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German far-right leader Alice Weidel lives in Switzerland with her female partner from Sri Lanka

Alice Weidel, German far right's unlikely hope for chancellor

A photograph from Zelensky's Telegram account shows an alleged North Korean soldier at an undisclosed location in Ukraine

On Russian territory

Seoul confirms Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers

A handout photo taken on January 11 and released on January 12 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows a Chinese Coast Guard ship reportedly 60 nautical miles (111 kilometres) west of the main Philippine island of Luzon

Disputed South China Sea

Manila deploys coast guard ship to counter China patrols

Hailing from the former communist East Germany, Wagenknecht has spoken with nostalgia about the vanished state

A lifetime in opposition

Sahra Wagenknecht, Germany's combative 'left-wing conservative'

Malala Yousafzai at the international summit on 'Girls’ Education in Muslim Communities', in Islamabad

'Gender apartheid'

Malala Yousafzai at Muslim girls' education summit snubbed by Taliban

A protester walks with a portrait of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol before a rally in Seoul

The drama continues

South Korea's Yoon will not attend first impeachment hearing

Jean-Marie Le Pen is to be buried at a family-only funeral

Strictly private

French far-right firebrand Le Pen buried in private ceremony

Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa hope for a fresh start in relations

A lasting relationship

Syria, Lebanon pledge firm ties after years of tensions

People in Sudan's de facto capital Port Sudan, which hosts the army-aligned government, take to the streets to celebrate the reported advance of Sudanese military forces and allied armed groups on the key Al-Jazira state capital, Wad Madani

Following offensive

Sudan paramilitary leader says 'lost' Al-Jazira state capital

A photograph from Zelensky's Telegram account shows an alleged North Korean soldier at an undisclosed location in Ukraine

Ukraine says questioning POWs it claims are North Koreans

Weidel condemned the protestors outside as 'a left-wing mob'

German far-right outlines radical programme as protesters rally

Inhabitant in front of house in Encino

Death toll reaches 11

LA fires expand as winds forecast to pick up

Around 100 troops left the Abeche base on Saturday

Part of agreement

France hands over second army base in Chad amid withdrawal

Sofia Benlemmane, a Franco-Algerian influencer arrested as part of an investigation into online hate videos, will stand trial in March

Online hate videos

Franco-Algerian influencer to stand trial in March

Gisele Pelicot's daughter Caroline clashed with her father Dominique Pelicot at the trial

In first television interview

Daughter says French rapist Dominique Pelicot 'should die in prison'

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his wife Yoshiko Nakamura attend a ceremony in Jakarta

Bilateral priorities

Japan to give Indonesia high-speed patrol boats in security deal

A protester walks with a portrait of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol

Ongoing standoff

Thousands of South Koreans protest as president digs heels in

Police tape at the scene where a former Cambodian MP was shot dead in Bangkok

Motive to be determined

Thai suspect confesses to killing Cambodian ex-lawmaker

Members of the National Guard take a break along California's Pacific Coast Highway while assisting with various fires on January 10, 2025

Accountability and reforms

As LA burns, criticisms and questions about response arise

Students travel home from a community school in Abdullah Goth village on the outskirts of Karachi

Amid international summit

'Education apartheid': schooling in crisis in Pakistan

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai (2R) returns to her native Pakistan to attend a summit on girls' education

Girls' education summit

Malala Yousafzai 'overwhelmed and happy' to be back in Pakistan

Police tape at the site where Lim Kimya was gunned down in Bangkok

Gunned down on Tuesday

Cambodia sends suspect in ex-politician killing to Thailand

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro with First Lady Cilia Flores ahead of his swearing-in for a third six-year term

In office since 2013

Venezuela's Maduro sworn in as opponents decry 'coup,' US hikes bounty

People in Caracas, Venezuela rest on stairs featuring a mosaic portraying the eyes of the country's late president Hugo Chavez during the inauguration of his successor, President Nicolas Maduro, for a third term

Inauguration of Venezuela's Maduro draws international condemnation

Retailleau said Algeria was crossing a line

France warns Algeria against escalation of influencers showdown

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro waves to supporters after his swearing-in ceremony

'Clearly lost' election

US hikes reward for Maduro arrest after 'illegitimate' swearing-in

Brazilian Ambassador Eduardo Saboia, head of the BRICS summit in July 2025, says the bloc of developing economies has no plans to undercut the US dollar

Tense global mood

BRICS aims to 'build' global ties as Trump takes office: Brazil

Trump attended his sentencing virtually, with the judge, lawyers and media packed into the scruffy Manhattan courtroom

Payments to a porn star

US judge spares Trump jail, fine for hush money conviction

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