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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah becomes the first woman to rule the mineral-rich southern African country that has been governed by the SWAPO party since independence in 1990

Namibia elects its first woman president

Yoon's popularity has slid since his election in 2022

S. Korea's President Yoon, embattled conservative

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his last planned visit in office to NATO headquarters in Brussels

Bittersweet farewell

Europe-loving Blinken on last trip to NATO before Trump handover

Colombian police officers raid La Modelo prison in Bogota

Widespread issue

Colombian police raid 11 prisons to combat extortion rackets

Revelations at the rape trial sent shockwaves through France and made Gisele Pelicot a feminist icon in the fight against sexual abuse

Pinning blame on mastermind

Two defendants in French mass rape trial seek leniency

Dozens of world leaders are expected among guests as Notre Dame cathedral reopens in Paris

After long restoration process

Trump to attend Notre Dame reopening in Paris

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken -- who was welcomed by NATO chief Mark Rutte for his last visit to the alliance -- gave no indication of a policy shift on Ukraine membership

Race against the clock

Ukraine pushes NATO for invite as Trump looms

Michel Barnier's government could be toppled over opposition to his budget-tightening plan

Barnier government in trouble?

No-confidence vote draws France into new political crisis

Afghan Women flocked to nursing and midwifery institutes after they were barred from universities two years ago

Another round of Taliban repression

Afghan training centres say women to be barred from health studies

Arnon Nampa, a 40-year-old human rights lawyer and activist, is already serving time in prison

Human rights activists

Thai dissident jailed for two more years over royal defamation

Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine (L) extended Lai a 'very warm welcome' after his arrival in the capital Majuro

Angering Chinese leaders

Taiwan's Lai kicks off Marshall Islands visit as China fumes

Donald Trump and government scientist Anthony Fauci (R) clashed over the response to the pandemic

'Gain-of-function' research

US lawmakers back Covid Chinese lab leak theory after two-year probe

Thousands mourned murdered student Giulia Cecchettin

Stabbed at least 75 times

Life demanded for killer in femicide that outraged Italy

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) is seeking security guarantees from NATO, headed by Mark Rutte (L) -- but is under

Leaving Kyiv scrambling

NATO set to hold off Ukraine invite push as Trump looms

Former movie producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized after a blood test result

Bone marrow cancer

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after 'alarming' blood test: attorney

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani is on a three-day state visit to the UK

Two-day state visit

King Charles III to host emir of Qatar on UK state visit

French President Emmanuel Macron (C-L) was received by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz (C-R) in Riyadh

Deepening bilateral ties

Macron, Saudi crown prince sign strategic partnership, call for Lebanon elections

As of November 30, more than 48,500 people had been displaced in Idlib and northern Aleppo, more than half of them children, the UN says

No more bloodshed

UN chief 'alarmed' by Syria violence, calls for end to fighting

A rebel tears down a picture of Assad in Aleppo

Backed by Russia and Iran

US urges push for Syria de-escalation

Count still going on in Ireland's general election

Collapsed support

Greens, far-right among big losers in Irish vote

While the ceasefire has largely brought fighting to a halt, Israel has launched strikes against targets it says were violating the truce

Mutual accusations

Lebanon says nine killed in Israeli strikes on southern villages

Under threat? Syrian Kurds demonstrate in the northeastern city of Qamishli

Increasingly important role

Turkey could benefit from rebel offensive in Syria: experts

Opposition lawmakers are boycotting Georgia's parliament

Tens of thousands of people

Thousands rally after Georgian PM vows 'no negotiations' with pro-EU opposition

The first-round victory of the 62-year-old anti-vaxxer and admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin has triggered several protests

Uncertain future

Romania heads for presidential run-off after top court greenlights first round

Barnier may become the shortest-serving French PM of the Fifth Republic

French PM faces ouster as opposition vows no-confidence vote

US President Joe Biden's pardon for his son Hunter (right) was among the most broad in history

Shock announcement

Biden's pardon for son angers rivals - and allies

A vial of the mpox vaccine on display during the vaccination campaign launch at the General Hospital in Goma in the DR Congo

Global agreement

'End in sight' to talks on pandemic treaty, says WHO chief

Kosovo police stand next the site of a blast on a vital canal, as workers attempt to repair the damage

Could escalate tensions

Canal blast sparks new stand-off between Kosovo and Serbia

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