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Power bank likely caused plane fire, investigators say
A portable power bank likely caused a fire that engulfed and destroyed a passenger plane in South Korea in January, according to local authorities. The Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in the country’s south on 28 January – causing three people on board to sustain minor injuries. On Friday, South Korea’s…
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US influencer who snatched baby wombat has left Australia
Sam Jones, a US influencer who briefly snatched a baby wombat from its distressed mother, and uploaded the footage to social media has left Australia. Australia’s Home Affairs minister Tony Burke had earlier said his department was reviewing whether it could revoke Ms Jones’s visa, but the BBC understands that she left the country of…
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Fierce protests as eight-year-old rape victim dies
Getty Images Protests erupted following the girl’s death, with demands that the government expedite justice for rape victims and reform laws related to women and children’s safety An eight-year-old child who was raped in Bangladesh has died of her injuries on Thursday, setting off fierce protests around the country. The girl was raped while visiting…
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BBC Verify: What does Putin video tell us about the battle for Kursk?
An analysis of verified footage reveals Moscow is taking back territory in Kursk, the area of Russia that Ukraine attacked in 2024. Source link
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Trump threatens 200% tariff on alcohol from EU
Natalie Sherman & Faarea Masud Business reporters, BBC News Getty Images US President Donald Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on any alcohol coming to the US from the European Union (EU) in the latest twist of an escalating trade war. The threat is a response to the EU’s plans for a 50% tax on…
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BBC investigates allegations of a massacre
Orla Guerin BBC News, Goma Freddy Mukuza / Facebook Rapper Freddy Mukuza, who was married with two children, was moving house on the day he was killed Freddy Mukuza’s final moments were witnessed by a friend, who stood helpless, 50m (160 ft) away. When he heard that Freddy had been shot – by M23 rebels…
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High stakes as Iran nuclear issue reaches crunch moment
Caroline Hawley BBC diplomatic correspondent Reuters Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has rejected the idea of negotiations with the US over its nuclear programme Almost a decade since world powers sealed a historic deal to limit the Iranian nuclear programme, this is a crunch moment for Iran and the international community. The country is…
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Passengers evacuate to wing of burning American Airlines jet in Denver
Passengers on an American Airlines flight were evacuated onto the tarmac of a Colorado airport as a fire broke out on the plane, sending smoke billowing into the air. No injuries were reported in the incident. Footage of the evacuation showed passengers huddled on the wing of the Boeing airliner, some holding bags, with flames…
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Syria gets temporary constitution for five-year transition
Reuters Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said he hoped the move would be the start of “a new history for Syria” Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has signed a constitutional declaration covering a five-year transitional period, three months after his Islamist group led the rebel offensive that overthrew Bashar al-Assad. The document says Islam is the…
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How the Pakistan train hijacking unfolded
AFP More than 400 people were on the train when it was attacked Mehboob Hussain was riding the train home on Tuesday when the tracks under the front car exploded. In the depths of central Pakistan’s Bolan Pass, a pocket of wilderness so remote that there is no internet or mobile network coverage, the nine-coach…
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