Watch: Hundreds of sheep cross historic German city during annual tradition
The event, which saw about 600 sheep cross the Nuremberg’s historic centre, took place on Sunday and has become a popular annual tradition.
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Teacher killed and 25 girls abducted in gunbattle at Nigerian school
The army is called in to help the police search nearby forests and rescue the kidnapped girls.
News24 | 3 killed in Russia strike on Kharkiv, 36 Ukraine drones destroyed
Russian strikes have killed three people in a city in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region, the city military administration chief said.
News24 | UN blames Israel for firing on peacekeepers in Lebanon, but it was ‘poor weather’
The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Israeli soldiers shot at its troops in the south of the country, while Israel’s military said it mistook blue helmets for “suspects” and fired warning shots.
Sheikh Hasina: The pro-democracy icon who became an autocrat
Sheikh Hasina is credited for the country’s economic progress but also accused of authoritarianism.
Moment Ex-Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina’s sentence is announced
Hasina has called the court’s decision “biased and politically motivated” in a statement released after the verdict.
South African man seen at neo-Nazi rally has Australian visa revoked
The civil engineer was seen in the front row of a protest organised by the National Socialist Network.
Dozens of Indian pilgrims killed in bus accident in Saudi Arabia
Forty-five people were killed in the accident, while one survivor is in hospital, an Indian official said.
Man who grabbed Ariana Grande at premiere jailed in Singapore
“Serial intruder” Johnson Wen was given nine days in jail for being a public nuisance.
News24 | In U-turn, Trump urges Republicans: ‘Vote to release the Epstein files’
US President Donald Trump said he backed lawmakers’ efforts to release more files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite previous opposition to the measure.
Jurors in high-profile Australian trial visit beach where murder victim found
Rajwinder Singh denies stabbing the 24-year-old to death in October 2019.
News24 | At least 32 killed as bridge collapses at DRC mine, soldiers accused of panicking workers
At least 32 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to officials, after a bridge at a copper and cobalt mine collapsed due to overcrowding.
The oil pipeline feud testing Canada’s global ambitions
The rift between two provinces at odds over a proposed pipeline is straining Canada’s unity as it seeks to become an energy superpower.
Iran begins cloud seeding to induce rain amid historic drought
Iran’s largest lake has largely dried out and people are resorting to praying for rain in some areas
YouTuber Jack Doherty arrested in Miami on drug possession charges
The influencer, who has over 15 million subscribers on YouTube, is known for filming provocative videos involving pranks and stunts.
Nearly 70 schools to close in Australia over fears of asbestos in play sand
Kmart and Target issued a recall for the products, which were found to have traces of asbestos in some samples.
‘We’re just going to go through this again’: Americans fear second government shutdown
With the funding deal due to expire at the end of January, Americans are saving up to cope with no income again.
Thousands protest against government in Mexico over violent crime
The protest comes weeks after the murder of Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan.
The US will help South Korea build nuclear ‘attack’ submarines – here’s what that means
The agreement comes amid a period of growing geopolitical tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Zelensky vows energy sector overhaul after $100m corruption scandal
State-owned energy firms will be fully audited and new management brought in, the Ukrainian PM says.
DR Congo and M23 rebels sign framework for peace in Qatar
Building on previous deals it covers humanitarian access, the return of displaced people and more.