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The militaries who took power in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger since 2020 have stepped up pressure on foreign firms

Lucrative sector

West Africa juntas tighten screws on foreign mining firms

Khan said Afghan women and girls were facing 'an unprecedented, unconscionable and ongoing persecution by the Taliban'

Difficult to impose

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of women

President Cyril Ramaphosa is among those targeted by the legal claim

Failure to investigate

S.African anti-apartheid activists sue govt over lack of justice

Israel has launched a major operation in the Jenin area

Palestinian official says hundreds leave Jenin as Israel presses raid

Thai actors Apiwat 'Porsch' Apiwatsayree (L) and Sappanyoo 'Arm' Panatkool pose after registering their same-sex marriage Thursday

Historic milestone

Nearly 2,000 LGBTQ couples wed as Thai same-sex marriage law comes into force

The figures do not represent all such attacks, said Yonathan Arfi

Anti-Semitic acts at 'historic' highs in France despite 2024 fall: council

South Korean investigators are seeking charges of 'leading an insurrection and abuse of power' against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol

Charges expected

S. Korea investigators recommend Yoon be charged with insurrection, abuse of power

The fire ripped through the hotel while guests were sleeping. Handout released by DHA

Negligence played key role in Turkey ski resort deaths: expert

Morning Roundup

MPs reject compulsory military service, new LA wildfire, and same-sex marriage legalised in Thailand

Israel has pursued a multi-day, large-scale operation in the West Bank dubbed 'Iron Wall'

Chief US diplomat vows 'unwavering support' for Israel

Yemen's Huthi rebels have released the crew of the cargo vessel Galaxy Leader after detaining them for more than year

After more than a year

Yemen's Huthis say freed detained ship's crew after Gaza truce

Mohammad Javad Zarif in Davos:

Policy reversal

Iran VP says government put off enforcing strict dress code

On his first day in office, Trump wiped out 78 executive orders, actions and presidential memoranda issued by his Democrat predecessor Joe Biden

'Promises made, promises kept'

US govt workers in diversity jobs to be put on leave as programs ordered shut

Donald Trump's return to the White House has darkened the mood in Germany a month before elections

Conservatives in the lead

Trump's return darkens mood as Germany heads to elections

US President Donald Trump has launched a crackdown on diversity programs

Whirlwind start

Trump toughens crackdown on immigration and diversity

A handout image released by Merseyside police on January 20, 2025, shows the custody photograph of Axel Rudakubana

No sign of remorse

Axel Rudakubana: troubled teen whose knife rampage shocked Britain

A Palestinian woman walks past Israeli army vehicles during a military raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank

Days after ceasefire

Shooting, explosions in Jenin as Israel presses raid

Haiti has suffered from decades of instability

Limited resources deployed

Gangs could overrun Haiti capital if aid falls short: UN chief

In an executive order hours after he returned to the White House, US President Donald Trump declared that the Gulf of Mexico will henceforth be called the 'Gulf of America'

As Trump declares 'Gulf of America,' US enters name wars

US President Donald Trump during his election campaign said that immigrants were

Sweeping action

Trump halts refugee arrivals in crackdown

Displaced people drag their possessions with them as they flee advancing M23 fighters in eastern DR Congo

Mass displacements

Fear abounds as M23 fighters close in on DR Congo's Goma

'Will be talking soon'

Trump tells Putin to make Ukraine deal 'now' or face tariffs, sanctions

Citroen extends car recall over airbag danger

Kyiv's troops launched a major incursion into Russia's Kursk border region last August

Russians launch campaign to find loved ones behind front line

British Defence Minister John Healey warned Russian President Vladimir Putin: 'We know what you're doing' after revealing that a 'Russian spy ship' had been tracked by the Royal Navy in UK waters

'Critical undersea infrastructure'

UK minister warns Putin as Royal Navy tracks Russian 'spy ship'

France and Germany will be 'assertive' in dealings with Trump, Scholz said

In wake of Trump

French, German leaders say must act for 'strong' Europe

Working in freezing cold fog, Turkish rescuers were combing through the charred wreckage of the Grand Kartal Hotel

Burning ski resort

'She jumped out and died': witnesses recall hell of Turkey hotel fire

Kaja Kallas said the bloc must shoulder 'a fair share' of responsibility for its own security

EU Russia hawks back Trump call to boost defence spending

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