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LONDON — Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs as Mo Chara, will not face a new terror trial after the High Court in London rejected a Crown Prosecution Service appeal seeking to revive a case thrown out last year. Ó hAnnaidh was accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terror organization Hezbollah during a gig at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, north London, on Nov. 21, 2024. The case was dismissed in September, when Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring ruled the proceedings were “instituted unlawfully.”…

Supreme Court Ruling Clears Path for Corruption Trial in Liberia The Supreme Court of Liberia has ruled that former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and several other former officials are not shielded from prosecution by claims of national security. This landmark decision effectively removes a major legal obstacle that had temporarily stalled one of the country's most politically sensitive corruption trials. The case centers around the former officials' assertion that those serving on or alongside the National Security…

Trump administration repeals EPA endangerment finding, scraps federal vehicle greenhouse gas standards The Trump administration has revoked the Environmental Protection Agency’s endangerment finding for greenhouse gases and eliminated federal greenhouse gas standards for cars and engines through model year 2027, a sweeping climate policy rollback that dismantles the legal foundation for nationwide emissions regulation. Announced alongside EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and White House budget director Russ Vought, President…

Hamas will not surrender its weapons or accept foreign oversight in Gaza, senior leader Khaled Meshal said in Doha, rejecting U.S. and Israeli demands as a U.S.-brokered Gaza cease-fire moves into a phase that envisions demilitarization and an Israeli withdrawal. “Criminalizing the resistance, its weapons, and those who carried it out is something we should not accept,” Meshal told a conference in the Qatari capital. “As long as there is occupation, there is resistance. Resistance is a right of peoples under occupation ……

MOGADISHU — Mogadishu City Club and Horseed Sports Club will contest the Jaranaal Da’uud Tournament final on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, with the Somali Football Federation unveiling an updated format that guarantees a decisive result on the day — extra time and, if needed, penalties — as part of a broader bid to raise standards across the domestic game. In a letter signed by SFF Chairman Ali Shiino and circulated Saturday, the federation confirmed both clubs’ participation in the final and detailed the match regulations designed…

France tightens safety limit for cereulide toxin in infant formula after global recalls France has lowered the safety threshold for cereulide toxin in infant formula, moving to fortify consumer protections after contamination in a widely used ingredient triggered recalls by major brands across dozens of countries. The agriculture ministry said the new limit is set at 0.014 micrograms of cereulide per kilogram of body mass, reduced from 0.03 micrograms per kilogram. The change follows a European Union meeting on Jan. 28 and…

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron warned Tuesday that the United States is “gradually turning away” from some of its allies and “breaking free from international rules,” delivering some of his sharpest public criticism yet of Washington’s posture under Donald Trump. Addressing France’s assembled ambassadors at the Élysée Palace, Macron said Europe must respond with unity and resolve as the global order frays, citing a spate of U.S. actions that have rattled longtime partners — from Washington’s seizure of Venezuela’s…

India rejects claims of talks with North Western State of Somalia, denies any move toward recognition NEW DELHI — India has dismissed viral social media posts claiming New Delhi held official talks with North Western State of Somalia and was preparing to recognize the self-declared republic, calling the reports “fake” and urging the public to be vigilant against misinformation. In a brief fact-check posted on X, formerly Twitter, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) rejected assertions that Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

NEW YORK — The United Kingdom reaffirmed its opposition to North Western State of Somalia recognition and restated its support for Somalia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity during a briefing to the United Nations Security Council, underscoring that any change in North Western State of Somalia’s status must come only through dialogue and mutual agreement with Mogadishu in line with the U.N. Charter. The UK ambassador to the United Nations said Britain’s long-standing policy toward Somalia remains unchanged, and…

U.S. bars visas for ex-EU tech regulator Thierry Breton, four NGO leaders, escalating rift over online speech rules The U.S. State Department said it will deny visas to former European Union commissioner Thierry Breton and four prominent figures in the digital-speech arena, accusing them of trying to “coerce” American social media platforms into censoring viewpoints they oppose. “These radical activists and weaponised NGOs have advanced censorship crackdowns by foreign states — in each case targeting American speakers and…