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.
Iranian security forces arrested several protesters as mass demonstrations continued into their sixth night on January 2 in multiple cities. Several protesters were killed after thousands took to the streets over the collapse of Iran's currency, soaring inflation, and an energy crisis.
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.
Deadly protests over Iran’s deepening economic crisis near their second week, triggering a fierce war of words between Tehran and Washington.
While much of the world celebrated the New Year, Iranians took to the streets, confronting security forces amid worsening economic hardship.
The US president backed demonstrators braving brutal suppression from Iranian security forces after days of protests that have resulted in several deaths and dozens of arrests.
Several people have died during a fifth day of protests across Iran, state-affiliated media and rights groups said, as anger builds over the country's economic woes despite pledges from the Islamic republic's clerical leaders to take "new decisions" to improve the situation.
Shirin Ebadi, who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to bring democracy and safeguard human rights in Iran, told RFE/RL's Radio Farda why these protests are different.
Iranians took to the streets for a fourth day to voice their anger over the state of the reeling economy, with the currency in a free fall and the threat of a new round of military strikes hanging over the country.
Iranians staged a third day of protests over a dire economic situation driven by high inflation and the national currency trading at record lows. University students joined the protests, which have spread outside the capital. Some protesters clashed with riot police armed with tear gas.
Iran's leadership is facing mounting pressure from abroad and emerging dissent from within as street protests over its reeling economy and the threat of a new round of military strikes hang over the country.
Iranians protested and many businesses closed up shop for a second day on December 29 as the country's currency reached a record low on foreign exchange markets. The country is dealing with severe inflation as well as an energy crisis, conditions that are taking a heavy toll on ordinary people.
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