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Nigeria denies colluding with France to destabilise Niger
Nigeria has denied accusations from Niger’s military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, of colluding with France to destabilise the junta-led nation. In a Christmas Day interview, Gen Tchiani accused France of allying with militant groups in the Lake Chad region to undermine Niger’s security, allegedly with Nigeria’s knowledge. “Nigerian authorities are not unaware of this…
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Iran arrests Italian reporter Cecilia Sala, Italy says
An Italian journalist has been under arrest in Iran for more than a week, Italy’s foreign ministry has said. Cecilia Sala works for Il Foglio newspaper and for podcast company Chora Media. The foreign ministry said it was following Ms Sala’s case with “utmost attention” since she was detained by Tehran police on 19 December.…
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Driver Fan Weiqiu sentenced to death after car attack
A man who killed dozens by driving his car into people exercising outside a stadium in southern China has been sentenced to death. Fan Weiqiu was accused of “endangering public safety”, according to a court statement. At least 35 people were killed and dozens more injured in the 11 November attack in Zhuhai, thought to…
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Israel forcibly evacuates Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza
One of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals has been forcibly evacuated by the Israeli military, medics say, after dozens of people were reportedly killed in Israeli strikes targeting the area around the healthcare facility. Eid Sabbah, head of the nursing department at Kamal Adwan hospital, told the BBC that at about 07:00 on Friday, the…
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Nato to boost Baltic Sea presence and Estonia sends navy after main cable cut
Estonian military The patrol boat Raju’s main task will be to protect the Estlink 1 power cable Nato has said it will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea, and Estonia has sent a patrol ship to protect its Estlink1 undersea power cable, after Russia was accused of sabotaging its main power link in…
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Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe survives closest-ever approach to Sun
NASA Parker Solar Probe broke records as it made its burning-hot fly-by A Nasa spacecraft has made history by surviving the closest-ever approach to the Sun. Scientists received a signal from the Parker Solar Probe just before midnight on Thursday after it had been out of communication for several days during its burning-hot fly-by. Nasa…
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Manmohan Singh’s decisions that shaped a billion lives
Getty Images Manmohan Singh during his oath ceremony in 2004 People in India are reflecting on former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s contribution to the country since his death on Thursday evening. Singh, who held the top post for two consecutive terms between 2004 and 2014, was seen as an architect of India’s economic liberalisation…
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South Korea votes to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo
Getty Images A protest erupted in parliament as lawmakers voted to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo South Korea has voted to impeach its acting president Han Duck-soo, two weeks after parliament voted to impeach its President Yoon Suk Yeol. A total of 192 lawmakers voted for his impeachment, more than the 151 votes needed for…
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Israel’s war-weary reservists look for an end to fighting
BBC Noam Glukhovsky is reluctant to return to the front line and wants to catch up on his medical studies Israel’s war on multiple fronts has not just worn down its enemy. It’s not just taken the lives of thousands of civilians in Gaza and Lebanon. It’s also continuing to extract a price from its…
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Ukraine captures North Korean soldier in Russia, says Seoul
Ukrainian forces have captured an injured North Korean soldier who was sent to support Russia’s war, South Korea’s spy agency confirmed Friday. The soldier is believed to be the first North Korean prisoner of war captured since December, when Pyongyang deployed forces to support Russia’s war in Ukraine. The confirmation comes after a photo purporting…
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