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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump’s comments about turning Canada into the United States’ 51st state are just a distraction from the consequences of Trump’s…

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Fear on the streets of Caracas as Maduro’s inauguration looms

January 10, 2025

Venezuelans are bracing for yet another wave of repression as strongman leader Nicolas Maduro prepares to be inaugurated for a third time on Friday – sealing an election outcome that…

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A seaplane crashes off Australia’s Rottnest Island, killing 2 tourists and the pilot

January 10, 2025

A seaplane crashed during takeoff from an Australian tourist island, killing three people including Swiss and Danish tourists and injuring three others. Only one of the seven people aboard the…

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Musk urges Germans to vote for AfD in latest involvement in European politics

January 9, 2025

Elon Musk praised the co-leader of the German party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as “very reasonable” on Thursday, urging Germans to vote for the far-right party in what is the…

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado detained at protest in Caracas

January 9, 2025

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been detained in Caracas after joining a protest against President Nicolas Maduro’s planned inauguration for a third term, according to her team. Machado’s…

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Swiss national accused of spying died by suicide in Iranian prison, Iran’s judiciary says

January 9, 2025

A Swiss national who was arrested and accused of spying in Iran died by suicide in prison on Thursday, according to Mizan Online, a news agency affiliated with Iran’s judiciary.…

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Kenyan government critics mysteriously disappeared. They came back silenced

January 9, 2025

Gideon Kibet had just stepped off a bus on Christmas Eve when four masked men surrounded him and forced him into a car. The 24-year-old agriculture student says the men…

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Economy

Two men are vying to be inaugurated as Venezuela’s president this week. Here’s what we know

January 9, 2025

Venezuela is set to inaugurate a head of state on Friday – but there are still two men claiming to be the nation’s rightful president. Incumbent Nicolás Maduro is scheduled…

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Israeli military says hostage found dead in Gaza tunnel, ‘grave concerns’ for second captive

January 9, 2025

The Israeli military said Wednesday it had recovered the body of a hostage from a tunnel in southern Gaza. Yousef Al-Ziyadnah, 53, who was kidnapped during the Hamas attack on…

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Worrying or welcome? What Greenlanders think of Trump’s bid to buy the island

January 9, 2025

Greenland’s public broadcaster has been canvassing residents’ opinions on US President-elect Donald Trump’s pitch to buy the autonomous Danish territory – and some of their responses might raise some eyebrows.…

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado detained at protest in Caracas

Swiss national accused of spying died by suicide in Iranian prison, Iran’s judiciary says

Kenyan government critics mysteriously disappeared. They came back silenced

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Israeli military says hostage found dead in Gaza tunnel, ‘grave concerns’ for second captive

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