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Australian prime minister becomes first to wed in office

40 min 41 sec ago
Anthony Albanese weds Jodie Haydon, after the couple became engaged on Valentine's Day last year.
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Nigeria blames jihadist groups for wave of kidnappings but others accuse criminal gangs

2 hours 8 min ago
Analysts instead blame criminal gangs for the kidnapping of more than 250 schoolchildren last week.
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Three days of mourning begin after Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades

3 hours 58 min ago
At least 128 people have died and hundreds remain unaccounted for following the fire which engulfed several tower blocks.
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Trump says he will pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking

4 hours 15 min ago
Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in the US to 45 years behind bars for conspiring to smuggle cocaine.
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Planes grounded after Airbus discovers solar radiation could impact systems

5 hours 42 min ago
The issue is thought to affect 6,000 planes, which will need to undergo an urgent software update or have computers replaced.
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Russian drone strike hits Kyiv residential areas despite peace moves

6 hours 55 min ago
The attack on Ukraine's capital early on Saturday killed one person and injured seven, city officials said.
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How Trump's pledge to tackle Sudan atrocities could play out

10 hours 15 min ago
The war is being fuelled by regional powers and the US president may have some leverage over them.
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Why the rich and powerful couldn't say no to Epstein

11 hours 31 min ago
The late sex offender maintained contact with wealthy and influential people even after his first conviction.
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We searched for a true Christmas market - and may have found one

11 hours 40 min ago
We visited festive markets in the UK and Germany to check which come closest to the real deal.
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Trump says he will pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking

11 hours 55 min ago
Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in the US last year to 45 years behind bars for conspiring to import cocaine into the country.
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Guinea-Bissau's coup called a 'sham' by West African political figures

13 hours 22 min ago
Senegal's prime minister and Nigeria's former leader say they do not believe the military takeover was genuine.
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Guinea-Bissau's coup called a 'sham' by West African political figures

13 hours 22 min ago
Senegal's prime minister and Nigeria's former leader say they do not believe the military takeover was genuine.
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How were Afghan evacuees vetted under Biden?

14 hours 55 min ago
BBC Verify looks into claims that the Afghan national suspected of shooting two National Guard members in Washington DC entered the US unvetted.
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Afghans in US issue plea to Trump after Washington DC shooting

15 hours 1 min ago
People who left Afghanistan urge the US president not to toughen his stance after an attack allegedly carried out by an Afghan national.
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UN panel says Israel operating 'de facto policy of torture'

16 hours 2 min ago
Rights groups gave harrowing details about conditions in Israeli detention centres. Israel has not responded but has previously denied allegations of torture.
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UN panel says Israel operating 'de facto policy of torture'

16 hours 2 min ago
Rights groups gave harrowing details about conditions in Israeli detention centres. Israel has not responded but has previously denied allegations of torture.
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Runaway nuns can stay in Alpine convent if they leave social media

17 hours 3 sec ago
The three nuns say they were taken out of the convent against their will and placed in a care home.
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Afghans in US issue plea to Trump after Washington DC shooting

17 hours 31 min ago
People who left Afghanistan urge the US president not to toughen his stance after an attack allegedly carried out by an Afghan national.
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Zelensky's top adviser resigns after anti-corruption raid on his home

17 hours 48 min ago
Andriy Yermak, 54, has been the Ukrainian president's chief of staff throughout Russia's full-scale war.
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Daughter of Zambia's unburied ex-president loses seat as MP

19 hours 10 min ago
Zambia's government is accused of 'hypocrisy' as fallout from ex-president's death deepens.
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