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Syria acknowledges 'shortcomings' in number of seats won by women at election

October 7, 2025 - 23:22
Results from the first parliamentary elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad show only 13% of seats were won by female and minority candidates.
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Syria acknowledges 'shortcomings' in number of seats won by women at election

October 7, 2025 - 23:22
Results from the first parliamentary elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad show only 13% of seats were won by female and minority candidates.
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Canadian marine park threatens to euthanise 30 beluga whales

October 7, 2025 - 21:58
The Canadian government blocked Marineland's attempt to export the animals to a park in China.
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Canadian marine park threatens to euthanise 30 beluga whales

October 7, 2025 - 21:58
The Canadian government blocked Marineland's attempt to export the animals to a park in China.
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Third person dies from methanol poisoning in Brazil

October 7, 2025 - 21:54
Authorities are investigating the source of the tainted drinks, which have affected more than 200 people.
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Third person dies from methanol poisoning in Brazil

October 7, 2025 - 20:51
Authorities are investigating the source of the tainted drinks, which have affected more than 200 people.
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Fifa accuses Malaysia of faking foreign-born players' eligibility

October 7, 2025 - 18:50
The alleged forgery was done to comply with Fifa's 'grandfather rule' for foreign-born players.
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Fifa accuses Malaysia of faking foreign-born players' eligibility

October 7, 2025 - 18:50
The alleged forgery was done to comply with Fifa's 'grandfather rule' for foreign-born players.
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Army general named as Madagascar PM to quell Gen Z protests

October 7, 2025 - 18:48
Protesters have rejected the appointment and have demanded the president steps down within 48 hours.
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Albanian judge shot dead in court by man during trial

October 7, 2025 - 18:35
Judge Astrit Kalaja was killed while two others were injured during a hearing at Tirana's Court of Appeal.
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Macron should call early presidential vote, his first PM says

October 7, 2025 - 18:27
Édouard Philippe's intervention comes a day after the French president's latest PM resigned just days into the role.
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Jeremy Bowen: Two years on, will Israel and Hamas seize the chance to end the war?

October 7, 2025 - 17:32
There is a chance of a deal that will end the killing and destruction in Gaza and return the Israeli hostages, living and dead, to their families.
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Jeremy Bowen: Two years on, will Israel and Hamas seize the chance to end the war?

October 7, 2025 - 17:32
There is a chance of a deal that will end the killing and destruction in Gaza and return the Israeli hostages, living and dead, to their families.
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Carney to meet Trump in search of 'best deal for Canada'

October 7, 2025 - 17:09
Officials say no breakthrough is expected on trade, but the Canadian prime minister is under domestic pressure to secure some form of relief.
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Albanian judge shot dead in court by man on trial

October 7, 2025 - 16:57
Judge Astrit Kalaja was killed while two others were injured during a hearing at Tirana's Court of Appeal.
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Shoe thrown at India's top judge in religious row

October 7, 2025 - 16:20
A lawyer attacks India's Chief Justice BR Gavai over remarks he made about a Hindu god.
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BBC correspondents share their memories of 7 October

October 7, 2025 - 14:06
The BBC's Middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell and Gaza Correspondent Rushdi Abualouf talk about their memories of 7 October.
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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

October 7, 2025 - 09:02
Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.
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Mother of Israeli hostage says she still doesn't know if he's alive or dead

October 7, 2025 - 08:12
Two years on from Hamas' attack on 7 October, Herut Nimrodi says she is clinging to hope that her son Tamir is "still hanging on".
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US shutdown to continue after funding measures fail again in Senate

October 7, 2025 - 08:07
This was the fifth time that Republicans and Democrats brought their funding measures up for a vote.
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