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MIDDLE EAST

Explainer: What Is the Status of Iran’s Main Nuclear Facilities?

Regional fears of a U.S. attack on Iran have eased after President Donald Trump said Tehran had assured him that protesters would not be executed, but he is keeping “all of his options on the table,” the White House said.

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AFRICA

Nigeria’s Northeast Faces Worst Hunger in a Decade as Aid Cuts Hit Region, UN Says

Thousands of people in Nigeria’s strife-torn northeast are facing the risk of catastrophic food shortages for the first time in nearly a decade, as aid cuts deepen malnutrition across the region, the UN World Food Programme warned on Friday.

Around 15,000 people are at risk in Borno state, the agency said, an area already struggling with years of militant unrest.

Across West and Central Africa, 55 million people are facing severe food shortages, with more than three quarters of the people affected in Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger, it added.

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MIDDLE EAST

Iran Signals Plans for Fast Trials and Executions While Promising ‘Decisive Response’ to U.S., Israel

Iranian officials signaled Wednesday that fast trials and executions lay ahead for suspects detained in nationwide protests while the Islamic Republic promised a “decisive response” if the U.S. or Israel intervene in the domestic unrest.

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AFRICA

Uganda Shuts Down Internet Ahead of Election, Orders Rights Groups to Halt Work

Ugandan authorities cut internet access and limited mobile services across the country on Tuesday, two days before an election in which President Yoweri Museveni will stand for a contentious seventh term after four decades in power.

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ANALYSIS

2025: What the Year Revealed

“In a time of crisis, it’s so funny what you learn about yourself, in terms of what to save,” a Los Angeles resident told People after being forced to flee as wildfires tore through Southern California in the first days of 2025.

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ASIA

Explainer: What’s Happening in Yemen, and Why Are Saudi Arabia and the UAE Involved?

A dispute over territorial control in southern Yemen has set Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates against each other and fractured the coalition fighting the Iran-backed Houthis.

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GEOPOLITICS

China and Japan, Uneasy Neighbors in East Asia, Are at Odds Again

The first week of the year in China was marked by the government scorning Tokyo on multiple fronts and embracing the visiting leader of another crucial strategic neighbor: South Korea.

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Personals from the Editor
PROPHECY

America and Britain in Bible Prophecy

All nations are now rushing toward the conclusion foretold to occur in the “last days.” Humanity plunges ahead—blind, pleasure-crazed and largely detached from important world events occurring daily.

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INTERNATIONAL

U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker Tied to Venezuela as Trump Widens Oil Push

The U.S. seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, one sailing under Russia’s flag, as part of President Donald Trump’s push to dictate oil flows in the Americas.

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RELIGION

The 10 Laws That Could Change the World

A new Personal from Editor-in-Chief David C. Pack.

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ASIA

Civilians Flee Aleppo as Clashes Between Syrian Government and Kurdish Forces Escalate

Fighting escalated in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on Wednesday after tens of thousands of residents fled two Kurdish neighborhoods when the military ordered civilians to evacuate the area.

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CRIME & PUNISHMENT

Shackled and Defiant, Maduro Pleads Not Guilty to U.S. Narcotics Charges

Nicolas Maduro's capture marks Washington’s most controversial intervention in Latin America since the invasion of Panama 37 years ago.

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INTERNATIONAL

President Trump Threatens Iran Over Protest Crackdown as Deadly Unrest Flares

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to come to the aid of protesters in Iran, days into unrest that has left several dead and posed the biggest internal threat to Iranian authorities in years.

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HOLIDAYS

Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail—and How to Succeed God’s Way

Why do New Year's resolutions fail?

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SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

Entitlement Programs: What They Can’t Fix

As lawmakers debate how to care for the vulnerable, the Bible reveals the ultimate answer, one that human-led governments will never reach on their own.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

From Romance to Robocalls: Keeping Yourself Safe from Scams

Scamming people out of their money is not new—as the saying goes, “There is no new thing under the sun” (Ecc. 1:9). However, technology has made scams more prevalent and sophisticated.