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Assata Shakur, political activist and ex-Black Liberation Army member, has died Assata Shakur “died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age,” according to Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age."

She was 78.

You should be watching African women play basketball They are knocking on the door of our collective attention and proving that they are a good investment.

Football dominates team-sport attention in Africa but the continent has also given the world some of the best basketball players of all time. Think Hakeem Olajuwon and Dikembe Mutombo. But African women hoop too. And they are having an international moment writes @nanjala.bsky.social

Residents of the French territory of Martinique are pressing for reforms to alleviate prices that are sometimes twice as high as mainland France on an island burdened by a long colonial legacy. Layli Foroudi reports.

Many Chinese See a Cultural Revolution in America People in China are expressing alarm at what looks like a familiar authoritarian turn in the United States, their longtime role model for democracy.

America “is tearing itself apart with no outside pressure and this is similar to what the Communist Party did at the peak of the Cultural Revolution in 1966.”
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Trump Targets African Kingdom With Highest Tariff in the World US President Donald Trump imposed a 50% reciprocal tariff on the tiny southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, the highest levy for any sovereign nation.

Lesotho & tiny French territory St Pierre & Miquelon getting 50% tariffs suggests a blanket formula approach may be a bit flawed

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Mark Carney wins race to replace Canada's Trudeau Former central banker Mark Carney is the front-runner, with the most endorsements from party members and the most money raised among the four candidates.

Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister reut.rs/4iAhP4n

Rio de Janeiro like a local Our chief correspondent's guide to the city of samba and sandy beaches.

“It's a window into a side of Brazil that has long captivated people from around the world for its ability to paint hardship in colors so bright you can't help but smile.”

Don’t miss this week’s Reuters City Memo from Rio, courtesy of Manuela Andreoni

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The secret sauce of Chinese social media apps Addictive algorithms fuse social networking with shopping and entertainment.

“Western apps are going to be playing catch-up for a very long time, no matter what happens to TikTok.”

Why Chinese social media platforms attract global users

restofworld.org/2025/tiktok-...

In the Thick of It: South Korea - OPC Join journalists who have been on the ground in Seoul to learn more about the challenges of covering upheaval, the protests, the impeachment process and where South Korea goes from here...

Join the OPC on Jan. 29 with journalists who have been on the ground in Seoul to learn more about the challenges of covering the protests, the impeachment process and where South Korea goes from here. opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/i...

Massive away win for the little fella.

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In honour of a courageous journalist & colleague; applications for the Issam Abdallah visuals fellowship open today

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Wonderfully wonky- Whitby
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A spectacle of a perp walk

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Assad's final hours in Syria: Deception, despair and flight Bashar al-Assad confided in almost no one about his plans to flee Syria as his reign collapsed. Instead, aides, officials and even relatives were deceived or kept in the dark, more than a dozen people with knowledge of the events told Reuters.

Great read on how Assad fled Syria, leaving cousins, staff, supporters in the dark and to their own fate after 50+ years of Assad family rule

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

The barricades inside the South Korean national assembly

Seems like a race between resignation vs impeachment atp

Malaysia urges Chinese firms to avoid using it to dodge U.S. tariffs Malaysia has urged Chinese companies to refrain from using it as a base to "rebadge" products to avoid U.S. tariffs, its deputy trade minister said on Monday, amid increasing export restrictions and concerns of a U.S.-China trade war.

Malaysia has urged Chinese companies to refrain from using it as a base to "rebadge" products to avoid U.S. tariffs, its deputy trade minister said on Monday, amid increasing export restrictions and concerns of a U.S.-China trade war.

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The Last Resort: So close to Fortress Europe’s African outposts, yet so far Fnideq, like other Moroccan towns near the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla, has become a beacon for Africans trying to head north.

Borderlands: Fnideq, like other Moroccan towns near the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla, has become a beacon for Africans trying to head north.

Belgium found guilty of crimes against humanity in Congo Ruling overturns previous judgment and sets precedent for victims of colonial rule

Belgium found guilty of crimes against humanity in Congo

https://www.ft.com/content/72605bed-5c27-4a04-9754-eb088ec97f61

188 Palestinian journalists killed in the last 14 months.

60 years ago today. On this day in 1964 Pelé scored EIGHT goals for Santos against Botafogo-SP. It was a record haul.

Somaliland opposition leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi 'Irro' wins presidential vote Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi "Irro" becomes the sixth leader of the self-declared republic.

Great to see another peaceful transfer of power in Somaliland

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Rafael Nadal's tennis evolution into an all-time great: 'Every year he improved a little' 23 years, 22 Grand Slam titles, and innumerable changes to his tennis: This is the story of Rafael Nadal's career.

Rafael Nadal's tennis evolution into an all-time great: 'Every year he improved a little': 23 years, 22 Grand Slam titles, and innumerable changes to his tennis: This is the story of Rafael Nadal's career.

Scenes from 1,000 days of war in Ukraine reut.rs/3B1mEn4

AI What do we do when the machines are smarter than us?

🔊 Couch potato or space explorer? Hear about the potential roles for humans in the age of AI on the Reuters Econ World podcast reut.rs/4fWEExT