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‘We are inventing captivity medicine’
BBC Dr Steinman says working at the unit has taught her the “strength of the human spirit” When the first hostages are released by Hamas in Gaza, taken into Israel and transferred by helicopter to the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, Dr Michal Steinman will take them up to the sixth floor, swipe open…
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We’re grateful for what Trump is doing for peace, Nobel winner Machado tells BBC
Norberto ParedesBBC Mundo and Alex Boyd Watch: ‘A great honour for Venezuelan society’ – Machado speaks to the BBC Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado has told the BBC she is grateful for what US President Donald Trump is doing “around the world for peace”. Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, was awarded the 2025 prize…
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Joe Biden receiving radiation therapy for prostate cancer, spokesman says
Former US President Joe Biden is receiving radiation therapy as part of his treatment for prostate cancer, his spokesman has said. The spokesman also said that Biden, 82, was undergoing hormone treatment, without giving any further details. The radiation treatment was expected to span five weeks and marked a new point in his care, a…
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No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blast
No survivors are expected to be found after a major explosion at a Tennessee munitions factory on Friday that has left 18 people unaccounted for. Recovery teams don’t expect to find any of the missing alive, but they are not giving up hope, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis told a news conference on Saturday. “As…
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Anger after female journalists excluded from Afghan embassy event in India
Indian politicians and journalists have criticised the government for failing to speak out after female journalists were excluded from a press event with the Afghan Taliban foreign minister in Delhi. Around 16 male reporters were selected to attend a forum on Friday with Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi at the Afghan embassy. Journalists observed women…
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Four killed in mass shooting after Mississippi football game
Four people have been killed and 12 others injured, four critically, after a mass shooting in the US state of Mississippi. The shooting happened at around midnight on the main street in Leland, 120 miles (190km) north-east of the state capital Jackson, the city’s mayor John Lee told the BBC’s US partner CBS. Four of…
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At least 60 people killed in drone strike in besieged Sudan city
At least 60 people have been killed in a drone strike at a displacement shelter in El-Fasher, a besieged Sudanese city on the brink of collapse. The resistance committee for El-Fasher, made up of local citizens and activists, said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hit Dar al-Arqam camp. located within a university, with two…
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Hamas presses Israel to free prominent prisoners as part of Gaza deal
Hamas is pressing Israel to include prominent Palestinians in a prisoner-release list – part of a ceasefire deal that will also see hostages returned from Gaza. Hamas’s insistence comes after the Israeli justice ministry published the names of 250 prisoners to be freed, but excluded seven high-profile prisoners, including Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Saadat. The…
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Huge missile takes centre stage at N Korea parade
North Korea has unveiled its latest intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling party. Named the Hwasong-20, its size suggests that it could carry multiple nuclear warheads. The isolated state has continued to expand its nuclear arsenal in recent years, causing concern…
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US to send 200 troops to Israel to monitor Gaza ceasefire
Up to 200 US troops already based in the Middle East will be moved to Israel to help monitor the ceasefire in Gaza, according to US officials. The US military will establish a multinational taskforce in Israel, known as a civil-military coordination centre, which is likely to include troops from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the…
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