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The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighbouring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands.…

A fire at a popular ski resort hotel in Turkey has killed at least 66 people, Turkey’s interior minister said. Ali Yerlikaya said at least 51 other people were injured in the disaster. “We are in deep pain. We have…

Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws on Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalise child marriage. The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce and inheritance.…

New legislation aimed at making school uniform costs more affordable is hoped to be in law by September 2025, the Stormont education minister has said. Paul Givan said his draft School Uniforms Bills is set to include power to set…

Israel has launched a large military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin that the Palestinian Health Ministry said had killed at least six people and injured 35. Israel announced a “significant and broad military operation” against Palestinian…

A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban has freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure jailed for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges. The deal came as Joe Biden, who oversaw the…

US president Donald Trump has begun his promised flurry of executive action on his first day back in the White House. With his opening rounds of memoranda and executive orders, Mr Trump repealed dozens of former president Joe Biden’s actions,…

Some Palestinian prisoners expected to be released Palestinians waited outside an Israeli prison in the West Bank on Sunday anticipating the release of 90 mainly female Palestinian prisoners as part of the hostage release and ceasefire deal. Sourse: abcnews.go.com Rate…

Irish BBC anchor Caitríona Perry showed her professionalism as US musician Kid Rock made inappropriate comments in a live interview as he asked her out and said she sounded “sexy”. Perry, who previously worked for RTÉ, was interviewing Kid Rock,…

US president Donald Trump has started erasing his predecessor Joe Biden’s legacy after taking office. Mr Trump, who became the nation’s 47th president on Monday, has pardoned nearly all of his supporters who rioted at the US Capitol on January…