Former prison mate of jailed Egyptian-Brit to go on hunger strike
An Australian journalist who was once jailed for 400 days in Egypt is staging a hunger strike in London to...
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Three Chinese nationals jailed for illegal gold mining in Congo
Three Chinese men were sentenced to 7 years in jail for engaging in activities related to illegal mining in Congo...
Oxfam says wealth of billionaires soared in 2024
Advocacy group Oxfam said that the wealth of billionaires globally grew three times faster in 2024 than the previous year,...
Egypt’s Sisi hosts Libya’s Haftar for first time since 2021
Egypt's president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi hosted Libya's Khalifa Haftar, the military leader who controls the east of the country, on...
Israel and Hamas ceasefire takes effect in Gaza
Ceasefire begins in Gaza as Hamas released three Israeli hostages in exchange for 90 Palestinian prisoners in the first phase...
French NGOs to quit X following Trump inauguration
Over 80 French NGOs and organisations say they will stop using the X app, previously known as Twitter, as of...
South Sudan place troops on Ugandan border as tensions escalate
South Sudan has placed troops on the Ugandan border to deter skirmishes as tensions escalate following accusations of theft and...
Congo: Chinese nationals jailed for illegal gold mining
Three Chinese nationals have been sentenced to seven years in prison in Democratic Republic of Congo amid a major crackdown...
Mozambique’s ex-finance minister given two more years in prison
Mozambique's former finance minister will serve another two and half years behind bars for his part in the "tuna bond"...
TikTok restores service in US after Trump intervention
TikTok said on January 19th that it was restoring its service after president-elect Donald Trump vowed to revive the app's...
Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas begins in Gaza
Palestinians celebrated in the streets and return to what was left of their bombed-out homes on January 19th, and Hamas...
US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
The US Supreme Court has upheld a law banning TikTok in the country unless its China-based parent company ByteDance sells...
Nigeria admitted to BRICS as a partner country
BRICS chair Brazil says Nigeria has been admitted as a “partner country” of the bloc, according to ABC on January...
New French PM survives first no-confidence vote in parliament
New French prime minister Francois Bayrou on survived his first vote of no confidence in the national assembly on January...
Russia expands military presence in Libya in strategic relocation
Russia has expanded its military presence in Libya in a major relocation of its military following the loss of influence...
