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Maria Machado arrested then freed after leading a Caracas protest

Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado defies Maduro to lead protests that ended with her brief arrest.

USA

Former US President Jimmy Carter honoured with state funeral

The late US President Jimmy Carter received a funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington DC. All living current and former presidents were in attendance, in addition to foreign dignitaries, to witness the final honouring of the 39th US president.

Iran

Iran to hold talks over its nuclear programme with European countries

Iran says it’s ready to hold talks over its nuclear programme and to address the West’s concerns.

USA

At least five killed as six different fires burn across Los Angeles

At least five people killed as six fires burn across the Los Angeles County with officials expecting the death toll to rise.

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Europe News

Lithuania ramps up power grid security ahead of Russia decoupling

Lithuania’s government says it will boost security on its power grids with Poland ahead of planned decoupling from the Russian energy system next month.

Europe News

Cecilia Sala returns home, freed from Iran prison

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala arrives in Rome after spending weeks in solitary confinement in an Iranian prison.

Europe News

Trump's Ukraine envoy postpones a planned trip to Kyiv

Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, cancelled a planned trip to Kyiv according to Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.

Venezuela

Edmundo González says his son-in-law was kidnapped in Caracas

Self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González says his son-in-law was kidnapped on Tuesday in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas.

USA

Late US President Jimmy Carter honoured in Capitol ceremony

Former US President Jimmy Carter’s body returns to Washington DC for three days of state funeral rites.

Europe News

Trump Jr visits Greenland amid father's interest in seizing the island

Donald Trump Jr arrives in Greenland for a "personal trip" after controversial and threatening remarks made by his President-elect father suggesting the US should own the North Atlantic territory.

USA

US snowstorm leaves four dead, hundreds of thousands without power

Hundreds of thousands left without power as a deadly snowstorm grips several US states from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic, affecting some 60 million people.

Health news

Urgent patients face more than nine hour wait periods in Portugal

Patients seeking urgent medical attention in Portugal face wait times exceeding nine hours at hospitals across the country.

Europe News

Germany's Greens and CSU kick off election campaigns

Different parties outlined their proposals for Germany's future as the campaign is fully underway ahead of national elections on 23 February.

World News

Former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant resigns from parliament

Gallant and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu often clashed over war in Gaza, with Gallant advocating for diplomatic efforts to free Israeli hostages, while Netanyahu insisted on maintaining military pressure against Hamas.

Europe News

Montenegrin PM proposes gun ban after 12 die in shooting spree

Shock and dismay across the country after a gunman fatally shot 12 people, including two children, in a western town before killing himself.

USA

New Orleans car attack investigated as 'terrorism', authorities say

At least 15 people were killed and 35 others injured on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Wednesday as a driver intentionally hit a crowd of people celebrating the New Year.

World News

Zimbabwe abolishes the death penalty

Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty almost 20-years after the last capital punishment was carried out.

Healthcare

Milan cracks down on outdoor smoking in toughest ban to date

Smoking in outdoors and public areas in Italy’s financial and fashion capital, Milan, is now banned. It’s the toughest extension of a series of bans starting in 2021, aimed at ‘improving the quality of the city’s air’.

Europe News

Major European capitals welcome the New Year with celebrations

European capitals from Paris to Athens welcomed 2025 with a spectacular array of celebrations and fireworks shows, dazzling spectators.

Europe News

Moscow to end gas exports to Europe via Kyiv as transit deal expires

Russia begins scaling-down gas supply to Europe via Ukraine as a five-year pre-war deal expires on New Year’s Day.

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