The Home Office says Kinshasa has failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illegal immigrants and foreign national offenders.
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Fearing deportation, Hondurans in the US send more cash home than ever before
There’s been a surge in remittances going back to Honduras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Iranian cinema giant, Bahram Beyzai, dies aged 87
A restored copy of his film, Bashu, the Little Stranger, won an award at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
Executions in Iran more than double in 2025, report says
The Iran Human Rights (IHR) group says it has verified at least 1,500 executions up until the start of December.
Two killed in Sweden as major storm sweeps across Nordic countries
Thousands of homes in parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway have been left without power.
Brigitte Bardot: The blonde bombshell who revolutionised French cinema
The cocktail of kittenish charm and continental sensuality who swept away the cinematic cobwebs of the 1950s.
Annette Dionne, last surviving Dionne quintuplet, dies aged 91
The sisters, who were the first known quintuplets to survive past infancy, became a global phenomenon after their 1934 birth.
Kennedy Center seeks $1m from musician who cancelled after Trump name added to venue
Drummer Chuck Redd reportedly called off his Christmas Eve performance after a vote by the board to rename the site.
Cruise ship hits reef on first trip since leaving passenger on island
The Coral Adventurer is under investigation for the death of Suzanne Rees, who was found dead on a remote island after being left behind by the ship.
Snow-capped Mount Etna erupts as skiers use its slopes
Volcanic activity at the mountain intensified on 27 December, according to Italian scientists.