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Africa

  • A beach in Tunisia.

    Holidaymakers on smaller budgets turning to Tunisia and Egypt, says Tui

    Bulgaria also among more affordable choices as vacations remain a priority
  • John Mahama sitting down while preparing to address supporters in Accra on Monday.

    Ghanaians give ex-president Mahama a chance to eclipse his shaky legacy

  • A woman with braided hair and wearing a gold dress stands in front of a Veuve Clicquot display

    Walking Dead actor Danai Gurira inspires African playwrights with Zimbabwe workshops

  • Partial view of someone in yellow PPE holding hands of young person with lesions

    Some ‘mystery disease’ patients in DRC have malaria, WHO says

  • People wave the national flag of Chad during a protest against the French military presence in N’Djamena

    France begins military withdrawal from Chad as influence in Africa wanes

  • Soldiers from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

    Airstrike on North Darfur market kills more than 100, says Sudan lawyers’ group

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Americas

  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends a news conference at Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Thursday December 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

    Ontario leader threatens to halt energy exports to US if Trump imposes tariffs

    Premier of Canada’s largest province says ‘we need to be ready to fight’ back against possible 25% tariffs on goods
  • men in suits walk

    Brazilian president to leave intensive care after brain surgery

  • A living will declaration form next to a vial of pentobarbital sodium, a pen, and a syringe

    Canada’s rate of medically assisted deaths rises to record high

  • An older man with a beard.

    Brazil president Lula to undergo second operation after emergency brain surgery

  • a worker with fumigation equipment walks past an image of a mosquito

    Dengue fever deaths surge in Caribbean and Americas due to climate crisis

  • a beach

    Tobago’s push for greater autonomy fails at final hurdle

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Asia Pacific

  • Lam Cheuk-ting celebrates with raised fist after release on bail in 2020

    Hong Kong judge convicts former pro-democracy lawmaker and six others over 2019 riots

    Landmark ruling could shape historical narrative of key event in anti-government protests
  • People watch a TV screen, broadcasting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivering an address to the nation, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, 12 December 2024.

    South Korea president defends martial law decree and vows to ‘fight to the end’

  • Crowd takes part in a rally in Seoul

    South Korea police raid President Yoon’s office over martial law declaration

  • Kim Jong-un inspects his troops in Pyongyang in November.

    North Korea decries ‘dictatorship’ in South in wake of martial law attempt

  • Hikoi In Opposition To The Treaty Principles Bill Arrives In Wellington<br>WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 19: Hikoi members leave Waitangi Park and walk along the streets heading towards Parliament on November 19, 2024 in Wellington, New Zealand. A hīkoi has travelled for nine days across New Zealand, culminating at Wellington and Parliament today, as Māori communities march to protect and advocate for the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi and Māori rights. (Photo by Joe Allison/Getty Images)

    Māori tribes make rare plea to King Charles for intervention in New Zealand politics

  • Nigel Richards after winning the 2018 world championships in London.

    Scrabble star wins Spanish world title – despite not speaking Spanish

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Australia

  • Peter Dutton and Coalition colleagues

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    Australia news live: Coalition nuclear power plan assumes 45% less electricity supply than Labor’s renewables alternative, energy expert says

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  • Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton unveiling costings of the Coalition’s proposed nuclear energy plan in Brisbane on Friday

    Peter Dutton says nuclear ‘will make electricity cheaper’ but critics say Coalition costings a ‘fantasy’

  • A troop of macaque monkeys in Launceston, Tasmania, will be prevented from reproducing because of worries about ongoing inbreeding

    Troop of Japanese monkeys in Tasmanian park to be sterilised and die out amid inbreeding fears

  • Turbines at MacIntyre windfarm

    Turbine bat deaths could fall without loss of power if wind speed triggers were raised, Victorian research finds

  • Queensland Premier David Crisafulli

    Queensland children as young as 10 face life sentences for murder as tough new laws pass parliament

  • Labor senator Nita Green

    Senate committee recommends national hate crimes database and tougher laws – as it happened

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Europe

  • a man on screen in front a person in front of microphone

    Wife of Wisconsin man accused of faking his own death files for divorce

    File says marriage ‘irretrievably broken’ as Emily Borgwardt, whose husband had fled to Europe, seeks custody of kids
  • Sanjay Shah

    British businessman Sanjay Shah jailed for 12 years over £996m Danish tax fraud

  • Headquarters of the European Central Bank

    European Central Bank cuts rates for fourth time this year

  • Plastic bottles of mineral water<br>Plastic bottles of mineral water - stock photo

    ‘Forever chemical’ found in mineral water from several European countries

  • Image of the Reichstag in Berlin with opinion poll tracker graph behind

    German election opinion polls – who’s leading for 2025

  • Kaja Kallas

    Use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine, says EU’s top diplomat

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Middle East

  • Fighters of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham search a car in rural Aleppo.

