Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency’s value, in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 8, 2026. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency via Reuters The protest movement in Iran appears to have abated at least for now, according to a U.S. think tank and research group in a recent
President Donald Trump (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a meeting with U.S. oil company executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 9, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The United States is placing pressure on Mexico to hasten a crackdown on drug cartels, saying that gradual
Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Oct. 6, 2020. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers arrived in Denmark on Jan. 16 for talks with Danish and Greenlandic leaders, as President Donald Trump continues his push to annex Greenland. The delegation, led by Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), also includes
Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Oct. 6, 2020. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers meeting with leaders in Denmark and Greenland on Friday said they are attempting to “lower the temperature,” as President Donald Trump continues his push to annex Greenland, and assured the European nations that
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) held a rare meeting at the White House on Thursday to discuss an array of issues. Schumer’s top concern was the
An Iranian vessel sails in False Bay, near the Simon’s Town Naval base for naval exercises in South Africa’s waters, in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan. 16, 2026. Esa Alexander/Reuters The United States has accused South Africa of undermining regional maritime security by allowing Iranian military participation in naval exercises held in South African
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber speaks in Los Angeles on April 15, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times A federal judge on Jan. 15 dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) bid to access California’s voter registration databases, ruling that the demand for voter data from California Secretary of State Shirley Weber was “unprecedented and illegal.”