Foreign

Brexit minister Lord Frost has resigned from Boris Johnson's government. He led the UK's negotiations over the EU Withdrawal Agreement and Northern Ireland Protocol. In a…
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People went shopping on Saturday before the lockdown was announced The Netherlands has announced a strict lockdown over Christmas amid concerns over the Omicron coronavirus…
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Jacob Zuma was freed in September for an undisclosed medical reason A South African court has ruled that the country's former President Jacob Zuma should be returned to prison,…
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The government has said that all 11 countries will be removed from the UK's travel red list from 4am on Wednesday. Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,…
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Olaf Scholz said goodbye to his predecessor at the chancellery, thanking her for her commitment to the role Olaf Scholz has been been sworn in as Germany's new chancellor,…
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Kenyan police are describing the incident as 'sad' A police officer in Kenya shot dead his wife and five other people with an AK-47 in the early hours of Tuesday morning,…
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Bob Dole, a World War Two veteran who went on to be a long-time Republican senator and US presidential candidate, has died aged 98. His death was announced in a statement from…
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Mr Barrow's supporters started celebrating before the final results were announced The Gambia's President Adama Barrow has easily won re-election, authorities there said, in…
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The Pope has denounced "narrow self-interest and nationalism" over the way Europe treats migrants. Speaking on the Greek island of Lesbos, where he met dozens of migrants, Pope…
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Mr Thabane appeared at his 2017 inauguration with his current wife Maesaiah, two days after the killing of his estranged wife Lesotho's former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has…
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Haile Gebrselassie is regarded as a legend in Ethiopia Ethiopian Olympic heroes Haile Gebrselassie and Feyisa Lilesa say they are ready to go to the front line in the war…
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Fresh unrest has erupted in the Netherlands against new lockdown rules amid rising Covid-19 cases in Europe. People hurled fireworks at police and set fire to bicycles in The…
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Nelson Mandela, left, and FW de Klerk in 2006 FW de Klerk, the former president of South Africa and the last white person to lead the country, has died. The 85-year-old had…
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Many schools in Niger use straw-hut classrooms (file photo) At least 25 children aged five to six have died after their straw-hut classrooms caught fire in southern Niger,…
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Marília Mendonça's songs were famous for focusing on women's experiences with failed relationships Marília Mendonça, one of Brazil's most popular contemporary singers, has been…
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Prisoners on death row are only notified hours before they are to be executed Two death row inmates in Japan are taking legal action against same-day executions. Prisoners…
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