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Pro-Palestinian convict to be freed after 40 years
Hugh Schofield Paris correspondent AFP Georges Abdallah will be released on Friday after 40 years behind bars Georges Abdallah, a 74-year-old Lebanese teacher who became a left-wing symbol for the Palestinian cause, is to be freed by France on Friday after 41 years in jail. Described by his lawyer as “the man who has spent…
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Too hot for Santa as Lapland buckles under record heatwave
Erika Benke BBC News, Rovaniemi BBC/Erika Benke “Make sure the reindeer have plenty of water – and don’t forget to drink a glass every hour too,” Santa reminds a team of elves busy making presents for next Christmas as Lapland swelters in a record heatwave. It’s not every day that Father Christmas finds himself briefing…
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One in five children in Gaza City is malnourished, UN aid agency says
Aoife Walsh and Paulin Kola BBC News BBC The UN says the hunger crisis in Gaza ‘has never been so dire’ One in five children in Gaza City is malnourished and cases are increasing every day, the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) says. In a statement issued on Thursday, Unrwa Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini cited a…
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Trump jokes he wants Powell to lower interest rates
US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell exchanged frosty words during their public tour of the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion renovation project. The pair disagreed in front of cameras about the project’s timeline and cost. It was their first public meeting since Trump began a broadside against Powell and the Federal Reserve…
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The story behind the photograph of a starving Gaza baby
A photographer in Gaza has told the story of how he captured a series of harrowing photographs, showing an emaciated child. Ahmed al-Arini told BBC Newshour that he wanted to “show the rest of the world extreme hunger” that babies and children are experiencing in the Gaza Strip. Global food security experts have not yet…
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Five ice hockey players found not guilty in Canada sexual assault case
Nadine Yousif BBC News, London, Ontario Reuters From left to right: Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote Five Canadian ice hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman have all been acquitted by an Ontario judge in a case that has been closely watched in Canada. In a packed courtroom on…
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France to recognise Palestinian state in September
France will officially recognise a Palestinian state in September, President Emmanuel Macron has said. In a post on X, Macron said the formal announcement would be made at a session of the UN General Assembly in New York. “The urgent need today is for the war in Gaza to end and for the civilian population…
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BBC’s Gaza freelance journalists on struggle to feed families
Yolande Knell Middle East correspondent, Jerusalem Anadolu via Getty Images Journalists are facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering Three trusted freelance Palestinian journalists whom the BBC relies on for its Gaza coverage have shared how they are now struggling to feed their families and often go two days or more without…
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Look back at the highs and lows of Hulk Hogan
Ian Youngs Culture reporter Getty Images Hulk Hogan, who has died at the age of 71, was the all-American hero of professional wrestling, with his combination of macho athleticism and larger-than-life showmanship playing a huge part as the sport exploded in popularity in the 1980s. Getty Images Hulk facing Andre the Giant in 1980 Born…
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Zelensky backtracks on law over anti-corruption bodies after protests
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has submitted a draft law to reinstate the freedom of two anti-corruption bodies in Ukraine – days after nationwide protests broke out over changes curbing their independence. Kyiv’s Western partners had also expressed serious concerns over the legislation. On Thursday, Zelensky backtracked, saying the new bill was intended to…
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