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People replastered the Great Mosque of Djenne, one of Mali's major tourist draws, in June 2025

Once robust but dried up in recent years

Mali's troubled tourism sector crosses fingers for comeback

Zhang Youxia, 75, is China's highest-ranked general as the more senior vice chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission and is also a member of the Politburo

What you need to know

'Bombshell': What top general's fall means for China's military

Former China national team head coach Li Tie is already serving a 20-year prison sentence for bribery

Anti-corruption crackdown

China issues 73 life bans, punishes top football clubs for match-fixing

As the price of gold soars, Accra plans to revise its mining code to increase state revenue from the sector

Concern among foreign mining companies

Ghana moves to rewrite mining laws for bigger share of gold revenues

The 'Melania' documentary about the US First Lady is due to be released internationally on January 30

Due to 'the current climate'

South Africa drops 'Melania' just ahead of release

Four dead as storm toll rises in Portugal

Alleged scam centre workers and victims sit next to dismantled IT and electronic appliances during a crackdown operation by the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) on illicit activity in Shwe Kokko in Myanmar in February 2025

Toughens response to the industry

China executes 11 linked to Myanmar scam compounds

Hearses carrying the bodies some of the 15 passengers killed in the plane crash arrive at La Playa de Belen

Colombia plane crash investigators battle poor weather to reach site

Vietnam's President Luong Cuong (R) shakes hands with European Council President Antonio Costa at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi

'A comprehensive strategic partnership'

Vietnam, EU vow stronger ties as bloc's chief visits Hanoi

Military chief Min Aung Hlaing visits a polling station during the third and final phase of Myanmar's general election in Mandalay on January 25. The decision by the top brass to cloak its command in civilian dress means ceding some of the junta chief's singular authority, analysts say

Overwhelming victory for USDP

New glove, same fist: Myanmar vote ensures military's grip

Foreign ministers from the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations during a retreat in Cebu City on January 29, 2026

Recent election

Thai foreign minister says hopes Myanmar polls 'start of transition' to peace

Li Xia has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, an incurable genetic disease, and relies on a ventilator permanently connected to his windpipe to breathe

Chinese quadriplegic runs farm with just one finger

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly profits on Thursday, riding strong market demand for its artificial intelligence chips

Samsung logs best-ever profit on AI chip demand

China's Landbridge group was granted a 99-year lease on the Port of Darwin in 2015.

Northern port of Darwin

China's ambassador warns Australia on buyback of key port

Folk musician Jesse Welles is part of a new generation of protest singers who are using their art to highlight what they say is injustice by President Donald Trump's administration and his immigration crackdown

Scalding musical assaults

As US tensions churn, new generation of protest singers meet the moment

AI creations have triggered a debate about who controls a person's identity and legacy after death

'Cheap, bland and mass-produced'

Online platforms offer filtering to fight AI slop

The El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello was an icon of Venezuela's oil boom around 40 years ago

Relaunch of the country's oil industry by US

Venezuelans eye economic revival with hoped-for oil resurgence

Iran has said it cannot negotiate amid threats

Growing tensions

Iran vows to resist any US attack, insists ready for nuclear deal

US singer Bruce Springsteen says he wrote his new song 'Streets of Minneapolis' in response to what he called 'state terror'

'Streets of Minneapolis'

Springsteen releases fiery ode to Minneapolis shooting victims

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring against Qarabag

PSG and Real Madrid miss out on top 8

Liverpool, Man City and Barcelona ease into Champions League last 16

At Davos, the Tesla CEO described self-driving vehicles as 'essentially a solved problem,' a comment that analysts take skeptically

61% drop in fourth-quarter profits

Tesla profits tumble on lower EV sales, AI spending surge

Milan in northern Italy is hosting the Winter Olympics from February 6 to 22

Only 'advisory' role

US ambassador says no ICE patrols at Winter Olympics

Former colonial powers in Europe have been slowly moving to send back some artworks obtained during their imperial conquests

To simplify return to countries of origin

French Senate adopts bill to return colonial-era art

Meta's after-hours shares jumped after a strong quarterly earnings report

Topped market expectations

Meta shares jump on strong earnings report

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he does not believe the central bank will lose its independence from politics

Lack of urgency

US Fed holds interest rates steady, defying Trump pressure

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass expressed confidence that Donald Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown will not affect sports fans visiting Los Angeles for the World Cup or the 2028 Summer Olympics

Concerns growing among overseas visitors

LA mayor urges US to reassure visiting World Cup fans

This aerial view shows a snow-covered Washington, DC, including the Lincoln Monument, the Kennedy Center, the Potomac River and the National Mall from Air Force One

Among largest spills in nation's history

US capital Washington under fire after massive sewage leak

Protesters on Kenmure Street surrounded an Immigration Enforcement van to stop it from leaving, in a large, organic action that was eventually successful

'Everybody to Kenmure Street'

Anti-immigration protesters force climbdown in Sundance documentary

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