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Anthony Joshua’s driver charged with dangerous driving after fatal crash in Nigeria
British boxer was injured in collision that killed his personal trainer Latif Ayodele and strength coach Sina Ghami
Nigerian police have charged Anthony Joshua’s driver with causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal crash that killed two people.
Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was also charged with driving without a valid driving licence and “driving without due care and
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Cremation pyre in Africa thought to be world’s oldest containing adult remains
9,500-year-old pyre uncovered in Malawi offers rare insight into rituals of ancient African hunter-gatherer groups
A cremation pyre built about 9,500 years ago has been discovered in Africa, offering a fresh glimpse into the complexity of ancient hunter-gatherer communities.
Researchers say the pyre, discovered in a rock shelter at the foot of Mount Hora in northern Malawi, is
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US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts
Afghanistan and Yemen excluded from list of 17 priority countries chosen by Trump administration to receive aid laden with demands
The $2bn (£1.5bn) of aid the US pledged this week may have been hailed as
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Guinea’s junta chief elected president after opposition boycott
Mamady Doumbouya reneged on promise not to stand and hand west African country back to civilian rule
The head of Guinea’s junta, Mamady Doumbouya, who had pledged not to run for office after seizing power four years ago, has been elected president after the country’s electoral commission said he had secured a sweeping majority of the vote.
Doumbouya, 41, faced eight rivals for the
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Tensions between Saudis and Emiratis over future of Yemen reach boiling point
Dispute has potential to create civil war in south of Yemen and spill over into neighbouring countries
Tensions between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over the future of Yemen and the imminent possibility of the declaration of an independent southern state have reached boiling point with Saudi Arabia in effect accusing the UAE of threatening its future security.
The
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Democrats decry Trump’s Venezuela operation while Republicans praise ‘outstanding’ effort after classified briefing – live
Senators hear briefing from Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth; Chuck Schumer says ‘the public needs answers’ after what Democrats describe as an unsatisfactory meeting
Miranda Bryant, the Guardian’s Nordic correspondent, also has written this handy explainer on why Donald Trump
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US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker in Atlantic after two-week pursuit
US coastguard reportedly boards the Marinera, facing no resistance but risking confrontation with Moscow
The US has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean in a high-stakes operation
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Venezuela to continue supplying oil to US ‘indefinitely’, White House says
US to remove some sanctions to allow it to keep selling country’s supplies after laying claim to blockaded crude
Business live – latest updates
The US plans to control Venezuela’s oil sales “indefinitely” after
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Trump administration reportedly warns Maduro ally Diosdado Cabello could be next
Washington signals interior minister must back acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, or face Nicolás Maduro’s fate
The Trump administration has reportedly put Venezuela’s hardline interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, on notice that he could be next to fall if he does not support the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez,
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Trump claims Venezuela is set for an oil boom after US attack – history points to a bumpy road ahead
From Venezuela to Libya to Iraq, removal of dictators has not always guaranteed a surge in oil production, data shows
Hours after Nicolás Maduro was captured by US special forces in Venezuela and indicted on drugs, weapons and “narco-terrorism” charges,