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130 schoolchildren and staff abducted in Nigeria last month have been released, police say

ABUJA, Nigeria, December 22, 2025 (AP) — Some 130 schoolchildren and staff abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month by gunmen have been released, police said Sunday. Gunmen seized at least 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in Nigeria’s north-central Niger state when they attacked St. Mary’s Catholic School in the Papiri community on Nov. 21. Fifty escaped in the hours that followed and 100 schoolchildren were freed earlier this month. Niger State police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun said in a statement that “the remaining batch of the abducted students” has now been released. “A total number of 130 victims including

Top Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files as Democrats cry foul

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, December 22, 2025 (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department’s decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally mandated deadline as necessary to protect survivors of sexual abuse by the disgraced financier. Blanche pledged that the Trump administration eventually would meet its obligation required by law. But he stressed that the department was obligated to act with caution as it goes about making public thousands of documents that can include sensitive information. Friday’s partial release of the Epstein files has led to a new

Firm RBI intervention to support rupee; bonds to track central bank moves

A man walks past the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) logo outside its headquarters in Mumbai, India, June 6, 2025. (Photo: Reuters)

MUMBAI, Dec 22 (Reuters) – The rupee is likely to stay supported this week by firm Reserve Bank of India intervention, tempering its negative bias, while bond yields will track the central bank moves and offshore flows. The rupee jumped above 90 per U.S dollar late on Friday after the RBI stepped up intervention, ending the week up more than 1% at 89.27. Traders pointed out that dollar sales from state-run banks helped shore up the rupee, and cutting of speculative wagers against the currency amplified gains. It is quite likely that importers will step in to lock hedges from

Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries

WASHINGTON, December 17, 2025 (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the U.S. The Trump administration included five more countries as well as people traveling on documents issued by the Palestinian Authority to the list of countries facing a full ban on travel to the U.S. and imposed new limits on 15 other countries. The move is part of ongoing efforts by the administration to tighten

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