The Finnish government jailed Nigerian self-proclaimed separatist leader Simon Ekpa in November 2024 after he was arrested for suspected terrorist activities and incitement of violence
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Lev Tahor: Guatemala police clash with Jewish sect over 160 at-risk children
The events began when police raided the sect’s farm in Oratorio, south-east of Guatemala City, on Friday, taking the children into care. Prosecutors said there
Uncovering evidence of a massacre in Sudan
Analysis by BBC Verify of videos showing fighters boasting of a massacre and later mocking survivors has identified those responsible as apparently belonging to Sudan’s
Slovakia’s Robert Fico meets Vladimir Putin in surprise Moscow visit
However, the visit has gone down badly with opposition parties at home and with Slovakia’s neighbouring EU and Nato ally, the Czech Republic. Czech Foreign
Nova Gorica and Gorizia go borderless
Mauro Leban’s family farm in Gorizia, Italy sits at the heart of a region shaped by history. The towns of Nova Gorica and Gorizia on
Watch: 90-year-old with Parkinson’s enters weightlifting contest
A 90-year-old with Parkinson’s disease was cheered on by three generations of her family while competing in a weightlifting competition for over 70’s in Taipei,
France holds day of mourning for Mayotte cyclone dead
France is to hold a day of national mourning after Cyclone Chido devastated its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte earlier this month. French President Emmanuel
Cook Islands wants its own passport. New Zealand says no
Documents first released to local broadcaster 1News and seen by Reuters reportedly showed that Brown has for months been pushing for a seperate passport and
Video shows light rail system in China’s Chongqing, not Japanese train tracks
A video compilation of train tracks switching has been shared more than a thousand times alongside the false claim it showed rail technology in Japan.
New York: Woman dies after being set on fire on subway train
Police said the woman, who has not been named, was in a subway carriage at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn at about 07:30