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More than a dozen students travelling to take university entrance exams were abducted by gunmen in northcentral Nigeria's Benue state, the region's governor said late on Thursday.  The authorities did not say who they thought was behind the attack.   Police have begun search-and-rescue operations, as authorities vowed that "no effort" would be spared to find the victims. Candidates across

The outcome was decided in the penultimate round. A draw against his closest rival, Anish Giri of the Netherlands, was enough for Javokhir Sindarov to win the World Chess Candidates Tournament in Cyprus. "Every round was very, very tough, and the past week was the hardest of my life," the new chess superstar said after his

Myanmar's new president, Min Aung Hlaing, on Friday approved the release of 4,335 prisoners from the country's jails, reportedly including some 179 foreign nationals. Such mass amnesty schemes tend to be carried out to mark the nation's Independence Day in January and its New Year in April. What do we know about the latest release

In the late 19th century, Berlin schoolteacher Bernhard Föster declared that German culture and virtues were under threat — and that the Jews were to blame. A fervent antisemite, he repeatedly faced trial in the German empire for racist incitement. He faced disciplinary proceedings at his school and was even placed on a wanted list.

Skip next section Woman leaves 20 tarantulas on German train April 17, 2026 Woman leaves 20 tarantulas on German train A woman has been reunited with 20 tarantulas that she left on a regional train in southern Germany. A train driver discovered a package labeled "Spiders and Scorpions" on a service from the town of Herrenberg

Hassan Koko sits on top of a homemade wooden bed, overlooking the majestic hills of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, Sudan. Despite the spectacular view and a comforting late afternoon breeze, he looks uneasy. On November 29, the 50-year-old community health worker had finished a training course and was enjoying some sweet tea when

Efforts to broker a stable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip between Hamas and Israel have been underway for many months, with very little progress. Last Sunday, a Hamas delegation set off for Cairo to discuss the next steps in the ceasefire process with Egyptian mediators. The focus still remains on unresolved issues from the first phase of the

India's parliament is set for a Friday vote on a crucial stack of three bills that could expand the size of the legislative body to increase the representation of women lawmakers. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday proposed the amendment bills in a special session of the Parliament, aimed at bringing forward

Rain is drizzling as we gather on the runway at the Stuttgart army airfield in southern Germany. It's 2:30 a.m., time for takeoff. A Dash 8 airliner is ready for boarding. The military plane will take us to Sirte in Libya. In 2015, the extremist group known as the "Islamic State" turned the coastal city into its largest stronghold outside Iraq

Whether it be at the airport in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, or along the roads connecting cities nationwide, the face of Bulgaria's former president is everywhere right now. Billboards and banners for Rumen Radev and his newly founded Progressive Bulgaria party dominate the visual landscape across the country. While other parties traditionally feature a larger