Rare footage from trial of Chinese general who defied Tiananmen crackdown order leaked online

Rare footage from trial of Chinese general who defied Tiananmen crackdown order leaked online

Video shows Gen Xu Qinxian explaining why he refused to deploy troops to crush 1989 student-led demonstrationsRare footage of a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) general who defied orders to lead his...

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Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro

Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro

Trump again called for Venezuela’s president to leave power and said the US would keep or sell the oil it had seizedChina and Russia have expressed support for Venezuela as it confronts a US blockade...

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Sweden and Germany slash aid budgets to focus on Ukraine and defence spending

Sweden and Germany slash aid budgets to focus on Ukraine and defence spending

Echoing the dismantling of USAID, other countries are changing funding priorities and health and hunger programmes in Africa will lose out The notion of humanitarian aid being used to combat poverty...

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Manchester Museum seeks help to uncover hidden histories of African collection

Manchester Museum seeks help to uncover hidden histories of African collection

New Africa Hub confronts colonial-era silences by asking visitors to share insights on 40,000 objectsIt’s a rare thing for a museum to talk about what it doesn’t know. But unanswered questions and...

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Another 130 kidnapped schoolchildren released in Nigeria

Another 130 kidnapped schoolchildren released in Nigeria

Presidential spokesperson says all those abducted from a Catholic school in Niger state last month are now freeNigerian authorities say they have secured the release of a further 130 schoolchildren...

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'This is the big one' - tech firms bet on electrifying rail

'This is the big one' - tech firms bet on electrifying rail

Railway operators have new options for electric trains including getting rid of locomotives altogether.

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