The star died in California on Friday after being diagnosed with cancer, her publicist says.
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Saturday, 31 May 2025
Hamas makes hostage pledge but demands changes to US Gaza ceasefire plan
The response is seen as neither an explicit rejection nor clear acceptance of the proposal, but US envoy Steve Witkoff has branded it "unacceptable".
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/LbfXIBh
EU 'strongly' regrets US plan to double steel tariffs
The 27-member bloc says Donald Trump's move undermines efforts to reach a deal, warning of "countermeasures".
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/FuO5TdM
Friday, 30 May 2025
New Banksy mystery location revealed
The new piece of street art depicts the shadow of a lighthouse emerging out of a bollard.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/zs0LHfl
China trade talks have stalled, US treasury secretary says
The US treasury secretary says Trump and Xi Jinping may need to get directly involved in talks.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/IaCiotY
Thursday, 29 May 2025
Video footage shows paraglider's perilous accidental 8000m-high flight
Peng Yujiang, 55, was testing new equipment when a rare "cloud suck" pulled him higher into a cloud formation.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/gxQFMHt
Smokey Robinson files $500m case against rape accusers
The case accuses four ex-housekeepers of fabricating allegations as part of an "extortionate" lawsuit.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/4XN9hpe
Chinese paraglider pulled 8,000m high into clouds
Peng Yujiang was pulled 8,500m above sea level by a rare updraft called a 'cloud suck'.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/q1o93ef
Iran investigates 'missing' Indian nationals
The families of the men, who are from Punjab state, allege they have been kidnapped in Iran.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/mlPhkY5
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
South Africans pay tribute to acting 'icon' Chweneyagae who died age 40
Presley Chweneyagae, the star of Oscar-winning 2005 film Tsotsi, died from natural causes, his family says.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/AoLi95u
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Why is King Charles in Canada, and what is the throne speech?
On Tuesday, the parliament in Ottawa will be opened by a monarch for the first time in decades.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/eOYVWCQ
Monday, 26 May 2025
Head of controversial Israel-backed Gaza aid group resigns
The UN has said the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's plan would make "starvation a bargaining chip".
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/bkSLxPf
Japan flight made emergency landing after man tried opening door
Police said the man was "having a medical crisis" and was restrained by fellow passengers and crew.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/BVpUnoh
Sunday, 25 May 2025
Americans remember George Floyd on fifth anniversary of death
As the cities where Floyd grew up and died hold commemorations, the US "reckoning" with racism seems to be fading.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/l24F9Mq
Father of nine children killed by Israeli strike still in critical condition
Hamdi al-Najjar's "life remains in danger", a Bulgarian doctor working at Nasser hospital in southern Gaza tells the BBC.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/SaMlTz3
Bodies of five skiers found near Switzerland resort
Mountain rescue recovered the five bodies a day after they were alerted to multiple pairs of abandoned skis.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/HgxOdo5
Second suspected sabotage in France as power cut hits Nice
Officials say the blaze that caused the power outage is probably of "criminal origin".
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/10zcJCI
Saturday, 24 May 2025
Ronaldo 'could play' in Club World Cup - Infantino
"There are discussions" over Cristiano Ronaldo playing at the Club World Cup despite his current club not qualifying, says Fifa president Gianni Infantino.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/niJQwRP
Ugandan activist alleges she was raped while in Tanzanian detention
Tanzanian authorities are not commenting on the allegations, which include sexual assault.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/VPgUSs2
Israeli strike kills nine of Gaza doctor's children, hospital says
A British surgeon working in Nasser Hospital said he had operated on the doctor's surviving 11-year-old.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/ipnyVTs
Friday, 23 May 2025
'We did not sign up for this': Harvard's foreign students are stuck and scared
Harvard has around 6,800 foreign students currently - a third are from China, and more than 700 are Indian.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/MNstLR9
Amazon tribe sues New York Times over story it says led to porn addict claims
The lawsuit claims a report portrayed the Marubo people as "unable to handle" basic internet exposure.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZaHFQE4
Nigerian government sues senator over assassination claims
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accused one of the country's top politicians of trying to kill her.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/Hs3P40a
New satellite photos show damaged North Korean warship
Kim Jong Un has called the shipyard accident a "criminal act" and vowed to find those responsible.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/jWvAwlp
Thursday, 22 May 2025
Activist freed in Tanzania after Kenyan government demand
Kenya had earlier said it had been denied access to Boniface Mwangi and expressed concern over his health.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/nWKhAcV
Nike to raise prices as firms face tariffs uncertainty
The US sportswear giant says its price increases are part of "seasonal planning".
