Protesters march in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 29, 2025. Fars News Agency via AP President Donald Trump on Jan. 2 vowed to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if they are killed by the regime in Tehran. Several people have already been killed in the Islamic Republic after demonstrations over the nation’s ailing
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks after he was ceremonially sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor at City Hall by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in New York City on Jan. 1, 2026. Spencer Platt/Getty Images New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order on Jan. 1 that will undo orders his
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A worker at the Italian pasta maker De Cecco’s factory prepares pasta in Fara San Martino, Italy, on Nov. 29, 2021. Reuters/Remo Casilli/File Photo The Trump administration has sharply rolled back proposed antidumping tariffs on Italian-made pasta, dramatically reducing duties that had threatened to hit some producers with rates exceeding 90 percent, Italy’s foreign ministry
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President Trump warned the US would intervene if Iran begins killing protesters, as demonstrations fueled by economic collapse spread beyond Tehran and raise fears of a violent crackdown.