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Iran’s streets erupted into widespread unrest in early January 2026, as economic despair fueled protests demanding the overthrow of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Sparked by a merchant shutdown at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on December 28, 2025, demonstrations spread to over 110 cities, with crowds chanting “Death to Khamenei,” “Long live the Shah,” and “This

Thailand and Cambodia’s fragile truce faces fresh scrutiny after a mortar strike wounded a Thai soldier near their disputed border on January 6, 2026. The incident in Ubon Ratchathani province has reignited fears of renewed clashes in a conflict rooted in colonial-era territorial disputes. Cambodian officials dismissed it as an “operational error,” while Thailand warns

As deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro fights narcoterrorism charges in a Manhattan courtroom, all eyes are on the man overseeing the historic trial: Judge Alvin Hellerstein, a 92‑year‑old US federal judge whose long career is defined by independence, high‑stakes rulings, and a refusal to bend to political pressure. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, recently

US Military Strike Captures Venezuela’s Maduro/sbkinews.in President Donald Trump announced a daring US military operation capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, following intense half-hour airstrikes on key regime targets. The Friday night raid—aired live on American TV—targeted Caracas, Maracay, Aragua, and San Guevarra, marking Washington’s boldest Latin American intervention since the 1989 Panama

New Year Fire at Swiss/sbkinews.in A catastrophic fire ripped through the “Lee Constellation” bar at Crans-Montana ski resort in Switzerland during New Year’s celebrations, claiming at least 40 lives—including foreigners—and injuring around 100 others. The blaze, which started around 1:30 AM local time on Wednesday-Thursday, turned joyous festivities into tragedy, overwhelming regional hospitals. Preliminary investigations