BBCMachias Seal Island is a tiny dot on maps of North America.
But the uninhabited, fogbound rock is significant for its location in an area known as the “Grey Zone” – the site of a rare international dispute between Canada and the United…
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Second round of indirect talks with US to be held in Oman
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, has rejected speculation about the venue for the second round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States.
“After consultations, it was decided that Muscat…
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Palestinian student activist arrested at US citizenship interview
Getty ImagesMr Mahdawi participated in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University An organiser of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University has been arrested by immigration officials as he attended an interview as part of his…
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Good cops, bad cops – how Trump’s tariff team kept world guessing
Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, White House
Getty ImagesTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent addressed reporters within minutes of Trump’s tariffs pause on 9 April In the chaotic minutes after US President Donald Trump’s administration abruptly reversed…
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Couple arrested for breeding exotic cats in Spain
Danai Nesta KupembaBBC News
Guardia Civil Ministry of InteriorPolice say the couple’s activities were connected to a larger global trafficking organisation Spanish authorities have arrested a couple suspected of selling exotic cats online,…
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Harvard rejects Trump administration’s demands for change
Harvard University has rejected a list of sweeping demands sent by the White House that asked the university to change many of its policies or risk losing billions of dollars in federal funding.
“The university will not surrender its independence…
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More than 400 killed by rebel group in Sudan says UN
More than 400 people have been killed in recent attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s Darfur region, says the UN citing “credible sources”.
Last week, the RSF launched an intense ground and aerial assault on refugee…
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JD Vance drops college football trophy at White House
US Vice-president JD Vance has dropped the College Football Playoff National Championship trophy at the White House on Monday during Ohio State Buckeyes’ visit.
The 2025 College Football champions were invited by President Donald Trump to…
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Iranian lawyers who defended 2022 protesters sentenced to prison
Twelve Iranian lawyers who represented protesters during nationwide antigovernment protests in 2022 have been sentenced to three years in prison and fined, a human rights group said, underscoring a continuing crackdown on civil society.
A…
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Fyodor Lukyanov: Heres what Trump really wants from his trade war
The US president believes the EU will obey and he may be right
US President Donald Trump wasn’t joking. As promised, he has launched a dramatic overhaul of his country’s trade policy, introducing sweeping tariffs to force what he calls a…
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