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Nearly 50 people have been killed following torrential rains
At least 49 people, including several schoolchildren, have been killed in the floods that have swept through South Africa’s Eastern…
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Austrians hold vigil to mourn 10 victims of school shooting
Nick Thorpe Central Europe Correspondent Reporting fromGraz, Austria Watch: Tearful Graz residents light candles at Austrian school shooting vigil Thousands…
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‘It’s important for me’ – LA protesters take to the streets
Protests against immigration raids have continued in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday, with similar demonstrations happening in other major US…
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UK sanctions far-right Israeli ministers for ‘inciting violence’ against Palestinians
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News AFP via Getty Images Itamar Ben-Gvir (left) and Bezalel Smotrich are key members of PM Benjamin…
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Greta Thunberg deported, Israel says, after Gaza aid boat intercepted
Israel says it has deported Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, a day after the Gaza-bound aid boat she and 11 other…
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Syria former prison guard – ‘I showed them no mercy’
Dozens of former officials have spoken to the BBC about their role enforcing the brutality of the Assad regime –…
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A funky life – in pictures
Getty Images Sly Stone of Sly And The Family Stone poses in London on 16 July 1973. Sly Stone, a…
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Moment Israeli forces board Gaza aid boat
Security camera footage shows the moment Israeli forces boarded a yacht that was carrying activists towards Gaza, to deliver humanitarian…
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Italian citizenship referendum void after low turnout
A referendum in Italy on easing citizenship rules and enhancing workers’ rights has been declared invalid. Around 30% of voters…
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Kenya police suspended over death of man in custody for online post
Kenya’s police chief has suspended the head of a police station and all officers who were on duty at the…
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