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Russian captain in fiery North Sea crash faces UK trial
Vladimir Motin, 59, from St Petersburg, has been charged with one count of gross negligence manslaughter. He has pleaded not guilty and will stand trial at London's Old Bailey court which is expected to last several weeks.
Jan 12, 2026
Trump says US will take Greenland 'one way or the other...
Trump says US will take Greenland 'one way or the other...
Jan 12, 2026
India eyes new markets with US trade deal limbo
India eyes new markets with US trade deal limbo
Jan 12, 2026
Experts say US raid on Venezuela worries smaller countr...
Experts say US raid on Venezuela worries smaller countr...
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Gagan Thapa says NC’s internal debate is ideological, not a power struggle
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Myanmar pro-military party claims Suu Kyi's seat in junta-run poll
Myanmar pro-military party claims Suu Kyi's seat in junta-ru...
The armed forces have ruled Myanmar for most of the nation's post-independence history before a decade-long democratic thaw saw civilians assume control.
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Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late'
Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late'
"THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA - ZERO!" Trump said on his Truth Social channel. "I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE."
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Kyiv shivers without heat, but battles on
Kyiv shivers without heat, but battles on
Nearly four years into Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians are enduring another gruelling winter of heat and electricity cuts.
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New UK death after storms, 100,000 French homes without power
New UK death after storms, 100,000 French homes without powe...
Some 15 people have died in weather-related accidents this week across Europe as gale-force winds and storms caused travel mayhem, shut schools, and cut power to hundreds of thousands in freezing temperatures.
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Reviving Venezuela's oil industry: windfall or high-stakes gamble?
Reviving Venezuela's oil industry: windfall or high-stakes g...
According to a study by researchers Rystad Energy, an eye-watering $183 billion of investment would be needed in oil and gas exploration and production infrastructure by 2040 to reach three million bpd, including $53 billion just to maintain actual production levels.
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China opposes foreign interference in Tanzania: Ministry
China opposes foreign interference in Tanzania: Ministry
Wang Yi is the first foreign minister to pay an official visit to Tanzania since the bloody crackdown on election protesters late last year.
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Unhappy' Putin sends message to West with Ukraine strike on EU border
Unhappy' Putin sends message to West with Ukraine strike on...
Days after European and US negotiators unveiled a post-war peacekeeping plan for Ukraine, Russia overnight Thursday to Friday targeted an infrastructure facility in the country's western region of Lviv with the Oreshnik nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM).
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Fresh protests in Iran as internet blackout persists
Fresh protests in Iran as internet blackout persists
Protesters filled Tehran’s streets again Saturday with anti-government chants despite a deadly crackdown and internet blackout, in what has become Iran’s largest unrest in over three years.
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New rallies in Iran as son of shah calls for city centres to be seized
New rallies in Iran as son of shah calls for city centres to...
The two weeks of protests have posed one of the biggest challenges to the theocratic authorities who have ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, although supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has expressed defiance and blamed the United States.
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UN Security Council plans emergency meeting on Ukraine Monday
UN Security Council plans emergency meeting on Ukraine Monda...
"The Russian Federation has reached an appalling new level of war crimes and crimes against humanity by its terror against civilians," Ukrainian ambassador Andriy Melnyk said in a letter to the Security Council seen by AFP on Friday.
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