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What do Gazans and Israelis think of Trump’s plan?
Palestinians in Gaza and Israelis in Jerusalem have been reacting to Donald Trump’s new plan for ending the war between Israel and Hamas, announced by the US President and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. At a cafe in Jerusalem, two Israelis welcomed the blueprint, but questioned if Hamas would agree to disarm after…
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For Netanyahu, avoiding a peace deal may now be worse than agreeing one
He promised total victory for Israel, but standing next to Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, it was Benjamin Netanyahu who looked defeated. Israel’s prime minister was saying all the right things about the peace deal he had just agreed to, but he seemed deflated, his voice hoarse and his energy dimmed, as…
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Entire Ukrainian family killed in Russian drone strike, officials say
An entire family – a married couple and their two young sons – have been killed in an overnight Russian drone attack in Ukraine’s north-eastern Sumy region, local officials have said. Regional head Oleh Hryhorov said a residential building was hit in the village of Chernechchyna. The bodies of the two children, aged four and…
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Trump and Hegseth to address top US generals in unusual military gathering
US President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will on Tuesday address American military top brass in person, for an unusual event at a base near Washington DC. Hundreds of military leaders, including generals and admirals stationed around the world, are expected to attend. It represents a rare gathering of so many senior personnel…
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Three dead, dozens trapped after school collapses on students
Astudestra AjengrastriBBC Indonesian, Jakarta, Rony FauzanBBC Indonesian, Sidoarjo and Kelly NgSingapore Watch: Rescuers search for dozens missing after Indonesia school collapses Rescuers are racing to pull dozens of students and workers from under the rubble of a school building that collapsed in East Java, Indonesia. Three people have been killed and 99 others hospitalised, some…
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Chinese woman convicted in UK after ‘world’s biggest’ bitcoin seizure
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter, Singapore and Liv McMahonTechnology reporter Metropolitan Police Zhimin Qian, also known as Yadi Zhang, was convicted on Monday A Chinese national has been convicted following an international fraud investigation which resulted in what’s believed to be the single largest cryptocurrency seizure in the world. The Metropolitan Police says it recovered 61,000 bitcoin…
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The picturesque Dutch village set to charge tourists an entry fee
John LaurensonBusiness reporter, Zaanse Schans, Netherlands Getty Images The Dutch village of Zaanse Schans and its windmills are set to attract 2.8 million visitors this year The historic Dutch village of Zaanse Schans is well known for its windmills, which a heck of a lot of tourists want to go to see. Indeed, they are…
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How an IT mix-up led a BBC investigation to unmask one Europe’s biggest dog fighters
Patrick Fee & Guy GrandjeanBBC Spotlight BBC Ruby, a fighting dog, was left with visible scarring on her face Dog fighting is as secretive as it is barbaric. The people behind the illegal bloodsport carefully conceal their identities, fearful of arrest and prosecution. However, one dog fighter’s IT mix-up led an undercover BBC investigation to…
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Russian woman found living in Karnataka cave with children returns home
A Russian woman who made global headlines after being found living in a cave in India with her two young daughters has flown back to her country, an official told the BBC. Nina Kutina, 40, and her daughters – aged six and five – were rescued on 9 July by policemen on a routine patrol…
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Bad Bunny to perform at half-time show
Puerto Rican pop star Bad Bunny will headline next year’s Super Bowl half-time show in California. The singer and rapper, who has topped Spotify’s most-streamed artist list in three of the past five years, will squeeze his hits into less than 15 minutes on US TV’s most-watched night in February. In a football-themed statement, he…