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Ivory Coast president appoints brother as vice prime minister

Ivory Coast Defense Minister Tene Birahima Ouattara speaks during the inauguration of a new international academy that will train civilian security experts and military officers in the fight against terrorism, in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast June 10, 2021. REUTER/Luc Gnago
Ivory Coast Defense Minister Tene Birahima Ouattara speaks during the inauguration of a new international academy that will train civilian security experts and military officers in the fight against terrorism, in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast June 10, 2021. REUTER/Luc Gnago

Ukraine needs energy ceasefire as catastrophe looming, top power executive says

FILE PHOTO: Water vapour rises from residential buildings' autonomous heating systems during a power blackout and freezing temperatures, after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Vladyslav Sodel/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Water vapour rises from residential buildings' autonomous heating systems during a power blackout and freezing temperatures, after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Vladyslav Sodel/File Photo

Chile's miners flag risks in dual oversight of mining, economy ministries

President-elect Jose Antonio Kast speaks to the media after a meeting with President Gabriel Boric at La Moneda Presidential Palace after Kast won in the runoff presidential election, in Santiago, Chile December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
President-elect Jose Antonio Kast speaks to the media after a meeting with President Gabriel Boric at La Moneda Presidential Palace after Kast won in the runoff presidential election, in Santiago, Chile December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido

Chile’s Kast names Quiroz finance minister, taps Pinochet defenders for cabinet

Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast speaks as he presents the members of his cabinet, in Santiago, Chile January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Diego Reyes
Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast speaks as he presents the members of his cabinet, in Santiago, Chile January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Diego Reyes

Australian gold miner Perseus confirms second fatality in Ivory Coast mine accident

Greek rice growers fear Mercosur deal will price them out of business

A drone image shows a combine harvester unloading freshly harvested rice into a truck in Chalastra, Greece, October 24, 2025. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
A drone image shows a combine harvester unloading freshly harvested rice into a truck in Chalastra, Greece, October 24, 2025. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis

French farmers stage new Paris protest in bid to halt Mercosur deal

Tractors line up in front of the National Assembly as French farmers protest against the government's handling of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement and lumpy skin disease outbreak, in Paris, France, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Tractors line up in front of the National Assembly as French farmers protest against the government's handling of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement and lumpy skin disease outbreak, in Paris, France, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Explainer-Why are French farmers driving their tractors into Paris?

French farmers, members of the Coordination Rurale (CR), stand in front of the National Assembly during a protest against the government's handling of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement and the handling of the lumpy skin disease outbreak, in Paris, France, January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
French farmers, members of the Coordination Rurale (CR), stand in front of the National Assembly during a protest against the government's handling of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement and the handling of the lumpy skin disease outbreak, in Paris, France, January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Boxing biopic 'Giant' tells tale of 'the prince and his trainer'

FILE PHOTO: Boxing - Zelfa Barrett v Lyon Woodstock - Commonwealth Super-Featherweight Title- First Direct Arena, Leeds, Britain - June 15, 2019   Prince Naseem Hamed in the ring before the fight   Action Images via Reuters/Ed Sykes/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Boxing - Zelfa Barrett v Lyon Woodstock - Commonwealth Super-Featherweight Title- First Direct Arena, Leeds, Britain - June 15, 2019   Prince Naseem Hamed in the ring before the fight   Action Images via Reuters/Ed Sykes/File Photo

Italian pianist Dardust to provide soundtrack for Milano Cortina Games

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Olympic rings on the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, which will host the curling, wheelchair curling, and Paralympic closing ceremony during the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026, in Cortina, Italy, January 25, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Olympic rings on the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, which will host the curling, wheelchair curling, and Paralympic closing ceremony during the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026, in Cortina, Italy, January 25, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.