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D’Angelo, R&B Grammy-award winning singer, dies aged 51
Ana Faguy and Mark SavageMusic correspondent Frans Schellekens/Redferns Award-winning R&B and soul singer D’Angelo has died aged 51 after a cancer diagnosis, his family has said. In a statement, they wrote that the star, whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer, left behind a “legacy of extraordinarily moving music” and asked fans to celebrate “the…
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Madagascar crowds cheer as military unit seizes power
An elite military unit has said it has seized power in Madagascar from President Andry Rajoelina following weeks of youth-led protests over water and power cuts across the country. Crowds were seen celebrating in the streets of the country’s capital Antananarivo. Standing outside the presidential palace on Tuesday, CAPSAT chief Col Michael Randrianirina said the…
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French paid sentenced to prison time on spying charges
Two French nationals have been handed lengthy prison sentences by a court in Iran after being convicted of espionage, Iranian state media reports. The reports do not name the defendants but they are believed to be Cecile Kohler, 40, and her partner Jacques Paris, 72, the only French nationals being held in Iran. They were…
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US strikes another vessel off Venezuela coast, killing six
The US has struck another vessel off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump has said. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the vessel belonged to “narcoterrorists” and that it was “trafficking narcotics.” This is the fifth strike of its kind by the Trump administration on a boat accused of…
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Israel identifies bodies of four dead hostages returned by Hamas
David Gritten and Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent, Istanbul Reuters Bereaved families are demanding that Hamas hand over all the deceased hostages’ bodies still in Gaza Israel has identified the bodies of four deceased hostages which were returned by Hamas on Monday as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. On Tuesday morning, the Israeli military named two…
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Madagascar military unit says it has seized power and toppled President Andry Rajoelina
Sammy AwamiBBC Africa, Antananarivo and Danai Nesta KupembaBBC News ‘We have seized power,’ says head of military unit An elite military unit says it has seized power in Madagascar from President Andry Rajoelina following weeks of youth-led protests in the Indian Ocean island. Standing outside the Presidential Palace, CAPSAT chief Col Michael Randrianirina said the…
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US Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones appeal in Sandy Hook shooting case
The US Supreme Court has rejected a request from right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to overturn the nearly $1.5bn (£1.1bn) defamation judgment against him. Jones was ordered to make the payout in 2022 for claiming the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School – which killed 20 schoolchildren and six educators – was a…
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French PM backs freezing Macron’s pension reform to save government
Laura Gozzi and Paul KirbyEurope digital editor Bloomberg via Getty Images Sébastien Lecornu announced the planned suspension two days before his new government faced votes of confidence French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has told parliament he backs suspending controversial 2023 pension reforms, in the face of crucial votes of no-confidence later this week. The changes,…
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Son of hostage Amiram Cooper, whose body remains in Gaza, says ‘it’s not over’
Alice CuddySenior international reporter, in Tel Aviv BBC Rotem Cooper says his father’s body not being returned was a “disappointment” The son of an Israeli hostage whose body remains in Gaza has told the BBC he is dealing with the realisation that “it’s not over and it’s going to be a longer battle”. Rotem Cooper,…
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National strike by Belgium’s big unions hits public transport, airports and ships
Bruno BoelpaepIn Brussels and Paul KirbyEurope digital editor Reuters Demonstrators held a banner that read “social health: vital” Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Brussels as part of a national strike over government reforms and spending cuts that has brought flights to a halt and severely disrupted public transport. Belgium’s…
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