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Released Palestinian prisoners greeted in Ramallah
A total of 183 Palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. In exchange, Hamas earlier handed over three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross. BBC Arabic Mohamed Taha said there were joyous scenes in the West Bank as those freed were reunited with their loved ones. The…
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Judge blocks Musk team access to Treasury Department records
A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury Department records, according to court documents. US District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued a preliminary injunction on Saturday to prohibit access, ordering Musk and his team to immediately destroy any copies…
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Tourists flee but resilient locals stay
Nikos Papanikolaou BBC News Margarita Karamolegkou and Matthaios Fytros Margarita Karamolegkou and Matthaios Fytros are among the people who haven’t left Santorini On a calm summer day on Santorini in July 1956, the ground turned against its people. “I remember our dog and bird acting strangely. Then, the earthquake struck,” 83-year-old Eirini Mindrinou recalls, her…
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The Panama community that fled its drowning island
Gonzalo Cañada and Agustina Latourrette BBC Mundo, Panama BBC Scientists say rising sea levels are likely to render the island uninhabitable by 2050 “If the island sinks, I will sink with it,” Delfino Davies says, his smile not fading for a second. There is silence, except for the swish of his broom across the floor…
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What roles are Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda playing?
Barbara Plett Usher BBC News, Nairobi AFP The Rwandan-backed M23 group has said they want to liberate DR Congo The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis, involving several neighbouring countries. An alarming number of African…
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Baltic states making historic switch away from Russian power
Getty Images More than three decades after leaving the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have begun to unplug from Russia’s electricity grid and join the EU’s network. The two-day process began on Saturday morning, with residents told to charge their devices, stock up on food and water, and prepare as if severe weather is…
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Modi’s BJP ahead in tightly-fought race
Nikita Yadav BBC News, Delhi EPA More than 60% of Delhi’s 15 million registered voters cast their ballots on Wednesday Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is ahead of its rivals in Indian capital Delhi, where votes are being counted after a tightly-fought election. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 41 seats in the…
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Trump says he is revoking Biden’s security clearance
Getty Images US President Donald Trump has said he is revoking Joe Biden’s security clearance and access to daily intelligence briefings, after his predecessor did the same to him four years ago. “There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social…
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16 things Trump and team did this week
BBC The third week of Donald Trump’s second term has been marked by more major action from the US president and his team. From announcing US goals on the future of Gaza and massively slashing the US agency for foreign aid to intervening in a golf dispute and banning transgender women from female sports competitions,…
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Lasers, ladders and a leap: Photos of the week
6 minutes ago A selection of news photographs from around the world. Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters Members of the Mexican National Guard and the Mexican Army confiscate ladders used by human traffickers to cross the border wall into the United States during a patrol. US President Donald Trump delayed introducing 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico…
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