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Trump announces ‘external revenue service’ to collect foreign revenue 

14 January 2025

United States President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to create a new department called the “External...

Analysis: Sudan faces possible Darfur division as war progresses 

14 January 2025

After nearly two years of fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Sudan is staring do...

UK minister resigns after being named in Bangladesh corruption probe 

14 January 2025

News|Corruption The British minister responsible for financial services and fighting corruption has resigned after weeks...

Ukraine launches largest air attacks on Russia since start of war 

14 January 2025

News|Russia-Ukraine war Ukraine’s military has claimed its largest air attacks yet on Russian territory since the star...

France’s new PM announces renegotiation of contested pension reforms 

14 January 2025

News|Politics The new prime minister of France has announced he will renegotiate the contested plan to raise the age of ...

Irregular migration into EU dropped sharply in 2024: Border agency 

14 January 2025

News|Migration The number of people entering the European Union by irregular crossings dropped almost 40 percent in 2024...

Gaza ceasefire deal in ‘final stages’: Qatar 

14 January 2025

A ceasefire in the Israel and Hamas war in Gaza is at its “closest point” yet, Qatar has said. Negotiations to bring...

Haiti displacement surpasses one million people: UN 

14 January 2025

The number of people in Haiti who have fled their homes has risen threefold in the last year to more than one million, a...

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, faces Senate confirmation hearing 

14 January 2025

News|Politics Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host tapped by United States President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Pent...

NATO launches new Baltic Sea mission to protect undersea cables 

14 January 2025

NATO chief Mark Rutte says the US-led military alliance will launch a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Balt...