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Joshua's family hails from the southwest Nigeria and he is known to visit there when he is in the country

Ex-boxing champ Joshua discharged from hospital after fatal car crash

01 January 2026

Zohran Mamdani was born in Uganda to a family of Indian origin before moving to the United States at age seven

Leftist Mamdani takes over as New York mayor under Trump shadow

01 January 2026

US President Donald Trump during the New Year's Eve Party at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida

Israel's Netanyahu among partygoers at Trump's New Year's Eve fete

01 January 2026

A man stands next to a damaged house after the passage of Hurricane Melissa in Boca de Dos Rios village, Santiago de Cuba province, Cuba

Economic losses from natural disasters down by a third in 2025

01 January 2026

Skibidi text on wooden cube block. GettyImages/Calvin Chan Wai Meng

Skibidi your 6-7: AFP's five words of the year

01 January 2026

The Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons takes place every four or five years

Global nuclear arms control under pressure in 2026

01 January 2026

A worker holds coal pebbles in his hands. AFP/Joris Bolomey

Global coal demand expected to hit record in 2025: IEA

01 January 2026

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (centre) walks with his cabinet members as he visits the National Cemetery in Seoul on January 1. Soaring global demand for semiconductors fuelled by a boom in artificial intelligence sent South Korea's exports to their highest-ever level in 2025

AI, chips boom sent South Korea exports soaring in 2025

01 January 2026

File: Detail of a catholic cross on a grave in the cemetery. Xose Bouzas/Hans Lucas via AFP

Redford, Goodall, 'Iceman', pope: Notable deaths of 2025

01 January 2026

This picture taken on December 31, 2025 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on January 1, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, his daughter Kim Ju Ae (C) and wife Ri Sol Ju (L) watching a New Year's celebration performance at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang

N. Korea's Kim hails 'invincible alliance' with Russia in New Year's letter

01 January 2026

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