Year: 2025

Trump releases fraudster executive days into prison sentence

US President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who was just days into a…

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Cameroon opposition firebrand dies in detention aged 74

Paul NjieBBC Africa, Yaoundé AFP via Getty Images Anicet Ekane’s family was given little explanation – “his wife was just…

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Tulip Siddiq MP given jail sentence in Bangladesh after trial in her absence

Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bangladesh after being put…

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Japanese singer Maki Otsuki stopped mid-show after China row

The abrupt cancellations of several Japanese music events in Shanghai – one of them midway through a song – have…

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Ukraine talks ‘productive’ but more work needed, Rubio says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says talks with Ukraine over a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war were productive,…

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Polls open in vote shadowed by Trump aid threats

Hondurans are casting their ballots in a general election that is being dominated by threats from US President Donald Trump.…

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Benjamin Netanyahu seeks pardon from the Israeli president

EPA Netanyahu said a pardon would lead to national reconciliation in Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has submitted a…

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Venezuela calls Trump airspace closure warning ‘colonialist threat’

Venezuela has accused US President Donald Trump of making a “colonialist threat” after he said the airspace around the country…

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More than 70,000 killed in Gaza since Israel offensive began, Hamas-run health ministry says

More than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, according to the territory’s…

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Flooding in South East Asia leaves 600 dead

Getty Images Search and rescue operations are ongoing across Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, with hundreds still missing Torrential…

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