🇳🇦Namibia opposition refuses to recognise poll result
Namibia’s main opposition party has said it will not recognise results from this week’s general election, where there have been logistical problems and voting was extended in several places.
In a statement on Saturday, Panduleni Itula, the presidential candidate for the opposition Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) alleged there had been “glaring and undeniable” electoral malpractices.
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Ros Atkins On... Are North Korean troops fighting in Ukrain🇰🇵🇺🇦
As the Russian defence minister makes an unannounced visit to Pyongyang and Ukraine claims that North Korean troops are in Russia and ready to support Russia's military
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🇨🇦Canada town council gets alternative after refusal to take King's oath
A Canadian territory has changed its rules for elected municipal officials, allowing them to take an oath pledging allegiance to the country's constitution instead of the British Crown when they are sworn in.
The change comes after the newly-elected council of Dawson City, Yukon, refused to take the King's oath in solidarity with an indigenous council member who raised concerns about the Crown’s history in Canada.
The protest delayed their confirmation and placed the town's governance at a standstill.
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🇱🇷Liberia's notorious rebel-turned-senator Johnson dies
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🇸🇪Sweden asks 🇨🇳China to co-operate over severed cables
Sweden has formally asked China to co-operate with an investigation into damage to two cables in the Baltic Sea after a Chinese ship was linked to the incidents.
The cables - one linking Sweden to Lithuania, the other linking Finland to Germany - were damaged in Swedish territorial waters in the Baltic Sea on 17 and 18 November.
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😢Tanzanian incoming WHO Africa director dies at 55
The incoming regional director of the World Health Organization in Africa, Tanzania’s Dr Faustine Ndugulile, has died, just three months after he was elected to the position.
Ndugulile, a 55-year-old lawmaker and a medical doctor, died on Wednesday morning in India while undergoing treatment, Tanzania's speaker of parliament said.
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🇺🇸Trump vows tariffs on 🇲🇽Mexico, 🇨🇦Canada and 🇨🇳China on day one
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🇹🇫"President Macron said we should not set red lines"
French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot does not rule out further support for Ukraine from his country
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🇺🇾Former history teacher Yamandú Orsi wins Uruguay election
A left-wing former history teacher, Yamandú Orsi, has won the presidential election in Uruguay.
Orsi beat Álvaro Delgado, the candidate for the governing conservative coalition, by more than three percentage points in Sunday's run-off.
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🇺🇸Judge delays Trump sentencing for a third time
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🇮🇳Modi's party set to return to power in India's richest state
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on course to win a landslide majority in India's richest state of Maharashtra, trends show.
The BJP and its allies are leading on close to 220 out of 288 seats, comfortably placed above the halfway mark needed to form a government.
Maharashtra, which has India's financial hub of Mumbai as its capital, is one of the most politically crucial states in the country.
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🇲🇱Mali junta chief fires prime minister in row over return to civilian rule
Mali's military leader has sacked the Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maïga, and his government.
It follows rare criticism by Maïga of the junta's lack of clarity about a once-promised return to democracy.
A decree read on state television by junta leader Col Assimi Goïta said the duties of the prime minister and the members of the government were "terminated".
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🇺🇸Gary Gensler to leave role as SEC chairman
The head of the US financial regulator, Gary Gensler, will resign from his role on the day of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Mr Gensler confirmed the news on social media platform X after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said its 33rd chairman would step down on 20 January next year.
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🇷🇺🇰🇵Putin gifts lion and brown bears to North Korea zoo
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea's main zoo more than 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, in yet another display of burgeoning relations between Moscow and Pyongyang.
Putin's environment minister, Alexander Kozlov, brought the animals to the North Korean capital on board a cargo plane, Kozlov's office said on its official Telegram channel on Wednesday.
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🇳🇴Son of Norwegian princess arrested on suspicion of rape
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🇹🇼Taiwan president's Hawaii trip draws Chinese anger
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has arrived in the US state of Hawaii for a two-day visit, drawing a furious reaction from China.
The trip is being billed as a stopover as part of a Pacific tour, but comes amid long-running tensions between the US and China and growing concerns about the possibility of conflict over Taiwan.
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🇲🇺Mauritius asks for review of Chagos Islands deal with 🇬🇧UK
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🇫🇷Paris's Gothic jewel Notre-Dame to reopen five years after fire
The world gets a first look inside a resplendent new Notre-Dame on Friday, as France's President Emmanuel Macron conducts a televised tour to mark the cathedral's imminent re-opening.
Five-and-a-half years after the devastating fire of 2019, Paris's Gothic jewel has been rescued, renovated and refurbished - offering visitors what promises to be a breathtaking visual treat.
The president - accompanied by his wife Brigitte and Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich - are kicking off a programme of ceremonies that culminates with an official "entry" into the cathedral on 7 December and the first Catholic Mass the next day.
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🇨🇦Canada’s oil patch rattled by Trump's tariff plan
In Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta, there is a deep sense of unease over President-elect Donald Trump's threat to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods.
Canadian politicians and energy experts are warning the hefty tariff would have dire consequences for the economy of America's northern neighbour - and hike prices on US consumers.
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🇲🇺New Mauritius PM has reservations about UK's Chagos deal
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🇲🇲ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar leader
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🇮🇱Israel cabinet to meet to discuss 🇱🇧Lebanon ceasefire deal
The Israeli cabinet will meet to discuss approval of a ceasefire to temporarily end hostilities with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah.
The proposed truce would be for an initial period of 60 days and include the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon, according to media reports.
In return, Hezbollah would end its presence south of the Litani River, about 30km (18 miles) north of the international border, and be replaced by Lebanese Army troops.
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⚠️Harris apologises for walking away from care worker
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🇬🇧UK wants to hire EU negotiator to 'reset' relations
The UK government is hiring a new negotiator to help deliver a “reset” of relations with Europe.
The job posting says the role will lead the government's relationship with the European Union and negotiations with the EU "on key UK interests", with mentions of trade, security and border policy.
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🌎COP29 overruns as poor countries seethe over climate cash
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🇺🇸Trump picks Pam Bondi as attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdraws
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated veteran prosecutor Pam Bondi as his new pick for attorney general, hours after Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration.
Bondi has a long track record in law enforcement and previously served as Florida's attorney general.
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🇰🇪Kenya's president cancels major deals with Adani Group
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Jihadist police chief of Timbuktu jailed for war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced the former head of the Islamic police in Mali's historic city of Timbuktu to 10 years in prison for war crimes.
Prosecutors said al-Hassan ag Abdoul Aziz ag Mohamed ag Mahmoud led a "reign of terror" in the city after it was overrun in 2012 by the al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine group.
He was found guilty in June this year of torture, overseeing public amputations by machete and the brutal floggings of residents, including children.
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⚠️⚠️Archegos boss sentenced to prison over massive fraud
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🇺🇸Trump selects financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary
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