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Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Despite hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinian civilians crammed into makeshift tent camps in al-Mawasi, Israel’s military has continually attacked the site. The overall death toll from Israeli attacks on the territory has now risen to 45,885 people killed and more than 109,000 injured in the 15 months since the war on the enclave began. Palestinian gangs hijacked six fuel tankers, leaving hardly any for humanitarian operations. The European Hospital in Khan Younis has warned it will run out of fuel within the next 24 hours.

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Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Jane Meng, 31, travelled from Shanghai to Hong Kong five years ago to get herself something special for her birthday. She came for critical illness insurance and opened a bank account in Hong Kong. Since then, as Meng’s wealth has grown, she has only expanded her financial dealings outside mainland China. China saw 13,800 high-net-worth individuals leave the country. The outflow does not constitute a mass exodus, since 2022. In the second quarter of this year, overseas firms pulled a record $15bn out of China. It is not uncommon for wealthy individuals to use family members to move funds.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 12:09:02

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia has been canceled. The planned meetings between Keith Kellogg and Ukrainian officials are “extremely important,” Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha says. Trump's arrival in the White House injects another measure of uncertainty into how the almost 3-year-old war might unfold. Ukrainians have expressed hope tinged with pragmatism about Trump’s election victory last November. The war is draining the resources of both sides, though military analysts say the conflict is less sustainable for smaller Ukraine. Ukrainian officials say its 5-month-long incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region shows that Russia is vulnerable.

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Published on: 08/01/2025 | 01:17:55

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New Zealand has not seriously considered an undersea tunnel beneath the strait that more than 1 million people cross by sea each year. A Cook Strait tunnel would dramatically reduce the three- to four-hour sailing time between the North Island, home to 75% of the population, and the South. New Zealand is the same size as the United Kingdom — but the U.K. Has a population of 69 million, more than 13 times New Zealand’s. Sailing on both Cook Strait ferry services resumed Wednesday after two days of dangerous waves. Some passengers on one carrier said they could not book a new berth for a fortnight. The strait is less calm than many worldwide because it features opposing tides at each end. Laurie Perino, an Australian tourist, said the pristine and scenic ocean views had prompted her to book. "It would be more convenient," she said, referring to a Cook Strait tunnel.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 17:58:16

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Edmundo González says his son-in-law was kidnapped in Venezuela's capital. He says hooded men intercepted the vehicle and loaded Tudares in a gold-colored van. The kidnapping happened despite a significant increase in police and military presence since New Year's Day across Caracas. Maduro won a third term in the July election. Venezuela's president-elect has not explained how he plans to return to the troubled country or wrest power from Maduro. The Unitary Platform coalition selected him as a last-minute stand-in for opposition powerhouse Mara Corina Machado, who was blocked from running for any office. It is unclear whether anyone will heed calls to head to the streets with increased security presence. Electoral authorities in July declared Maduro the winner hours after polls closed. Opposition collected tally sheets from more than 80% of the nation's electronic voting machines. They posted them online and showed González had won the election with twice as many votes. Secretary General of the Organization of American States joins calls for immediate release.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 21:36:10

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A drug cartel in northern Mexico publicly threatened the singers, prosecutors say. Photos of a banner threatening the lives of Natanael Cano and other artists circulated on social media. The banner appeared to be signed by "Jalisco Matasalas" a group within a faction of the Sinaloa cartel known as the "Chapitos" In 2023, Peso Pluma bested Taylor Swift as the most streamed artist on YouTube. Such artists have long faced sharp criticisms from authorities and threats from drug gangs. Tijuana banned the performance of narco ballads altogether to protect youths as it tries to contain violence.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Donald Trump spoke from his Mar-a-Lago estate on Tuesday. The news conference also comes just 13 days before Trump is set to the oath of office. Trump pledging to roll back environmental restrictions and pardon supporters. Both Greenland’s and Denmark’s prime ministers have ruled out the prospect of the sprawling Arctic island being transferred to US control. Eyes on Canada Trump also made bold statements about his intentions towards Canada, one of the US’s largest trading partners. Canada has traditionally been a close ally — though not “economic force”. Steve Witkoff, a real-estate investor with no foreign policy experience, had been part of recent ceasefire talks in the Middle East. He said: “We’ve had some really great progress, and I’m really hopeful that by the inaugural we’ll have some good things to announce on behalf of the president” US troops have supported the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeast Syria since 2014. But that backing put Washington at odds with its NATO ally Turkiye, which considers members of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) to be “terrorists”. Trump floated the possibility of withdrawing US troops from Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he sent his people in Syria through different forms and different names. NATO to pay more Trump said the transatlantic alliance should increase their defence spending to five percent of their gross domestic product (GDP)

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Edmundo Gonzalez accused masked men of kidnapping his son-in-law Rafael Tudares. He is currently facing an arrest warrant in Venezuela, where he asserts he is the rightful winner of the July 28 presidential contest. Maduro is set to be sworn in for a third term on Friday. In September, prosecutors accused Gonzalez of conspiracy, usurpation of powers and falsifying documents. The opposition leader fled the country and went into exile in Spain. But the Venezuelan government has repeatedly said that Gonzalez will be arrested if he returns.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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The Freedom Party (FPO) is anti-immigration and pro-Russian. Its leader, Herbert Kickle, is due to begin negotiations with the conservatives. What does the future look like for Austria’s ailing economy and its significant immigrant population?

