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January 01, 2026

US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts

Afghanistan and Yemen excluded from list of 17 priority countries chosen by Trump administration to receive aid laden with demandsThe $2bn (£1.5bn)...

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January 01, 2026

Cremation pyre in Africa thought to be world’s oldest containing adult remains

9,500-year-old pyre uncovered in Malawi offers rare insight into rituals of ancient African hunter-gatherer groupsA cremation pyre built about 9,500...

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December 30, 2025

Tensions between Saudis and Emiratis over future of Yemen reach boiling point

Dispute has potential to create civil war in south of Yemen and spill over into neighbouring countriesTensions between the United Arab Emirates and...

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December 30, 2025

Anthony Joshua’s camp confirm two of his close friends died in Nigeria car crash

British former boxing champion sustained minor injuriesSina Ghami and Kevin ‘Lateef’ Ayodel killed in accidentThe British heavyweight boxer Anthony...

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December 27, 2025

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...

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December 26, 2025

US warns of more Nigeria strikes as Abuja talks of ‘joint ongoing operations’

Pete Hegseth says ‘more to come’ as Nigerian minister confirms his country provided intelligence for first wave

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December 26, 2025

Trump supporters hail US strikes in Nigeria as ‘amazing Christmas present’

Some even celebrated ‘mass killing’ and the president’s ‘resolve’ in attacking Islamic State targets The US’s Christmas Day

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December 26, 2025

British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in UK after travel ban lifted

Family say campaigner, who has a son in Brighton, will be able to travel freely between UK and Cairo months after his release from Egyptian jailThe...

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December 26, 2025

US carries out strikes on Nigeria targeting Islamic State militants, Trump says

President claims strikes targeted militants in country’s north-west, accusing group of attacking Christian communitiesDonald Trump has said the US...

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December 21, 2025

Sweden and Germany slash aid budgets to focus on Ukraine and defence spending

Echoing the dismantling of USAID, other countries are changing funding priorities and health and hunger programmes in Africa will lose out The notion...

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December 19, 2025

US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’

Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babiesThe Trump administration has indicated that...

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December 19, 2025

Colombian mercenaries in Sudan ‘recruited by UK-registered firms’

Exclusive Guardian investigation finds companies set up by people sanctioned by US hired Colombian fighters for Rapid Support Forces, widely...

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