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Iran protests appear to slow under weight of brutal crackdown
ByWilliam Christou January 15, 2026January 16, 2026

Relative calm in Tehran and authorities say they have no plan to execute protesters but internet shutdown continuesIran’s nationwide protest movement appeared to have slowed on Thursday under the weight of a brutal crackdown by authorities that has lef…

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Polls close in Uganda presidential election as internet blackout continues
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 15, 2026

Poll workers are counting ballots cast in Uganda’s contentious general election. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi has more.

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UN chief’s last annual speech slams world leaders for lack of cooperation
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 15, 2026

Antonio Guterres appears to take aim at the US, which recently slashed its contribution, telling UN to 'adapt or die'.

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Gulf states and Turkey urged Trump not to launch strikes against Iran
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor January 15, 2026

Fears that attack could lead to conflict across region prompted lobbying by longstanding US alliesSaudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Oman urged Donald Trump not to launch airstrikes against Iran in a last-minute lobbying campaign prompted by fears that an…

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The UK is taking political prisoners to evade accountability for genocide
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 15, 2026

The use of anti-terror law against Palestine Action aims to block scrutiny of the UK’s role in Gaza's devastation.

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US sanctions Khamenei aide, other Iranian officials over protest crackdown
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 15, 2026

New penalties come as Trump welcomes purported Iranian decision to halt execution of antigovernment demonstrators.

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I know the terrible cost of speaking out in Iran – and I beg the world to stand with those speaking out now | Nasrin Parvaz
ByNasrin Parvaz January 15, 2026

Survivors of the regime like me are reliving our nightmares as brave Iranians fight for their freedom. They say they have nothing to lose but their chains It has been more than 40 years since I was imprisoned in Iran for speaking out against human righ…

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Canada’s Carney hails improving ties with China
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 15, 2026

Carney is on a four-day trip to China, the first by a Canadian PM since 2017, in a move to thaw tense relations.

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US seizes another Venezuela-linked oil tanker
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 15, 2026

Video released by the US military shows troops boarding an oil tanker, said to have links to Venezuela.

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Fifteen former NCAA players charged in US-China basketball rigging case
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 15, 2026

Former players among those charged in alleged scheme to rig basketball games in US and China.

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