Day: 20 January 2023
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Julian Sands: Police resume air search for missing British actor
Phone pings showed movement two days after he went missing while hiking in Californian mountains.
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US to designate Wagner Group as a transnational criminal organisation
The Wagner Group is believed to be receiving shipments of missiles and rockets from North Korea.
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Chris Hipkins set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand PM
The education and police minister will replace Jacinda Ardern following her decision to quit.
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France’s Macron proposes big rise in defence budget
France’s president details plans for a seven-year budget of €413bn to transform its armed forces.
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Ukraine war: Germany yet to make decision on sending tanks
Berlin denies it is preventing countries from donating Leopard 2s, but Poland criticises its “hesitation”.
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Sierra Leone passes landmark law on women’s rights
Women will now have to make up at least 30% of public and private sector jobs.
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US judge fines Donald Trump nearly $1m for Clinton lawsuit
The judge called the March 2022 lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and others “frivolous”.
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Afghanistan: Some Taliban open to women’s rights talks – top UN official
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammad has been meeting Taliban officials amid a deepening crisis.
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Lebanon MPs sit in as 11th vote for president fails
The MPs, who spent the night without electricity, vow to stay put until the crisis is solved.
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Andrew Tate: Romania court extends police detention for influencer and brother
Influencer Andrew Tate will stay in custody until 27 February after a Romanian court extends his detention.