Vitaly Shevchenko Russia editor, BBC Monitoring Getty Images In the fourth year of its full-scale invasion, Russia is still making billions for its war on Ukraine by selling fossil fuels …
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Three people have died after a fire broke out overnight at a hospital ward caring for elderly people in Hamburg. The north German city’s fire brigade said they were unable …
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Corbis via Getty Images India is among the countries hardest hit by “antimicrobial resistance” It’s a grim paradox, doctors say. On the one hand, antibiotics are being overused until they …
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Six people are being treated for injuries after a man “started setting people on fire” at a mall in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday, police say. A peaceful event in support …
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Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent Watch: Lee Jae-myung speaks behind bulletproof glass at a campaign rally The striking feature of this election has been the leading opposition candidate, Lee Jae-myung, campaigning …
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Getty Images Many South Africans are deeply attached to their land South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is at the centre of a political firestorm after he approved a law that …
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Sarah Smith North America editor Getty Images Since returning to power, US President Donald Trump has wielded tariffs – or the threat of them – as his economic weapon of …
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Faizan Zaki correctly spelled the French-derived word “éclaircissement”, synonymous with enlightenment, to win the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee in the US. The 13-year-old from Texas outlasted eight other finalists …
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It’s hard to exaggerate the sheer audacity – or ingenuity – that went into Ukraine’s countrywide assault on Russia’s air force. We cannot possibly verify Ukrainian claims that the attacks …
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Australia’s defence minister Richard Marles has called on China to explain why it needs to have “such an extraordinary military build-up”. He said Beijing needs to provide greater transparency and …
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