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Pope Francis has criticized US President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport immigrants as a “disgrace.” The pontiff, speaking during an Italian television interview, was asked about the incoming Trump administration’s…

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At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail

January 20, 2025

More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast over the weekend following the government’s failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official…

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‘Everybody is crying’: Israelis rejoice as 3 hostages returned after more than 470 days in Gaza

January 19, 2025

Carrying her small daughter, an Israeli mother stood amid a crowd of people next to the helipad of the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv, which on Sunday received the…

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Fuel tanker truck blast kills at least 70 in Nigeria

January 19, 2025

At least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a petrol tanker truck overturned, spilling fuel that exploded, the country’s national emergency agency said.…

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Ukraine opens a new front against Russia – flattering Trump

January 19, 2025

World leaders have been rushing to get on Donald Trump’s good side since his reelection as US president, arguably none more so than Ukraine. In his annual New Year address,…

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Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead

January 19, 2025

The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take…

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro frustrated after court blocks attendance at Trump’s inauguration

January 18, 2025

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused the country’s supreme court of persecuting him on Saturday after his appeal against a travel ban was rejected. Speaking at the airport in Brasilia,…

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South Korean court extends President Yoon’s detention

January 18, 2025

A South Korean court granted on Sunday an extension of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention, saying there was “concern” that Yoon could “destroy evidence” in a criminal probe related to…

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Ski lift at Spanish resort collapses, injuring dozens

January 18, 2025

Of those injured, ten people were transferred to hospital, two with “maximum priority” and another two “who require urgent attention,” the press office said. There were no fatalities, it added.…

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Two high-profile Iranian judges killed in Tehran in what officials call a ‘planned assassination’

January 18, 2025

Two veteran Iranian Supreme Court judges, known for handling high-profile cases, were shot dead in Tehran by an assailant who later took his own life. The judiciary’s media office was…

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