Protests

Clergy arrested, businesses shutter as Minnesotans protest Trump's surge in immigration agents

The protest was part of an "ICE OUT!" day of action, with organizers and participants saying scores of businesses across Minnesota closed for the day, and workers headed to street protests.

Demonstrators take part in a rally on the day of a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 23, 2026
Members of the Arab community in Israel protest against the violence in their community, in Sakhnin, northern Israel, January 22, 2026.

Thousands protest rising crime in Arab sector, Ben-Gvir accuses leaders of 'fueling violence'

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 (Illustrative) Israel police block a road, as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, near Ashkelon, southern Israel October 7, 2023.

Police officer convicted over stun grenades used against anti-government protesters


If the world wants to help Iran's protesters, it needs a long-term plan - opinion

Any actor hoping to help the protesters is going to need a long-term strategy before jumping in.

Mourners carry a coffin during a funeral procession for members of security forces and civilians said to be killed in protests on Sunday, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screengrab from a video released on January 11, 2026.

This was not protest, it was a threat to New York’s Jewish community - opinion

New Yorkers, whether Jewish or not, must be willing to disavow what is being touted as a moral equivalence of something that is actually a precursor to forced expulsion.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces the appointment of Christine Clarke as chair and commissioner for the New York City Commission on Human Rights at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City, New York

The biggest threat to Israel is mass cognitive warfare - opinion

The war against Israel is being fought not only with rockets and resolutions, but synapse by synapse – inside the minds of the next generation.

 Protestors take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berlin, April 6, 2024.

Hochul proposes buffer zones around houses of worship after pro-Hamas synagogue protest

"That’s harassment. And targeting a Jewish community in this way is antisemitism," said Hochul in the wake of a pro-Hamas protest.

 New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., February 20, 2025.

Parashat Va'era: Between Pharaoh and Persia, pride before a fall

The Iranian regime, like Pharaoh, has long encouraged the belief that it is untouchable. Yet the protests reveal a profound rupture between the state and the society it purports to lead.

 The mask of Tutankhamun is projected during a digital exhibition in Bordeaux, France, in 2025.

Trump told large-scale Iran strikes would not topple Islamic Republic regime, officials tell WSJ

US officials caution Trump that military action could escalate tensions without changing Iran's leadership.

US President Donald Trump at the East Room of the White House on January 15, 2026.

'Pahlavi will return': Nearly 50 years after the Shah fled, Iranians want his son back

IRAN AFFAIRS: The Islamic Republic no longer commands moral authority, historical superiority, or generational loyalty to the Iranian people, and its founding narrative is collapsing.

A PROTESTER holds a placard in Berlin on Monday showing Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi alongside his parents, the former shah and Empress Farah, calling for the return of the Pahlavi dynasty, as chants once erased from Iran’s streets resurface amid nationwide unrest.

Qatar, Saudi Arabia lead efforts to influence Trump against US strike in Iran, sources tell 'Post'

Earlier on Thursday, Pakistani outlet Dawn reported that Trump had informed Tehran that the US would not strike the country.

US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

Iranian regime leaders moving millions out of Iran as they 'abandon ship,' US Treasury chief says

We are now seeing the rats fleeing the ship, because we can see millions, tens of millions of dollars being wired out of the country," US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Newsmax.

A currency dealer poses for a photo with a U.S one dollar bill and the amount being given when converting it into Iranian rials in an exchange shop in Tehran, Iran December 25, 2022

US President Trump questions Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s ability to lead Iran if regime falls

"He seems very nice, but I don't know how he'd play within his own country," Trump said. "And we really aren't up to that point yet.

US President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters White House correspondent Steve Holland (not pictured) during an exclusive interview in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026.