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Cameroon awaits presidential election result

October 13, 2025 - 21:26
Paul Biya, who at 92 is the world's oldest head of state, is being challenged by nine candidates.
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Rescuers search for missing in Mexico's flooded towns

October 13, 2025 - 20:47
At least 64 people are dead and scores are missing after tropical storms triggered torrential rains.
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Rescuers search for missing in Mexico's flooded towns

October 13, 2025 - 20:47
At least 47 people are dead and scores are missing after tropical storms triggered torrential rains.
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Trump touts 'dawn of a new Middle East' in address to Israeli parliament

October 13, 2025 - 20:40
The US president was applauded by Israeli lawmakers for his role in brokering an Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
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Watch: Palestinian prisoners released in West Bank to rapturous crowds

October 13, 2025 - 20:17
Israel is releasing 250 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas.
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Freed hostage Eitan Mor reunited with family in Israel

October 13, 2025 - 20:10
Video released by the Israeli military shows Mor smiling and embracing two relatives.
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A photo worth a thousand words: Taliban minister with Indian female journalists

October 13, 2025 - 19:27
Female reporters were invited after being excluded from Taliban minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's first event in Delhi.
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Trump says he may send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine

October 13, 2025 - 19:01
Ukraine wants long-range missiles to hit back at Russia - and Donald Trump says he may send Tomahawks.
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Forty-two killed as bus crashes on South Africa mountain pass

October 13, 2025 - 18:57
The dead were nationals of Zimbabwe and Malawi returning home, officials say.
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Forty-two killed as bus crashes on South Africa mountain pass

October 13, 2025 - 18:57
The dead were nationals of Zimbabwe and Malawi returning home, officials say.
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Freed hostages shown in first video from IDF

October 13, 2025 - 18:48
The footage shows Alon Ohel and Guy Gilboa-Dalal speaking to Israeli soldiers after being freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza.
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Who are the released hostages?

October 13, 2025 - 18:44
The Israeli military says 20 living hostages have been released by Hamas and have returned to Israel.
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Who are the released hostages?

October 13, 2025 - 18:44
The Israeli military says 20 living hostages have been released by Hamas and have returned to Israel.
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Dutch government takes control of China-owned chip firm

October 13, 2025 - 18:25
The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the EU and China.
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Dutch government takes control of China-owned chip firm

October 13, 2025 - 18:25
The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the EU and China.
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Watch: Emotional moment mum video calls hostage son ahead of reunion

October 13, 2025 - 17:37
Einav Zangauker, the mother of a hostage freed from Hamas captivity and brought to Israel, spoke with him via video call for the first time in two years.
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Madagascar presidency says attempt to seize power under way

October 13, 2025 - 17:28
An army unit claimed it had taken over leadership of the military command and was now in control of all the armed forces.
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US calls for China to release 30 leaders of influential underground church

October 13, 2025 - 17:23
Zion Church, founded by pastor Jin Mingri in 2007, is one of China's largest underground church networks.
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Boy, 11, shoots farm worker dead in tragic South Africa accident, police say

October 13, 2025 - 15:21
The boy’s father has been arrested on charges of negligent handling of a firearm and the two are due in court.
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China accuses US of 'double standards' over tariff threat

October 13, 2025 - 13:57
Beijing says it could introduce "countermeasures" if the US President imposes an an additional 100% tariff on Chinese imports.
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