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/dq3wOAr
Apple iPhone designer Jony Ive joins OpenAI in $6.5bn deal
OpenAI says partnering with the "greatest designer in the world" will allow it to re-imagine what a computer can do.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/eqoZhap
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Ukrainian ex-top official shot dead outside Madrid school - reports
The man, named by Ukrainian and Spanish sources as Andriy Portnov, had just dropped his children off at the school, reports say.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/kicBWMs
Tennis' French Open is days away - what do players need to succeed on clay?
Sliding, slicing and a powerful forehand - BBC Sport assesses what makes a good clay-court player.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/Aml6ayH
West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitoes for first time
A UK Health Safety Agency spokesperson said the risk to the general public is "very low".
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/kg9TQwB
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Spain clamps down on Airbnb as tourism backlash returns for summer
The Spanish government calls for the removal of almost 66,000 property listings saying they breach tourism rules.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/0yeGBUv
Iran's Khamenei doubts US nuclear talks will lead to agreement
"We don't think it will lead to any outcome," the supreme leader warns, saying the US is making "outrageous" demands on uranium enrichment.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/IpfgXQq
Monday, 19 May 2025
Pope Leo XIV holds Vatican talks with JD Vance
The Vatican says a meeting between the new Pope and US vice-president was "cordial".
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/0IBnJKr
France to open high-security prison in Amazon jungle
The €400 million high-security jail will be built in France's overseas region of French Guiana in South America.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/m4aL30X
South Africa to pursue appeal against Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape
Timothy Omotoso, who denies assaulting women from his church, has reportedly returned to Nigeria.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/C8vTsMu
Watch: Cat caught smuggling drugs into Costa Rica prison
The feline was found carrying 235.65g of marijuana and 67.76g of heroin, authorities say.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/0BeLoK5
Sunday, 18 May 2025
Russia launches biggest drone attack since invasion began, says Ukraine
The barrage came just a day after the first talks in three years between Russian and Ukrainian sides.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/9z3nYad
Kenya's ex-justice minister 'detained' in Tanzania
Karua was allowed into Tanzania last month but has been stopped this time ahead of the trial for Lissu.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/NM47yoi
All hospitals in north Gaza out of service, says health ministry
Hamas-run ministry says Indonesian hospital besieged by Israeli forces.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/QI3zb9U
Saturday, 17 May 2025
Five dead after tornado tears through St Louis
The tornado uprooted trees, knocked down power lines and damaged about 5,000 properties.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/NYcvgQM
'To Easy LoL' - New Orleans jail break may have been inside job
The inmates ripped a toilet from the wall and escaped through a hole before running across a highway.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/Ki58Jv0
Friday, 16 May 2025
Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison
Sir Salman was on a New York lecture stage, when he was stabbed multiple times in the face and neck leaving him partially blinded.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/2Ah6doj
Russia jails Australian man for fighting alongside Ukraine
Oscar Jenkins, 33, is sentenced to 13 years by a Russian-controlled court in eastern Ukraine.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/o0tlKyO
Polish voters set for tight presidential race after 10 years of Duda
Sunday's first-round is expected to set up a run-off between Warsaw's liberal mayor and a conservative historian.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/oEZ8aGV
Thursday, 15 May 2025
Watch: Moment Ben & Jerry's co-founder interrupts RFK Jr speech
The co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, Ben Cohen, was part of a protest in the US Senate.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/Co1LqmU
Son files criminal complaint over alleged blackmail plot
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min files a criminal complaint with the South Korean police for being the victim of an alleged blackmail plot.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/imeHTpu
Pregnant Israeli woman killed in West Bank shooting attack
Tzeela Gez died from her injuries, but doctors were able to deliver her baby.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/Bo8IH3L
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
What did Erik and Lyle Menendez do and when could they be released?
