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World News Oct 27
Violent protests flare in Cameroon as results due in contested election

An opposition candidate is challenging the incumbent president's 43-year hold on power. ...

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World News Oct 27
Egypt and Red Cross join search for hostage bodies in Gaza

Israel said the teams have been permitted to search beyond the so-called "yellow line" in the area controlled by its for...

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US and China agree framework of trade deal ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

US trade secretary says the two will sign a deal on TikTok, while hinting at agreement on rare earths and tariffs....

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World News Oct 26
Three killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv, officials say

At least 32 others were injured in the attack, including six children, the city's mayor says....

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World News Oct 26
Trump raises tariffs on Canadian goods over Reagan advert

The US president announces he is adding 10% to current levies on one of the biggest US trading partners....

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World News Oct 26
Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre museum in Paris

Four thieves broke into the world's most-visited museum in broad daylight, stealing eight items worth €88m (£76m; $10...

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World News Oct 26
Will Trump's 'peace deal' solve Thailand-Cambodia dispute?

Donald Trump has claimed to have ended another war, this time between Thailand and Cambodia. But what does this latest a...

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World News Oct 26
Will Trump's 'peace deal' solve Thailand-Cambodia dispute?

Donald Trump has claimed to have ended another war, this time between Thailand and Cambodia. But what does this latest a...

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World News Oct 26
Mystery donor gives $130m to US military to pay troops during shutdown

The Treasury Secretary says the US has enough for the next military payday, but can't pay service members after that....

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World News Oct 26
Russia says it has tested nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile

The experimental weapon is hailed as having a potentially unlimited range - though Western experts have questioned its ...

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World News Oct 26
Georgia arrests three for trying to illegally buy 2kg of uranium

Three Chinese nationals face prison time for attempting to purchase $400,000 of nuclear material....

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World News Oct 26
Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it barrels towards Jamaica

The rare highest-strength storm is set to hit Jamaica by Tuesday, having already caused two deaths in Haiti....

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World News Oct 26
Harris 'concerned' she did not ask Biden to quit race

The former vice-president tells the BBC she is not sure whether it was “grace or recklessness” that stopped her sp...

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World News Oct 26
Trump in Malaysia: Dancing and a 'peace deal'

US President Donald Trump in Malaysia: Dancing and a 'peace deal'...

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World News Oct 26
Trump presides over Thai-Cambodia 'peace deal' - but what does it mean?

Trump calls it historic, Thailand only calls it "a pathway to peace", but all sides hope the agreement will stick....

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World News Oct 26
A humming annoyance or jobs boom? Life next to 199 data centres

Data centres were billed as a boon to Virginia’s economy. Now, residents are concerned about their impact on real esta...

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World News Oct 26
Watch: Moment nuclear plant towers collapse during demolition

Two nuclear cooling towers in the town of Gundremmingen, Germany, collapse into large swirls of thick, white dust during...

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World News Oct 26
Sudan's fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war

The Jebel Marra area is neutral in the war but its produce cannot get out to feed a hungry nation....

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World News Oct 26
The 'Heroes of Kharkiv' who saved 48 children from kindergarten hit by Russian drone

The story of a dramatic and heroic rescue that has captured the public imagination in Ukraine....

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World News Oct 26
​​Women welcome arrest of charity boss identified in BBC sex-for-aid investigation

Syrian refugees in Turkey allege they were taken advantage of when they were desperate for help....

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World News Oct 26
'Brothers in the forest' - the fight to protect an isolated Amazon tribe

Peru's Mashco Piro face a struggle to survive in the 21st Century, but locals want to help them....

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World News Oct 26
Venezuela's Maduro says US 'fabricating war' as it deploys world's largest warship

The deployment marks a major escalation in what the US says is a campaign against drug traffickers, which Trump warns wi...

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World News Oct 26
Connolly declared president of Ireland after landslide win

Catherine Connolly, an independent who was backed by the major left-wing parties, pledges to be "an inclusive president ...

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World News Oct 26
Louvre moves jewels to ultra-secure Bank of France vault after heist

They will now be stored in the Bank's most secure vault, behind a seven-tonne door 26m underground....

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World News Oct 26
'I'm not done', Kamala Harris tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg

The former vice president made her strongest suggestion to date that she will make another presidential bid in 2028 - af...

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World News Oct 26
Man arrested after viral video of alleged rape attempt on Paris train

Alerted by a woman's screams, another passenger pulled out her phone to film the alleged attack. ...

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World News Oct 25
Hundreds of smartphones intensified India bus blaze - reports

The bus was carrying 234 smartphones that likely ruptured, exacerbating the fire, officials told local media....

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World News Oct 25
Trump hopes China will help push Russia towards Ukraine peace talks

Struggling to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, Trump hopes Xi Jinping could influence Vladimir Putin....

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World News Oct 25
Ousted Madagascan president stripped of citizenship

Andry Rajoelina, who was removed from power in a coup last week, had already acquired French nationality....

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World News Oct 25
Japanese tourist falls to death at Pantheon in Italy

Local media reports the 69-year-old had been sitting on a wall when he lost his balance....

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World News Oct 25
Trump says he wants to meet Kim Jong Un on Asia trip

The US president says he has a "great relationship" with the North Korean leader and is "open" to a face-to-face chat....

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World News Oct 25
US imposes sanctions on left-wing Colombian President Petro

Washington has accused Gustavo Petro of allowing drug cartels to flourish during his time in office....

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World News Oct 25
Gaza children dying as they wait for Israel to enable evacuations

Around 15,000 Gazans are waiting for urgent medical treatment, according to the UN....

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World News Oct 25
Thailand's former queen Sirikit dies aged 93

The mother of King Vajiralongkorn passed away "peacefully" on Friday night, according to the Thai Royal Household....

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World News Oct 25
Suspected drug kingpin caught after audacious escape from house arrest

Zhi Dong Zhang, known as Brother Wang, was attempting to flee to Russia with false papers when his plot unravelled....

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World News Oct 25
Warships, fighter jets and the CIA - what is Trump's endgame in Venezuela?

President Trump says he wants to tackle the drugs trade but many believe he is trying to dislodge President Nicolas Madu...

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