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Guinea votes in presidential election expected to cement Doumbouya's rule

Guinea votes on Sunday in a presidential election widely expected to hand Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power in a 2021 coup, a seven-year mandate, completing the West African nation’s transition back to civilian rule.

Radio France Internationale

Central African Republic goes to polls as president seeks third term

Opposition hopes to tap into frustrations of people living in country where conflict remains a daily reality

The Guardian - UK

Polls close in first phase of Myanmar elections widely condemned as a sham

Turnout appears low for vote in which most candidates seen as allies of junta and large areas excluded by war

The Guardian - UK

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Yvette Cooper leads push to free Aung San Suu Kyi as Myanmar elections begin

The UN has warned the military-controlled election is unfolding amid violence, intimidation and arrests. The country’s former leader has not been heard from in two years

The Independent UK

UN urges end to arbitrary detentions in Guinea-Bissau

The UN rights office welcomed Friday the release of six opposition members detained since last month's coup in Guinea-Bissau but insisted all arbitrary detentions in the west African country must end.

Radio France Internationale

Somaliland Faces Diplomatic Chaos as Israel Recognises It While Donald Trump Opposes US Recognition

Israel recognises Somaliland as a sovereign state, while Donald Trump opposes US recognition, triggering diplomatic backlash and regional uncertainty.

International Business Times UK

Hafta x South Central: Highs & lows of media in 2025, influencers in news, Arnab’s ‘turnaround’

For this special year-ender episode, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and Manisha Pande and The News Minute’s Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by columnist and media critic Santosh Desai.

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Millions of Afghans face hunger as aid cuts deepen a humanitarian crisis

Millions of Afghans are struggling as international aid cuts sever a lifeline many relied on for food and heating

The Independent UK

Cyclones, floods and wildfires among 2025’s costliest climate-related disasters

Christian Aid annual report’s top 10 disasters amounted to more than $120bn in insured losses

The Guardian - UK

Trump's Nigeria Attack Mirrors Nicki Minaj's UN Claims: Pop Icon's Role In Foreign Policy Exposed

Nicki Minaj's UN speech on Christian persecution in Nigeria preceded Trump's Christmas airstrikes. Officials call the claims exaggerated, while the rapper stays silent on the strikes.

International Business Times UK

Venezuelan Regime Sets 20-Year Prison Terms for Those Promoting 'Piracy and Blockades' As U.S. Escalates Pressure

Venezuela's National Assembly, controlled by allies of Nicolás Maduro, approved legislation this week establishing prison sentences of up to 20 years for individuals who promote, support or finance acts described by the government as "piracy" or economic blockades against the country.

Latin Times

Trump's Oil Seizure Rhetoric in Venezuela Fits Broader Pattern of 'Resource Imperialism,' Analysts Claim

The president has previously argued that the U.S. should have taken Iraq's oil after the 2003 invasion, telling ABC News in 2015, "You win the war and you take it"

Latin Times

Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces

Separatists in southern Yemen are accusing Saudi Arabia of targeting their forces with airstrikes

The Independent UK

UN experts raise ‘grave concern’ over treatment of Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers

Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights laws

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Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland as sovereign state

Diplomatic breakthrough criticised by African Union, which said it could have ‘far-reaching implications for peace and stability across the continent’

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at how the struggle to adapt to a dangerously warming world has become a test of global justice

Latin Times

Maduro Regime Taking Advantage Of U.S. Tensions To Crack Down On Dissent: Report

The Maduro regime is taking advantage of escalating tensions with the United States to further crack down on dissent, according to a new report.

The Guardian - UK

Southern separatists in Yemen report Saudi airstrikes near positions

Alleged strikes close to UAE-backed forces follow Riyadh’s call for STC to withdraw from newly seized provinces

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Kim Jong-un orders North Korea to boost missile production in 2026

Munitions factories are expected to expand capacity and build new plants as the regime in Pyongyang intensifies weapons development and furthers its ties with Russia.

Euronews

Israel strikes Hezbollah's elite Radwan unit training site in Lebanon

The Israeli military said it hit a training compound and weapons depots on Friday, in an operation aimed at threats that “advance terror plots against IDF forces and the State of Israel".

The Independent UK

Country announces it will end foreign adoptions after claims of fraud and abuse

Tens of thousands of South Korean children have been adopted overseas

The Independent UK

South Korea vows to end foreign adoptions as UN presses Seoul to address past abuses

South Korea’s government says it plans to end the waning foreign adoptions of Korean children

Euronews

As the planet warmed, politics wobbled: The defining climate moments of 2025

Record warming met weak political resolve as climate pressures mounted this year.

The Guardian - UK

‘Not for the people’: Myanmar junta prepares for elections designed to legitimise grip on power

Elections will be first since military seized power in 2021, but analysts say vote is far from a step toward democracy

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia calls on Yemen separatists to leave 2 governorates as anti-Houthi coalition strains

Saudi Arabia has called on separatists in Yemen to withdraw from two governorates they now hold

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