Kenya deployed hundreds of additional police officers to relieve law enforcement ending their mission in Haiti on Monday, aiming to maintain pressure on the island’s gangs as the country’s ongoing political and security crisis continues unabated. Criminal gangs have long ravaged Haiti, causing strife and instability that has only worsened since early 2024 when they forced […]
Read MoreA Somali migrant deported from the United States and labelled an “illegal scumbag” by the White House for aiding the kidnapping of two French spies in Mogadishu may have been wrongly accused. Mahad Maxamud returned to a hero’s welcome in Somalia last month, not least because he is a hugely popular social media star whose […]
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Online discussion site Reddit on Tuesday condemned Australia’s imminent social media ban for under-16s as “legally erroneous” but said it would comply with the landmark crackdown. Australia’s world-first legislation comes into effect December 10, curbing the globe’s most popular social media platforms and websites, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Reddit. US-based Reddit was one of the […]
Read MoreA powerful roar rocked the forest before the silhouette of a lioness appeared at an Indian reserve, a potent image of how conservation efforts have brought the creatures back from the brink. In Gir National Park, Asiatic lions reign over a 1,900-square-kilometre (735-square-mile) expanse of savannah and acacia and teak forests, their last refuge. For […]
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Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj hat jegliches Abtreten von Gebieten an Russland erneut ausgeschlossen. Kiew habe juristisch keine Möglichkeit zu Gebietsabtretungen, sagte er am Montag bei einer Pressekonferenz. Nach ukrainischem Recht, der Landesverfassung sowie gemäß dem Völkerrecht habe seine Regierung dazu kein Recht. “Und wir haben auch nicht das moralische Recht dazu”, betonte Selenskyj. Russland […]
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A big quake off northern Japan left at least 30 injured, authorities said Tuesday, damaging roads and leaving thousands without power in freezing temperatures. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the magnitude 7.5 quake at 11:15 pm on Monday (1415 GMT) — downgraded from 7.6 initially — raised the chances of similar or larger tremors in […]
Read MoreJimmy Kimmel has extended his contract with Disney-owned ABC for a year, sources said Monday, months after his late-night show was yanked off the air in a confrontation with President Donald Trump’s administration. The late-night host will continue to front “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” into the middle of 2027, a person familiar with the matter told […]
Read MoreJimmy Kimmel has extended his contract with Disney-owned ABC for a year, sources said Monday, months after his late-night show was yanked off the air in a confrontation with President Donald Trump’s administration. The late-night host will continue to front “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” into the middle of 2027, a person familiar with the matter told […]
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Russia’s ambassador to North Korea, who spent decades working in the reclusive state and recently oversaw a boom in ties between the two countries, died over the weekend, Moscow said Monday. North Korea has become one of Russia’s closest allies during Moscow’s Ukraine offensive, with Pyongyang sending troops and weapons to help fight Kyiv. Russia’s […]
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