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Oxfam’s annual inequality report shows the rapid acceleration of wealth accumulation by the world’s richest in 2024, as 44 percent of the world continues to live in poverty. FRANCE 24’s…

On Wednesday January 15, in a final snub ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, US President Joe Biden announced the surprise removal of Cuba from the US…

Donald Trump has said he will act with “historic speed and strength” once he is back in the White House, promising a slew of executive orders – many expected on…

On the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump addressed supporters in Washington, pledging to stop what he called an “invasion” of immigrants at the southern border. He singled out Venezuelan migrants and vowed to expel members of the Tren de Aragua gang.  

Jubilant crowds celebrated the release of the Palestinian prisoners in the West Bank [John Wessels/AFP via Getty]Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Monday after Hamas handed over three Israeli captives,…

The death toll from recent attacks in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has climbed to 60, according to the country’s human rights office. The violence stems from clashes between rival factions vying for control of the lucrative cocaine trade in the region near the Venezuelan border.

Israel has released 90 Palestinian prisoners in the first phase of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, the Israeli prison service has confirmed. The released prisoners, predominantly women and children, were greeted with hugs and cheers upon their return to the occupied West Bank.

TikTok has resumed operations for its 170 million users in the United States after President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to issue an executive order granting the app a temporary reprieve upon taking office on Monday.

Thousands of protesters, predominantly women, took to the streets of Washington, D.C., on Saturday, voicing their opposition to President-elect Donald Trump just days before his inauguration.

Oxfam International reported that billionaires’ wealth increased three times faster in 2024, outpacing the previous year’s growth. Ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the group also forecasts the…

  Indian police in Mumbai on Sunday arrested a 30-year-old suspect in the stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan. “Primary evidence suggests that the accused is a Bangladeshi citizen…

Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Monday after Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages, completing the first exchange under a long-awaited truce aimed at ending more than 15 months of…

  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s youngest son, Nikolai, has been appearing ever more frequently in the media lately. The 20-year-old, who used to accompany his father on state visits, now…

Exhausted firefighters in Los Angeles prepared for more dangerous gusts on Sunday, as California battled wildfires that have claimed 27 lives. Governor criticised “hurricane-force winds of misinformation.” Two major fires,…

  In Kazakhstan, the penalties for so-called bride kidnapping are to be toughened up. The local parliament is working on changing laws to try to eradicate what is now considered…

When is Inauguration Day? The US presidential inauguration always takes place on January 20, a date that has been standard since the 1930s. The event only moves to the following…

Palestinians in Gaza desperate to travel abroad for life-saving treatment | Israel-Palestine conflict News Khan Younis and Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine – In a small apartment in Khan Younis, surrounded…

The first stage of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas begins Sunday at 8:30am local time (6:30 GMT). Phase one of the three-phase deal includes a suspension of military…

When more than 3.5 million Syrian students took exams this week, the first since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar Assad, they didn’t have to answer questions on “Syrian nationalism” anymore. The…

A South Korean court extended the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early Sunday, a ruling that gives prosecutors time to formalise a criminal indictment for insurrection, a charge…

A man was seriously injured in a knife attack in central Tel Aviv on Saturday, police said. The Magen David Adom, Israel’s national ambulance service, said medical teams were providing treatment to…

At least 70 people were killed in central Nigeria on Saturday when a fuel tanker that had overturned burst into flames, burning those who had rushed to collect the gasoline.…

Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Josip Dabro resigned on Saturday after a video surfaced of him firing a gun out of a moving car. The Croatian Deputy was left with no…

The Israeli government approved the ceasefire and prisoner-exchange deal with Hamas in the early hours of Saturday morning, removing the final hurdle to achieving a vital period of calm for…

Israel’s cabinet voted on Saturday to approve a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said. The first stage of the truce is set to begin…