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What we know about Ugandan opposition leader’s detention
Reuters Kizza Besigye says he should not be tried in a military tribunal as he is a civilian The mysterious detention of Uganda’s opposition leader Kizza Besigye while on a visit to Kenya nearly two weeks ago has sparked widespread condemnation and fears of a clandestine exchange of intelligence between the two neighbours. Besigye’s allies…
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Boss of car making giant Stellantis abruptly quits
The boss of car making giant Stellantis – which owns brands including Chrysler, Vauxhall, Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot – has stepped down with immediate effect. Carlos Tavares’ abrupt exit comes two months after Stellantis issued a profit warning. Last week, the firm also announced plans to close its Vauxhall van making factory in Luton, putting…
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US President Joe Biden issues official pardon for son Hunter
US President Joe Biden has issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases. In a statement, the president said his son had been “singled out”, and called his cases “a miscarriage of justice.” “From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the…
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Two die as Storm Bora sweeps across Greece
Two men have died as torrential rains and gale-force winds cause flooding and damage across Greece. More than 30cm of rain was reported to have fallen on the island of Rhodes – one of the first areas to be impacted by Storm Bora – since Saturday. The deaths occurred on the island of Lemnos where…
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Fireworks shot at police and water cannon sprayed in Tbilisi
Protesters have been out in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, for a fourth night after the country’s bid to join the European Union was put on hold by the ruling party, Georgian Dream. Fireworks were shot towards riot police on the steps of parliament and a water cannon was fired at demonstrators. The country’s pro-Western president,…
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Bowen: Syria’s rebel offensive is astonishing
Getty Images The reignited war in Syria is the latest fallout from the turmoil that has gripped the Middle East since the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October last year. The attacks, and Israel’s response, upended the status quo. Events in Syria in the last few days are more proof that the war gripping…
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She fled Israel’s bombing of Lebanon four times. It still found her
BBC Rihab Faour at her temporary home in Beirut. ‘I have to find something to fill my days,’ she said Rihab Faour fled her home. Then she fled again. Then a third time. Then a fourth. And by the fourth time, a year after the first, she had been fleeing Israeli bombs for so long…
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Trump threatens 100% tariff on Bric nations
US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100% tariffs on a bloc of nine nations if they were to create a rival currency to the US dollar. “The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand by and watch is OVER,” Trump wrote on social media…
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Global plastic talks collapse as oil states rebel
Getty Images More than nine billion tonnes of plastic has been produced globally with less than 10% recycled Countries have failed to reach a landmark agreement on tackling plastic pollution after more than two years of negotiations. More than 200 nations met in South Korea for what was meant to be a final round of…
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Kai Cenat reclaims Twitch subscriber record
Kai Cenat has reclaimed the record for attracting the most Twitch subscribers in a single stream. The 22-year-old American had been streaming continuously on the platform for the last 30 days and hosted several guests including Snoop Dogg, Serena Williams and Bill Nye. The number of subscribers amassed in that period was 727,694 – although…
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