Key takeaways from the Senate confirmation hearing for FBI pick Kash Patel

Key takeaways from US Senate confirmation hearing for FBI pick Kash Patel Democrats push Patel to account for past statements calling for prosecution of journalists and dismantling of FBI headquarters. Kash Patel appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing on January 30, 2025 [Ben Curtis/AP Photo] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 30 Jan 202530…

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Nicaragua approves constitutional reforms giving president expansive powers

Nicaragua approves constitutional reforms giving president expansive powers Critics say the reforms are the latest to further concentrate power in the hands of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, on September 5, 2018 [Alfredo Zuniga/AP Photo] Published On 30 Jan 202530…

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Uganda confirms one person dead in Ebola outbreak

Uganda confirms one person dead in Ebola outbreak A nurse in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, dies after contracting the highly infectious haemorrhagic fever. Doctors put on protective equipment in Entebbe, Uganda [File: Hajarah Nalwadda/AP] Published On 30 Jan 202530 Jan 2025 Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Kampala, its capital city, and…

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DRC leader vows ‘vigorous’ response as Rwanda-backed fighters advance

In Pictures DRC leader vows ‘vigorous’ response as Rwanda-backed fighters advance President Felix Tshisekedi blasts the ‘silence and inaction’ of the international community over the M23 offensive. March 23 Movement (M23) rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]…

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Syria’s Baath party dissolved: What happens next?

EXPLAINER Syria’s Baath party dissolved: What happens next? Why has Syria’s interim leadership dissolved all military factions and the constitution? Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa gives a speech in Damascus on January 29, 2025 [SANA via AFP] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 30 Jan 202530 Jan 2025 Syria’s former governing party, the Baath, is no more….

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