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Australia's most-decorated soldier vows to 'fight' war crime charges

2 hours 36 min ago
Ben Roberts-Smith has given his first statement since he was charged with five counts of the war crime of murder last week.
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'The weapons were loud, but there was always music': Sudanese band play on through the war

8 hours 39 min ago
One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.
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Harry and Meghan's trip felt like a royal tour - except many Aussies weren't interested

8 hours 39 min ago
The Sussexes' four-day tour of Australia appears to have fallen flat with some.
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'Croatia, but cheaper': The quirky holiday spots on trend for 2026

8 hours 40 min ago
Montenegro and Albania are among the places rising in popularity for Britons seeking a holiday away from tourist traps.
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Chernobyl's last wedding: The couple who married as a nuclear disaster unfolded

8 hours 43 min ago
Serhiy and Iryna married 40 years ago, unaware a nuclear reactor had exploded less than 3 miles away.
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Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated - this is what the fightback looks like

8 hours 46 min ago
Scams have exploded over the last few years. Can countries and companies come together to turn the tables on the scammers?
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The South Korean authors rising above a tide of hate to become bestsellers

9 hours 17 min ago
A quiet revolution is unfolding as women writers carve out space in the wake of an anti-feminist backlash.
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Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked

10 hours 29 min ago
Tehran is blaming a US blockade for its actions, saying it breaches the ceasefire the two reached.
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All construction of Trump's White House ballroom can resume, appeals court says

12 hours 30 min ago
Construction is expected to continue at the White House until the next hearing which is due to take place in June.
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Mexico's Sheinbaum denies 'diplomatic crisis' with Spain after conquest row

12 hours 50 min ago
The Mexican president says there were never tension over Spainish colonisation, which had become a thorny issue.
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HiPP recalls jarred baby food in Austria over contamination fears

14 hours 55 min ago
Police are investigating whether jars sold in Spar shops were criminally interfered with.
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Pope says 'tyrants' speech was not aimed at Trump

15 hours 4 min ago
The pontiff says his remarks have been misinterpreted after a spat with the US president.
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At least two dead as gunman opens fire and takes hostages in Kyiv

16 hours 13 min ago
The country's interior minister says the shooter has been killed after a shoot-out with police.
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French peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon

April 18, 2026 - 23:53
President Macron blames the attack on Hezbollah. The Iran-backed armed group denies "any connection" to the incident.
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French peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon

April 18, 2026 - 23:53
President Macron blames the attack on Hezbollah. The Iran-backed armed group denies "any connection" to the incident.
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French film star Nathalie Baye dies aged 77, media report

April 18, 2026 - 23:52
President Emmanuel Macron said France had "loved, dreamed and grown up" with the stalwart of French cinema.
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Millions listen to Ethiopian star's song taking swipe at government

April 18, 2026 - 22:13
The country's biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track.
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Millions listen to Ethiopian star's song taking swipe at government

April 18, 2026 - 22:13
The country's biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track.
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Orbán's era was over in a flash and Hungary's next PM is a man in a hurry

April 18, 2026 - 22:00
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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BBC reports from Lebanese border town as residents try to return home

April 18, 2026 - 20:47
BBC Arabic's correspondent Carine Torbey reports from the border town of Khiam, as the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon goes into its second day.
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