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Tracking rogue tankers carrying sanctioned oil near Singapore
Singapore has reported a rise in rogue tankers carrying sanctioned cargo through its shipping lanes.
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Activists decry state of Tunisia’s democracy, 15 years after Arab Spring
The Arab Spring began in Tunisia 15 years ago, after Mohamed Bouazizi set fire to himself triggering unrest.
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Trump orders naval blockade targeting Venezuelan oil
US President Donald Trump has ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.
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South Africa arrests Kenyans working at US-run Afrikaner ‘refugee’ centre
Officials escalate dispute with Washington by accusing foreign nationals processing asylum applications of working illegally
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False spring: The end of Tunisia’s revolutionary hopes?
Fifteen years after revolution took hold, little remains of the hopes that ignited a region.
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What are the 'ghost ships' Venezuela is using to evade oil sanctions?
A tanker seized by the US is believed to be part of a "ghost fleet" used by Venezuela to evade oil sanctions.
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Ex-Labour metro mayor and Your Party organiser Jamie Driscoll joins Greens
Move by former North of Tyne mayor comes days after five London Labour councillors defect to Zack Polanski’s partyUK politics live – latest updatesJamie Driscoll, the former Labour metro mayor for North of Tyne who later played a role setting up Your Party, has joined the Greens, the party has annou…
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US accused of using illegal workers at centre processing refugee claims in South Africa
The seven Kenyans had previously been denied working visas and will now be deported, South Africa says.
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‘Trojan horse moment’: anti-rights groups seize chance to fill void left by US aid cuts
Ultra-conservative Christian organisations look to reshape global health landscape as new aid agreements open door to demands restricting family planning servicesThe sudden stop work order on USAID in January 2025 sent shock waves around the world. Many health clinics were immediately shut down, lea…
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Israel to advance plans for 9,000 houses in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli authorities are engaged in multiple major efforts to ensure there will be no Palestinian state in the future.
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Interest rates explain UK’s high turnover of prime ministers
End of era of loose monetary policy exposed how poor Britain had become after the financial crisis
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Trump orders blockade of all 'sanctioned oil tankers' entering and leaving Venezuela
The announcement by Trump comes less than a week after the U.S. seized an oil tanker in waters near Venezuela.
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East of Zaporizhzhia Ukraine’s drone crews face endless battle to hold the line
On a frontline where Russia has made the most gains in recent weeks, drone pilots wonder how long they can keep up the fightIn a warm bunker, lined with wooden logs, it is Dmytro’s job to monitor and help the drone crews on the frontline. Perhaps a dozen video feeds come through to his screen on an …
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Rebels advance in eastern DR Congo despite recent peace deal
After seizing the strategic border town of Uvira, M23 rebels are now pushing further south along Lake Tanganyika.
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Reparations for Ukraine: new European body set up
Top European officials including President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed Tuesday to set up an international body to decide on tens of billions of euros of eventual reparations to compensate Ukraine over Russia's invasion. The International Claims Commission for Ukraine, signed by 35 countries, will asse…
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Mercosur free trade deal is likely to be delayed amid French agricultural protests
French farmers are driving opposition to the massive transatlantic Mercosur trade deal. EU lawmakers voted on December 16 to advance the deal by adding new safeguards to, but delay is still expected due to protests. FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian tells us more.
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Nigel Farage told to apologise by 26 of his school contemporaries
Open letter to Reform UK leader expresses ‘dismay and anger’ at his response to racism and antisemitism allegationsNigel Farage has been told to apologise for his alleged teenage racism by 26 school contemporaries who have written an open letter telling of their “dismay and anger” at his response in…
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Putin thinks democracy is the west’s weakness. We have to prove him wrong | Rafael Behr
The Russian strategy of exporting chaos to provoke extremism only works if liberals succumb to cynicism and despair I once spent an exasperating week showing a Russian friend around London. He insisted on seeing everything and admiring nothing. Museums, monuments, shops – all compared unfavourably w…
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