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U.N. session on Iran crisis

The U.N. Security Council convenes an emergency session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 15, 2026, following the escalation of violence against protesters by authorities in Iran.

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U.N. session on Iran crisis

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz (C) speaks during an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 15, 2026, following the escalation of violence against protesters by authorities in Iran.

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RECAP: U-Haul Truck Plows Into Protesters Supporting Iranian People in Los Angeles

A U-Haul truck plowed into a group of protesters as they rallied in support of the Iranian people in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on Sunday, January 11. The vehicle displayed a large sign reading, “No Shah, No Regime. USA: Don’t Repeat 1953. No Mullah.” Calor Madansecht was identified as the driver and was later arrested at the scene. No serious injuries were reported.

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US: U-Haul Truck Drives Into Crowd at Anti-Iran Regime Protest in Los Angeles 4

A U-Haul truck drove into a crowd protesting against Iranian regime in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 11. At least two people were injured, according to reports.

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US: U-Haul Truck Drives Into Crowd at Anti-Iran Regime Protest in Los Angeles

A U-Haul truck drove into a crowd protesting against Iranian regime in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 11. At least two people were injured, according to reports.

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US: U-Haul Truck Drives Into Crowd at Anti-Iran Regime Protest in Los Angeles 2

A U-Haul truck drove into a crowd protesting against Iranian regime in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 11. At least two people were injured, according to reports.

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US: U-Haul Truck Drives Into Crowd at Anti-Iran Regime Protest in Los Angeles 3

A U-Haul truck drove into a crowd protesting against Iranian regime in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 11. At least two people were injured, according to reports.

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Two Killed, Six Injured in Shooting Outside LDS Church in Salt Lake City

Two people were killed and six others injured when a shooting broke out during a dispute in the parking lot of a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outside a funeral in Salt Lake City’s Rose Park neighborhood on Wednesday evening, January 7.

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Ilia Topuria and His Ex-Wife in Court - Spain

The double UFC champion Ilia Topuria upon his arrival at the Court of Violence against Women No. 1, on January 7, 2026, in Móstoles, Madrid (Spain). The fighter has been summoned to testify at the Court of Violence against Women No. 1 of Mostoles as part of the divorce proceedings he maintains with the Venezuelan businesswoman and mother of his daughter, Georgina Uzcategui, who filed a complaint for abuse on November 18. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ilia Topuria and His Ex-Wife in Court - Spain

Venezuelan businesswoman Georgina Uzcategui upon her arrival at the Court of Violence against Women No. 1, on January 7, 2026, in Móstoles, Madrid (Spain). The wrestler has been summoned to testify at the Court of Violence against Women No. 1 of Móstoles as part of the divorce proceedings he maintains with the Venezuelan businesswoman and mother of his daughter, Georgina Uzcategui, who filed a complaint for abuse on November 18. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ilia Topuria and His Ex-Wife in Court - Spain

The double UFC champion Ilia Topuria upon his arrival at the Court of Violence against Women No. 1, on January 7, 2026, in Móstoles, Madrid (Spain). The fighter has been summoned to testify at the Court of Violence against Women No. 1 of Mostoles as part of the divorce proceedings he maintains with the Venezuelan businesswoman and mother of his daughter, Georgina Uzcategui, who filed a complaint for abuse on November 18. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ilia Topuria and His Ex-Wife in Court - Spain

The double UFC champion Ilia Topuria upon his arrival at the Court of Violence against Women No. 1, on January 7, 2026, in Móstoles, Madrid (Spain). The fighter has been summoned to testify at the Court of Violence against Women No. 1 of Mostoles as part of the divorce proceedings he maintains with the Venezuelan businesswoman and mother of his daughter, Georgina Uzcategui, who filed a complaint for abuse on November 18. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ilia Topuria and His Ex-Wife in Court - Spain

