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In a city ruled by gangs, young rape survivor raises baby she was told to abort
Nawal Al-Maghafi and Jasmin Dyer BBC World Service, reporting from Port-au-Prince BBC/ Phil Pendlebury Helene says the gang told her to have an abortion but she wanted to keep her baby and managed to escape Warning: This story contains accounts of rape and other violence that readers may find distressing. Helene was 17 years old…
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Thai and Cambodian troops exchange fire at disputed border
Troops from Thailand and Cambodia exchanged fire at a disputed portion of their border early on Thursday, both sides said. The Thai military said Cambodian soldiers opened fire near the Khmer temple Ta Muen Thom, where tensions have run high in recent weeks. Cambodia’s defence ministry however said Thai troops fired the first shots, and…
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Can you un-bleach coral? BBC visits remote reef to find out
Corals at UNESCO World Heritage area Ningaloo reef have suffered from mass bleaching as part of what scientists call a “marine heatwave”. The coral harbours a massive amount of biodiversity and protects shores from extreme weather – so can anything be done to save it? The BBC’s Katy Watson went to the remote Western Australian…
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White House hits back at reports Trump named in Epstein files
Watch: “It’s exhausting” – Epstein accuser talks to the BBC about files saga The White House has pushed back against reports that President Donald Trump is among hundreds of people whose names appear in justice department documents relating to the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The claims were “nothing more than a continuation of the…
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Delhi court closes investigation into JNU student’s disappearance
Umang Poddar and Prerana Sharma BBC Hindi Najeeb Ahmed’s family Najeeb Ahmed mysteriously disappeared in October 2016 Nine years ago, an Indian student vanished into thin air. Najeeb Ahmed was studying biotechnology at the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi, when he mysteriously went missing in October 2016. The night before his disappearance, the…
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Key moments in sentencing of Bryan Kohberger for Idaho murders
Bryan Kohberger has been sentenced to four life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murders of four University of Idaho students. Kohberger was also sentenced to 10 years for burglary. Judge Steven Hippler also fined him $50,000 and a civil penalty of $5,000 for each victim, payable to the families. During his sentencing,…
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Bryan Kohberger gets four life sentences for murdering Idaho college students
Watch: Key moments in sentencing of Bryan Kohberger for Idaho murders Bryan Kohberger has been sentenced to four consecutive terms of life in prison after pleading guilty to the murders of four Idaho students in November 2022. The 30-year-old former criminology student appeared expressionless in his orange jumpsuit as he sat through hours of emotional…
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More than 100 humanitarian groups warn of mass starvation in Gaza
David Gritten BBC News, Jerusalem Getty Images More than 100 international aid organisations and human rights groups are warning of mass starvation in Gaza and pressing for governments to take action. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Save the Children and Oxfam are among the signatories of a joint statement that says their colleagues and the people…
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Ten workers killed battling wildfires in Turkey
At least 10 forestry and rescue workers have been killed while battling wildfires in Turkey’s central Eskisehir province. Some 24 forest workers and volunteer rescue personnel were left “trapped inside the fire” following a change in the direction of the wind, Turkey’s Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said in a post on X. Five…
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Carney says Canada won’t settle for a ‘bad deal’ on US tariffs
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said his country “will not accept a bad deal” simply to reach a trade agreement with the US, as a deadline of 1 August looms before US President Donald Trump begins to impose new tariffs. “Our objective is not to reach a deal whatever it costs,” Carney told reporters…
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