Australia has some of the world's costliest homes. Will scrapping tax breaks help?

The government hopes reforms will help young people enter the market, while critics say it will stifle supply.

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Lebanon says two paramedics among 13 killed in Israeli strikes

Lebanon's health ministry says the paramedics were carrying out a rescue mission in Nabatieh in response to an earlier attack that killed one person.

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'Britain at the heart of Europe': How Starmer's plans are going down in the EU

Sir Keir Starmer pledged to rebuild the UK's relationship with Europe in a defiant speech on Monday.

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The Kabul rehab centre hit by deadly Pakistani strike

Pakistan says it hit 'military and terrorist infrastructure' - but the UN and victims' families reject this claim.

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Thailand's divisive ex-PM is out of jail, but is the Thaksin era over?

Thaksin seems incapable of taking a back seat. This time, it really could be different.

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Iran activists tell BBC how threat of war intensifies trauma of repression

A dissident in Tehran says she feels helpless and under immense psychological pressure.

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I will serve - not rule over Hungary, says new PM

Nearly a month ago Péter Magyar steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.

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