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Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland as sovereign state
Diplomatic breakthrough comes more than three decades after declaration of independence from Somalia
Israel has become the first country in the world to recognise Somaliland as a sovereign state, a breakthrough in its quest for international recognition since it declared independence from Somalia 34 years ago.
The Israeli foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, announced on Friday that
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Nigeria provided US with intelligence for strikes on Islamist militants, says foreign minister – as it happened
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US warns of more Nigeria strikes as Abuja talks of ‘joint ongoing operations’
Pete Hegseth says ‘more to come’ as Nigerian minister confirms his country provided intelligence for first wave
The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, has
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US carries out strikes on Nigeria targeting Islamic State militants, Trump says
President claims strikes targeted militants in country’s north-west, accusing group of attacking Christian communities
Donald Trump has said the US carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militants in north-west Nigeria on Thursday, after spending weeks decrying the group for targeting Christians.
The president said in a post on his Truth Social platform: “Tonight, at my
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Hundreds of thousands newly displaced as Islamic State insurgency expands in Mozambique
Rising numbers of people flee jihadists, as violence against civilians increases and foreign aid dwindles
More than 300,000 people have been displaced by an Islamic State insurgency in Mozambique since July, amid growing fears that authorities lack a workable plan to end the fighting.
With wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan attracting more attention and
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Venezuela says it released 99 people detained for 2024 election protests
Government said the move was due to its ‘unrestricted respect for human rights’ in the face of US aggression
Venezuela has said it has carried out its largest release of political prisoners this year, claiming to have freed 99 people detained for taking part in protests after the 2024 election, widely believed to have been stolen
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Weather tracker: Deep freeze grips Canada as US records warmest Christmas
Temperatures plunge below -50C in the Yukon, while swaths of US experience springlike weather
Northern Canada has been gripped by an intense and prolonged cold spell, with temperatures hovering between -20C and -40C for weeks. On Tuesday, Braeburn in the Yukon recorded -55.7C, its coldest December temperature since 1975.
Meanwhile, Mayo and Dawson endured 16 consecutive nights
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‘They’re scared of us now’: how co-investment in a tropical forest saw off loggers
Low-cost tech and joined-up funding have reduced illegal logging, mining and poaching in the Darién Gap – it’s a success story that could stop deforestation worldwide
There are no roads through the Darién Gap. This vast impenetrable forest spans the width of the land bridge between South and Central America, but there is almost no way through it: hundreds have lost their lives trying to
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‘It’s the wildest place I have walked’: new national park will join up Chile’s 2,800km wildlife corridor
Government poised to officially protect 200,000 hectares of remote Patagonian coastline and forest
Chile’s government is poised to create the country’s 47th national park, protecting nearly 200,000 hectares (500,000 acres) of pristine wilderness and completing a wildlife corridor
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Trump-backed candidate Asfura declared new president of Honduras
Winning margin of 28,000 votes announced a month late but before review of all ‘inconsistent’ ballots was completed
Donald Trump-backed candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura has been declared the winner of Honduras’s presidential election after a vote count that dragged on for almost a month and was marred by fraud allegations and