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Four killed in Cameroon protests as results due in contested election

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

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Argentina's Milei wins big in midterms with 'chainsaw' austerity

Milei's radical spending cuts have won favour with Donald Trump, but also attrac...

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A coronation not a contest - Tanzania's first female president faces little opposition

President Samia Suluhu Hassan faces no real competition at the polls amid a clim...

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India and China resume direct flights as ties improve

The flight landed in Guangzhou on Monday morning, a milestone in the thawing of ...

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'No doubt' Trump wants to topple our government, Venezuelan official tells BBC

Venezuela's attorney general accuses the US president of hoping to turn his coun...

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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 agr...

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The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker Tesla

The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its ...

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Rebel group claims capture of key city in Sudan

The fall of el-Fasher would cement the RSF's control of the west and reinforces ...

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Inside Syria's jail for IS suspects as officials say attacks by group are rising

Kurdish counter-terrorism officials tell the BBC so-called Islamic State cells i...

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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...

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Three killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv, officials say

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

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Trump raises tariffs on Canadian goods over Reagan advert

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

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Trump raises tariffs on Canadian goods over Reagan advert

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

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Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre museum in Paris

Four thieves broke into the world's most-visited museum in broad daylight, steal...

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Has Trump's 'peace deal' solved the Thailand-Cambodia dispute?

Donald Trump has claimed to have ended another war, this time between Thailand a...

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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 ...

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Russia says it has tested nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile

The experimental weapon is hailed as having a potentially unlimited range - tho...

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Georgia arrests three for trying to illegally buy 2kg of uranium

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

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it barrels towards Jamaica

The rare highest-strength storm is set to hit Jamaica by Tuesday, having already...

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Harris 'concerned' she did not ask Biden to quit race

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