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Why Thailand and Cambodia are fighting again after Trump ceasefire

56 min 41 sec ago
Between the neighbours is a gulf of mistrust that has proven near impossible to bridge.
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Watch: Video shows US military seizing oil tanker off Venezuela coast

1 hour 24 min ago
According to US Attorney General Pam Bondi, who shared the footage, the tanker was used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.
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Italian cooking awarded Unesco cultural heritage status

4 hours 6 min ago
An Eyptian snack, Icelandic pool culture, Cuban music and Albanian lahuta music also get recognition.
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Sarkozy releases prison diaries about his 20 days behind bars

5 hours 17 min ago
The former French president was jailed for taking part in an election campaign funding conspiracy.
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Ukraine at critical moment, European leaders say after Trump call

6 hours 14 min ago
"Intensive work" is continuing, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany say after a joint call with Donald Trump.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner's daughter accepts award on her behalf

6 hours 32 min ago
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is reportedly on her way to Oslo.
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Benin coup plot leader hiding in Togo, official tells BBC

6 hours 50 min ago
The coup was thwarted after Nigeria sent warplanes to dislodge the mutineers from the offices of state TV.
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Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision

7 hours 22 min ago
Iceland joins Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in saying it will boycott the 2026 contest.
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US judge blocks Trump's National Guard deployment in Los Angeles

7 hours 24 min ago
The judge has ordered control of the the troops, which were deployed in June, to be returned to California's governor.
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US judge blocks Trump's National Guard deployment in Los Angeles

8 hours 13 min ago
The judge has ordered control of the the troops, which were deployed in June, to be returned to California's governor.
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Rebels reportedly enter key DR Congo city despite Trump peace deal

8 hours 25 min ago
Terrified residents say heavy artillery and gunfire has hit Uvira, the gateway to Burundi.
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Judge rules Epstein grand jury records from 2019 case can be released

8 hours 33 min ago
A federal judge says materials from a 2019 investigation can be unsealed because of a new law passed by Congress last month.
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US sanctions network it says recruits Colombian fighters for Sudan civil war

December 10, 2025 - 23:50
The US Treasury said the network of four entities and four individuals is primarily Colombian.
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Taliban warn Afghans who wore 'un-Islamic' Peaky Blinders outfits

December 10, 2025 - 22:31
The friends were warned their clothing was "in conflict with Afghan and Islamic values", a Taliban spokesman told the BBC.
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Taliban warn Afghans who wore 'un-Islamic' Peaky Blinders outfits

December 10, 2025 - 22:31
The friends were warned their clothing was "in conflict with Afghan and Islamic values", a Taliban spokesman told the BBC.
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Ex-president's daughter sworn in as South African MP after half-sister quits

December 10, 2025 - 22:02
Brumelda Zuma will represent the party led by her father in parliament after her half-sister resigned.
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US jets tracked circling Gulf of Venezuela as tensions mount

December 10, 2025 - 21:34
The F/A-18 Super Hornets appear on flight tracking sites near Maracaibo, Venezuela's second-largest city.
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US jets tracked circling Gulf of Venezuela as tensions mount

December 10, 2025 - 21:34
The F/A-18 Super Hornets appear on flight tracking sites near Maracaibo, Venezuela's second-largest city.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner will be in Oslo but won't make awards ceremony

December 10, 2025 - 21:00
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is reportedly safe and on her way to Oslo.
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At least 19 killed in building collapse in Morocco

December 10, 2025 - 20:46
The two four-storey buildings that came down in Fez contained eight families, state media report.
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