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War-torn Myanmar to hold first general election since 2021 coup
Myanmar will begin its general elections on 28 December, its military government announced, in a phased poll widely condemned as a sham that will be used to entrench the junta’s power. This will be the first vote since the junta seized power in a bloody coup in 2021, and imprisoned democratically elected leader Aung San…
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BBC witnesses Israeli settlers’ attack on Palestinian farm in West Bank
Lucy Williamson BBC News, Der Abu Falah, in the occupied West Bank The BBC’s Lucy Williamson witnessed an attack by masked settlers From among the broken remains of Brahim Hamaiel’s olive trees, in the occupied West Bank, we saw the masked men approach. A dozen settlers, charging down from the illegal outpost above his farm…
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European leaders rush to US to help Ukraine avoid ‘capitulation’
Reuters Starmer and Macron – pictured with Zelensky in May – are among the European leaders in Washington European leaders may have rushed to Washington ostensibly to throw a protective arm around President Zelensky and head off any repeat of February’s Oval Office bust-up. But their real aim is to stop US President Donald Trump…
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5,000 aid trucks await clearance at Rafah border
The Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty have made their first visit to Egypt’s border crossing with Gaza. It’s the only entry point Gaza shares with a state other than Israel, but access into Gaza from there is now shut, and under Israeli military control. Long queues of trucks loaded…
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Hamas agrees to new Gaza ceasefire proposal, source in group says
Hamas has agreed to the latest proposal from regional mediators for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal with Israel, a source in the Palestinian armed group has told the BBC. According to a Palestinian official familiar with the talks, the proposal from Egypt and Qatar is a comprehensive two-stage plan based on a framework…
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BBC witnesses West Bank attack by masked Israeli settlers
The BBC’s Lucy Williamson was reporting on allegations Israeli settlers had destroyed a Palestinian man’s olive groves when she witnessed masked settlers launch an attack near Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. She described the incident, which quickly escalated, as “completely unprovoked”. The local settlers’ council said elements on both sides were “seeking provocation”, which…
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Hundreds killed within days in rain-related incidents
Azizullah Khan BBC Urdu, reporting from Buner Gavin Butler BBC News, Singapore BBC At least 314 people have been killed and 156 injured due to rains and flash floods in recent days Nestled among the lush green mountains of Pakistan’s north, and with a river flowing serenely through its centre, Bishnoi was, until recently, a…
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What each side wants from Ukraine talks at White House
Laura Gozzi and Tom Geoghegan BBC News AFP via Getty Images It promises to be a day unlike any other at the White House later, when world leaders make a rare collective visit for crunch talks on Ukraine. What had been billed as a meeting between two presidents, Donald Trump and Volodomyr Zelensky, has now…
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Two more dead as Spanish troops battle blazes
Danai Nesta Kupemba BBC News Anadolu via Getty Images Across Europe several countries have been battling wildfires Spain has sent 500 more troops to fight raging wildfires, bringing the total deployed to 1,900, as the death toll from the blazes has risen to four. On Sunday, a firefighter died after an accident during firefighting efforts…
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Hurricane Erin threatens US East Coast with life-threatening waves
Hurricane Erin has strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane as it threatens to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to the eastern coast of the United States. The rains caused by the storm are already beginning to hit the south-eastern Bahamas, and the Turk and Caicos Islands, where a tropical storm warning is in effect.…
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