Putin under pressure as rivals circle – but what could come after him ‘could be worse’
Putin is less unpredictable than potential successors, said RUSI’s Ed Arnold.
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Pope marks New Year as Vatican prepares to mourn Benedict
Pope Francis prayed for his predecessor’s passage to heaven as he presided over a special New Year’s Day Mass Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica, a day after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died in retirement at the Vatican. The huge basilica will host Benedict…
Benedict leaves German homeland with complicated legacy
Pope Benedict XVI leaves his homeland with a complicated legacy: pride in a German pontiff but a church deeply divided over the need for reforms in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal in which his own actions of decades ago were faulted
Putin says Russia expects China’s Xi to make state visit in spring
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At least nine killed after New Year’s Day stampede at shopping centre as horror footage shows bodies on the floor
AT least nine people have died following a stampede at a shopping centre in Uganda.
The crush at the Freedom City Mall in the Ugandan capital Kampala took place as revellers were seeing in the new year.
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Trump news – live: Trump rages at his enemies in New Year’s message after damning Jan 6 report and tax returns
Former president’s tax returns show he had bank accounts in China, the UK, and Ireland