On Tuesday, a Los Angeles judge reduced Lyle and Erik's murder sentence, making them eligible for parole.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/5Wq4Oif
Military rulers in Mali dissolve all political parties
All political meetings have also been banned as the junta intensifies its grip on power.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/jJpILXo
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Watch timelapse of Trump's marathon handshake session with Saudis
Dozens of senior officials, military leaders and businessmen queued to greet the US president in Saudi Arabia.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/XIYwvKJ
Germany arrests self-declared 'king' and bans his extremist group
Police arrest the leaders of Germany's largest Reichsbürger faction, that calls itself "Kingdom of Germany".
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/SvhPxe3
Zambia warns diplomats after US reveals 'systematic' aid theft
The foreign minister says raising concerns publicly amounts to interference in domestic affairs.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/3Nen5JB
Monday, 12 May 2025
Pope calls for journalists to be released from prison
The new pontiff expressed solidarity with journalists who had been jailed for "reporting the truth".
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/QMYzjmZ
Crates full of Nazi documents found in Argentine court's basement
The crates, dating back to 1941, contain Nazi party membership booklets and Nazi propaganda material.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/20VuK5I
Entire Gaza population at critical risk of famine, UN-backed assessment says
Famine is not currently occurring in Gaza, the assessment says, but it calls for urgent action to increase humanitarian aid.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/obF7Ymj
First white South Africans flying to US under Trump refugee plan
Donald Trump says they are victims of "racial discrimination", which is strongly denied by South Africa.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/CSsNocn
Sunday, 11 May 2025
Taliban suspends chess over gambling concerns
Chess will be suspended until religious considerations are addressed, a spokesman said.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/zP170FB
Watch: Crowds cheer as Pope holds first Sunday address
Worshippers packed St Peter's Square as Pope Leo XIV called for an end to global conflicts.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/tdUOTkY
What Trump does next on Ukraine is key - and he could go either way
Neither Putin nor Zelensky want to be seen by Trump as the obstacle to peace, writes Frank Gardner.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/ulYNAFC
Saturday, 10 May 2025
European leaders call Trump to discuss 30-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
France, Britain, Germany and Poland met President Vlodomyr Zelensky to discuss an unconditional ceasfire.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/LckDJu7
Taylor Swift criticises Lively-Baldoni court summons
The singer's representatives say the court summons was designed to create "tabloid clickbait".
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/r1tgTxS
White House 'actively looking at' suspending habeas corpus
Miller comments come as judges have sought to challenge some recent detentions made by the Trump administration in an effort to combat illegal immigration
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/mTYcns6
Friday, 9 May 2025
Xi shows he wants to be close to Putin - but not too close
The relationship between China and Russia is no longer one of equals.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/W2GkQED
Three things we learned from Putin's Red Square parade
BC Monitoring's Russia Editor Vitaly Shevchenko reflects on the Victory Day spectacle in Moscow.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/WXKUwJA
Pope Leo XIV warns against lack of faith in first mass at Vatican
Chicago-born Robert Prevost, 69, is the first North American to be elected pontiff.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/nRZKfy6
Watch: Pope Leo XIV's first Mass as pontiff
Cardinals joined the newly appointed pope in the Sistine Chapel, in a service that began with a prayer.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/SPxB3W8
Thursday, 8 May 2025
Ukraine labels Russian ceasefire a farce after reports of hundreds of violations
A three-day truce was called by Vladimir Putin ahead of Russia's World War Two Victory Day celebrations.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/P8Db0hl
Israel PM 'uncertain' over condition of three Gaza hostages
Benjamin Netanyahu said he knew "with certainty" that 21 hostages were alive but the status of "three more" were unclear.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/c4tW8X5
US judge blocks plan to deport migrants to Libya
The order comes after lawyers expressed alarm that the US was planning to deport migrants to the North African country "immediately".
