内容摘要：Prisoners sit in their cell block at the Regional Penitentiary in Villarica, Paraguay, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Prisoners sit in their cell block at the Regional Penitentiary in Villarica, Paraguay, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

, 78. The British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones’ greatest songs. and endured as a torch singer and survivor of the lifestyle she once embodied. Jan. 30., 81. A onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the country by resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about the country’s military. Feb. 1.

, 48. A Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama “Meteor Garden” that once swept Asia. Feb. 2. Pneumonia triggered by the flu., 88. He became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate, and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in tithes into building homes, hospitals and schools in developing countries. Feb. 4., 80. The Thai-born mother of Tiger Woods, whom he credits with instilling in him a dominant spirit and encouraging him to wear a red shirt on Sunday as his power color. Feb. 4.

, 54. A music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists such as Ashanti and Ja Rule. Feb. 5., 102. She inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during more than four decades as the team’s principal owner. Feb. 6.

, 85. A versatile, Tony Award-nominated theater performer at home in plays and musicals and who appeared in several Woody Allen movies — often as Allen’s best friend. Feb. 7.

, 95. The fiery, white-bearded freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, coming to be known as the father of his nation. Feb. 8.The Nagaland state government passed a resolution opposing the end of the Free Movement Regime and plans for border fencing, and on Feb. 3 Longwa residents staged a protest carrying placards with slogans like “Respect Indigenous rights, not colonial legacy!”

Yhome, the expert, said that an effort to stop locals from crossing the border could violate the U.N. Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People, which seeks to protect the integrity of border-straddling communities.“For us there is no Burma Longwa or India Longwa,” Yanlang, a 45-year-old village council member said. “How can one village and one family be divided?” he asked.

Konyak Naga women carry baskets filled with firewoods on their backs and walk past a concrete structure marking the India-Myanmar border at Longwa village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Friday, Dec.13, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Konyak Naga women carry baskets filled with firewoods on their backs and walk past a concrete structure marking the India-Myanmar border at Longwa village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Friday, Dec.13, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)