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Officials with both the outgoing Biden and incoming Trump administrations say negotiations are on the verge of a deal. Trump meanwhile said “hell will break out” if a captive release agreement is not reached by the time he enters office.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was arrested in Lebanon on December 28, shortly after returning from Syria. Before his arrest, the activist recorded a video of himself at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. In the video, he said he hopes the Syrian people will emerge victorious after a tumultuous time. Al-Qaradawi's lawyer said he would file an urgent appeal to block his extradition on Wednesday morning. The activist was a longtime critic of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. He has also criticised current leader President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Judge Aileen Cannon directed the US Department of Justice not to release the report until a federal appeals court rules. Those co-defendants, Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, remain subject of a continuing appeal. They have argued that the report’s release could interfere with their right to a fair hearing. Judge Cannon tossed the case last July, arguing that the position of “special counsel” had not been congressionally approved. In addition to the classified documents case, Smith has also probed Trump’s alleged attempts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. That resulted in a separate criminal indictment in August 2023. Justice Department regulations require Smith to submit a final report to Garland. Garland has previously pledged to make public all reports from special counsels during his tenure. On Monday, he repeatedly called Smith a “disgrace”.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Qatar assisted in reconstructing the airport, which was damaged by years of conflict. A Royal Jordanian Airlines flight also evaluated the airport's technical condition.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Donald Trump refused to rule out using military or economic coercion to take control of Greenland. In the press conference, Trump said giving the Panama Canal away was a "mistake" he said that he would not be open to military force in Canada.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the RSF has carried out direct attacks on civilians. He also accused the group of using rape and other forms of sexual violence against women and girls because of their ethnicity. A brutal war between Sudan’s military and the rebel RSF have killed tens of thousands of people. International organisations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) have struggled to access areas of Sudan where civilians are struggling to survive amid shortages of food and other critical goods. The United Nations has also said that countries providing weapons to the RSF and Sudanese army are “enabling the slaughter” the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is arming the RFS, an allegation the Gulf nation has denied.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Donald Trump Jr has arrived in Greenland for a “private” visit, as his father President-elect Donald Trump reiterates his desire to make the autonomous Danish territory part of the United States. The younger Trump’s visit to the sprawling Arctic island on Tuesday was not official, but he is not expected to meet with any Greenlandic or Danish officials. Trump has signalled he plans to take a similarly disruptive approach to foreign policy. In December, Trump said US control of Greenland was an “absolute necessity” The island is home to a large US military base. That month, Trump threatened to take back control of Panama Canal from Panama.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Despite the tragedy that took place on New Year's Eve, hundreds gathered in the city's French Quarter embracing the parade as a symbol of resilience and hope. Outgoing US President Joe Biden was nearby, honouring the victims of the attack.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 15:19:10

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The number of killings increased by more than 20% compared with all of 2023. In addition, more than 2,200 people were reported injured and nearly 1,500 kidnapped, it says. It was one of the biggest massacres reported in Port-au-Prince in recent history. Jamaica, Bahamas and Belize have sent a handful of personnel. Barbados, Bangladesh and Chad have pledged to do the same, but it isn’t clear when they would be deployed. Sunrise Airways will temporarily suspend flights to and from Port-au-Prince.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Journalist Nour Qormosh shares his experience covering the war in the days leading up to Bashar al-Assad’s fall, his own personal losses and what Syrians hope for this new year.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Jean-Marie Le Pen was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation. A polarising figure in French politics, Le Pen made statements – including Holocaust denial and 1987 proposal to forcibly isolate people with AIDS – that led to multiple convictions and strained his political alliances. In 1990, he was convicted for a radio remark in which he referred to the Nazi gas chambers as a “detail in World War II history”. In 2015 he repeated the apologies, saying he “did not at all” regret it.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 12:20:00

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Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far right National Front, dies at 96, a senior party official says.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Mahama won 56 percent of the vote in the nation’s presidential election on December 9. Mahamudu Bawumia secured 41 percent. Mohammed Abubakar, a farmer from Tamale in northern Ghana, said he was confident Mahama would prioritise rural development. He wrote in his memoir – My First Coup d’Etat, And Other True Stories from the Lost Decades of Africa – that he had changed by his boyhood experiences during a 1966 military coup. His father was briefly detained and interrogated by the 1966 coup leaders but later released unharmed.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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The bodies were found on Monday night during a routine post-flight inspection. The jet had arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Paramedics declared both of the individuals dead at the scene. A 16-year-old runaway survived a five-hour flight from California to Maui, Hawaii, while hiding in a wheel well in 2014. The incident was the second time in less than a month that a body was discovered in the wheel well of a plane in the US.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 13:21:10

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Donald Trump Jr.'s plane landed in Nuuk, the capital of the vast and icy territory that has some 57,000 residents. Greenland's government said the visit would take place “as a private individual” and not as an official visit. It comes after President-elect Donald Trump recently expressed a desire to acquire the vast Artic territory. Trump Jr. Is in Greenland for a day trip to shoot video content for podcasting. "We will protect it, and cherish it, from a very vicious outside world," Trump wrote on his social media site.

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Published on: 07/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Meta announced the end of its third-party fact-checking programme in the United States. The move comes as tech executives embrace incoming US President Donald Trump. Meta said it will rely on “community notes” similar to those used on the social media platform X. Meta, which donated $1m to Trump’s inauguration fund last month, announced it would remove restrictions on controversial political subjects. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will move its content moderation team from liberal California to Republican-leaning Texas.

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