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White House staff told not to place bets on prediction markets

1 hour 11 min ago
The platforms have grown in popularity, with some users making bets on global events.
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Hip-hop pioneer, Afrika Bambaataa, dies aged 67

2 hours 53 min ago
The Bronx born rapper's global hit Planet Rock is credited with shaping hip-hop in the 1980s.
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India proposes new rules to regulate news and political posts on social media

3 hours 20 min ago
The changes will give government more power over news-related posts shared by podcasters and influencers.
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Spreading Islamist insurgency dominates Benin's presidential campaign

4 hours 41 min ago
Cross-border raids from militant Islamists are increasingly threatening the West African state's stability.
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Ceasefire or no ceasefire, the Middle East's reshuffling is not yet done

4 hours 42 min ago
Both sides have reason to end the war but share no common ground.
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Russia and Ukraine agree to truce for Orthodox Easter

5 hours 10 min ago
Vladimir Putin announced the truce, which will last from Saturday afternoon on 11 April through Easter Sunday.
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Russia and Ukraine agree to truce for Orthodox Easter

5 hours 10 min ago
Vladimir Putin announced the truce, which will last from Saturday afternoon on 11 April through Easter Sunday.
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Melania Trump denies ties to Jeffrey Epstein and urges hearing for survivors

5 hours 16 min ago
She called rumours that Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump "mean-spirited attempts to defame my reputation".
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Hot in the city: Energy crisis tests Singapore's air-con addiction

5 hours 40 min ago
The rise in energy prices has hit Asia particularly hard as many nations are heavily reliant on Gulf oil.
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Israel to hold direct talks with Lebanon but no ceasefire, Netanyahu says

6 hours 56 min ago
Lebanese officials had called for a ceasefire before talks begin.
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Israel to hold direct talks with Lebanon, Netanyahu says

7 hours 39 min ago
The announcement came after a massive wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday which killed 303 people, according to health officials.
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US has let in 4,499 refugees since October - all but three were South African

8 hours 12 min ago
Trump has given priority to Afrikaners, a white minority group he says is being persecuted. South Africa has objected to his characterisation.
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US has let in 4,499 refugees since October - all but three were South African

8 hours 12 min ago
Trump has given priority to Afrikaners, a white minority group he says is being persecuted. South Africa has objected to his characterisation.
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Melania Trump: 'I never had a relationship with Epstein'

8 hours 43 min ago
The first lady went on to say, 'I am not Epstein's victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump'.
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UK says Russia ran submarine operation over cables and pipelines

10 hours 34 min ago
Defence Secretary John Healey says there is "no evidence" of any damage to UK infrastructure in the Atlantic.
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'Endless fears': Even if fighting stops, the damage to Iran's children will endure

11 hours 37 min ago
The BBC has been able to obtain testimony from parents and those trying to help children deal with the distress that comes with war.
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'Endless fears': Even if fighting stops, the damage to Iran's children will endure

11 hours 37 min ago
The BBC has been able to obtain testimony from parents and those trying to help children deal with the distress that comes with war.
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French far-right leader romantically linked to Italian princess

12 hours 38 min ago
Presidential hopeful Jordan Bardella was pictured on a Corsican beach with Princess Maria Carolina Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
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Amazon to end support for older Kindles, prompting user outcry

April 9, 2026 - 22:12
The move means owners of Kindles released before 2013 will be unable to download new e-books.
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Has US achieved its war objectives in Iran?

April 9, 2026 - 22:11
Key US objectives at the start of the war were to stop Iran getting a nuclear weapon and degrading its arsenal.
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