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Death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's son sheds light on Nigeria's quality of care

An investigation has been ordered into the circumstance under which the toddler son of the award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie died at a leading hospital in Lagos. The writer has b...

3dFrance 24HealthImpact

Syria: No end to conflict between Kurds, central government

The past week's fighting between the Syrian army and Syrian Kurdish paramilitaries shows how difficult the military integration of the two will be to achieve....

2dDeutsche WellePolitics

At least 3,428 killed in Iranian security crackdown on protesters, rights group says

Meanwhile, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Iran was ready to respond "decisively" to its enemies, accusing the US and Israel of being behind the protests....

2dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Case on whether Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya opens at UN court

The Gambia filed the case at the International Court of Justice in 2019, arguing a so-called "clearance operation" by Myanmar's military in 2017 violated the 1948 Genocide Convention....

3dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Iran: Death toll soars in protests after brutal crackdown

The nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy appeared increasingly smothered Thursday, a week on from authorities shutting the country off from the world and escalating a bloody crackdown that...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

61 million passenger trips at Hong Kong airport in 2025, up 15% year on year

Passenger trips at the Hong Kong International Airport reached 61 million in 2025, marking a 15 per cent year-on-year increase, after a full year of operation with the facility’s third runway. The Air...

1dSouth China Morning Postworld_newsImpact

Hong Kong’s Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao to cease operations in Canada

Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao is winding up its operations in Canada by the end of this month, marking the closure of all newsrooms run by the city’s major print publications in the North American coun...

3dSouth China Morning Postworld_newsImpact

Beijing launches antitrust investigation into Trip.com ahead of Lunar New Year break

China has opened an antitrust investigation into Trip.com Group, the country’s largest online travel services provider, weeks before hundreds of millions of people on the mainland go away on holiday d...

2dSouth China Morning PosteconomicsImpact

At least 2,000 protesters killed in Iran, with footage suggesting summary executions

The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked January 12 to at least 2,000 people killed, activists say. With the Internet down in Iran, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more ...

3dFrance 24world_newsImpact

Iran at geopolitical crossroads as protests pressure regime

The Islamic Republic is a key player in the Middle East, with close ties to Russia and China. As the regime in Tehran comes under fire, DW looks at Iran's place on the global stage....

3dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Hungary sets parliamentary election date

Hungary’s president announced on Tuesday that the next parliamentary election will be held on April 12th. Although the official campaign begins in a month, the race is already shaping up to be the mos...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

How Iran jammed Starlink (and how Iranians are trying to get around it)

After shutting down the internet, the Iranian government is now attempting to jam the Starlink satellite service made free to Iranians by the company. Iranians are now seeking ways to circumvent this ...

1dFrance 24TechnologyImpact

Europe is permanently vulnerable to blackmail — it must rearm

In recent months, the EU has suffered the most serious diplomatic defeats. This will only change in the future if the member states possess greater military power, Karl-Heinz Paqué writes in an opinio...

5hEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Gazans sceptical of phase 2 of truce as strikes continue

Donald Trump has announced that the second phase of the plan to end the war in Gaza has started. With key elements of phase one still unfulfilled - like a complete ceasefire - the announcement of the ...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

'Most Iranians realise that any US military action puts a further target on their backs'

Iran's top judge hinted at fast trials and executions for those who were detained in nationwide protests against the country's theocracy, Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi welcomes Scott Lucas, Professor of A...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

LIVE: Senegal vs Egypt – AFCON 2025 semifinal

Follow the build up, analysis and live text commentary of the game for the first Africa Cup of Nations 2025 semifinal....

2dAl JazeeraSports

Iran closes airspace to commercial flights for hours as tensions with US remain high over protests

The airspace closure came as some personnel at a key US military base in Qatar were advised to evacuate, including the embassy in Kuwait, which also ordered its personnel to “temporarily halt” going t...

1dEuronewsPolitics

Economic confrontation biggest threat to global stability in 2026, World Economic Forum report says

Geoeconomic confrontation — ranging from sanctions to tariffs — is the top threat, found the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s Global Risks Report on the eve of its annual meeting gathering the world's bus...

2dEuronewseconomicsImpact

US says Gaza truce enters phase two, after forming Palestinian committee

The United States said on Wednesday it is launching the second phase of its plan to end the Gaza war, even as key elements of the first phase - including ⁠a complete ceasefire between Israel and Hamas...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Iranian on trial in France in case that could help release of French hostages

With the situation tense over in Iran, one of the country's national's is facing justice here in France. Mahdieh Esfandiari, a professional translator, is on trial in Paris, facing accusations of prom...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
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