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Why is WhatsApp's privacy policy facing a legal challenge in India?

20 min 59 sec ago
A 2021 policy update requires users to share data with Meta for ads purposes to continue using the app.
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Ayatollah Khamenei's iron grip on power in Iran

1 hour 35 min ago
The supreme leader of Iran embraced hardline policies against increasing pressure for reform.
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Where have Nepal's 'nepo kids' gone as corruption takes centre stage in election?

1 hour 38 min ago
The excess of politicians' children was front and centre of the anger that drove protests that toppled the government last year.
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Iran retaliation raises questions about US air defences

5 hours 8 min ago
Iran's strike on US Navy base in Bahrain will worry Washington and its allies in the region.
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How the world has reacted to US and Israeli strikes on Iran

8 hours 42 min ago
World leaders have been giving their responses to the attacks on several Iranian cities and Tehran's retaliation.
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Panic in the streets, but relief for some: The mood in Iran

9 hours 6 min ago
Iranians talk about what is happening inside the country, despite an almost total internet blackout.
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At least 20 killed after military plane carrying banknotes crashes in Bolivia

February 28, 2026 - 22:00
Police fire tear gas to disperse crowds allegedly trying to take banknotes from the crash site.
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Bowen: A dangerous moment, but US and Israel see opportunity not to be missed

February 28, 2026 - 21:17
Israel and the US believe Iran's regime is vulnerable, dealing with an economic crisis and the aftermath of protests.
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Bowen: A dangerous moment, but US and Israel see opportunity not to be missed

February 28, 2026 - 21:17
Israel and the US believe Iran's regime is vulnerable, dealing with an economic crisis and the aftermath of protests.
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What we know about the joint US-Israel attack on Iran

February 28, 2026 - 21:16
Iran has retaliated with a missile barrage towards Israel, while explosions have been heard in Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
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Iran says it has hit US base in Bahrain, as it launches strikes across region

February 28, 2026 - 21:12
Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an area near the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain.
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Watch: Trump announces 'major combat operations' in Iran

February 28, 2026 - 18:57
US President Donald Trump accuses the Iranian regime of waging an "unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States".
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What we know about the joint US-Israel attack on Iran

February 28, 2026 - 18:12
Donald Trump has described "major combat operations", with explosions heard across Iran.
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Watch: Smoke rises in Tehran as explosions heard across country

February 28, 2026 - 16:54
The BBC's Jon Donnison in Jerusalem reports as Trump says "major combat operations" have begun.
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Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic in battle over AI use

February 28, 2026 - 12:50
The move announced on social media comes after a standoff between Anthropic's boss and the US Department of Defense.
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Bill Clinton asked about hot tub photo and testifies he knew 'nothing' of Epstein crimes

February 28, 2026 - 12:43
The former president told the committee that he would never have flown on Epstein's plane if he "had any inkling of what he was doing".
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Flight logs and hot tub photo among key moments from Bill Clinton's deposition

February 28, 2026 - 11:32
The former US president, who is featured in photographs within the Epstein files, denies having any knowledge of the convicted sex offender's crimes.
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DOJ charges 30 more people in Minnesota anti-ICE church protest

February 28, 2026 - 11:17
Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon was one of the original nine defendants arrested last month
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DOJ charges 30 more people in Minnesota anti-ICE church protest

February 28, 2026 - 11:17
Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon was one of the original nine defendants arrested last month
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Bill Clinton asked about hot tub photo and testifies he knew 'nothing' of Epstein crimes

February 28, 2026 - 10:32
The former president told the committe that he would never have flown on Epstein's plane if he "had any inkling of what he was doing".
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