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Nationalism to be taught in schools in new academic year (psmnews.mv)

UK Home Office to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir as terror group (www.bbc.co.uk)

Missile fire strikes a ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, UK military says (abcnews.go.com)

A missile fired from Yemen struck a U.S.-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, private security firms told The Associated Press....

Northern Group Rejects Call For Suspension Of Security Chiefs - News Agency Of Nigeria (nannews.ng)

NUPRC Boss Seeks Collaboration With Police To Combat Oil Theft - News Agency Of Nigeria (nannews.ng)

FG Expresses Commitment To Reposition Minerals, Metals Sector For Development - News Agency Of Nigeria (nannews.ng)

Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group arrested over suspected corruption (apnews.com)

HONG KONG (AP) — The former chairman of state-owned Chinese bank China Everbright Group has been arrested on suspicion of embezzlement and bribery, prosecutors said in a statement Monday, amid an intensified campaign against corruption.

‘You don’t feel alive’: Ukraine veterans struggling with the trauma of war (www.theguardian.com)

Serhii Dovbysh was defending his home in Chernihiv when something inside him snapped. The Russians were a few kilometres away. Enemy planes bombed the city. Shells landed among its gold-domed cathedrals. And young soldiers under his command were dying in battle. Dovbysh, a major in Ukraine’s armed forces and a deputy...

Carnival takes precedence over covid and dengue Newsroom Panama (www.newsroompanama.com)

As Davos crowd gathers, governments urged to rein in 'billionaire class' (www.reuters.com)

The combined fortunes of the world’s five richest men have more than doubled to $869 billion since 2020 while five billion people have been made poorer, anti-poverty group Oxfam said....

Ex-Shin Bet head says Israel should negotiate with jailed intifada leader (www.theguardian.com)

A former leader of the Shin Bet domestic security force has said Israel will not have security until Palestinians have their own state, and Israeli authorities should release Marwan Barghouti, jailed leader of the second intifada, to direct negotiations to create one....

India-Maldives row: Muizzu says Maldives won't be bullied (www.dw.com)

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu asserted his country’s independence amid fraying relations with India, as the island nation seeks closer ties with Beijing.

‘It is a time of witch hunts in Israel’: teacher held in solitary confinement for posting concern about Gaza deaths (www.theguardian.com)

Meir Baruchin, who was fired and jailed for criticising the military, says that many who agree with him are afraid to go public

Women encouraged to run for political office :: Mmegi Online (www.mmegi.bw)

Newly appointed Ministers express commitment to serve the Grenadian people (www.thenewtodaygrenada.com)

State encourages coffee farmers to increase production – Kenya News Agency (www.kenyanews.go.ke)

No breathalyzers for eSwatini police, Spokesperson Senior Superintendent Phindile Vilakati says they will now arrest drivers who smell alcohol without conducting tests. (www.swazilandnews.co.za)

The operators of the Gisyogosyogo and Rumira swamps are in desolation following the floods – ABP – Burundi News Agency (english.abpinfo.bi)

Illegal couples have six months to regularize their marriage – ABP – Burundi News Agency (english.abpinfo.bi)

Cholera cases soar globally amid shortage of vaccines (www.theguardian.com)

Cholera cases soared last year, according to preliminary data from the World Health Organization, which recorded 4,000 cholera deaths and 667,000 cases globally....

Taiwan Election Live Results (www.bloomberg.com)

“Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party becomes the next president, defeating his opponents Hou Yu-ih of the Kuomintang and Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People’s Party. The victory represents an unprecedented democratic milestone: the first time a political party in Taiwan has won a third straight presidential election....

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