for alleged ties to a computer hacking group.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a plan on security guarantees for Ukraine is "essentially ready" after an overnight barrage of Russian strikes crippled electricity, heating, and water infrastructure in parts of Ukraine, leaving around 1 million people in the dark amid freezing temperatures.
US naval forces boarded and seized a runaway Russian shadow fleet tanker in the North Atlantic, the latest in a series of moves by Washington against vessels linked to illegal trade in Venezuelan oil.
Officials from more than 30 Western countries -- the so-called Coalition of the Willing -- have agreed ensure "politically and legally binding guarantees" for Ukraine once a peace agreement to end the war with Russia is reached.
Officials from the more than 30 Western countries of the so-called Coalition of the Willing that support Kyiv in its battle with Russia will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on January 6 to fine tune a peace proposal aimed at ending Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II.
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