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BBC at the scene of Ukrainian government building strike
One of Kyiv’s main government buildings has been damaged in overnight missile and drone strikes by Russia. Until now, no government building has been hit with the centre of Kyiv very heavily defended since the start of the full-scale invasion. Elsewhere in the city, several multi-storey residential buildings were struck and partially destroyed in the…
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Thousands throng Jerusalem to oppose Netanyahu’s Gaza expansion war plan
Wyre DaviesBBC News, Jerusalem EPA Protests led by hostages’ families have intensified recently More than 15,000 people have taken to the streets in Israel to call for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip and urge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a deal to free the remaining hostages. Families and supporters…
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Seoul concludes US talks to release South Koreans detained in Hyundai raid
South Korea’s government says it has concluded talks with the US to release its citizens detained in a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia. The chief of staff of South Korea’s president said a chartered plane would be sent to bring the detainees home if administration procedures were completed. Kang Hoon-sik said…
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigns
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced he is stepping down after less than a year in the role, following two major election losses. The move comes a day before his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was expected to vote on whether to hold an internal leadership vote that could have forced him out. The LDP…
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From London baptism to first millennial saint
Aleem MaqboolBBC Religion Editor EPA Carlo Acutis – nicknamed as ‘God’s influencer’ – created websites documenting ‘miracles’ A London-born boy has become the first millennial saint, in a ceremony steeped in an ancient ritual presided over by Pope Leo on Sunday. In his short life, Carlo Acutis created websites documenting “miracles” as a means of…
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Daniel Andreas San Diego faces extradition after 21 years on run
Angharad ThomasBBC News and Will FyfeBBC News FBI Daniel Andreas San Diego was arrested in November 2024, 21 years after the bombings in San Francisco A suspected double bomber on the FBI’s most wanted list who vanished for 21 years is due in court this week to decide if he will be sent back to…
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Baby among two killed in Russian drone attack on Kyiv, officials say
At least two people have been killed and 11 injured in a new Russian overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, local officials have said. One of the victims was a one-year-old baby, whose body was pulled from the rubble, Kyiv’s military administration head Tymur Tkachenko said Sunday. A young woman is also believed to…
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Russia targets WhatsApp and pushes new ‘super-app’ as internet blackouts grow
Sergey GoryashkoBBC News Russian NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images For many Russians, going online has become harder as censorship has tightened access to popular apps Marina, a 45-year-old freelance copywriter, has relied on WhatsApp for her work and personal life for years. But one day last month that abruptly changed when a call to a…
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Why the world is watching RFK’s fight with US health agency
AP In fiery Senate testimony this week, US Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr once again set his sights on the nation’s top public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). His appearance came days after he suddenly fired the new CDC director, Susan Monarez, provoking a group of senior staff to resign…
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New Bollywood romcom sparks debate over stereotyping south India
Meryl SebastianBBC News, Kochi and Anahita SachdevBBC News, Delhi Maddock Films The film is a love story between a woman from the southern state of Kerala and a man from Delhi in northern India A new Bollywood film has reignited an age-old conversation around how India’s largest and most influential film industry represents characters from…
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