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US President Biden awards presidential medal to Trump critic Liz Cheney 

02 January 2025

Outgoing President Joe Biden has awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest civilian honour in the Unit...

Maduro government offers reward for location of exiled opposition candidate 

02 January 2025

The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced a $100,000 reward for information on the whereabouts...

‘Horrific crimes’: Israel’s bombing of Gaza kills more than 70 in 24 hours 

02 January 2025

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Ecuadorian President Noboa names interim vice president amid spat 

02 January 2025

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has named an interim vice president amid a continuing spat with the current holder of ...

Record number of migrants, refugees reached Canary Islands by sea in 2024 

02 January 2025

News|Migration At least 46,843 people reached Spain’s Canary Islands in 2024 through the increasingly deadly Atlantic ...

Calls grow for release of jailed poet al-Qaradawi after arrest in Lebanon 

02 January 2025

News|Human Rights A group of lawyers and activists have called for the immediate release of Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi, an...

US soldier identified as dead in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion: Reports 

02 January 2025

Details have started to emerge about the man killed in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside of the Trump Internat...

At least 27 people killed, dozens rescued after two shipwrecks off Tunisia 

02 January 2025

News|Migration At least 27 people including women and children have died and 83 others were rescued after two boats caps...

FBI releases timeline of deadly New Orleans truck-ramming attack 

02 January 2025

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States has released further information about the deadly New Yea...

Musk calls for jailed UK far-right activist to be released 

02 January 2025

Elon Musk has called for the jailed British far-right activist Tommy Robinson to be released and criticised UK Prime Min...