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Africa

  • soldiers stand on a vehicle

    US declares Sudan’s paramilitary forces have committed genocide during civil war

    Blinken details pattern of ethnic violence in which RSF has killed civilians and blocked access to supplies
  • The prime minister walking and talking in a hospital with a black woman in a nurse's uniform with the health minister, Wes Streeting, in the background

    UK cut health aid to vulnerable nations while hiring their nurses, research finds

  • The scene of devastation at the secondhand clothing market at Kantamanto in Accra, Ghana, on 2 January 2025 after an overnight fire.

    Massive cleanup under way in Ghana after fire destroys one of world’s biggest secondhand markets

  • An Italian coastguard vessel

    Twenty missing after falling from boat in rough seas off Libya’s coast

  • Dada Masilo dancing in a loose white costume against a black background

    World of dance mourns death of ‘brilliant light’ Dada Masilo at age of 39

  • Left to right: Tony Blair, Bob Geldof and Wangarī Maathai smiling

    Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof was ‘scathing about African leaders’, files reveal

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Americas

  • a man in a suit speaks into a microphone

    Trump refuses to rule out using military to take Panama Canal and Greenland

    Remarks likely to set off alarm bells around the world as Trump prepares to return to the White House this month
  • Edmundo González Urrutia

    Venezuelan opposition leader says son-in-law kidnapped in Caracas

  • Trudeau frowns in front of mic.

    ‘A snowball’s chance in hell’: Trudeau rejects Trump threat to annex Canada

  • Mark Carney wearing a maple leaf outfit and carrying an ice hockey stick.

    Mark Carney ‘considering’ run to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada PM

  • Haiti Conflict 2025: Refugees Flee Armed Gangs, Port-Au-Prince - 03 Jan 2025<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Patrice Noel/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock (15073448o) Refugees fleeing armed gangs receive aid and social assistance from the Haitian government in Port-au-Prince. Haiti Conflict 2025: Refugees Flee Armed Gangs, Port-Au-Prince - 03 Jan 2025

    Death toll of Haiti gang violence rose to 5,600 in 2024, UN says

  • a man wearing a blue suit and red tie stands at a podium, looking up

    Justin Trudeau’s reluctant departure will leave his Liberal party in freefall

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Asia Pacific

  • Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol near the presidential residence.

    Communist spies and assassination attempts: how the cold war still shapes South Korean politics

    Attitudes to North Korea are key to understanding President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law and its aftermath
  • Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) members stand near the spot where a Cambodian MP was reportedly shot, in Bangkok on 7 January, 2025.

    Former Cambodian opposition politician shot dead in Bangkok – reports

  • A worker sorts plastic waste for recycling in Samut Prakan province, Thailand.

    Thailand bans imports of plastic waste to curb toxic pollution

  • Rescue teams tend to casualties in the aftermath of an earthquake near Shigatse city in Tibet

    At least 95 reported dead as strong quake strikes near holy Shigatse city – as it happened

  • A Chinese ship suspected of cutting undersea cable near Taiwan.

    Taiwan investigating Chinese vessel over damage to undersea cable

  • Chinese yuan bills

    China’s yuan hits 16-month low amid fears over Trump tariffs

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Australia

  • Hadi Nazari, 23, was last seen by friends in the Koscuiszko national park on 26 December.

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  • Signage for a police station

    Victorian police officer who allegedly performed Nazi salutes won’t be charged with making banned gesture

  • Hadi Nazari

    Hiker missing in Australia’s Kosciuszko national park since Boxing Day found alive

  • Meta logo

    ‘Trolling free-for-all’: Australian politicians and experts criticise Meta for ditching factchecking

  • Sunset in the city - driving traffic-filled roads at rush hour under colorful sky - Brisbane

    Brisbane traffic congestion ranked 10th worst in world but experts question ‘black box’ analysis

  • Photo of Caulfield Racecourse fire

    Man accused of setting fire to Caulfield racecourse grandstand also broke into Jewish centre, court hears

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Europe

  • a man in a suit stands behind a desk in parliament

    US imposes sanctions on senior Hungarian government minister

    US treasury accuses Antal Rogán, a close aide of leader Viktor Orbán, as key to ‘system of corruption’
  • A huge pile of discarded Christmas trees

    A tree is just for Christmas, not for dinner, Belgian food agency warns

  • A large steel fence

    Strasbourg court finds Greece guilty of ‘systematic’ pushback of asylum seekers

  • Donald Trump Jr in front of the statue of Hans Egede in Nuuk, Greenland, while on a private visit.

