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Burkina Faso's President Ibrahim Traore, second left, walks alongside Mali's President General Assimi Goita during a summit of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) in Bamako, Mali, on December 23
Mali and Burkina Faso announce reciprocal travel ban on Americans
BAMAKO — Mali and Burkina Faso have said they are imposing a travel ban on US citizens in response to an equivalent measure announced by the Trump administration earlier this month.In statements issued by their foreign ministries late Tuesday, the two West African countries said they were acting in the name of “reciprocity” after the White House announced on December 16 that US President Donald Trump was adding them and five other countries to a list of those subject to a full travel ban.The White House said the expanded ban, set to take effect on January 1, applied to “countries with demonstrated, persistent, and severe deficiencies in screening, vetting, and information-sharing to protect the Nation from national security and public safety threats.”Mali said Washington’s...
January 01, 2026

Mali and Burkina Faso announce reciprocal travel ban on Americans

Fireworks are seen over Sydney Harbour during the New Year's Eve midnight display, at Mrs Macquaries Point in Sydney, 01 January 2026. — EPA
New Year welcomed with spectacular fireworks across world
SYDNEY — Crowds around the globe have gathered to ring in the new year with fireworks and street festivals often amid heightened security. Traditional celebrations were overshadowed by grief at least in some communities. Hong Kong adjusted its plans in honor of 161 people who recently died in a high-rise apartment fire, while public events in Sydney, Australia, paid tribute to the 15 people killed in a terror attack at Bondi Beach on December 14. Countries in the South Pacific were first to ring in the new year, as midnight struck in New Zealand a full 18 hours before the ball was scheduled to drop in New York City's Times Square.In Auckland, New Zealanders welcomed 2026 with a fireworks display launched from the country's tallest structure, Sky Tower, in a celebration that...
January 01, 2026

New Year welcomed with spectacular fireworks across world

Palestinians wait to receive meals distributed by a charity in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza
Israel to block dozens of aid agencies working in war-battered Gaza
JERUSALEM — Israel said on Tuesday that it will suspend more than three dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules for international agencies working in Gaza.Organizations facing bans starting on Thursday didn’t meet new requirements for sharing information on their staffs, funding and operations, Israeli authorities said.The ministry said that around 25 organizations, or 15%, of non-governmental organizations working in Gaza didn't have their permits renewed.It accused Doctors Without Borders (MSF), one of the largest health organizations operating in Gaza, of failing to clarify the roles of some staff that Israel accused of cooperation with Hamas and other militant groups.Other major organizations whose permits...
December 31, 2025

Israel to block dozens of aid agencies working in war-battered Gaza

People's New Year's Eve plans thrown into disarray after Eurostar cancellations. — EPA
Eurostar restarts services after major Channel Tunnel disruption
LONDON — Eurostar and Le Shuttle services between the UK and France have resumed through the Channel Tunnel after major travel disruption on Tuesday.Thousands of passengers faced hours of delays after Eurostar cancelled most of its London to Europe services due to overhead power supply problem and a failed Le Shuttle train which blocked all routes.Repair work took place overnight and rail services through the tunnel in both directions resumed on Wednesday morning.But passengers have been warned that continued delays and cancellations are possible on Wednesday despite the resumption of services.A statement on the Eurostar website on Wednesday said: “We plan to run all of our services today, however due to knock-on impacts there may still be some delays and possible last-minute...
December 31, 2025

Eurostar restarts services after major Channel Tunnel disruption

People gather to attend the funeral prayers for Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka
Bangladesh bids farewell to ex-leader Khaleda Zia
DHAKA — Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Wednesday to pay their final respects to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.Mourners traveled from across the country to bid farewell to the towering political leader in a state funeral. TV footage showed huge crowds streaming in toward the national parliament building on Manik Mia Avenue, where her coffin, draped in the national flag, was taken in a convoy. About 10,000 security personnel were lining the streets to maintain order, officials said.Zia, the first woman to serve as prime minister in the South Asian nation when she became premier in 1991, died on Tuesday aged 80, after a prolonged illness.Bangladesh has declared three days of state mourning, while tributes have flowed from world leaders as...
December 31, 2025

