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Authorities find 12 bodies in clandestine graves in northern Mexico 

27 December 2024

News|Human Rights Authorities in Mexico have uncovered 12 bodies in clandestine graves in the northern border state of C...

Did a Russian ‘shadow ship’ cut the Finland-Estonia undersea Baltic cable? 

27 December 2024

Finnish authorities seized a Russia-linked ship in the Baltic Sea on Thursday, on suspicion that it damaged an undersea ...

At least 6,000 inmates escape from Mozambique jail: What we know 

27 December 2024

Some 6,000 prisoners broke free from a high-security prison in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, on Wednesday, according t...

Health worker displaced by Israeli attacks in Gaza dies of ‘extreme cold’ 

27 December 2024

A Palestinian healthcare worker has died due to “extreme” weather conditions, according to a statement by the enclav...

German president dissolves parliament, confirms February vote 

27 December 2024

News|Elections German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dissolved the country’s parliament, confirming that snap ...

Photos: Uneasy calm settles over Syria’s Homs after outbreak of violence 

27 December 2024

Syria’s new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs on Thursday, a day after protest...

North Korean soldier captured in Ukraine war dies: South Korea’s spy agency 

27 December 2024

News|Russia-Ukraine war A North Korean soldier, who was fighting for Russia, has died in Ukrainian captivity due to seve...

India announces seven days of mourning for ex-PM Manmohan Singh 

27 December 2024

News|Politics India has announced seven days of mourning and a state funeral for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, w...

Two sailors killed in annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race 

27 December 2024

Two sailors have been killed hours apart in Australia’s most prestigious annual yacht race. The crew members died afte...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,037 

27 December 2024

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is the situation on Friday, December 27: Fighting: South Korean intelligence said that an i...