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‘Massacre’ feared in Iran as security forces seek to crush protests9:07 A rights group in New York said witness accounts and credible reports indicate hundreds have been killed since Iran cut off the internet Thursday. U.S. says it hit Islamic State in Syria in response to attack on troops3:10 The attack is the latest in a series of actions the Pentagon has taken after two U.S. service members and an interpreter were killed in Syria in December. Venezuela pledged to free political prisoners. Families are still waiting.3:10 An official on Thursday announced that the government would be releasing an “important number” of political prisoners. But only a small number have been released. 11 tankers under U.S. sanctions defy blockade in Venezuela, satellite imagery indicates3:10 One ship was seized Friday in the Caribbean, and others were spotted steaming hundreds of miles into the Atlantic. Iranians, defying lethal force, come out by the thousands to protest10.ledna Iran’s supreme leader has warned the government would not “back down,” as rights groups fear the communications blackout in place could presage a brutal crackdown. Berlin power outage exposes vulnerabilities in German infrastructure10.ledna The German capital just experienced its longest blackout since the end of World War II and authorities say it was caused deliberately — by an arson attack. He was diagnosed with cancer, then won a 24,000-mile sailing race10.ledna Charlie Dalin kept his illness a secret, treating himself with immunotherapy pills on a 64-day journey around the world. What would it do to his body? Unexploded missiles, unclear targets in Trump’s strikes on Nigeria10.ledna Of the 16 U.S. Tomahawk missiles fired at militants in Nigeria, at least four appeared not to explode, according to officials and imagery reviewed by The Post. Trump says he has ‘solved’ 8 conflicts. Here’s what to know about them.9.ledna Trump says he has ended a growing list of conflicts. But in some of them, his role remains contested, and violence has resurged between Thailand and Cambodia. Inside the frantic global race to find an escape route for Maduro9.ledna A previously unreported Christmas Eve meeting in Vatican City was one of many failed attempts to find safe harbor for the Venezuelan leader before the U.S. raid. Khamenei says Iran won’t ‘back down’ amid mass protests9.ledna In remarks Friday, Iran’s supreme leader derided demonstrators as “vandals” and mocked President Donald Trump’s promise to intervene if protesters were killed. Coast Guard prepares for influx of seized ‘ghost fleet’ oil tankers9.ledna As Trump targets Venezuelan oil exports, the Coast Guard has put out a call for specialists who can fix captured tankers so they won’t be turned away from U.S. ports. Russia uses nuclear-capable missile in latest Ukraine attack9.ledna Russia said its overnight strike was retaliation for a claimed drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences that President Donald Trump said never happened. Trump says he will meet Machado — and would accept Nobel Peace Prize from her9.ledna Speaking to Fox News, Trump said it “would be a great honor” if the Venezuelan opposition leader decided to share her Nobel Peace Prize with him. |