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Migrants rescued after several days stranded on oil platform
Thirty-two migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean have been rescued by an NGO ship after spending several days stranded on an oil platform off the coast of Tunisia. “Women, men and children” were shipwrecked with no food or water, according to Mediterranea, a migrant rescue charity. One person on the platform had died, the charity…
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MPs told to stop complaining about use of Māori name
Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Getty Images MPs are able to use English, Māori or New Zealand sign language, when speaking in Parliament The speaker of the house in New Zealand’s parliament says he will not consider any further complaints from lawmakers over the use of the country’s Māori name in proceedings. “Aotearoa is regularly used…
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Pope ‘stable’ after yesterday’s respiratory failure, Vatican says
Pope Francis has remained stable after suffering two episodes of respiratory failure on Monday. In its nightly update, the Vatican said the Pope did not present any further episodes of respiratory failure or bronchospasm. “He remained afebrile, always alert, cooperative with therapies and well-oriented”, the statement said. The 88-year-old pontiff has been in hospital since…
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Trudeau says US wants to collapse Canada’s economy with tariffs
Nadine Yousif and James FitzGerald BBC News, Toronto and London Watch: ‘A dumb thing to do’ – Moments from Trudeau’s speech slamming US tariffs Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has slammed Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canada, calling it a “very dumb thing to do” and vowed to conduct a “relentless fight” to protect its economy.…
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Injured Palestinian boy takes first steps in Jordan
Caroline Hawley BBC News Reporting fromAmman, Jordan Rami dreams of one day playing football like Cristiano Ronaldo Rami Qattoush’s mother beams with pride, as her nine-year-old son tentatively kicks a football for the first time since his injury. It is a huge milestone in his recovery, since he travelled to Jordan last month after getting…
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Zelensky says White House clash was ‘regrettable’
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his explosive Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump on Friday was “regrettable”, in his first public remarks since the US announced a pause in military aid to Kyiv. “Our meeting in Washington, at the White House on Friday, did not go the way it was supposed to be,” he…
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What did we learn new Netflix show?
The Duchess of Sussex’s new lifestyle series has arrived on Netflix, showcasing her love of cooking and entertaining. But is it something to savour or more of an acquired taste? The BBC’s Daniela Relph has been taking a look. Video editor: Serene Khalifeh Source link
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Arab leaders set to back alternative to Trump’s plan
Lyse Doucet Chief International Correspondent Reuters The UN says more than 90% of homes in Gaza are destroyed or damaged A reconstruction plan to rival President Donald Trump’s idea for the US to “take over Gaza” and move out more than two million Palestinians is expected to be approved at an emergency summit in the…
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Ukraine reacts to US military aid pause
Ukrainians have voiced their shock and dismay at the US pausing its military aid to the country – what one politician called a “dangerous” situation. “We’ll see very soon the serious consequences – dangerous consequences,” Oleksandr Merezhko, who chairs the Ukrainian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, told BBC Breakfast on Tuesday. Merezhko said the pause could…
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Father tries to block daughter’s euthanasia in landmark Spanish case
A young woman is due to testify in a Spanish court today in a bid to persuade a judge to let her die voluntarily against the wishes of her father, in the first case of its kind. The 23-year-old woman who wants to end her life is paraplegic due to injuries suffered when she tried…
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