Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has re-iterated that Canada has no intention to become the 51st state of the US. “It’s not going to happen,” he said. Speaking to former…
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Ukraine: Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is willing to hand over two captured North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia. “For those North…
UK: Temperature drops to -18.9C in Highland village
Temperatures in a hamlet in northern Scotland dropped to -18.9C (-2F) in the early hours of Saturday – the UK’s coldest January night in 15 years. It is the coldest…
Mayotte: Island hit by floods and mudslides from second storm
The French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte has been hit by further heavy rains, leading to flooding and mudslides, one month after Cyclone Chido devastated large parts of the islands…
Brazil: Landslides kill at least 10 in Minas Gerais state
At least 10 people have died after landslides swept through two cities in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, state officials have said. The Bethania neighbourhood in the city of…
India: Dalit woman alleges rape by 64 men over five years
An 18-year-old Dalit woman from the southern India state of Kerala has accused 64 men of sexually abusing her since she was 13 years old. Police have arrested 28 people…
South Korea: Impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol gets pay rise
South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol will receive his annual pay rise despite his impeachment for briefly placing the country under martial law, the government has said. Yoon’s salary…
Indian: Smog causes travel chaos in Delhi
Dense fog and severe air quality levels have caused travel chaos in India’s capital Delhi. Visibility in several areas was reported to be zero in the early hours of Friday,…
India: Millions start bathing in holy rivers at India’s biggest Hindu festival
Millions of people have taken a holy bath at the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela (also known as Mahakumbh) – described as humanity’s biggest gathering – in northern India’s Prayagraj…
Iran: German-Iranian woman Nahid Taghavi released from prison in Tehran
German-Iranian woman Nahid Taghavi has been released from prison in Iran, her daughter says. “It’s over. Nahid is free! After more than four years as a political prisoner in the…