16 January 2026
Maria Corina Machado says she presented Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal during a meeting in Washington earlier today but did not say whether he accepted it.
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16 Jan: Names frequently raised include an exiled prince, a former president, and the leader of a leftist movement, but experts say no single figure has the power and legitimacy to take control alone.... more
16 Jan: Negin Ghadimi, a 28-year-old bio-electrical engineer who wanted to be "the voice" of Iranians, was shot in the stomach and killed in anti-government protests last week, her bereaved uncle says.... more
16 Jan: Venezuela's new leader says political prisoners are being freed, but hundreds remain jailed, with families clinging to hope that America's intervention and ongoing pressure will eventually secure their loved ones' release... more
16 Jan: Washington could intervene militarily in Iran, the Trump administration has suggested, but it remains unclear whether that will happen.... more
15 Jan: A defiant voice bravely breaks through Iran's internet blackout to detail the horrors she has witnessed and to tell the president of the United States "the people are waiting for America to intervene".... more
15 Jan: The Crew Dragon capsule has undocked from the International Space Station carrying four astronauts, one of whom has a "serious medical condition", and is on its way back to Earth.... more
15 Jan: From a CIA-led coup to a hostage crisis and air strikes, here are some of the defining moments in seven decades of relations between the United States and Iran.... more