    Donald Trump Jr visits Greenland amid father’s interest in owning island

  • Aziz Ziriat and Samuel Harris

    Search begins for British hikers missing in northern Italy since New Year’s Day

  • Herbert Kickl

    Austria’s far-right leader to invite centre right for coalition talks

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Middle East

  • Osama Qashoo, the creator of Gaza Cola, at Palestine House in London.

    Gaza Cola launched by Palestinian activist to rebuild destroyed hospital

    Sales of fizzy drink from London hoped to raise money and send a message to big firms ‘investing in armed trade’
  • A man looks over at another man who is speaking

    The UN wants to influence a pluralist Syria – but will the country listen?

  • The new Syrian flag is passed out to passengers exiting the airport from the first international flight in Damascus since the regime fell.

    Party time at Damascus airport as international flights resume

  • Razor wire outside prison

    US transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman

  • A woman stands amid the debris of a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike on the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza on Monday.

    Reports of optimism about Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal

  • Food rations provided by the World Food Programme being distributed in Rafah last year

    Middle East crisis: Israeli forces ‘fired on World Food Programme convoy in Gaza’ – as it happened

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South and Central Asia

  • Tulip Siddiq

    Investigators in Bangladesh demand Tulip Siddiq’s bank account details

    Anti-money laundering officials ask banks for information on UK minister and seven of her family members
  • Rescue workers search for survivors

    Scores dead and hundreds of homes damaged in Tibet quake

  • Investigators standing near the tail of a crashed plane.

    Investigators receive black box data from plane that crashed in Kazakhstan

  • Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar outdoors

    Indian press groups call for investigation after journalist’s body found in septic tank

  • A soldier checks a car at a checkpoint in Bishnupur, Manipur, India,

    Smuggled Starlink devices allegedly used to defy India’s internet shutdowns

  • Firefighters hose water over canvas screens near the factory

    Removal of waste from site of 1984 Bhopal disaster dismissed as ‘farce’

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UK

  • A brown and white least sandpiper wades on algae

    Birdwatch: an unlikely encounter with the least sandpiper in Somerset

    Diminutive bird breeds in Alaska and Arctic Canada and sightings in Britain are rare enough to attract a crowd
  • A queue of tractors carrying placards that read stop killing farming move past the Houses of Parliament

    Labour hopes ‘new deal for farmers’ can reset relationship with industry

  • Someone hands holding a mug of black coffee.

    Coffee drinkers reap health boost – but only if they do it in the morning

  • Taylor Swift

    UK music sales hit record high as Taylor Swift tops album sellers

  • A poster saying 'Wahed' with a picture of a man holding a briefcase with flames coming out.

    UK watchdog bans ‘offensive’ adverts showing banknotes in flames

  • Students sit at desks and listen to their teacher

    Schools in England face ‘death by a thousand cuts’, headteachers say

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US

  • Flames from the Palisades fire burn a home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on 7 January 2025.

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    Southern California wildfire: Palisades blaze doubles in size to nearly 3,000 acres as second fire breaks out – live updates

    About 15,000 utility customers in southern California have also had power shut off to reduce equipment sparking blaze
  • person wearing yellow firefighter uniform holds hose spraying water onto house on fire

    Fast-moving wildfire destroys homes as strong winds hit southern California

  • Getty Villa sign surrounded by smoke with flames in the background

    Fire reaches Getty Villa museum grounds in California, but structures not burned

  • drawings are carved on boulders

    Biden designates two new national monuments after advocacy from tribes

  • crowd of people gather around casket draped with US flag

    Jimmy Carter lies in state at US Capitol, with Kamala Harris holding eulogy – as it happened

  • Federal Courthouse in New Orleans<br>Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals courthouse in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana

    Appeals court hears case that could dilute Black voters’ power in Louisiana

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