Nigeria celebrates 'Africa's biggest street party'
Pictures of revellers from the Calabar Carnival marking Christmas in the southern Nigeria.
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Vance shares Musk op-ed backing Germany's far-right party
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How Darts Became London’s Rowdiest Winter Party
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Schumer unveils Democratic committee rosters as party looks to counter Trump
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A Staunch Ally in Africa Says French Forces Will Withdraw
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UK's biggest ever dinosaur footprint site unearthed
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Damascus Uncorked: Syria Throws a New Year's Party for the Ages
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In New Orleans, Celebration Is Followed by Terror in the French Quarter
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The biggest political winners and losers of 2024
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Watch: How the world celebrated the arrival of 2025
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Evening Report — 2024's biggest moments
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