    1.1 million displaced by Syrian rebel offensive, UN says, as factional fighting continues

    Rival forces backed by US and Turkey seek to secure territory after Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham toppled regime
  • Boulos and Trump in Dearborn, Michigan, on 1 November 2024. Boulos did campaign outreach for the Trump campaign in Michigan.

    Questions dog Trump pick for Middle East adviser with inconsistent résumé

  • Palestinians check the damage to buildings in an area targeted by an Israeli air strike

    Israeli attacks kill at least 28 people hours after UN demands ceasefire in Gaza

  • The coffin of Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada is carried for burial in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday.

    Middle East crisis: calls for justice as hundreds join funeral of Syrian activist who became symbol of regime brutality – as it happened

  • Decapitated head of statue of late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad

    US urges Syrian rebels to form ‘inclusive’ government

  • Travis Timmerman, a missing US citizen found in Syria, speaks to the press

    American found in Damascus appears to have been released from Syrian prison

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South and Central Asia

  • Home Office signage

    Husband and wife to be forced apart by Home Office deportation flight

    Man scheduled to depart for Pakistan on Tuesday, leaving wife in UK, but believes his life will be at risk
  • closure of health institutes in Afghanistan. As part of the context, I’ve attached several photos from women’s protests that may be helpful for your work. These photos have also been shared with Rukhshana media.

    Taliban move to ban women training as nurses and midwives ‘an outrageous act of ignorance’

  • Protester holds 'Save Bangladesh Hindus' sign during demonstration in Bengaluru

    India-Bangladesh relations sour as tensions rise over attacks on Hindu minority

  • Aerial view of Diego Garcia

    Tamils arriving in UK after three years stranded on Diego Garcia speak of relief

  • Artists's image of two satellites and the sun

    Landmark space mission set to create artificial solar eclipses using satellites

  • A woman and a child huddle in the middle of a snowy road. They are wrapped up in relatively thin clothing and are covered in snow

    Women arrested by Taliban for begging report rape and killings in Afghan jails

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UK

  • Two Palestinian children hug dolls amid rubble and a burnt-out car in Gaza.

    Guardian and Observer charity appeal raises more than £250,000

    Readers reach donation milestone before Saturday telethon, securing money to help families in Gaza and Ukraine
  • Emergency services on scene after a fairground ride in Birmingham ‘failed and crashed, injuring riders, according to the West Midlands fire service.

    Birmingham fairground ride crashes to the ground, injuring several people

  • Balaclava-clad man by Christmas lights

    Police hunt for culprits after Christmas lights damaged in five Suffolk villages

  • panoramic view of houses in leafy area

    UK housing crisis: what does Labour’s shake-up of planning rules involve?

  • The House of Lords

    Tory peer faces suspension over ‘Lord Poppadom’ remark

  • A housing estate built on the outskirts of Buxton in the Peak District.

    Housing must take priority over nature, says Starmer in green belt reform plan

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US

  • Two people in blue NYPD jackets beyond yellow crime tape, with one kneeling and moving a yellow and black number.

    Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing may not have been a client, say police

    Suspect, who mentioned company in note found during arrest, may have targeted it because of its size and influence
  • A mural of Breonna Taylor, under which is written 'Black Lives Matter'

    Louisville and DoJ strike police reform deal in wake of Breonna Taylor shooting

  • People attempt to breach the US Capitol during January 6 riots in Washington DC in 2021.

    Inspector general finds no FBI agents were involved in January 6 attack – as it happened

  • a bright light in the sky above a house photographed at night

    Many New Jersey ‘drones’ are manned aircraft being flown lawfully, White House says

  • a man and a woman surrounded by other people

    Pete Hegseth decried out gay troops in US military as part of Marxist agenda

  • a firefighter holds a hose spraying water

    Cooler temperatures forecast to help firefighters battle Malibu wildfire

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