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Night of Swiss ski bar fire 'apocalyptic', woman tells Crans-Montana memorial

31 min 37 sec ago
A woman named Marie who was in a bar opposite Le Constellation helped the injured as they ran from the flames.
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South Africa's strained ties with US face new test - war games with China, Iran and Russia

3 hours 57 min ago
The naval exercises could inflame relations with Donald Trump - who is already at loggerheads with Pretoria.
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Romance and parenthood feel remote in Ukraine: 'I haven't had a date since before the war'

3 hours 58 min ago
Tumbling marriage and birth rates are shaping the future of a country whose population was already falling.
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Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country 'uninvestable'

4 hours 8 min ago
Oil executives expressed caution, with one executive saying Venezuela had seized their assets twice.
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Trump says US needs to 'own' Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it

5 hours 35 min ago
We will do it "the easy way" or "the hard way", he said, but Denmark says the territory is not for sale.
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Trump's Venezuela oil meeting starts with few concrete promises

5 hours 56 min ago
"Today it's uninvestable," Exxon chief executive Darren Woods says of Venezuela.
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'I feel free': Australia's social media ban, one month on

6 hours 18 min ago
Some say they've lost interest in social media since the ban, while others say nothing has changed.
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Video filmed by ICE agent who shot Minneapolis woman emerges

7 hours 28 min ago
The clip shows the chaotic moments before gunfire rang out on a Minneapolis street.
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EU reaches long-sought South America trade deal

8 hours 27 min ago
Some farmers in Europe opposed the deal, but the EU Commission said it had listened to their concerns.
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Iran leader says anti-government protesters are vandals trying to please Trump

9 hours 26 min ago
The largest demonstrations in years have left at least 48 protesters dead, human rights groups say.
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US film stars Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors to become Guinea citizens after DNA tests

9 hours 26 min ago
The pair join other US celebrities reconnecting with their African heritage and taking up citizenship.
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US seizes fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela, officials say

9 hours 53 min ago
The tanker, the Olina, is on multiple countries' sanctions list and is "suspected of carrying embargoed oil", US officials say.
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Trump's warning looms over Iran protests response

11 hours 53 min ago
Iranian authorities appear to be unusually restrained in reacting to mass protests, a possible result of Donald Trump's threat to intervene.
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Trial starts of man accused of inciting teenagers to harm themselves online

12 hours 20 min ago
Prosecutors in Hamburg accuse him of grooming children and teenagers to harm themselves live online.
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US seizes another oil tanker linked to Venezuela, officials say

12 hours 28 min ago
The tanker, the Olina, is on multiple countries' sanctions list and is "suspected of carrying embargoed oil", US officials said.
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Changes to Elon Musk's AI Grok 'insulting' to victims, says No 10

12 hours 58 min ago
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
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Owner of Swiss ski resort held in custody after deadly New Year's Eve fire

13 hours 2 min ago
Jacques Moretti is being held as a potential flight risk, Swiss media reports say.
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Trump warns of more Nigeria strikes if Christians 'continue to be killed'

January 9, 2026 - 23:42
The US president made the comment after being asked if the Christmas Day strikes were part of a broader campaign.
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The continued mysteries surrounding the intelligence operation to capture Maduro

January 9, 2026 - 23:39
From intelligence sources to intricate mission plans, some details are becoming clearer - but many questions remain unanswered.
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The musician and the strongman leader - what you need to know about Uganda's election

January 9, 2026 - 23:25
Voters could propel a leader into a fifth decade in power or back a change candidate.
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