World Report - January 10: Saturday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: January 10, 2026

Anti-government protesters in Iran defy threats from the country's Supreme leader.For the third night in a row protestors packed the streets of Minneapolis, after an ICE officer shot and killed a US Citizen.China is rejecting comparisons between Venezuela and Taiwan.Rescue teams in the Philippines are navigating unstable debris and methane risks in a 24-hour search for dozens of workers trapped by a mountain of trash.Crews are struggling to repair a broken watermain in Dawson City, Yukon.Ten years since his passing, David Bowie’s boundary-breaking sound continues to define the landscape of modern music

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This is a CBC podcast. This is World Report. Good morning, I'm John Northcott. We begin in Iran, where fresh protests erupted overnight across the country, despite a sweeping internet blackout imposed by authorities. Crowds gathered in Tehran and in dozens of other cities, defying warnings from Iran's supreme leader. Human rights groups say at least 65 people.

people have been killed since the unrest began nearly two weeks ago with reports of deadly crackdowns outside the capital. Canada, along with Australia and the European Union, has issued a joint statement condemning the violence and praising protesters for what it calls their courage. Julia Chapman has the latest. The crackdown on Iranian protesters appears to be growing. An NGO based outside the country says the number of deaths is rising, with most fatalities. outside the capital Tehran. The army is vowing to protect the country's interests

and is calling on citizens to thwart what it calls enemy plots. On Friday, the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accused protesters of doing Washington's bidding. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. supports, quote, the brave people of Iran. And President Donald Trump is doubling down on his threat to get involved. If they start killing people like they have in the past, we will get involved. We'll be hitting them very hard where it hurts. Alex Vatanka is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute.

He says these protests feel different, in part because of their geography. It matters what happens in Tehran, but don't lose sight of the fact that these protesters are now out in the streets in smaller towns around the country. From exile in the United States, the son of the late ousted Shah, calls on Iranians to continue protesting and hold a nationwide strike. Rizapalavi says he plans to return to Iran at what he calls the time of victory. It's not clear that protesters are calling for a new monarch, but risking their lives to take to the streets, it's obvious they want change. Julia Chapman, CBC News, London.

To the U.S. now, where for the third night in a row, protesters filled the streets of Minneapolis after an ice officer shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good. The city's police chief says one officer was injured and 29 were arrested overnight. Anger over the mother of three's death has many in the community, drawing parallels to the death of George Floyd. New video from the officer's position is only fueling those tensions. The CBC's Katie Nicholson has more from Minneapolis.

There were drum sets, tubas and electric guitars, horns and pots and pans, nearly a thousand people crowded outside a downtown hotel where ice agents were staying. The biggest turnout yet, says organizer Megan Newcomb. The goal of these protests is to make it impossible for ice to find anywhere to stay here in Minnesota and in every city and every state. These ice hotel protests started in the Twin Cities in December, but interest ballooned after Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ice agent on Wednesday. Many in the Twin Cities fear the anger in the community could give way to violence,

as it did in 2020 after George Floyd was killed by a police officer. I think that anger, I think that the community is angry. I think the community is passionate, so we'll see what happens. On this night, the loud and rowdy crowd marched to two more hotels. Some anti-ice graffiti was left behind outside one, as the hours ticked by only a few hundred remained. And thronged around the entrance of the hotel where the protest first began.

A few forced their way inside the building. Within minutes, police siren sounded. State and city police in riot gear slowly pushed in on the crowd from four directions and shut down the streets around the hotel. The Minnesota National Guard is ready to deploy if needed, but so far the seething anger felt by many hasn't spilled over to the violence the city saw nearly six years ago. Katie Nicholson, CBC News, Minneapolis.

China is rejecting comparisons between Venezuela and Taiwan, after some observers suggested last week's U.S. operation in Caracas could set a precedent for Beijing. Patrick Falk reports from Taiwan where officials and residents are weighing the implications of Washington's actions and China's growing military presence in the region. Days before Washington's operation in Venezuela, Beijing held live-fire war games surrounding Taiwan, simulating a blockade. Such shows a force have become frequent in recent years. Chongsenpao is a local counselor in the Kinmen Islands,

an archipelago on the front lines of confrontation with China. He's become accustomed to China's military drills and is numb towards them. But now he fears the U.S.'s capture of Venezuela's leader might prompt Beijing to reassess its approach. It's possible China might adopt similar methods and directly targeting Taiwan's capital or presidential office, he says. Following the operation in Caracas, Chinese social media was flooded with comments suggesting

it could be used as a blueprint for Beijing to take Taiwan. But China's also rejecting comparisons. It sees Taiwan as its own territory and therefore a domestic affair. But some military experts like Wang Tingu, who's also a legislator in Taiwan, says that China could pull off something similar, it would have done so a long time ago. They are willing to do this from a long time. They try to invade Taiwan, annex Taiwan. There is a gap between your intention and your ability.

In Kinman, life goes on regardless. Whatever their fate, many hope peace will prevail. Patrick Falk, for CBC News, Taiwan. Officials in the Philippines say the death toll from Thursday's landfill collapse has risen to six. Search and rescue crews continue looking for dozens of people trapped under the avalanche of debris. Signs of life have been detected in some areas, raising hopes that more survivors may be found. The collapse occurred in Cebu, a central Philippine city where more than 100 workers were on site sorting recyclables for. garbage. In this country, a deep freeze emergency in the Yukon. Cruise in Dawson City are racing

to fix a broken water main as flooding ice, coats, streets, forces business closures, and shuts the town's only school, all amid wind chills near minus 40. T.J. Deere reports. We just don't know when we're going to reopen it. Lee Manning owns a spa and cafe in the middle of Dawson City. And it just makes things really challenging. We had an event we had to counsel today. crews have been trying to fix a water main break since Thursday in the town more than 500 kilometers northwest of Whitehorse. This break, which is the second one this week, coated the town in ice.

The first break forced the closure of the only grade school in Dawson for two days. It's all happening during a cold snap with wind chills in the minus 40s. David Henderson, Dawson's chief administrative officer, says the cold is behind the brakes and the long repair times. The crews believe we've stabilized the system. They're feeling rather confident that we're working in the right direction. Couldn't give you a timeline right now. The Trondack Quitchen First Nation is asking Dawson residents to save water.

A boil water advisory has also been issued for all Dawson households. The latest break damaged homes, but also a town icon, the Westminster Hotel and its famous bar called the Pit. Dawson Fire Chief Mike Massery. The base had filled up and it was flowing out the doors and it was a disaster, that's for sure. But despite the break, Manning says the community, which has a population of just over 2,400, is coming together as it always does. Some people have offered to supply drinking water, supplies, and have even opened up their homes to offer showers and beds. We're just grateful that we're here, the community spirit that we have in Dawson.

We don't think you'd get that elsewhere. TJ Deere's CBC News, Whitehorse. And finally. Today marks 10 years since the death of the artist who transformed the very shape of rock and pop. David Bowie. From the glittering costumes of Ziggy Stardust to the haunting beauty of his final album, Bowie's music broke boundaries and challenged the imagination. Fans around the world are honoring him today with exhibitions, tribute concerts,

and the airwaves filled with his songs. A decade on, his influence is unmistakable, inspiring musicians, artists, and dreamers of all sorts across the generations. And that is the latest national. and international news from World Report. I'm John Northcott. Thanks for spending part of your weekend with us here at CBC News. For more CBC podcasts, go to cBC.ca.ca slash podcasts.