The double UFC champion Ilia Topuria upon his arrival at the Court of Violence against Women No. 1, on January 7, 2026, in Móstoles, Madrid (Spain). The fighter has been summoned to testify at the Court of Violence against Women No. 1 of Mostoles as part of the divorce proceedings he maintains with the Venezuelan businesswoman and mother of his daughter, Georgina Uzcategui, who filed a complaint for abuse on November 18. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ilia Topuria and His Ex-Wife in Court - Spain

The double UFC champion Ilia Topuria upon his arrival at the Court of Violence against Women No. 1, on January 7, 2026, in Móstoles, Madrid (Spain). The fighter has been summoned to testify at the Court of Violence against Women No. 1 of Mostoles as part of the divorce proceedings he maintains with the Venezuelan businesswoman and mother of his daughter, Georgina Uzcategui, who filed a complaint for abuse on November 18. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Iran - Hamedan

Burning debris lies next to an overturned dumpster in the middle of a street during unrest amid demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions, with clashes reported in several provinces and Iranian media and rights groups saying multiple people were killed in the violence, marking the largest protests to hit the Islamic Republic in three years. Photo by Mobina /Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Iran - Hamedan

Rocks, tree branches, and a toppled charity box remain on a street during unrest amid demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions, with clashes reported in several provinces and Iranian media and rights groups saying multiple people were killed in the violence, marking the largest protests to hit the Islamic Republic in three years. Photo by Mobina /Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Iran - Hamedan

Burning debris lies next to an overturned dumpster in the middle of a street during unrest amid demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions, with clashes reported in several provinces and Iranian media and rights groups saying multiple people were killed in the violence, marking the largest protests to hit the Islamic Republic in three years. Photo by Mobina /Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Iran - Hamedan

Rocks, tree branches, and a toppled charity box remain on a street during unrest amid demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions, with clashes reported in several provinces and Iranian media and rights groups saying multiple people were killed in the violence, marking the largest protests to hit the Islamic Republic in three years. Photo by Mobina /Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Iran - Hamedan

A protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions, with clashes reported in several provinces and Iranian media and rights groups saying multiple people were killed in the violence, marking the largest protests to hit the Islamic Republic in three years. Photo by Mobina /Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Iran - Hamedan

A protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions, with clashes reported in several provinces and Iranian media and rights groups saying multiple people were killed in the violence, marking the largest protests to hit the Islamic Republic in three years. Photo by Mobina /Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Iran - Hamedan

A person uses a lighter to set fire to a banner during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions, with clashes reported in several provinces and Iranian media and rights groups saying multiple people were killed in the violence, marking the largest protests to hit the Islamic Republic in three years. Photo by Mobina /Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RECAP: Knife Attack With Smoke Grenades Leaves Three Dead in Central Taipei

Three people were killed after a man carried out a knife attack using smoke grenades in central Taipei on Friday, December 19. The suspect reportedly threw smoke grenades inside Taipei Main Station and stabbed passersby. He then fled the scene, traveled to nearby Zhongshan Station, and attacked pedestrians again before entering a department store. The 27-year-old suspect later died after jumping from the department store.

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Taiwan: Knife and Smoke Grenades Attack at MRT Stations in Taipei 10

A smoke grenade and knife attack was reported in central Taipei on Friday, December 19, A suspect reportedly threw smoke grenades inside Taipei Main Station in central Taipei and attacked passersby with a knife. The suspect then fled the scene, moved to the nearby Zhongshan Station, and attacked pedestrians again before entering a nearby department store. Four people were dead, including a 27-year-old suspect who jumped from a department store, and several others were injured.

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Taiwan: Knife and Smoke Grenades Attack at MRT Stations in Taipei 8

A smoke grenade and knife attack was reported in central Taipei on Friday, December 19, A suspect reportedly threw smoke grenades inside Taipei Main Station in central Taipei and attacked passersby with a knife. The suspect then fled the scene, moved to the nearby Zhongshan Station, and attacked pedestrians again before entering a nearby department store. Four people were dead, including a 27-year-old suspect who jumped from a department store, and several others were injured.