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Did Trump save eight Iranian women from execution?

11 hours 10 min ago
The US president says he saved eight Iranian women from execution, but Iran says otherwise.
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Trump and officials 'likely' targets of press dinner shooting suspect, authorities believe

11 hours 50 min ago
The suspect is expected to be charged with assault of a federal officer and using a firearm during a crime of violence, officials have said.
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Mali defence minister killed in rebel attacks, reports say

13 hours 4 min ago
A wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists has spread through the country.
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Video shows correspondents' dinner suspect charge checkpoint

April 26, 2026 - 13:27
Surveillance video released by Donald Trump shows the suspect running past metal detectors as security agents draw their guns.
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What it was like in the room as shots rang out at correspondents' dinner

April 26, 2026 - 13:22
The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue describes the moment he and others dived for cover as shots rang out at the venue.
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'You just didn't know': Gary O'Donoghue describes confusion and fears at correspondents' dinner

April 26, 2026 - 13:08
Police say a man charged security outside of the dining room and was armed with multiple weapons.
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Netanyahu orders army to 'vigorously attack' Hezbollah in Lebanon

April 26, 2026 - 09:34
The Israeli PM's directive comes as six people were killed by strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire being extended by three weeks.
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BBC visits Chernobyl ghost city 40 years after world's worst nuclear accident

April 26, 2026 - 08:01
The BBC's Jessica Parker visits Pripyat, which was abandoned in 1986 after an explosion at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
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Trump cancels US envoys' trip to Pakistan for talks on Iran war

April 26, 2026 - 06:34
Iran had earlier said there were no plans for a direct meeting with a US delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
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Orbán steps down from Hungarian parliament after landslide defeat

April 26, 2026 - 04:22
The outgoing prime minister will not take up his seat after leading his party back into opposition.
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Orbán steps down from Hungarian parliament after landslide defeat

April 26, 2026 - 04:22
The outgoing prime minister will not take up his seat after leading his party back into opposition.
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Watch: How one orangutan braved new bridge to unite his split community

April 26, 2026 - 03:23
The forest where the Sumatran orangutans live has been split by a road.
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Mexico says US agents killed in crash weren't permitted to operate there

April 26, 2026 - 02:40
The two Americans who reportedly worked for the CIA died in a car crash after a Mexican-led operation to destroy a drug lab.
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Rights groups critical as Venezuela prisoner release scheme 'coming to an end'

April 26, 2026 - 02:36
More than 500 political prisoners are thought to still be in jail, despite the releases since the amnesty law was brought in.
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Rights groups critical as Venezuela prisoner release scheme 'coming to an end'

April 26, 2026 - 02:36
More than 500 political prisoners are thought to still be in jail, despite the releases since the amnesty law was brought in.
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Hope in Gaza as 300 couples get married at one time

April 26, 2026 - 01:35
The 300 couples were selected in a draw of nearly 2,000 people to be a part of the joint celebration.
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Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine

April 25, 2026 - 21:29
The city of Dnipro was hardest hit, with officials saying four died in a strike on a residential building.
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Mali army says armed groups launch coordinated attacks across country

April 25, 2026 - 19:33
Witnesses report explosions and sustained gunfire near a military base outside the capital, Bamako.
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Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine

April 25, 2026 - 19:24
The city of Dnipro was hardest hit, with officials saying four died in a strike on a residential building.
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Palestinians in West Bank and some in Gaza vote in local elections

April 25, 2026 - 17:53
Local elections are held in the occupied West Bank and in one Gazan city, though Hamas and other groups are not taking part.
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