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Planes diverted as China conducts rare military drill near Australia
Planes flying between Australia and New Zealand have been diverted as China conducts a closely-scrutinised military exercise in nearby waters that may involve live fire. The rare presence of three Chinese naval ships in the Tasman Sea has put both antipodean countries on alert in recent days, with Australia calling it “unusual”. Australian airline Qantas…
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Shock over body mix-up is latest hurdle in fragile ceasefire
Israel’s announcement that a body returned from Gaza on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas, as Hamas had said, throws up another stumbling block in this ceasefire deal. It was thought the remains of Shiri, a mother of two, had been handed over along with those of her children. But the Israeli military said…
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St Patrick’s Day move over Trump policy a gamble by Sinn Féin
Enda McClafferty BBC News NI political editor Reuters Donald Trump attacked Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier this week and has threatened to remove Palestinians from Gaza Boycotting the St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the White House is a big call by Sinn Féin. Such a snub risks damaging long-standing relationships with key political figures in…
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Woman remanded over Madeleine McCann family stalking charges
Gavin Bevis BBC News, East Midlands Bea Swallow BBC News, Bristol BBC Ms Wandel was interviewed by the BBC in January 2024 A woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann has appeared in court charged with four counts of stalking the missing girl’s family. Julia Wandel, also known as Julia Wandelt, was arrested at Bristol…
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Sweden investigates suspected sabotage of undersea telecoms cable
Swedish police have been investigating the suspected sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, connecting Germany and Finland. A series of undersea cables and gas pipelines have been damaged in suspected attacks since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, prompting Nato to launch a monitoring mission in the sea last month. The…
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Trump ends deportation protection for 500,000 Haitians
The US government will end the temporary protected status (TPS) for 500,000 Haitians living in the country in August, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday. This comes despite deteriorating conditions in the Caribbean country, with gangs controlling about 85% of the capital and sexual violence against children increasing by 1,000% last year, according…
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Sinn Féin say they will not attend US St Patrick’s Day celebrations
Jayne McCormack and Jessica Lawrence BBC News NI PA Media Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald and first minister Michelle O’Neill will not attend St Patrick’s Day events at the White House this year When power-sharing is functioning, it is custom for the first and deputy first ministers to make the trip to Washington DC.…
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How To Survive A War Zone
Ian Youngs Culture reporter BBC/Amjad Al Fayoumi/Hoyo Films The BBC has added a message at the start of the programme about the identity of Abdullah Al-Yazouri’s father The culture secretary has said she will raise concerns with BBC bosses about a documentary on Gaza that was narrated by the son of a Hamas official. The…
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Elon Musk waves chainsaw gifted by Argentinian President Milei
Argentina’s President Javier Milei gifted Elon Musk a chainsaw during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington DC on Thursday. Waving the chainsaw above his head on stage, Musk told attendees it was “the chainsaw for bureaucracy”. The chainsaw was engraved with ‘Viva la libertad, carajo’, Spanish for ‘Long live liberty, damn it’. Milei…
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Hong Kong’s main opposition party to dissolve
EPA Party chairman Lo Kin-hei addressed reporters at a late night press conference on Tuesday The leaders of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party have announced plans to dissolve what was once the city’s largest opposition group. Members will soon vote on the final decision on whether to shut down the 31-year-old party, chairman Lo Kin-hei said.…
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