January 11: Sunday's top stories in 10 minutes
As anti-government protests in Tehran escalate with symbolic acts of defiance like pot-banging, the Iranian parliament is threatening to strike U.S. and Israeli bases if Washington intervenes militarily. Kurdish fighters have completed their withdrawal from Aleppo under an internationally mediated deal, ending a decade of control and a week of deadly clashes with Syrian government forces. Myanmar is holding the second phase of a controversial three-part election widely condemned as a sham designed to formalize the military’s power five years after its 2021 coup.China’s gold capital, Zhaoyuan, is pivoting to "gold culture" tourism to diversify its economy as record-high prices drive away traditional buyers. Hollywood’s best gather tonight as the 83rd Golden Globes honour top movies and TV. Grateful Dead co-founder and rock legend Bob Weir has died at 78 following a battle with cancer, ending a six-decade career that defined the San Francisco sound.
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As anti-government protests in Tehran escalate with symbolic acts of defiance like pot-banging, the Iranian parliament is threatening to strike U.S. and Israeli bases if Washington intervenes militarily.
Kurdish fighters have completed their withdrawal from Aleppo under an internationally mediated deal, ending a decade of control and a week of deadly clashes with Syrian government forces.
Myanmar is holding the second phase of a controversial three-part election widely condemned as a sham designed to formalize the military’s power five years after its 2021 coup.
China’s gold capital, Zhaoyuan, is pivoting to "gold culture" tourism to diversify its economy as record-high prices drive away traditional buyers.
Hollywood’s best gather tonight as the 83rd Golden Globes honour top movies and TV.
Grateful Dead co-founder and rock legend Bob Weir has died at 78 following a battle with cancer, ending a six-decade career that defined the San Francisco sound.