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Pop star Charli XCX has confirmed her marriage to George Daniel, drummer of band The 1975, after a video snapped by a passer-by sparked online speculation of a wedding. The pair were spotted posing on the steps of Hackney Town Hall on Saturday afternoon – Daniel in suit and tie and the ‘brat’ idol in…

AFP via Getty Images. Most people living in Cameroon today hadn’t even been born yet when Biya became president in 1982 Even before the world’s oldest president confirmed that he would run for an eighth term in power, his social media accounts left experts in no doubt. By the time 92-year-old Paul Biya officially confirmed…

Getty Images At least 32 Palestinians seeking food have been killed by Israeli gunfire near two aid distribution points close to Khan Younis and Rafah in southern Gaza, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry. Dozens were also injured near the two sites run by the controversial US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), it…

A US tech company says its chief executive has quit after he was apparently caught on a big screen at a Coldplay concert embracing a female co-worker, in a clip that went viral. Astronomer said in a statement: “Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted.” The clip showed a…

Reuters Ukraine has proposed a new round of peace talks with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, in a move aimed at restarting negotiations that halted last month. Senior security official Rustem Umerov has offered to meet the Russian side next week, Zelensky said in his evening address, adding that everything had to be done…

The Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels have signed ceasefire deal in Qatar to end fighting between the warring sides. Dubbed the Declaration of Principles, Saturday’s agreement seen by the BBC, says both sides must refrain from attacks, “hate propaganda” and “any attempt to seize by force new positions on the ground”. The declaration…

Danny Aeberhard Europe Regional Editor, BBC World Service Getty Images Apartments were among the buildings went up in flames across Ukraine following the Russian air strike At least three people have died following another widespread air bombardment by Russia. Two people were killed in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, the regional governor, Sergiy Lysak, said, while…

A building collapse that killed 34 construction workers and injured dozens in Western Cape province last year was “entirely preventable”, South Africa’s government says. A new report into the tragedy reveals that serious safety concerns had been raised well before the partially built five-storey apartment block collapsed in the town of George in May 2024.…

BBC Twenty-eight people have died after a tourist boat capsized in Vietnam in bad weather, according to local reports. At least 14 people are said to be missing following the incident in Halong Bay, a popular tourist destination in the north of the country, the reports say. Most of the passengers were reportedly Vietnamese visiting…

At least 20 people have been injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). Up to five people have been critically injured and up to 10 are in a serious condition, the emergency services said. The incident happened at 02:00…