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Scotland reviews transgender prisoners policy after outcry

At Argentina junta memorial, Scholz evokes Iran protests

Australia: Mining giant sorry for losing radioactive device

Germany win hockey World Cup for first time in 17 years

China resumes granting visas for Japanese nationals

Turkey issues travel alert for citizens in Europe

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Africa

A billboard along a busy street shows Pope Francis, as motorcyles and cars drive by

Pope Francis travels to Congo with a pious wish for peace

The visit to Congo, a nation where the Catholic Church has long played a dominant role, will be the first in 37 years.

Asia

A motorbike ambulance, a two-wheeler with a sidecar consisting of a hospital bed on wheels, travels on a dirt road through Abhujmarh

India: Using a motorcycle ambulance to get to hospital

In some rural areas of India, the motorcycle ambulance is the only way to get medical care in time.

Germany

Karim Adeyemi celebrates a goal for Dortmund

Karim Adeyemi finally makes his mark for Borussia Dortmund

Karim Adeyemi made his biggest mark in Borussia Dortmund colors as the club won their third straight game in 2023.

Europe

An elderly customer reads a book as he sits near the stacks of fantasy and horror books in a bookstore

Russia bans LGBTQ-friendly content under new law

Books and movies have been banned under a new law forbidding the promotion of "nontraditional" relationships.

Middle East

Arrival of Hungarian Jews in Auschwitz-Birkenau.

UAE may include Holocaust in school curriculums

The UAE plans to officially introduce the Holocaust as a subject in classrooms — a rare decision in the Middle East.

North America

Meta, formerly Facebook, corporate headquarters is seen in Menlo Park, California on November 9, 2022

Could tech layoffs spread to rest of US economy?

Silicon Valley firms have cut several hundred thousand jobs, sparking concern that the wider labor market is in trouble.

Latin America

A man rolling a tire into a blockade of burning tires on the streets of Port-au-Prince

Haiti in turmoil as police riot over officer deaths

The Haitian government is under mounting pressure amid violent protests by police. The UN is considering sending troops.

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War in Ukraine

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Russia has been waging war on Ukraine since late February 2022. Millions have fled the country, while others stayed to fight. The EU, US and allied countries responded with sanctions and support for Ukraine.

The clock with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is placed ahead of the announcement of the location of the minute hand on its Doomsday Clock, indicating what world developments mean for the perceived likelihood of nuclear catastrophe, at the National Press Club in Washington, U.S., January 24, 2023.

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How does climate change affect El Nino and La Nina cycles?

A shift in ocean winds could push global temperatures even higher in 2023 and wreak havoc on weather across the world.

Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (l) and Franziska Giffey, Governing Mayor of Berlin, lay wreaths at the memorial for homosexuals persecuted under National Socialism in Tiergarten

LGBTQ People: Germany's long-forgotten victims of the Nazis

Gays, lesbians, and other LGBTQ minorities are in focus at this year's commemoration of those persecuted by the Nazis.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects a new greenhouse farm in Hamju

North Korea teetering on the brink of a humanitarian crisis

Pyongyang's COVID response, military aggression and disregard for its citizens may be leading to large-scale starvation.

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Travel, lifestyle & more

Pirogues lie on the bank of the Pink Lake

Outlook for Senegal's pink lake not so rosy

Due to heavy rains, the eye-catching pink coloration of Lake Retba in Senegal has been washed away.

Bayern Munich stay winless in 2023

On and off the field Bayern Munich have been a mess in 2023, but will it matter come the end of the Bundesliga season?

A bird's eye view of the Ponte Vecchio, a bridge with buildings built along the edges in the middle of Florence, Italy

Secrets of Ponte Vecchio

Florence's Ponte Vecchio bridge carries many secrets and stories. Photographer Francesco Gasperini reveals a few.

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