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Remembering Raghu Rai: The photographer who showed India to itself

April 27, 2026 - 17:30
With Rai's passing, India has lost a visual historian who was a chronicler of its most defining and often painful moments.
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The Chinese sports brand taking on Nike and Adidas

April 27, 2026 - 16:09
Now one of the biggest sportswear firms, Anta's rise follows a playbook adopted by many Chinese giants.
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Pirates seize another vessel off Somali coast as threat level increased

April 27, 2026 - 15:53
The UK's maritime monitor reports at least four suspected piracy incidents in the past week off the coast of Somalia.
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Another vessel seized off Somali coast as threat level increased

April 27, 2026 - 15:53
The UK's maritime monitor has reported at least four suspected piracy incidents in the past week off the coast of Somalia.
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Kim Jong Un opens memorial for N Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war

April 27, 2026 - 15:52
Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov unveiled the memorial in Pyongyang.
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Kim Jong Un opens memorial for N Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war

April 27, 2026 - 15:52
Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov unveiled the memorial in Pyongyang.
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French teen who licked vending machine straw faces jail in Singapore

April 27, 2026 - 15:40
The teen, who posted on social media a video of himself licking the straw, could be jailed for more than two years.
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French teen who licked vending machine straw faces jail in Singapore

April 27, 2026 - 15:40
The teen, who posted on social media a video of himself licking the straw, could be jailed for more than two years.
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Oil prices rise as US-Iran peace talks stall

April 27, 2026 - 15:03
President Trump said on Saturday that the US had cancelled plans to send a team to Pakistan for negotiations.
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Ukraine's drone commander has Russian oil, troops and morale in his sights

April 27, 2026 - 14:03
In a rare interview, Commander Robert Brovdi shared how his unit accounts for a third of all targets destroyed on the battlefield.
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Suspected gunman at Washington press dinner identified as 31-year-old Californian

April 27, 2026 - 11:31
The man arrested at the event attended by President Trump has been named in US media as Cole Tomas Allen from California.
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Missing 5-year-old girl likely abducted from Outback home, police say

April 27, 2026 - 11:06
Police are searching for a man recently released from prison over her disappearance.
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Canada's Carney has enjoyed a long political honeymoon. Now comes the test

April 27, 2026 - 08:04
Global acclaim and domestic political gains have defined Mark Carney's first year as Canada's PM. He now faces pressure to deliver on his bold promises.
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Death toll in Colombia highway bus bomb attack rises to 20

April 27, 2026 - 06:33
Political violence has escalated in Colombia ahead of next month's presidential election.
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Mali defence minister killed as country hit by wave of rebel attacks

April 27, 2026 - 05:56
A wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists has spread through the country.
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Did Trump save eight Iranian women from execution?

April 27, 2026 - 04:16
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

April 27, 2026 - 03:37
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

April 27, 2026 - 02:23
A wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists has spread through the country.
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Sawe smashes two-hour mark to 'move goalposts for marathon running'

April 26, 2026 - 21:39
Sabastian Sawe makes history at the London Marathon as the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race.
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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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