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  • US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Trump threatened fresh tariffs on goods from nations that oppose his push to take control of Greenland, stepping up his rhetoric while Denmark hosted US lawmakers on its home turf following meetings in Washington this week.
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    Live Updates Trump hints at alternate tactics to acquire Greenland as he heads to Davos
  • Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) participate in a military drill in an outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq on January 15, 2026. Amid the ongoing developments in Iran, several Kurdish opposition groups have become active along the border separating the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Iran. The KDPI, a leftist Kurdish group of Iran that has been running an armed struggle against the Islamic Republic's regime in Iran from exile for decades. (Photo by Osama Al Maqdoni / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)
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    After decades of fighting the Iranian regime, Kurds see victory edging closer
  • This aerial photo taken from a helicopter shows al-Asad Air Base in the western Anbar desert of Iraq on December 29, 2019.
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    Iraq announces full withdrawal of US forces from its federal territory
  • President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on rural health, at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 16.
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    Live Updates January 18, 2026 — Trump administration news, EU ambassadors hold emergency meeting over Greenland
  • Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaks during a meeting in Tehran on Saturday.
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    Iran’s supreme leader acknowledges thousands were killed in protests
  • Iranian protester Erfan Soltani's feared execution was canceled earlier this week, his family said, with one family member saying the decision was influenced by US involvement.
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    Detained Iranian protester in good physical health after execution fears, family and rights group say
  • Anti-government protestors demonstrate on January 8, in Tehran, Iran.
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    ‘Blood on the streets’: Iranian who fled Karaj tells of brutal crackdown on protesters
  • IN FLIGHT - JANUARY 11: U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the members of the press aboard Air Force One on January 11, 2026 en route back to the White House from Palm Beach, Florida. The President spent the weekend at his private club Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.
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    Live Updates January 16, 2026 — Trump administration news
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  • US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters, on his return from Detroit, Michigan, at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, on January 13, 2026.
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    The questions Trump must ask before striking Iran
    Jan 14, 2026
  • Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran on Friday.
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    Why are there mass protests in Iran, and could the US get involved?
    Jan 13, 2026
  • Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026.
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    Access to Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service is now free in Iran as regime continues brutal crackdown on protests
    Jan 13, 2026
  • President Donald Trump departs the White House on Tuesday.
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    Trump is really pressing his luck on foreign interventions
    Jan 13, 2026
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    Video Trump’s week at the White House includes a visit from Machado and an ongoing battle with Jay Powell 5:12
    Jan 17, 2026
  • Commuters drive along a street in Tehran on January 15, 2026. A protest movement across Iran, initially sparked by economic grievances, has turned into one of the biggest challenges yet to the clerical leadership since it took power in 1979. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Video Iran streets calmer after weeks of unrest 2:43
    Jan 15, 2026
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    Video Trump claims killings in Iran have stopped 0:44
    Jan 15, 2026
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