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Thousands of Iranians are dead or detained in a brutal crackdown after they took to the streets in what is seen as the biggest threat to the Islamic regime in years. Journalists from RFE/RL’s Iranian service, Radio Farda, bring you the latest developments, analysis, and reporting from on the ground.
While Delcy Rodriguez, whom Donald Trump approved to replace Nicolas Maduro at the start of January, appears to be meeting Washington's expectations, it is still impossible to know whether this situation will open up space for democracy.
House price growth slowed in 2025 but the new year is showing more positive signs for the property market
The extra $75 billion granted to ICE could instead prevent 700,000 people from losing health care, Sanders said.
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U.S. stocks were mostly lower, with the Nasdaq leading declines as makers of AI infrastructure suffered steep falls, many in the double digits. Nvidia was down 16%. [...]
Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions. [...]
Panic fueling the selloff of Nvidia, Broadcom and other tech giants is overblown. [...]
Gain insight on Experian, SoFi Technologies and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. [...]
Arabica coffee prices hit a record level, as traders digested the withdrawal of President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs and economic sanctions on Colombia. [...]
The Yen and Swiss Franc were stronger against the dollar as investors sought safe havens after Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s new AI model hit U.S. tech stocks. [...]
U.S. natural gas futures fell after weekend updates took some of the chill out of early February weather forecasts. [...]
QXO is taking its offer directly to shareholders after being rebuffed on several occasions. [...]
When the rain never stops…, by Gauthier Delecroix (CC BY 2.0) [...]
After the carnage, there aren’t even enough people left to form a WeChat group. [Chinese] Last week’s announcement of investigations into Generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli has profound implications for China’s elite politics and near-term military capacity, but it also left China’s Central Military [...]
Recent figures from China’s National Bureau of Statistics showed that despite policies ranging from childcare subsidies to reported menstrual monitoring, the country saw a fourth consecutive year of population decline and fewer than eight million births—roughly equal to the level in 1738. Online commentary on [...]
CDT presents a monthly series of censored content that has been added to our “404 Deleted Content Archive.” Each month, we publish a summary of content blocked or deleted (often yielding the message “404: content not found”) from Chinese platforms such as WeChat, Weibo, Douyin [...]
Hidden lava tunnels on the Moon and Mars could one day shelter human explorers, offering natural protection from radiation and space debris. A European research team has unveiled a bold new mission concept that uses three different robots working together to explore these extreme underground [...]
New research reveals a forgotten side of medieval Christianity—one rooted not in cathedrals, but in fields, forests, and farms. Historian Dr. Krisztina Ilko uncovers how the Augustinian order built its power through “green” miracles: restoring barren land, healing livestock, reviving fruit trees, and taming deadly [...]
MMS has long been promoted as a miracle cure, but new research shows it’s essentially a toxic disinfectant. While it can kill bacteria, it only works at levels that also damage human cells and beneficial gut microbes. Scientists warn that homemade MMS mixtures are especially [...]
Chronic stress can damage the gut’s protective lining, triggering inflammation that may worsen depression. New research shows that stress lowers levels of a protein called Reelin, which plays a key role in both gut repair and brain health. Remarkably, a single injection restored Reelin levels [...]
As demand for critical metals grows, scientists have taken a rare, close look at life on the deep Pacific seabed where mining may soon begin. Over five years and 160 days at sea, researchers documented nearly 800 species, many previously unknown. Test mining reduced animal [...]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 team has entered a carefully controlled two-week quarantine as the countdown begins for their journey to the International Space Station. The four astronauts—representing NASA, the European Space Agency, and Roscosmos—are isolating at Johnson Space Center before heading to Florida for final launch [...]
SAR11 bacteria dominate the world’s oceans by being incredibly efficient, shedding genes to survive in nutrient-poor waters. But that extreme streamlining appears to backfire when conditions change. Under stress, many cells keep copying their DNA without dividing, creating abnormal cells that grow large and die. [...]
MACE is a next-generation experiment designed to catch muonium transforming into its antimatter twin, a process that would rewrite the rules of particle physics. The last search for this effect ended more than two decades ago, and MACE plans to leap far beyond it using [...]
Only dozens of Palestinians and no goods will be able to cross in both directions each day. [...]
Trump earlier said Iran - which is due to begin a live-fire naval exercise in a key shipping route - was in "serious discussions". [...]
Reports in January had said he was due to be executed after his arrest in connection with anti-government protests. [...]
The BBC's Lyse Doucet follows Hind Kabawat as she confronts the challenges of fragmented, post-Assad Syria. [...]
Medical charity Medicine Sans Frontières said it would not share the list as it had not been able to ensure staff would remain safe. [...]
Israel's military confirmed the strikes, which come during a ceasefire that Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaking. [...]
Analysts believe PM Netanyahu is urging the US towards maximalist strikes. [...]
Satirist Ghanem al-Masarir has been awarded £3m in damages, but it's unclear if Saudi Arabia will pay. [...]
New Delhi has vowed to stop purchasing Russian oil in exchange for reduced U.S. tariffs. [...]
Trump announced the deal in a social media post on Monday. [...]
“Here we are once again, thinking that business can transform political relationships,” said one formerly Moscow-based risk analyst. [...]
And here’s how to make U.S.-European energy ties even more resilient. [...]
How Milan Cortina became the Winter Games nobody wanted to fight about. [...]
Even the most MAGA of the region’s leaders can’t abandon their motor of economic development. [...]
The parties include some with a history of antisemitism. [...]
The president’s decision to send troops to Los Angeles received broad national, bipartisan support. [...]
[allAfrica] Nipah is a highly lethal virus that causes severe illness with a high fatality rate, and there are currently no approved vaccines or specific treatments. Scientists are increasingly seeing it as a potential global threat. [...]
[Premium Times] In counts 3 to 16 and 25, the prosecution accused Mr Ardo, who appeared to be the prime suspect, of directing and providing material and financial support for terrorism, including soliciting and collecting funds from other Ardos and his kinsmen to facilitate the [...]
[Nyasa Times] Government has declared a polio outbreak in Malawi, raising fresh public health fears and reviving memories of the 2022 crisis that shook the country. [...]
[WHO] Six years ago, the Director-General of the World Health Organization sounded the highest global alarm available under international law at the time, declaring the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease (later known as COVID-19) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). While the [...]
[RFI] The fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region, which resumed last week, has prompted concern from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as well as from the African Union, the European Union and the UK, all of whom have called on the parties to exercise restraint. [...]
[RFI] Severe flooding has intensified across northern and southern Africa since last October. Extreme rainfall has affected many regions, intensifying sharply in January and leading to widespread emergencies. As the situation continues to unfold, the United Nations is appealing for international assistance. [...]
[Premium Times] Even as authorities moved to restrict mining in Bokkos, fresh violence was reported in Riyom Local Government Area, where at least three residents of the Kwi community were killed on Thursday, [...]