Bangladesh bids farewell to ex-leader Khaleda Zia

The raids targeted suspects in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and 22 other provinces
Turkey arrests scores in another country-wide raid on IS members
ANKARA — Turkish forces detained 125 suspected so-called Islamic State group (IS) members in coordinated operations across 25 provinces Wednesday, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said..The raids targeted suspects in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and 22 other provinces, according to Yerlikaya."Those who target our brotherhood, unity and solidarity — who try to exploit our faith and attack our values — will see only the strength of our state and the unity of our nation before them," he wrote on social media platform X.Police and gendarmerie forces conducted the operations simultaneously under coordination of the Gendarmerie General Command and Turkish National Police.Istanbul prosecutors separately announced authorities detained 29 people accused of promoting the IS group on social media...
December 31, 2025

Turkey arrests scores in another country-wide raid on IS members

Videos on local media showed train cars with broken windows and dented sides stuck along a rail line
Railroad worker killed, 30 passengers hurt as trains carrying tourists to Peru’s Machu Picchu collide
LIMA — Two trains carrying tourists to Peru’s popular archaeological site of Machu Picchu collided on Tuesday, killing a railroad worker and injuring around 30 passengers, officials said.Jhonathan Castillo Gonzalez, a captain with the Cuzco police department, told The Associated Press that the railway suspended services along the rail line connecting Machu Picchu with the nearby city of Cuzco after the accident.According to the company operating the railway, a train coming from Machu Picchu collided with a train headed there in the early afternoon, near Qoriwayrachina, also an archeological site.No further details about what had caused the crash were immediately available.Videos on local media showed train cars with broken windows and dented sides stuck along a rail line hemmed in...
December 31, 2025

Railroad worker killed, 30 passengers hurt as trains carrying tourists to Peru’s Machu Picchu collide

Motorists drive along a street in the dark during a power outage in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, 30 December 2025. — EPA
Russia launches massive overnight attack on Ukraine's Odesa
KYIV — Russia launched a massive attack on the Odesa region in Ukraine overnight on Wednesday, injuring at least six people, including three children.The strikes hit residential, logistical and energy infrastructure. The attack sparked fires, forcing residents to evacuate. Firefighters rescued eight people, including one child.The State Emergency Service and the National Police were on site to offer assistance. The fire also damaged several multi-story residential buildings and nearby automobiles.Three civilians were killed and four were injured in the eastern Donetsk region, according to Governor Vadym Filashkin. Another civilian was killed in the Russian shelling of the Kharkiv region, regional authorities reported.In Zaporizhzhia, Russia struck civilian targets, killing one and...
December 31, 2025

Russia launches massive overnight attack on Ukraine's Odesa

Gen Mamady Doumbouya
Guinea coup leader wins presidential election by landslide
CONAKRY — Guinea's junta chief has won the presidential election by a landslide, according to provisional results published by the election commission.Gen. Mamady Doumbouya got 86.72 percent of the vote, held on ⁠December 28, an absolute majority that allows him to avoid a run-off.The general is hoping to legitimize his rule after seizing power in a coup in 2021.A civil society group calling for the return of civilian rule has condemned the election as a "charade" after Gen Doumbouya's main rivals were barred from contesting, while opposition candidates said the poll was marred by irregularities.The Democratic Front of Guinea's flagbearer, Abdoulaye Yero Balde, came a distant second with 6.6%, followed by the Liberal Bloc's Faya Lansana Millimono with 2%,...
December 31, 2025

Guinea coup leader wins presidential election by landslide

Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha (C-L) and Thai Defense Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit (C-R) holding ceasefire agreement documents during a General Border Committee Meeting in Ban Pak Kard, Thailand, on December 27. — EPA
Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers under new ceasefire deal
BANGKOK — Thailand said it released 18 Cambodian soldiers under an renewed ceasefire agreed by the two countries at the weekend, easing tensions after weeks of deadly border clashes.The Southeast Asian neighbors agreed to halt fighting at noon on Saturday, ending about 20 days of clashes that killed at least 101 people and displaced more than half a million civilians on both sides. The fighting included fighter jet sorties, exchanges of rocket fire and artillery barrages.Cambodian Defense Ministry spokesperson Maly Socheata said the soldiers were transferred at a border checkpoint at 10 a.m. on Wednesday (10 p.m. Tuesday, ET), after 155 days in Thai custody, according to Reuters news agency.The governor of Cambodia’s Battambang province, Sok Lou, described the returnees as “heroic...
December 31, 2025

Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers under new ceasefire deal

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