Beny Steinmetz denies allegations of corruption over a major mining deal in Guinea.
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Trump impeachment: Democrats prepare to act over Capitol riot
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shares a plan to curb the president’s powers ahead of an impeachment vote.
Sriwijaya Air crash: Indonesia divers search wreckage as black box hunt resumes
Divers resume their search for the black boxes after a passenger plane crashed into the Java Sea.
China brings in new law to fight Trump’s sanctions
Chinese officials are bracing for more punitive measures in Donald Trump’s final days in office.
Covid: Mass vaccination centres to open in England
Hundreds of GP-led and hospital services also open this week as the vaccination programme ramps up.
Milton Keynes robot used for lockdown couple marriage proposal
App developer Ben Hogan uses a delivery robot to help him pop the question to his partner.
Kyrgyzstan election: Sadyr Japarov looks set for landslide victory
Early results show Sadyr Japarov with 80% – and could see him enjoy sweeping new presidential powers.
Storm Filomena: Spain races to clear snow before temperatures drop
The government says it has taken extra measures to ensure Covid vaccines get distributed as planned.
Six rangers killed in DR Congo’s Virunga National Park
Mai-Mai militia group is being blamed for the ambush at a famous park where endangered gorillas live.
Indonesia landslide: Rescuers buried as they help victims
Two landslides hit the same village in Indonesia within hours, leaving emergency teams trapped.
Indonesia Sriwijaya Air crash: Distraught relatives await news
Information is emerging about those on board the Sriwijaya Air flight that crashed off Indonesia.
Twitter deletes China embassy’s Xinjiang ’emancipation’ tweet
China had claimed its birth control policies – widely seen as a crackdown – gave women more freedom.
Parler: Amazon to remove site from web hosting service
If Parler fails to find a new web hosting service by Sunday, the entire network will go offline.
Indonesia Boeing 737 passenger plane crash site found, navy says
Ships with navy divers are sent to the site where a plane is believed to have plunged into the sea.
Singapore: Why these defiant ‘nail house’ owners refuse to sell
A block of luxury flats in Singapore is being built around two homes whose owners refuse to move.