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Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc wins Russia’s Intervision song contest
Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc has won Russia’s Intervision song contest, held in Moscow on Saturday. Vietnam was among 23 countries participating in the Soviet-era contest, revived by President Vladimir Putin three years after Russia was banned from Eurovision because of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Putin said he was confident the event would become “one…
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Starmer set to announce UK recognition of Palestinian state
Harry FarleyPolitical correspondent and Jessica Rawnsley PA Media Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state in a statement on Sunday afternoon. The move comes after the prime minister said in July the UK would shift its position in September unless Israel met conditions including agreeing to a ceasefire…
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Palestinian recognition welcomed in West Bank despite fears of Israeli annexation
Lucy WilliamsonBBC Middle East correspondent in Jenin BBC Abdel Aziz Majarmeh is grieving his 13-year-old son States are there to protect. But so are fathers. Abdel Aziz Majarmeh was standing next to his 13-year-old son, Islam, as he was shot dead by Israeli forces this month at the entrance to Jenin refugee camp, in the…
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Tight security as US right gathers for Charlie Kirk memorial
President Donald Trump and other prominent American political figures are heading to Arizona to speak at a memorial for Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist who was killed two weeks ago. The event, organised by Turning Point USA (TPUSA), is on Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale and could be attended by more than…
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Anuparna Roy scripted history at Venice
Nikhil InamdarBBC News, Mumbai Theo Wargo/Getty Images Roy scripted history as the first Indian director to win the Orizzonti Award When Anuparna Roy accepted the Orizzonti Award for her debut film Songs of Forgotten Trees in Venice earlier this month, she’d forged a victory that’s rare for most women of her background. Trembling with joy…
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Morrissey cancels US shows after death threat in Canada
British artist Morrissey has cancelled two shows in the US after receiving a death threat ahead of a concert in Ottawa, Canada. A 26-year-old Ottawa man was released on bail after allegedly uttering a threat to kill the singer, whose real name is Steven Morrissey, ahead of his performance at a music festival last week.…
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‘The British Army cannot keep ignoring the murder of our friend’
Megha MohanBBC World Service Gender and Identity correspondent Wanjiru Family Agnes Wanjiru, who was 21 when she was killed, had just recently become a mother More than a decade after Agnes Wanjiru, a 21-year-old mother, was killed in Kenya, allegedly by a British soldier, a Kenyan court has issued an arrest warrant for a UK…
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Taking a job on a whim left me stranded at sea for 188 days
Laura ThomasBBC World Service Matthias Berg/Klima Segler What would you do if you were stuck on a ship, far from loved ones, and you had no idea how – or when – you’d get home? A BBC podcast follows the story of how one young woman’s life took an unexpectedly wild turn. It is New…
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Dutch police clash with anti-immigration protesters
Police car set on fire amid Dutch anti-immigration protests Dutch police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse violent anti-immigration protesters in The Hague on Saturday. Thirty people were arrested and two officers injured as large groups of people clashed with police, with some throwing rocks and bottles. Around 1,500 people blocked a highway…
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See the pomp, pageantry and protests
King Charles has hosted US President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle on the first full day of his UK state visit. The president and first lady took part in a series of ceremonies, including a carriage procession and a Red Arrows flypast. In central London – a fair way from the pomp and pageantry in…
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