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DR Congo accepts first set of deportees from the US

2 hours 14 min ago
The Congolese government stresses those expelled from the US are only in the country temporarily.
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Madonna joins Sabrina Carpenter to surprise Coachella

2 hours 40 min ago
The Queen of Pop makes a guest appearance during the Espresso singer's headline set.
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Orbán's era was over in a flash and Hungary's next PM is a man in a hurry

6 hours 46 min ago
Péter Magyar and his Tisza party are wasting no time preparing for the transfer of power after their dramatic landslide victory.
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Watch: Fuel truck leaves trail of fire on road in Syria

11 hours 12 min ago
Eyewitnesses captured the moment a burning fuel tanker drove through the centre of Hasakah, Syria, leaving a trail of fire behind it.
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Officer on horseback chases suspect through New York streets

15 hours 42 min ago
The suspect was accused of purse-snatching and has been charged with larceny and providing false information.
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Japan reveals new name for 40C-and-hotter days after blistering summer

17 hours 13 min ago
The term - kokushobi - translates to "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot", and comes after Japan's hottest summer on record.
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Kanye West concert in Poland cancelled over antisemitic comments

17 hours 13 min ago
The UK government blocked the rapper from entering the country over his history of making pro-Nazi and racist statements.
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Kanye West concert in Poland cancelled over antisemitic comments

17 hours 13 min ago
The UK government blocked the rapper from entering the country over his history of making pro-Nazi and racist statements.
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Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai

17 hours 44 min ago
Kinahan, in his 40s, was arrested in Dubai on foot of an arrest warrant issued by the Irish courts.
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Widow, 86, back in France after being held by ICE

18 hours 18 min ago
Marie-Thérèse had moved to the US after reuniting with her long-lost love, an American man who died in January.
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What next for South African opposition firebrand Malema after his five-year prison sentence?

18 hours 39 min ago
The sentence raises huge questions marks over the political future of one of South Africa's most controversial politicians.
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Irish fugitive and suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai

18 hours 54 min ago
Kinahan, in his 40s, was arrested in Dubai on foot of an arrest warrant issued by the Irish courts.
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Thousands celebrate open-air Mass with Pope Leo in Cameroon - in pictures

19 hours 10 sec ago
Pope Leo XIV is on his third day in Cameroon before he heads to Angola on Saturday.
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Ceasefire with Israel brings respite to Lebanon, but obstacles to peace remain

April 17, 2026 - 23:31
The halt to weeks of fighting is being celebrated in Lebanon, but it will be difficult to ensure it lasts.
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Oil prices plunge as Iran says Strait 'open'

April 17, 2026 - 23:12
Brent crude sinks 10% after Iran says the key waterway is completely open for commercial ships for the rest of the ceasefire.
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Mugabe's son pleads guilty to pointing a gun in South Africa

April 17, 2026 - 22:08
Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home in Johannesburg.
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Palestinians hand over suspect in 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant in Paris

April 17, 2026 - 21:42
Hicham Harb is suspected of directing the attack in the Rue des Rosiers and acting as one of the gunmen who shot at diners.
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Palestinians hand over suspect in 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant in Paris

April 17, 2026 - 21:42
Hicham Harb is suspected of directing the attack in the Rue des Rosiers and acting as one of the gunmen who shot at diners.
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Finance ministers and top bankers raise serious concerns about Mythos AI model

April 17, 2026 - 19:22
Experts say Mythos potentially has an unprecedented ability to identify and exploit cyber-security weaknesses.
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BBC in Iran: 'Tehran does not think it has lost this war'

April 17, 2026 - 18:19
Lyse Doucet says Iranians want a solution to the long-running animosity with the US, but leaders is not willing to make a deal on Washington's terms.
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