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UK restricts DR Congo visas over migrant return policy

The Home Office says Kinshasa has failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illegal immigrants and foreign national offenders.

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As some boycott Myanmar’s flawed election, others hope for change

Voting is almost sure to favour the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls but some see them as the most pragmatic way to try to improve conditions.

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Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war

A trickle of voters made their way to Myanmar's heavily restricted polls on Sunday, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to democracy five years after it ousted the last elected government, triggering civil war.

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‘State aggression’: Somalia demands Israel withdraw Somaliland recognition

Somalia's state minister for foreign affairs tells Al Jazeera that Israeli move aims to displace Palestinians from Gaza.

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Kosovo votes in snap election to end a year of political deadlock

The Balkan nation votes again as PM Albin Kurti seeks majority to break the stalemate and form a government.

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‘Times have changed’: Germany’s military seeks recruits as it confronts new era

As young men face new rules forcing them to indicate their readiness to serve, the Bundeswehr drums up support at a trade showSitting in the cramped interior of a Panzerhaubitze 2000 armoured vehicle, Tom, 20, hangs on every word coming from Achim, an officer with the German military, as he breathle…

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Do Donald Trump’s strikes in Nigeria serve any purpose?

The US president says air strikes are against ISIL, claiming the group targets Christians.

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Taiwan rocked by magnitude 7.0 quake but no major damage reported

The weather administration said damage from the quake should be limited because it was deep and hit offshore.

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Live: Zelensky to meet Trump for talks on Ukraine peace plan

US President Donald Trump will meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Florida on Sunday for talks on a peace agreement to end the nearly four-year war with Russia.. This comes as Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that any ‍European troops deployed ⁠to Ukraine would becom…

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Central African Republic goes to polls as president seeks third term

Opposition hopes to tap into frustrations of people living in country where conflict remains a daily realityCentral African Republic goes to the polls on Sunday with the president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, seeking a third term.As many as 2.3 million registered voters will cast ballots for what obs…

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The year in patriarchy: Taylor Swift, Trump 2.0 and the Epstein files | Arwa Mahdawi

The year 2025 saw a Swift engagement, a rapid rollback of rights and a slow release of the heavily redacted Epstein filesThe year 2025 would have been far better if we could have sent a few billionaires and world leaders into intergalactic exile. Instead, we had to make do with Katy Perry spending 1…

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Yemeni separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of air strikes in eastern provinces

Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) separatists on Friday (December 26) accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out air strikes on their positions in the east of the country, a claim Riyadh has not acknowledged.

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Saudi Arabia demands Yemen separatists withdraw forces 'peacefully'

Saudi Arabia on Saturday said it would back Sanna's government in any military confrontation with separatist forces in a statement that came a day after reported Saudi air strikes in Yemen's Hadramawt province. Separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates have recently made territorial gains, emba…

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Myanmar is going to the polls. But it’s not the people who hold the power – it’s China

As the military pushes ahead with a widely condemned election, Beijing’s priorities are proving decisiveMyanmar’s first election since the 2021 coup: everything you need to knowMyanmar’s military has managed to regain momentum in its battle against a determined patchwork of opposition groups, retaki…

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‘Counting Every Day’: The Soldier Who Spent More Than a Year on the Front Line

Serhii Tyschenko, a Ukrainian combat medic, spent 472 days in a bunker. His case appears to be an extreme example of a problem that has long plagued Kyiv’s military.

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Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire starts, first 72 hours seen as critical test

A ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia has come into effect after weeks of deadly fighting across the border.

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Somalia denounces Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Somalia reacted angrily Friday (December 26) after Israel formally recognised the northern region of Somaliland as an "independent and sovereign state" -- the first country to do so. Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has for decades pushed for international recognition. U…

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War-torn Myanmar votes in widely criticised 'sham' election

Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta's power.

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Russia strike Ukraine as Zelenskyy prepares to meet Trump

Russia has conducted strikes against Ukraine as Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to meet Donald Trump.

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Niger junta orders 'general mobilisation' in fight against jihadists

Niger's military junta has declared a general mobilisation and requisition of people and resources to combat jihadist insurgents, a government statement said Saturday. The measure requires citizens to comply with call-up orders to contribute to national defense as the junta faces growing militant at…