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US shuts down major global ransomware group Hive: justice

US shuts down major global ransomware group Hive: justice

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

The US Justice Department announces it has shut down the Hive ransomware operation, which had extorted more than $100 million from more than 1,500 victims worldwide.

Indian students watch banned BBC documentary critical of Modi

Indian students watch banned BBC documentary critical of Modi

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

In an act of defiance, students at Ernakulam Law College in Kochi, India, huddle together to watch the the screening of the BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’, which looks at Modi’s role during the deadly 2002 sectarian riots.

Thousands of cranes rest along Israel's Agamon Hula Lake

Thousands of cranes rest along Israel's Agamon Hula Lake

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

Thousands of cranes rest along the Agamon Hula Lake area of the Hula Valley in northern Israel, on their seasonal migration route from Europe to Africa.

Franco-Malian singer Aya Nakamura arrives at trial with former partner

Franco-Malian singer Aya Nakamura arrives at trial with former partner

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

On the eve of the release of her new album, Franco-Malian singer Aya Nakamura and her former partner Vladimir Boudnikoff arrive at a court near Paris, where they are on trial for mutual domestic violence.

EU justice and interior ministers pose for photo at Stockholm meet

EU justice and interior ministers pose for photo at Stockholm meet

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

European Union heads of delegations pose for a photograph during an informal meeting of justice and home affairs ministers in Stockholm, Sweden.

German tanks to be sent 'at the end of March' says Pistorius

German tanks to be sent 'at the end of March' says Pistorius

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

On the occasion of his first military troop visit to the Altengrabow training ground, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius answers a question from an English-speaking journalist about the delivery of German tanks to Ukraine, saying th...

Palestinians clash with Israeli forces during deadly Jenin raid

Palestinians clash with Israeli forces during deadly Jenin raid

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

Palestinians hurl stones at Israeli forces during clashes during a deadly Jenin raid on the occupied West Bank's Jenin refugee camp that left at least nine Palestinians dead including an elderly woman, according to the Palestinian health...

Scene of deadly Israeli raid in West Bank's Jenin

Scene of deadly Israeli raid in West Bank's Jenin

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli raid on the occupied West Bank's Jenin refugee camp that left at least nine Palestinians dead including an elderly woman, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

US Treasury chief Yellen in South Africa for last leg of African tour

US Treasury chief Yellen in South Africa for last leg of African tour

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

US Treasury chief Janet Yellen meets with her South African counterpart Enoch Godongwana on the last stop of her African tour.

India celebrates Republic Day

India celebrates Republic Day

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

India celebrates Republic Day with a parade in the main streets of New Delhi. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the procession with military troops and tanks to colourful floats and national flags were waved in the procession.

Brazilian highliner Bridi performs nail-biting stunt in Sao Paulo

Brazilian highliner Bridi performs nail-biting stunt in Sao Paulo

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

Brazilian highliner Rafael Bridi walks 510 metres on a highline between two buildings in Sao Paulo at a height of 114 metres, beating the record of the longest crossing in an urban area in the Americas.

Brazil's Lula calls for 'Latin American unity' on visit to Uruguay

Brazil's Lula calls for 'Latin American unity' on visit to Uruguay

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gives a speech from a balcony at the Montevideo City Hall in front of local supporters after meeting his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou.

Heavy snowfall blankets South Korea's capital

Heavy snowfall blankets South Korea's capital

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

Heavy snowfall and low temperatures grip the South Korean capital of Seoul following a cold weather warning by South Korea's Meteorological Administration issued earlier this week.

'Invasion Day' protest led by Indigenous Australians in Sydney

'Invasion Day' protest led by Indigenous Australians in Sydney

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

People are protesting in Sydney as the country debates whether it should recognise its long-suffering Indigenous population within the constitution.

Spain opens 'terror' probe after deadly church attack

Spain opens 'terror' probe after deadly church attack

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

Spain has opened a terror probe after a man wielding a bladed weapon stormed a church in the southern town of Algeciras, killing one and wounding several others, legal sources told AFP.

Heavy fighting north of Bakhmut as Russian forces push to take town

Heavy fighting north of Bakhmut as Russian forces push to take town

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

Smoke rises north of Bakhmut close to Soledar, eastern Ukraine, where heavy fighting is taking place as Russian forces try to capture the town.

Peru's 'water people' protest on boats against government

Peru's 'water people' protest on boats against government

AFP, 26 Jan 2023

Members of Peru's Uru Indigenous community, who live on artificial floating islands and call themselves "people of the water," hold a protest on boats floating in lake Titicaca, near the border with Bolivia, amid nationwide unrest that h...

Macron welcomes to the Elysee Palace Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara

Macron welcomes to the Elysee Palace Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara

AFP, 25 Jan 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron welcome Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and First Lady Dominique Ouattara to the Elysee Palace.

Kyoto blanketed in snow as big freeze hits Japan

Kyoto blanketed in snow as big freeze hits Japan

AFP, 25 Jan 2023

Tourists in Kyoto snap wintry scenes at shrines, and the city's famous temples are covered in snow, as a winter storm hits large swathes of Japan.

Scholz greenlights long-awaited Leopard tanks for Ukraine

Scholz greenlights long-awaited Leopard tanks for Ukraine

AFP, 25 Jan 2023

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz approves the delivery of powerful