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On the second anniversary of his death, Lyudmila Navalnaya says her son did not “simply die in prison”.

They have been holding a vigil outside the police detention centre since 8 January, when the head of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, first announced that “a significant number” of prisoners would be freed as a goodwill gesture to demonstrate what he said was the interim government’s will “seek peace”.

A tribute to Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has marked the first day of the iconic carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro. The samba school Acadêmicos de Niterói traced Lula’s life as a boy growing up in poverty in the Brazilian northeast, to a metalworker, union leader and then president, showcasing giant figures […]

Authorities say they have put in place contingency measures as a labour dispute affects travel.

Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney’s intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance’s update.

According to Nigerian officials, investigations and security reports indicate that some nationals were enticed with promises of well-paid employment, security work, educational opportunities or migration incentives, only to find themselves thrust into active war zones.

During the Chávez presidency, Venezuela reclassified its reserves. Previously, there were thought to be just 80 billion barrels of extractable oil, but by 2011, its reported figure had nearly quadrupled. That statistical change was made possible by high oil prices at the time, which allowed previously unviable projects to look feasible.

The 24-year-old faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist attack.

The two women were helped by police after being forced to run from a mob in the city of Bnei Brak.

On the one hand, you have the Nordic and Baltic nations that are geographically close to Russia, and also Germany and the Netherlands, which are all big defence spenders, she says, whereas in southern Europe, there’s Spain, for example, that is absolutely unapologetic about refusing to increase defence budgets to the levels demanded by Donald […]