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Spain to regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants
AFP, Published on 27/01/2026
» MADRID - Spain’s left-wing government has approved a plan to regularise around 500,000 undocumented migrants by decree, the country’s latest break with harsher policies elsewhere in Europe.
US ends protection for Somalis amid escalating migrant crackdown
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» MINNEAPOLIS — The United States said Tuesday it would end a special protected status for Somalis, telling them they must leave the country by mid-March under an escalating crackdown on the community.
'Bandits' kill, abduct, loot village in Nigeria
AFP, Published on 05/01/2026
» LAGOS - Armed gangs have killed more than 30 people and kidnapped others in a raid in the same Nigerian state where hundreds of schoolchildren were abducted late last year, police said on Sunday.
Venezuelans in Florida rejoice over Maduro's fall, fret over future
AFP, Published on 04/01/2026
» DORAL (UNITED STATES) - Venezuelans who loathed President Nicolas Maduro and for years dreamed of his ouster hugged, sang and cried with joy Saturday over his seizure in a stunning nighttime US military raid.
Bangladesh mourns ex-PM Khaleda Zia with state funeral
AFP, Published on 31/12/2025
» DHAKA - Bangladesh bids farewell on Wednesday to former prime minister Khaleda Zia with a state funeral expected to draw vast crowds, mourning a towering leader whose career defined politics for decades.
Former Bangladesh PM and poll favourite Khaleda Zia dies aged 80
AFP, Published on 30/12/2025
» DHAKA - Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who many believed would sweep elections next year to lead her country once again, died on Tuesday aged 80, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said.
Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia dies aged 80
AFP, Published on 30/12/2025
» DHAKA - Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who many believed would sweep elections next year to lead her country once again, died on Tuesday aged 80, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said.
US strikes targeted IS militants, Nigeria says
AFP, Published on 27/12/2025
» ABUJA - US strikes in Nigeria this week targeted Islamic State militants from the Sahel who were in the country to work with the Lakurawa jihadist group and “bandit” gangs, a spokesman for the Nigerian president told AFP on Saturday.
Nigeria signals more strikes likely in 'joint' US operations
AFP, Published on 26/12/2025
» LAGOS - Nigeria on Friday signalled more strikes against jihadist groups were expected after a Christmas Day bombardment by US forces against militants in the north of the country.
US launches Christmas Day strikes on IS targets in Nigeria
AFP, Published on 26/12/2025
» PALM BEACH (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump said US forces conducted "powerful and deadly" strikes Thursday against Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria, weeks after he warned against any systemic assault on Christians in the country.