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Balloons used to smuggle cigarettes shut Lithuanian airport

October 6, 2025 - 19:36
Officials say 25 weather balloons carrying thousands of illicit cigarettes from Belarus were detected.
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Balloons used to smuggle cigarettes shut Lithuanian airport

October 6, 2025 - 19:36
Officials say 25 weather balloons carrying thousands of illicit cigarettes from Belarus were detected.
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'I was lucky to get out': Everest hikers battle hypothermia as blizzard rescue continues

October 6, 2025 - 19:23
At least one hiker has died and hundreds are still stranded near the mountain's eastern face.
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Asahi restarts beer production after cyber-attack

October 6, 2025 - 19:06
Japan's biggest brewer has restarted six factories that produce its popular Super Dry beer.
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Australian prosecutors appeal mushroom murderer's 'inadequate' sentence

October 6, 2025 - 18:00
Erin Patterson was jailed for a minimum of 33 years for murdering three people with a toxic mushroom meal.
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Australian prosecutors appeal mushroom murderer's 'inadequate' sentence

October 6, 2025 - 18:00
Erin Patterson was jailed for a minimum of 33 years for murdering three people with a toxic mushroom meal.
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New Zealand pays Samoa millions after naval ship crash

October 6, 2025 - 17:46
HMNZS Manawanui started leaking oil into the ocean after it sank in Samoan waters a year ago.
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NZ compensates Samoa over crashed naval ship

October 6, 2025 - 17:46
HMNZS Manawanui started leaking oil into the ocean after it sunk in Samoan waters a year ago.
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Judge blocks Trump from sending troops from California to Portland

October 6, 2025 - 17:39
The decision late on Sunday comes a day after the same judge barred the deployment of troops from the state of Oregon.
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Watch: Race to reach hikers stranded by Mount Everest blizzard

October 6, 2025 - 17:26
Chinese state media reports say around 350 people have been rescued and efforts are under way to reach more than 200 others.
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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after less than a month

October 6, 2025 - 17:17
The shock move comes 26 days after his appointment following the collapse of the previous government of François Bayrou.
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Selfies and singing as Ethiopians celebrate thanksgiving

October 6, 2025 - 16:06
Photos capture the joy and unity present at this year's Irreecha festival.
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Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 54

October 6, 2025 - 15:26
The collapse of the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school is the country's deadliest disaster this year.
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Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 54

October 6, 2025 - 15:26
The collapse of the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school is the country's deadliest disaster this year.
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Australia signs key defence deal with Papua New Guinea

October 6, 2025 - 13:00
Experts say the deal seeks to counter Beijing's growing influence, but PNG says it is not about China.
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Australia signs key defence deal with Papua New Guinea

October 6, 2025 - 13:00
Up to 10,000 Papua New Guineas will be allowed to serve with the Australian military under the pact.
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Trump sends troops from California to Portland after court denies deployment

October 6, 2025 - 09:24
The move appears aimed at circumventing a court order that barred deploying troops in Portland.
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Watch: Will President Trump get a Nobel Peace Prize?

October 6, 2025 - 09:17
The BBC asked Americans in Washington what they think the US president needs to do to earn the prestigious award.
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BBC finds Russian guards, Iranian trucks and rusting railway on Trump's Caucasus peace route

October 6, 2025 - 08:43
The planned Trump Route in the South Caucasus could reshape the geopolitics of a region that borders Russia and Iran.
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As Gisèle Pelicot faces one of her rapists in court, what has changed in France?

October 6, 2025 - 08:07
Gisèle Pelicot's dominant stance was seen as a moment in France's MeToo movement but the enthusiasm appears to be wilting.
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