WORLD Radio News - WORLD Radio News: 1-12-26 (1/3)

Episode Date: January 12, 2026

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With World Radio News, I'm Kent Covington. Activists say Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests has now killed well over 500 people, with thousands more detained as demonstrations stretch into a third week. A U.S.-based human rights group reports more than 10,000 arrests, and says most of those killed were protesters. An internet blackout has made independent verification difficult. Iranian-born British actress and activist Nazanin Banjadi says the protests started over Iran's struggling economy and plummeting currency, but...

This time, there is no demand other than, we want you gone. This time, it's unequivocal that what they're saying is, we want this regime gone. The demonstrations continued Sunday in Tehran and other major cities. Iranian officials warned that U.S. or Israeli forces could become targets if outside powers intervene. That warning came as President Trump publicly voiced support for demonstrators and suggested the United States could step in if Iran's government targets protesters. President Trump is warning Cuba to strike a deal with the United States after the ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Mururo.

Cuba has long relied on Venezuelan oil, but shipments have stopped as U.S. forces seize tankers and move to control Venezuela's exports. In a social media post, Trump said Cuba benefited from Venezuelan oil and money in exchange for security support, but he said that arrangement is. is now over. He urged to Vanna to, quote, make a deal without going into details. But Cuban leader Miguel Diaz Camel fired back online blaming U.S. sanctions for Cuba's deepening economic crisis. Protesters screaming in Minneapolis days after an immigration enforcement agent shot and killed a woman who federal officials say tried to hit him with her vehicle. U.S. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer of

Minnesota is accusing the state's Democratic Governor Tim Walls of fomenting unrest. to come out right away and said, everybody, be calm, withhold your judgment. We know that this is a very sensitive matter. Let law enforcement do their work. Democrats say the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration is to blame. Newly released cell phone video is adding fresh detail to the shooting of Renee Nicole Good. The video shows Goode apparently moving her vehicle back and forth as agents try to get around her. Federal officials say the footage supports their claim that Good was interfering with the operation and posed a threat, but Minnesota Democrats say the video shows her trying to leave, not attack anyone.

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