Daniel De Simone,investigations correspondent and
Tom Beal
BBCThe UK government has paid “substantial” compensation to a man who was tortured by the CIA and…
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Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah paid ‘substantial’ compensation by UK to settle torture complicity case
BBCAbu Zubaydah, shown here in a recent photo, has been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2006 -
The US is taking control of Venezuela and targeting Greenland. The Dow could still hit 50,000
The El Palito oil refinery operates in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Dec. 21, 2025. – Matias Delacroix/AP The United States attacked Venezuela and President Donald Trump is threatening to take Greenland “the hard way.” All the while,…
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UK can legally stop shadow fleet tankers, ministers believe
Jack FenwickPolitical correspondent
ReutersThe government has identified a legal basis which it believes can be used to allow UK military to board and detain vessels in so-called shadow fleets, BBC News understands.
Russia, Iran and Venezuela have…
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UK ‘pays substantial sum’ to tortured Guantánamo Bay detainee | Guantánamo Bay
The UK has settled out of court by paying a “substantial sum” to a Guantánamo Bay detainee who was suing the government for its alleged complicity in his rendition and torture, according to the inmate’s legal team.
Lawyers for Abu Zubaydah…
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The US is taking control of Venezuela and targeting Greenland. The Dow could still hit 50,000
The United States attacked Venezuela and President Donald Trump is threatening to take Greenland “the hard way.” All the while, the US has an uncertain economic outlook and a weak jobs report.
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Russian forces strike ambulance in Semenivka, two medics injured
Russian troops on Sunday, January 11, struck an ambulance in Semenivka, Chernihiv region, injuring two medical workers.
Oleksandr Seliverstov, head of the Novhorod-Siverskyi District Military Administration, said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform…
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200 combat engagements today, most of them in Pokrovsk sector
Since the beginning of the day, 200 combat engagements have taken place between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops, including 43 assaults recorded in the Pokrovsk sector.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said this in an update on Facebook as of 22:00…
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Thousands of tourists stranded in Lapland as cold grounds flights
Thousands of tourists have been stranded in Finland’s Lapland as a severe cold spell has grounded flights out of one of its airports.
Departures from Lapland’s Kittila airport that would have ferried winter travellers back to places like London,…
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Britain is in talks with NATO to boost Arctic security, agreeing with Trump on Russia and China
Britain is discussing with NATO allies how it can help beef up security in the Arctic to counter threats from Russia and China, a government minister said Sunday.
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the talks are “business as usual”…
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