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Syrians describe terror as Alawite families killed in their homes
Lina Sinjab BBC Middle East correspondent Reporting fromDamascus, Syria Reuters Syrians gather in the capital Damascus to protest against the killing of civilians and security forces in recent days Syria’s interim leader has appealed for unity, as violence and revenge killings continued in areas loyal to ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad on Sunday. Hundreds of…
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Kenya President Ruto’s church donation sparks clashes
Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who tried to occupy a church that was recently given a substantial donation by President William Ruto. The gift to the Jesus Winner Ministry in the Roysambu suburb of Nairobi of 20m shillings ($155,000; £120,000) drew criticism from some young Kenyans struggling with the high…
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US Secret Service shoots armed man outside White House
The US Secret Service shot a man outside the White House early on Sunday after an “armed confrontation”, the service said in a statement. It had earlier received a tip-off from local police about a “suicidal individual who may be travelling to Washington DC from Indiana”, it said. Its officers approached a man matching that…
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DR Congo offers $5m reward for arrest of AFC leader
The Democratic Republic of Congo government has offered a reward of $5m (£4m) for help arresting three leaders of a rebel group which has seized much of the east of the country this year. Corneille Nangaa, a former head of DR Congo’s electoral commission, now leads the Congo River Alliance, which includes the M23 rebel…
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Mass blackouts and flooding in storm-affected states
Getty Images Residents in the Brisbane suburb of Newmarket on their flooded street Hundreds of thousands of people remain without power in Australia after a cyclone brought wild weather to the east coast. Communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales (NSW) were beginning the clean-up on Sunday after the storm caused widespread flooding…
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Iran criticises ‘bullying countries’ after Trump letter demanding talks
Iran’s Supreme leader has criticised “bullying” countries in an apparent response to Donald Trump’s letter demanding negotiations over its nuclear programme. Trump said on Friday he had warned Tehran in a letter it could face military action unless it agreed to talks for a nuclear deal. In a furious response on Saturday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei…
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‘My friend died in Kiteezi rubbish dump’
Hasham Cheema BBC News, Kampala BBC Fighting back the tears, 22-year-old rubbish collector Okuku Prince recalls the moment his best friend’s lifeless body was found at a massive rubbish dump in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. The landslide at the Kiteezi dump last August killed 30 people, including his friend Sanya Kezia. “I think some people are…
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Lucky escape for man hit by Peru train
A man has survived being run over by a train while sleeping by train tracks in Peru, local authorities said. Surveillance footage shows him lying motionless before a slow-moving cargo train makes contact with him. He gets to his feet shortly after the incident in Lima. “He apparently was in a state of intoxication, fell…
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How Trump’s threats have revived the Liberal Party in Canada
Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Watch: ‘It’s frustrating’ – How Trump’s tariffs are being received in Canada If you had asked Canadians a few months ago who would win the country’s next general election, most would have predicted a decisive victory for the Conservative Party. That outcome does not look so certain now. In the…
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Residents flee homes in flooded Argentine city
At least 13 people have died in floods in the Argentine port city of Bahía Blanca. Torrential rain forced more than 1,200 residents to leave their homes and large parts of the city have been left without electricity. Roads and bridges were destroyed and footage shows cars piled up after being swept up by the…
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