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Lucy Fleming
Getty ImagesPolice in Uganda have denied allegations that presidential candidate Bobi Wine was abducted on Friday…
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Police deny Bobi Wine abduction claims as Yoweri Museveni heads for victory
Getty ImagesBobi Wine, President Museveni’s main rival, has questioned the credibility of the results -
Palestinian abductees endure systematic slow-kill strategy in Israeli jails: Analyst
A renowned Palestinian political analyst says Palestinian abductees face a deliberate slow-kill campaign inside Israeli detention centers.
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Over 100 Muslim scholars support Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei amid foreign-backed unrest
A coalition of more than 100 prominent Muslim scholars, jurists and intellectuals from across the globe rally behind Ayatollah Khamenei in the face of foreign-backed unrest in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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US diplomat sparks outrage after calling refugees ‘barbarian rapist hordes’
US diplomat Sarah B Rogers sparks outrage after calling refugees “barbarian racist hordes.”
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Japanese city mayor apologises for calling colleagues ‘human scum’
The mayor of Yokohama has apologised for insulting colleagues after an official publicly accused him of making offensive remarks.
At a news conference, the Japanese city’s human resource chief, Jun Kubota, alleged that Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka had…
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UK NGOs demand government to halt all arms exports to Israeli regime
A coalition of UK NGOs has demanded that the government suspend all arms exports to the Israeli regime.
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Farmers in Venezuela protest Maduro's detention, call for his release
Supporters of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores marched in Caracas on Friday to demand their release following their capture by US forces on January 3.
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Trump threatens to slap tariffs on countries opposed to US Greenland takeover
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on countries that oppose the United States gaining control of Greenland.
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Armed group robs Pokémon store in New York City
New York City police are searching for multiple suspects after a masked group stole Pokémon merchandise at a Manhattan store on Wednesday, 14 January.
Security footage shows three people entered the Poké Court store, stole Pokémon merchandise,…
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Who is on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza?
Reuters / Getty Images / EPAAjay Banga, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are among those on the committee The White House has released the names of the members who will form the Trump administration’s new “Board of Peace” for Gaza.
With the US…
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