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The people of 22 January
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Frenchie Mae Cumpio
Filipino political prisoner (born 1999)
A regional court in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, sentences journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and her accomplice to up to 18 years in prison for financing terrorism following their arrest in 2020, but acquits them on a weapons possession charge. Press freedom and rights groups condemn the verdict.
Crime & Justice · 22 Jan
Mamady Doumbouya
President of Guinea since 2021
The African Union lifts sanctions on Guinea and restores its membership, citing progress in the country's political transition which culminated in Mamady Doumbouya's election as president.
World · 22 Jan
Daniel Noboa
President of Ecuador since 2023
Colombia suspends electricity exports to Ecuador and announces a 30% tariff on selected Ecuadorian goods to reciprocate Ecuador's imposition of the same surcharge on Colombian imports effective February 1, which Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa attributed to a trade deficit and a lack of cooperation on combating drug trafficking.
World · 22 Jan
Ryan Wedding
Canadian snowboarder and alleged drug trafficker (born 1981)
Canadian drug trafficker and fugitive Ryan Wedding, who is on the FBI Most Wanted List, is arrested in Mexico.
Crime & Justice · 22 Jan
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