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Japan's Takaichi calls Feb election seeking mandate for spending plans

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she will dissolve parliament Friday and call a national election to seek voter backing for increased spending and a new security strategy expected to accelerate Japan's defense build up.

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Death toll rises as Chile wildfires reach urban zones

Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in two regions in the south of the country on Sunday as raging wildfires forced at least 20,000 people to evacuate and left at least 18 people dead.

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Death toll in Spain high-speed train collision rises

At least 39 people were killed and over 150 injured in a high‑speed train collision in southern Spain on January 18. Authorities warn the numbers could rise as teams continue searching the wreckage.

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Uganda partially restores internet after Museveni's seventh-term win

Ugandan authorities partially restored internet services late on January 18 after 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term to extend his rule into a fifth decade with a landslide victory rejected by the opposition.

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Uganda's Bobi Wine says he escaped raid as Museveni re-elected

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said he had escaped a police and army raid on his house as veteran incumbent Yoweri Museveni was declared the landslide winner of Uganda's presidential election, in a contest marred by violent incident...

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Gazans wary as U.S. names 'Board of Peace' under Trump's plan

Palestinians in Gaza expressed both concern and hope after the White House announced some members of a so-called "Board of Peace" that will supervise the temporary governance of the war-torn enclave, which has been under a fragile ceasef...

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Machado sees eventual elections, cautions road ahead

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Friday she was confident the remnants of what she called Venezuela's “criminal regime” would eventually be dismantled and there would be an orderly transition to free elections, but cautione...

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Canada, China to slash tariffs after Carney-Xi talks in Beijing

Canada and China have struck an initial trade deal that will slash tariffs on electric vehicles and canola, Prime Minister Mark Carney said, as the two nations promised to tear down trade barriers while forging new strategic ties.

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The new push to protect Patagonia's carbon-rich peatlands

Patagonia's peatlands are a natural carbon sink that absorb and store great amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. They are the focus of a new cross-border conservation and restoration effort in Argentina and Chile.

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Uganda's President Museveni takes election lead, violence reported

Veteran Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni held a commanding lead in early presidential election results announced on Friday (January 16) as conflicting accounts emerged of violence reported after the vote.

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Iran protests abate after deadly crackdown, rights groups say

Iran's deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests for now, according to a rights group and residents, who reported Tehran had been quiet for several days. State media reported more arrests on Friday (January 16) though, in...

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Cause of major blaze in deprived area of Seoul to be investigated

A major fire broke out in a deprived area of the upmarket Gangnam district of Seoul early on Friday (January 16). The blaze was brought under control and fully extinguished about eight hours later, a fire official said with investigators...

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Five years' jail for South Korea's Yoon in first martial law penalty

A South Korean court on Friday (January 16) sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on charges that included obstructing attempts by authorities to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law in Dec...

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Israel sees spike in PTSD and suicide among troops as war persists

Israel is grappling with a dramatic increase in post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide among its troops after its two-year assault on Gaza, precipitated by the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on southern Israel. Recent reports by the d...

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Trump versus the Federal Reserve - what you need to know

Jerome Powell, head of the U.S. Federal Reserve, said Sunday (January 11) that the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation against him for allegedly misleading Congress about a building renovation project at the central ba...

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U.S., Taiwan strike deal on tech tariffs risking China's ire

The U.S. and Taiwan clinched a trade deal that cuts tariffs on many of the semiconductor powerhouse's exports, directs new investments in the U.S. technology industry and risks infuriating China.

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Iran protests show bitter schism among exiled opposition

Huge protests in Iran have galvanized exiled foes of the authorities but despite their hatred of the ruling clerics, a bitter schism dating to before the 1979 Islamic Revolution still afflicts the leading opposition factions.

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Villagers shiver in China's north as gas subsidies shrink

Villagers near Baoding in China's Hebei province chose to barely heat their homes because of rising natural gas prices after cash-strapped governments scaled back subsidies designed to drive a transition to clean energy.

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U.S. backs Palestinian civil engineer to administer Gaza

Ali Shaath, the Palestinian former government official chosen to administer Gaza under a U.S.-backed deal, has an ambitious plan that includes pushing war debris into the Mediterranean Sea and rebuilding destroyed infrastructure within t...

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Maersk ramps up sailings via Suez Canal and the Red Sea

Maersk will resume sailings via the Red Sea and Suez Canal for one of its services this month, the shipping group said on Thursday, marking a first step towards ending two years of global trade disruption due to attacks on ships by Yemen...

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Musk's xAI curbs Grok image editing after concerns

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI said late on Wednesday it imposed restrictions on all users of its Grok AI chatbot that limit image editing after the service produced sexualized images that sparked concerns among global r...

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How does the UN pick its chief and who are the contenders?

The United Nations will pick its next secretary-general this year for a five-year term beginning in 2027. How will the 193-member General Assembly choose the successor to current U.N chief Antonio Guterres, and who are the likely candida...

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Actor Tim Busfield held without bond on child sex abuse charges

Actor-director Timothy Busfield made his first court appearance in New Mexico on child sex abuse charges. Busfield will continue to be jailed without bond pending a hearing that will take place in the next five business days, the judge s...

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Musk says he was unaware of Grok generating explicit images of minors

Elon Musk said he was not aware of any "naked underage images" generated by xAI's Grok chatbot, as scrutiny of the AI tool intensifies worldwide.

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Longtime leader takes on 'Ghetto president' in Uganda's election

Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday (January 15) with Yoweri Museveni, president for four decades, taking on pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine for the second time.

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Iran warns neighbors it could hit U.S. bases if Washington strikes

Tehran has warned neighbors hosting U.S. troops that it would hit American bases if Washington strikes, a senior Iranian official told Reuters, as Iran seeks to deter Donald Trump's threats to intervene on behalf of protesters.

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At least 25 killed, dozens injured in Thailand train derailment

At least 25 people were killed and about 80 injured when a train derailed in northeastern Thailand on January 14 after a construction crane collapsed onto three carriages.

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Bangladeshis injured by gunfire, landmine at border with Myanmar

Residents of Bangladesh’s southeastern frontier town of Teknaf staged a street protest after cross-border fighting between Myanmar’s Arakan Army and Rohingya armed groups left at least two Bangladeshi civilians injured, officials and loc...

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Families left in dark as Venezuela prisoner releases fall short

Venezuela's top lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez said that over 400 people had been freed from prison as part of an ongoing release process, although rights groups say the real figure is much lower.

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U.S. approves Nvidia H200 chip exports to China with some conditions

The Trump administration gave a formal green light to China-bound sales of Nvidia's second-most powerful AI chips, putting in place a rule that will likely kickstart shipments of the H200 despite deep concerns among China hawks in Washin...

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