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A ‘revolving door’ for political prisoners? Venezuelan families cry foul 

27 January 2025

Despite the recent announcements of prisoner releases, representatives from CLIPPVE remain sceptical. Some, like Sosa, w...

California rains help douse wildfires but risk toxic runoff, mudslides 

27 January 2025

Rains in southern California have raised hopes for firefighters working to douse wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles...

Photo: Residents flee Goma as M23 rebels enter DRC’s largest eastern city 

27 January 2025

Residents in Goma, the largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), were fleeing on Monday af...

France says EU will lift some sanctions on Syria after al-Assad’s fall 

27 January 2025

News|Syria’s War Some European Union sanctions on Syria will be lifted as part of a broader EU move to help stabil...

Fact check: Trump’s first-week immigration orders – what are the effects? 

27 January 2025

President Donald Trump set in motion some of his most controversial immigration promises during his first week back in o...

Trump spotlight: A clash with Colombia and what lies ahead on Monday 

27 January 2025

United States President Donald Trump’s first week in office is over, and he has already extensively exerted his influe...

India’s BJP-ruled Uttarakhand implements ‘totally biased’ common civil code 

27 January 2025

The northern Indian state of Uttarakhand has started implementing a common civil code to replace religious laws, a move ...

Top Fuji TV executives in Japan resign over sex scandal 

27 January 2025

Japan’s Fuji Media says its chairman and the head of its TV unit will step down immediately amid a probe into alleged ...

North Koreans are ‘disciplined’, armed with high-quality ammo, says Ukraine 

27 January 2025

Despite a push by the United States to end Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces appear set for another ...

Photos: Palestinians march on foot to north Gaza 

27 January 2025

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are returning to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time ...