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/OVQa7dG
Watch: Moments past conclaves elected new popes
See the moments previous popes were elected by conclaves past, from 1939 to 2013.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/3x1jihP
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
Airports closed, eerie silence in Indian-administered Kashmir
In Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, a road, normally busy with tourists and travellers, lies deserted.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/rFRYmW5
'World Cup can be incentive for Russia to end war', says Trump
'World Cup can be incentive for Russia to end war', says Trump
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/ymkAO4K
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
UK and India agree 'landmark' trade deal
The deal will give better access for UK whisky and cars to the Indian market.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/NOkp6Z9
Israel strikes Yemen's main airport in Sanaa
An Israeli military spokesman earlier warned "failure to evacuate and stay away from the area puts you in danger".
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/FCBM06v
Merz defeat 'an obstacle not a catastrophe'
The man expected to be Germany's next foreign minister reacts after Friedrich Merz fell short in a parliamentary vote to be named chancellor.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/sOKgvNt
Peru imposes curfew in province where 13 mine workers were killed
A local prosecutor says there is a "war" raging in the area between illegal and legal gold miners.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/5klZCv2
Monday, 5 May 2025
Mexican mayor arrested over alleged links to cartel training camp
The mayor of Teuchitlán is suspected of colluding with the New Generation Jalisco Cartel, which he denies.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/B2tFnNh
Popemobile to become health clinic for Gaza children
One of the famous vehicles is being refitted as a frontline clinic on wheels, following a request by the late pontiff.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/Io45NFg
Israel security cabinet approves plan to expand Gaza offensive
The Israeli military has called up tens of thousands of reservists, saying it is aiming to increase pressure on Hamas.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/sty1OgE
Sunday, 4 May 2025
Brazil police thwart bomb attack on Lady Gaga concert
Police say the plan was orchestrated by a group promoting hate speech and the radicalisation of teenagers.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/6alxmDH
Australia's opposition left reeling after crushing election defeat
Peter Dutton has been ousted from parliament after Anthony Albanese's landslide win.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/0QK86fE
Elon Musk's Starbase in Texas will officially become a city
Residents approved incorporating a patch of land as the new municipality in an election on Saturday.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/GNr4Zml
Paramilitaries strike Port Sudan for first time, army says
It is the first time RSF attacks have reached the city, which is the de-facto capital of the army-led government.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/g7RaYDQ
Saturday, 3 May 2025
Seven killed in South Sudan hospital and market bombing, charity says
MSF said its hospital was attacked as fears grow of a return to civil war in South Sudan.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/UwLdsM4
Six people arrested over triple murder in Sweden
Police are investigating whether the shooting at a hair salon in Uppsala is related to a wave of gang violence.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/0MmskEZ
Australian PM wins second term with increased majority
Anthony Albanese's Labor has seen swings towards it in almost every area of the country.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/Gd39qUp
Tunisia jails ex-prime minister on terrorism charges
Ali Laarayedh is the latest high-profile critic of the president to be jailed as campaigners slam "sham trials".
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/BzKmwHR
Friday, 2 May 2025
Chile issues tsunami warning after earthquake
The warning is issued for parts of the remote Magallanes region after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/FH8LgWC
South African woman convicted of kidnapping daughter Joshlin Smith
Joshlin Smith's disappearance last year sent shockwaves across South Africa. She is yet to be found.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/jnVzpDH
Hong Kong police arrest family of pro-democracy activist, reports say
Anna Kwok's father and brother have been accused of helping the US-based pro-democracy activist with her finances, local media report.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/0fN9XVq
Anger as Uganda president's son says he's holding opposition bodyguard
The bodyguard of opposition leader Bobi Wine went missing five days ago, leading to fears for his safety.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/whR4kBG
Thursday, 1 May 2025
Football-loving Brazilian nun, world's oldest person, dies at 116
Born on 8 June 1908 in southern Brazil, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas dedicated her life to God and teaching.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/vROKais
DR Congo seeks to remove ex-President Kabila's immunity
He is accused of backing M23 rebels in the east but he has previously denied links to the group.
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from BBC News https://ift.tt/9fz10gy
Snake halts Japanese bullet trains after wrapping around power line
The famously punctual train service was suspended for almost two hours.
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