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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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Uganda shuts down internet ahead of election

Ugandan authorities cut internet access and limited mobile services across the country on January 13, two days before an election in which President Yoweri Museveni will stand for a contentious seventh term after four decades in power.

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Protests and tariff worries stall India's rice exports to Iran

India's basmati rice exports to Iran have slowed to a near standstill amid the protests gripping the Gulf country, with suppliers wary of new deals due to the risk of non-payment and potential additional U.S. tariffs, trade officials said.

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Wall Street falls with financials hit amid credit card rate plan

U.S. stocks ended lower, led by a drop in financial shares as comments from JPMorgan executives added to worries about U.S. President Donald Trump's recent proposal for a cap on credit‑card rates.

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Iran official says 2,000 killed in nationwide unrest

Around 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest.

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Trump tries to soothe economic anxiety in Detroit trip

President Donald Trump touted his economic record in Detroit, aiming to refocus attention on U.S. manufacturing and his efforts to tackle high consumer costs as the White House strives to show it is addressing the economic anxieties grip...

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Cuba braces for shortages as Trump vows to cut off Venezuelan oil

Cubans are bracing for impact after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to cut off a lifeline of Venezuelan oil from reaching Cuba, setting up a siege scenario for an island already reeling from crippling blackouts and shortages.

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Displaced Sudanese flee war-torn parts of Kordofan

Hundreds of thousands of displaced people need food and water having fled fighting across Sudan’s Kordofan region.

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The West Bank soccer field slated for demolition by Israel

Israeli authorities have ordered the demolition of a soccer field in a crowded refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, eliminating one of the few spaces where Palestinian children are able to run and play.

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Global central bankers defend Fed's Powell after Trump threat

The chiefs of many of the world's major central banks issued a joint statement in support of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday, after the Trump administration threatened him with a criminal indictment.

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Swiss fire victims' lawyer seeks expansion of criminal probe

Switzerland's criminal investigation into a fire in a bar in the ski town of Crans-Montana should be broadened to include local authorities, a lawyer acting for some of the victims said, adding he would seek millions in compensation.

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Musk's Starlink helps Iranians skirt internet blackout, sources say

Some Iranians are still using Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service despite a nationwide communications blackout, three people inside the country said, the latest example of Starlink being used to counter internet shutdowns in ...

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Trump says nations trading with Iran will face 25% U.S. tariffs

President Donald Trump said that any country which does business with Iran will face a tariff rate of 25% on trade with the U.S., as Washington weighs a response to the situation in Iran which is seeing its biggest anti-government protes...

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U.S. invests in counter-drone tech to protect FIFA World Cup venues

The United States Department of Homeland Security says it will invest $115 million in counter-drone measures to strengthen security for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Ram Nabong reports.

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Ethiopia begins $12.5 billion construction of 'Africa's biggest airport'

Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday officially started a $12.5 billion construction project for what officials say will be Africa's biggest airport when completed in 2030 in the Ethiopian town of Bishoftu.

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UK investigates Musk's X over Grok sexual deepfakes

Britain will bring into effect a law criminalizing the creation of non-consensual intimate images this week, technology minister Liz Kendall told parliament after regulator Ofcom launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X.

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Uganda election could be story of violence and succession

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is widely expected to win a presidential election on Thursday (January 15) but political observers are still paying attention to what the vote could tell us about succession.

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Iran says communication open with U.S. after weekend of protests

Iran said on Monday (January 12) it is keeping communications open with the U.S. as President Donald Trump weighed responses to a violent crackdown on protests that have posed one of the biggest challenges to clerical rule since the 1979...

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Landmark Myanmar Rohingya genocide case opens at UN's top court

A landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against minority Muslim Rohingya opened at the United Nations' top court on Monday (January 12). Gambia told judges that Myanmar targeted minority Muslim Rohingya for destruction an...

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Thousands without heating as Russia bombards Ukraine's energy grid

Thousands in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were still without heating on Sunday (January 11) following a devastating Russian attack early on Friday (January 9), local authorities said. Elderly residents are finding ways to cope with tempera...

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DHS to send more officers to Minnesota after ICE shooting protests

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Sunday (January 11) that the Department of Homeland Security is sending "hundreds" more officers to Minnesota, following nationwide protests over the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good las...

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Trump says no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba and suggested the Communist-run island should strike a deal with Washington, ramping up pressure on the long-time U.S. nemesis and provoking defia...

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