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Why China’s football dream lies in tatters
Getty Images The world’s most populous country is ranked 90th in the men’s Fifa world rankings – just ahead of Curaçao and Luxembourg On a hot, humid Thursday night in Saitama, China’s national football team hit its lowest ebb. With a minute left on the clock and trailing Japan 6-0, Chinese defenders were likely wishing…
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Four US soldiers missing for two days in Lithuania
The Lithuanian army says it is searching for four US soldiers missing for two days during drills in the Baltic state amid reports they had died. The four soldiers and their tracked vehicle had gone missing on Tuesday afternoon near the border with Belarus, the military said earlier. The US Army said the vehicle had…
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Zelensky hopes US will ‘stay strong’ in face of Russian demands
Jeremy Bowen International Editor in Paris Watch: BBC asks Zelensky about Russian conditions for a ceasefire deal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he hopes the US will “stand strong” in the face of Russian demands to lift sanctions as a condition for a ceasefire in the Black Sea. Moscow said a maritime truce announced…
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Trump announces 25% tariffs on car imports to US
Donald Trump has announced new trade taxes of 25% on cars being imported to the US. The US President said the latest tariffs would come into effect on 2 April, with collections starting the next day. Trump said the measure would lead to “tremendous growth” for the car industry, promising it would spur jobs and…
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CHP says protests to continue until jailed mayor is freed
Orla Guerin Senior international correspondent in Istanbul EPA The rallies have been largely peaceful, but on Sunday, fierce clashes saw protesters fired upon with tear gas and rubber bullets The head of Turkey’s main opposition party has told the BBC that protests will continue “in every city” until either early presidential elections are called, or…
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Poland to suspend migrants’ right to apply for asylum
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said his government will temporarily suspend the right of migrants arriving in Poland via its border with Belarus to apply for asylum. Tusk made the announcement after the controversial bill, which will allow Polish authorities to suspend this right for up to 60 days at a time, was signed…
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Trump names right-wing media critic Brent Bozell as ambassador to South Africa
US President Donald Trump has named conservative media critic and pro-Israel commentator Leo Brent Bozell III as ambassador to South Africa, amid worsening diplomatic ties between the two countries. Mr Bozell ‘s nomination follows Washington’s expulsion of South Africa’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, for remarks deemed critical of Trump. The Trump administration has condemned South Africa’s…
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Sudanese army retakes Khartoum airport from RSF
Barbara Plett Usher BBC News, Port Sudan AFP Civilians have been celebrating the army’s recent territorial gains, from the presidential palace to the airport in the capital Khartoum The Sudanese army has told the BBC it has recaptured the airport in the capital, Khartoum, from the paramilitary RSF, marking its latest territorial gain in the…
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Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro to stand trial on coup charges
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, after a ruling from the country’s top court. The Supreme Court’s five-member panel voted unanimously in favour of the trial going ahead. Bolsonaro, 70, denies the charges and says he is the…
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At secret test-flight facility, Ukraine’s drone makers fear Russia ceasefire won’t hold
Abdujalil Abdurasulov BBC News BBC The Raybird can fly non-stop more than 1,000km to hit targets deep inside Russia At a secret location away from prying eyes, Ukrainian engineers test a long-range drone called Raybird. The machine, which looks like a mini plane with wings, is placed on a launchpad, stretched like an arrow on…
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