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Iran’s leader says rioters ‘must be put in their place’ as protest death toll rises to at least 10  PBS Sporadic protests in Tehran as clashes reported in Iran’s west  Al Jazeera No major change in troop levels after Trump says US

Donald Trump made a comment over the weekend that stunned political observers and experts alike, and had some asking, “Is this real?” The president on Saturday was discussing his administration’s successful mission to capture the leader of Venezuela, as well

Photo of Maduro bound and blindfolded posted by Trump sparks condemnation  Al Jazeera

Trump circulates false claim about Hortman killing; Democrats condemn post as ‘dangerous, depraved’  MPR News

Maduro is out but his top allies still hold power in Venezuela  Reuters Live updates: Maduro, wife in US custody after Trump vows to ‘run’ Venezuela  CNN Who is Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, now leading the country?  Al Jazeera Trump Plunges the

Iran’s leader says rioters ‘must be put in their place’ as protest death toll rises to at least 10  PBS What to Know About the Protests in Iran  The New York Times Sporadic protests in Tehran as clashes reported in Iran’s west  Al

Executive Order 07  NYC.gov As Mamdani rises in New York, San Francisco turns away from the left  Politico Bishop Robert Barron slams Zohran Mamdani’s ‘warmth of collectivism’ line: ‘For God’s sake’  Fox News Rama Duwaji’s fashion tells a story. See New York’s first

China & Taiwan Update, January 2, 2026  Institute for the Study of War ‘No worries’: Trump downplays Chinese military drills around Taiwan  BBC Taiwan’s president pledges to defend island’s sovereignty after Chinese military drills  NPR Taiwan’s Secret Missile System Appears in Public for

JD Vance was accused this weekend of being a hypocrite, as political observers threw the vice president’s prior remarks back in his face in the wake of the Trump admin’s military strike in Venezuela. After Trump announced the successful mission

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks to Eduardo Gamarra, professor of politics and international relations at Florida International University, about the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America.