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Nigeria's Inspector-General of Police has ordered the deployment of armed personnel along Abuja-Kaduna route, as train services on that route resumes.
Train operations have been suspended in the last eight months by the Nigeria Railway Corporation, following a Boko haram attack on a Kaduna-bound train in March, that left at least eight people dead and dozens kidnapped.
According to the NRC, services will begin with two train rides from Abuja to Kaduna and vice versa.
Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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The largest ever trial of its kind gets underway in Belgium today, over the 2016 terrorist attacks which claimed 32 lives and injured hundreds more in the capital, Brussels.
The landmark case involves ten defendants suspected of carrying out bombings across the city.
Rosie Birchard reports from Brussels.
The new survey shows that the controversial religious group also had wide reaching influence amongst regional politicians.
The majority of affiliated assembly members belong to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party putting further pressure on the Kishida government.
Nora Weinek reports from Tokyo.
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China is relaxing its strict COVID-19 policies and taking steps to reopen the economy. The country’s health authorities say that’s a response to the virus becoming less dangerous and vaccination rates increasing. But it’s also being seen as a concession to mounting public protests against the rules.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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The G7 and Australia have agreed to put a price cap on Russian seaborne oil, in a bid to limit the amount of money Moscow can feed into its war efforts against Ukraine.
It comes as the grinding war of attrition is now into its 10th month, amid renewed calls for Russian President Vladimir Putin to come to the negotiating table and end the offensive against his neighbour.
Sarah Coates has more from Kyiv.
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The European Union has agreed on a price cap for Russian oil after weeks of negotiations. Poland was the last member state to green light the proposals which will come into force on December 5th.
Our correspondent Alex Cadier reports from Brussels
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A United Nations team of investigators is assessing whether recent Russian attacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure amount to war crimes.
The United Nations Human Rights Council established a commission of enquiry to investigate alleged abuses in Ukraine in March of this year.
Attacks on energy facilities have plunged parts of the war-torn country into darkness in recent weeks.
Rosie Birchard reports.
Russia continues to carry out strikes on civilian buildings and energy infrastructure in Ukraine, leaving millions of people without power as temperatures drop well below zero.
It comes as President Zelensky is warning of an imminent wide-scale Russian air attack on Ukrainian soil.
Sarah Coates has more from Kyiv
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One of the most well known members of the Conservative Party in the UK has announced he's standing down at the next election.
Sajid Javid is the latest MP to announce he won't run for reelection.
John Bevir (Beaver) reports.
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