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Anthony Joshua’s camp confirm two of his close friends died in car crash
Two members of Joshua’s team died in Nigeria crash
British former boxing champion sustained minor injuries
The British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has issued a statement after he was injured in a car crash in Nigeria on Monday morning which killed two of his close friends.
The former world heavyweight boxing champion was taken to an
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More than 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain in 2025
Tighter border controls caused arrivals to decline sharply but forced people on to more dangerous routes, activists say
More than 3,000 people died trying to reach Spain by sea over the past year, a sharp fall from the previous 12 months.
However, activists cautioned that the drop reflected tighter border controls that have forced migrants to take increasingly dangerous
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Central African Republic goes to polls as president seeks third term
Opposition hopes to tap into frustrations of people living in country where conflict remains a daily reality
Central African Republic goes to the polls on Sunday with the president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, seeking a third term.
As many as 2.3 million registered voters will cast ballots for what observers are calling a quadruple election: votes for the presidency and parliament
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Opposition anger as Guinea’s junta leader is frontrunner to be elected president
Mamady Doumbouya accused of betraying his promise to be the restorer of democracy after leading 2021 coup
In September 2021, a tall, young colonel in the Guinean army announced that he and his comrades had forcibly seized power and toppled the longtime leader
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Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland as sovereign state
Diplomatic breakthrough criticised by African Union, which said it could have ‘far-reaching implications for peace and stability across the continent’
Israel has become the first country 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,
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Jair Bolsonaro undergoes second procedure to treat persistent hiccups
Former Brazilian president underwent a phrenic nerve block while temporarily released from prison for surgery
Jair Bolsonaro underwent a second “phrenic nerve block procedure” on Monday to treat persistent hiccups.
The treatment went well and the former Brazilian president’s condition is stable, according to his medical team.
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At least 13 people killed and 98 injured in train derailment in Mexico
Train accident in Oaxaca is likely to raise criticisms about public works projects from the previous administration
At least 13 people were killed when a train derailed in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, in an accident which is likely to revive opposition criticisms of the speed and dealings with which the country’s government builds its flagship public works projects.
The incident
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US struck ‘big facility’ in Venezuela, Trump claimed without offering details
Trump alleged that US forces hit ‘very hard’ in what would mark his team’s first land strike on Venezuela if confirmed
Donald Trump has claimed that US forces struck a “big facility” in Venezuela last week – but the president did not specify what it was, or where, 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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