Ruth Jones McVeigh, co-founder of Canada’s influential and venerable Mariposa Folk Festival, has died at the age of 99. Jones McVeigh, who died Wednesday in… Read More »Ruth Jones McVeigh, Mariposa Folk Festival co-founder, dead at 99 | CBC News
Rumours have been particularly widespread throughout the two weeks of mass protests across Iran. Many of those rumours originate from anonymous users on social media… Read More »Is the Ayatollah fleeing Iran? Euronews looks at the viral rumours
Iran has now been under an almost complete internet blackout for more than two days, dramatically limiting Iranian citizens’ ability to communicate with the outside… Read More »The next hours in Iran are critical, with silence not an option
Venezuela has begun releasing a number of high-profile prisoners, including opposition politicians, in what its government has called a gesture “to seek peace” less than… Read More »Venezuela releases first prisoners in ‘peace’ gesture: Here’s what to know – Egypt Independent
Helen Sullivan,BBC Newsand Soroush Pakzad & Roja Asadi,BBC News Persian Reuters Burning vehicles were pictured in Tehran on Friday night As protests in Iran continue… Read More »Medics describe overwhelmed hospitals as Iran protests continue
There was disappointment on the streets of Caracas on Friday as only a handful of prisoners emerged from the Heilcoide and other prisons, despite a… Read More »ANALYSIS | Venezuelans disappointed by failure to release more political prisoners | CBC News
1.China strengthens control on dual-use items export to Japan China has decided to strengthen export control on dual-use items to Japan, effective as of Tuesday,… Read More »10 big things about China you should not miss (Jan. 4- Jan. 10)
European countries, and Denmark in particular, are scrambling to respond to threats from U.S. officials over the future of Greenland. Having successfully taken out the… Read More »Four ways to understand what’s going on with U.S., Denmark, Greenland
Street protests in Tehran have entered their 13th consecutive day, while since Thursday night widespread — and in some cases near-total — internet shutdowns have… Read More »Demonstrations in Iran: What are the possible scenarios?
Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people. For… Read More »Russia fires Oreshnik hypersonic missile, with attacks on Ukraine killing at least 4 | CBC News
