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Attempt to overturn the Gambia’s ban on FGM heard by supreme court
Case brought by Muslim leaders and MP follows failed 2024 bid and seen as part of global anti-women’s rights backlash
A group of religious leaders and an MP in the Gambia have launched efforts to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation at the country’s supreme court.
The court case, due to resume this month, comes after
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Two weeks on, questions linger over targeting and impact of US airstrikes in Nigeria
Very little information has been shared about strikes in Sokoto state
Two weeks after the US carried out Christmas Day airstrikes in north-west Nigeria on what it described as Islamic State fighters, questions remain over the specific group
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Anthony Joshua’s driver charged with dangerous driving after fatal crash in Nigeria
British boxer was injured in collision that killed his personal trainer Latif Ayodele and strength coach Sina Ghami
Nigerian police have charged Anthony Joshua’s driver with causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal crash that killed two people.
Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was also charged with driving without a valid driving licence and “driving without due care and
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Cremation pyre in Africa thought to be world’s oldest containing adult remains
9,500-year-old pyre uncovered in Malawi offers rare insight into rituals of ancient African hunter-gatherer groups
A cremation pyre built about 9,500 years ago has been discovered in Africa, offering a fresh glimpse into the complexity of ancient hunter-gatherer communities.
Researchers say the pyre, discovered in a rock shelter at the foot of Mount Hora in northern Malawi, is
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US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts
Afghanistan and Yemen excluded from list of 17 priority countries chosen by Trump administration to receive aid laden with demands
The $2bn (£1.5bn) of aid the US pledged this week may have been hailed as
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Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal’ or face the consequences
No more Venezuelan oil or money will flow to the communist-run island after Maduro’s fall, says US president
Donald Trump has told Cuba to “make a deal” or face unspecified consequences, adding that no more Venezuelan oil or money would flow to the communist-run Caribbean island that has been a US foe for decades.
As Cuba, a close ally of Venezuela and big beneficiary of its oil,
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Family seeks answers after ICE deported man to Costa Rica in vegetative state
Exclusive: Before Randall Gamboa Esquivel died, his health had deteriorated badly while he was in ICE custody
The family of a Costa Rican man who was deported from the
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US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries
State department says armed ‘colectivos’ appear to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for Americans
The United States has urged its citizens to leave Venezuela immediately amid reports that armed paramilitaries are trying to track down US citizens, one week after the capture of the South American country’s president, Nicolás Maduro.
In a
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Nicaraguan authorities arrest dozens for reportedly supporting Maduro capture
Human rights groups say ‘at least 60 arbitrary arrests’ have occurred for celebrating the US military operation
Authorities in Nicaragua have arrested at least 60 people for reportedly celebrating or expressing support for the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, a human rights watchdog group and local media outlets said Friday.
Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega and
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Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?
Trump’s attack on Venezuela suggests expansionism is under way but some argue it is simply standard US foreign policy stripped of hypocrisy
The attack on Venezuela and the seizure of its president was a shocking enough start to 2026, but it was only the next day, when the smoke had dispersed and Donald Trump was flying from Florida to Washington DC in triumph, that it became clear the
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