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Zambia’s ex-president and the undignified row over his body
Kennedy Gondwe BBC News in Lusaka Getty Images “It’s coming home!” – a phrase indelibly linked to English football fans – has now gained currency among some Zambians in the battle over what to do with the body of former President Edgar Lungu. The 68-year-old died two months ago in South Africa where he was…
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Alaskans share anger and hope as Trump and Putin fly in
Jake Lapham BBC News in Anchorage BBC Hanna Correa and her son Milan attend a protest in Anchorage “Putin is supposed to be in jail, and he just comes to Alaska like that.” Hanna Correa is amongst a sea of Alaskans waving Ukrainian flags on road leading into Anchorage. “When I entered through that parking…
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Perseids meteor shower seen in skies above UK
The annual Perseid meteor shower has been passing through the night sky across the UK and around the world over the past few nights. The bright meteors are formed when dust particles fall from the Swift-Tuttle comet and burn up on entering the Earth’s atmosphere. Astronomers at Astro Dog, a small Scarborough-based astronomy company, captured…
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US warns of additional tariffs on India if Trump-Putin peace talks fail
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that Washington could increase secondary tariffs on India. He said the decision would depend on the outcome of President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. “We’ve put secondary tariffs on Indians for buying Russian oil. And I could see, If things don’t…
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Passengers escape car hit by drone in Russia
CCTV captured the moment a car was hit by a Ukrainian drone in the Russian city of Belgorod, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in his official Telegram channel. The governor said three people have been injured in the Thursday strike. Video showed the moment the passengers left the vehicle before it caught fire. Governor Gladkov said…
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FBI returns stolen document signed by conquistador to Mexico
The FBI has returned a 500-year-old stolen document signed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés to Mexico. The manuscript page was penned in 1527 and is one of 15 pages thought to have been swiped from Mexico’s national archives between 1985 and 1993, the US investigatory agency said. The page – which describes payments made for…
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BBC defends Africa Eye documentary on Kenya’s child-sex trade after ‘hoax’ claims
Anita Nkonge BBC News in Nairobi BBC Nyambura (left) and Cheptoo (right) told undercover investigators how they exposed children to prostitution in Maai Mahiu – a trucking hub The BBC has defended its investigation into child sexual exploitation in Kenya, after the government described it as a “hoax”. Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, Interior Minister,…
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Migrant boats capsize off Italian coast, killing at least 27
At least 27 migrants have died after two boats capsized as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy. Around 60 survivors were rescued from the seas off the island of Lampedusa, while the search for others continues. More than 700 people have died trying to cross the central Mediterranean this year, according…
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EU sending wildfire help to Spain as death toll rises
Firefighters battle overnight wildfires in Spain The European Union is sending two planes to help Spain tackle raging wildfires, after the country activated an EU disaster assistance mechanism for the first time. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told local media he had requested two water bomber aircraft from the EU to be deployed to the worst…
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Israeli settlement plans will ‘bury’ idea of Palestinian state, minister says
Tom McArthur BBC News in London Reuters Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said plans to build more than 3,000 homes in a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank will “bury the idea of a Palestinian state”. The so-called E1 project between Jerusalem and the Maale Adumim settlement has been frozen for…