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Japan's Okinawa ousts anti-US base governor

A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling party won a gubernatorial election in Okinawa, bringing to power a leader who approves of a contentious US military base relocation plan for the first time in 12 years.

Bougainville leader says violence won't stop Panguna mine re-opening

Violence will not derail the reopening of the dormant Panguna mine in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville region, a local leader said, after saboteurs torched rows of heavy machinery on site.

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Trump slaps sanctions after Colombia defies deportation push

US President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered sweeping tariffs and sanctions against Colombia in retaliation for its refusal to accept deportation flights, doubling down on his immigration crackdown as he sought to silence a chorus of defiance in Latin America.

DR Congo urges UN to punish Rwanda for 'declaration of war'

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday called for the United Nations to sanction Rwanda, accusing its neighbour of issuing a "declaration of war" by sending more troops over the border.

Lukashenko extends three-decade rule in election denounced by West

Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, won a seventh consecutive term in office Sunday in an election denounced by the European Union and the exiled opposition.

Lukashenko extends three-decade rule in election deonounced by West

Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, won a seventh consecutive term in office Sunday in an election denounced by the European Union and the exiled opposition.

Palestinians slam Trump idea of 'cleaning out' Gaza

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and his Hamas rivals on Sunday rejected proposals to displace people from Gaza after US President Donald Trump's idea to "clean out" the war-torn territory.

Undersea cable between Sweden and Latvia damaged: Swedish PM

Latvia said it had dispatched a warship on Sunday after damage to a fibre optic cable to Sweden that may have been "due to external factors".

Colombia to block US deportation flights amid growing LatAm pushback

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Sunday he would block US deportation flights until migrants were guaranteed "dignified treatment," escalating a row between Washington and left-wing Latin American governments over US President Donald Trump's migrant crackdown.

Lebanon says Israeli forces kill 22 in south on pullout deadline

Israeli army fire killed 22 people in south Lebanon on Sunday including a soldier, health officials said, as residents tried to return home on the day Israel was meant to withdraw under a truce deal.

Trump's first week: everything, everywhere, all at once

Donald Trump has shaken up America and the world in an extraordinary first week back in the White House that saw him remake the US political universe in his own image.

UN chief calls for Rwanda to stop advance on key DR Congo city

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where fierce fighting raged as Kigali-backed fighters closed in on the major city of Goma.

Gaza militants slam Trump idea of moving Palestinians out

Hamas and its ally Islamic Jihad reacted defiantly on Sunday to US President Donald Trump's idea to "clean out" Gaza, as a fragile truce aimed at permanently ending the war entered its second week.

Israeli forces kill 15 in south Lebanon on pullout deadline

Israeli army fire killed 15 people in south Lebanon on Sunday including a soldier, health officials said, as residents tried to return home on the day Israel was meant to withdraw under a truce deal.

Lukashenko set to extend three-decade rule in Belarus

Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko said Sunday that his jailed opponents had "opened their mouths too widely" as he voted in an election set to extend his three-decade rule in the Moscow-allied state.

Sudan army chief visits HQ after recapture from paramilitaries

Sudan's army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the complex, which paramilitaries had encircled since the war erupted in April 2023.

Israeli fire kills 11 on deadline for Lebanon withdrawal

Israeli troops opened fire in south Lebanon on Sunday, killing 10 residents and a Lebanese soldier, health officials said as hundreds of people tried to return to their homes on the deadline for Israel to withdraw.

Intense combat edges toward key DRC city as UN plans urgent meeting

Intense combat between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed fighters on Sunday edged closer to the major city of Goma in eastern Democratic republic of Congo as the UN Security Council prepared an emergency meeting.

Belarusians vote in election to extend Lukashenko's 30-year rule

Belarusians voted on Sunday in an election set to hand President Alexander Lukashenko a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule.

Sudan's army chief visits HQ after recapture from paramilitaries

Sudan's army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the building which had been encircled by paramilitary fighters since the war erupted in April 2023.

Militants slam Trump idea of relocating Palestinians

Hamas and militant allies Islamic Jihad on Sunday reacted with fury and defiance to a plan floated by US President Donald Trump to "clean out" Gaza, where a fragile truce between Israel and Hamas aimed at permanently ending the war enters its second week.

Trump refugee embargo cancels hope for Afghan migrants

After working for years alongside the United States to combat the Taliban in Afghanistan, Zahra says she was just days from being evacuated to America when President Donald Trump suspended refugee admissions.

Israeli fire kills 2, wounds 32, on deadline for Lebanon withdrawal

Israeli troops fired at residents of south Lebanon on Sunday, killing two and wounding 32, health officials said, as hundreds of people tried to return to their homes on the deadline for Israeli forces to withdraw from the area.

Brazil slams US after dozens of deportees arrive handcuffed

Brazil's government expressed outrage on Saturday after dozens of immigrants deported from the United States arrived by plane in handcuffs, calling it a "flagrant disregard" for their rights.

Trump floats plan to 'clean out' Gaza as fragile truce enters second week

US President Donald Trump floated a plan to "just clean out" Gaza, and said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians from the territory, as a fragile truce between Israel and Hamas aimed at permanently ending the war enters its second week on Sunday.

US-bound refugees in Hong Kong despair as Trump halts arrivals

After 13 years in Hong Kong as a refugee, John received plane tickets that would grant his family new lives in the United States -- only for them to be snatched away with a stroke of the pen by President Donald Trump.

Polls open in Belarus with Lukashenko set to extend 30-year rule

Belarusians began voting Sunday, with President Alexander Lukashenko expected to cruise to victory unchallenged for a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule.

Trump floats plan to 'just clean out' Gaza

US President Donald Trump floated a plan Saturday to "just clean out" Gaza, and said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians from the territory in a bid to create Middle East peace.

Lukashenko: Belarus's unpredictable autocrat and Putin sidekick

Unpredictable, authoritarian and staunchly pro-Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko casts himself as a plain-spoken strongman and "president of the ordinary people".

Emergency UN meeting to convene as deadly fighting escalates in DR Congo

The UN Security Council will convene an emergency meeting on Sunday over deadly clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after Kinshasa withdrew its diplomats from Kigali as Rwanda-backed rebels advanced on the key city of Goma.

Lukashenko set to extend 30-year rule in Belarus

Reclusive Moscow-allied Belarus will hold a presidential election Sunday, with President Alexander Lukashenko set to cruise through to victory unchallenged for a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule.

Indigenous rights activists protest on Australia Day

Tens of thousands of Australians protested over the treatment of Indigenous people on Sunday as the country celebrated a national holiday marking the 1788 arrival of British colonisers.

Trump's Canada, Mexico tariff threat aimed at gaining leverage in trade talks: experts

President Donald Trump's threats to impose punishing tariffs on Canada and Mexico may be part of a strategy to gain leverage ahead of new negotiations on a regional trade agreement, experts said.

Trump casts chill over US wind energy sector

Donald Trump has long ranted against wind energy -- claiming turbines are unsightly, dangerous to wildlife and too expensive -- with him threatening to upend decades of industry progress just a few hours after resuming power.

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