More than 100 political prisoners caught up in a post-election crackdown have been released, according to a human rights group.
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Russia’s soldiers bringing wartime violence back home
Many of the attackers have previous criminal convictions and were released from prison purely to fight.
Musk rebuked after siding with Meloni on Italy’s foreign migrant centres
There is increasing tension between Italy’s ruling coalition and the judiciary over migrant centres.
‘Anointed by God’: The Christians who see Trump as their saviour
Many churchgoers consider Trump their hope as more Americans turn away from religion.
Final phase for mass rape trial that has horrified France
Fifty-one men are on trial in a case that focuses on a formerly married couple, Dominique and Gisèle Pelicot.
Xi says he will work with Trump in last meeting with Biden
The incoming Trump administration loomed over the final meeting between the two leaders.
Parents ‘grabbed any child they could’ save from Indian hospital fire
People broke windows trying to reach their children at the neonatal ward in Jhansi, local media report.
Senators call for probe into Musk’s alleged contact with Russia
Musk’s reported relations with Russia “pose serious questions” about US national security, the Democratic senators argue.
Police blockade on South African miners lifted
A court says emergency workers must be allowed to enter a mine where hundreds are thought to be without food and water.
US reports first case of emerging mpox strain
A person in California has tested positive for the emerging strain, which can cause a more serious illness.